Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

They staggered and tumbled, their lips found each other in a clumsy ballet until they reached the edge of the couch.

Carol couldn't bring herself to look at his expression, "Felix."

Before she could finish, he grabbed a shirt from nearby and threw it over her head.

The next moment, Carol felt a sharp pain.

But it was a pain laced with sweetness, her cheeks on fire.

She and Felix had made love.

Her hands found his neck, and she didn’t want to remove the shirt over her head; the darkness amplified every sensation.

"Felix."

Her body trembled, her hands blindly searching until they were caught and intertwined with his, his palms as hot as if they were

harboring flames.

After an hour of passionate chaos, he withdrew.

Carol removed the shirt from her face to discover the room was pitch black.

"Did the power go out?"

"No."

He had turned off the lights.

Carol's voice was soft, almost melting. She was about to take a sip of water when he pushed her back into the embrace of the sofa.

"We're not done yet."

He began to kiss her ear, driving her wild with desire.

They continued until the break of dawn, and by then, she had no strength left, curling up in his arms and falling asleep.

Felix lay awake, gazing at the ceiling before he released her and wrapped himself in a towel, stepping out to the balcony for a

smoke.

a lot this

the morning,

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

are good, right? The doc said that stuff could get you going for a pig, but damn,

Was it really that hard

stubbing out his cigarette and

you like her that much, you

callous, but Carol was

doesn’t fancy my face. Damn, I envy

[Not sure.]

he

knew Carol had

because he had always

in the ways of the

But she wasn't.

the restlessness inside him

Carol woke, Felix

she felt the remnants of their night

wasn't there.

woman, she felt a wave of petulance rose

in the clothes scattered on the floor and realized she was coming down with a

covered her with a blanket; was it carelessness, or had he just

vision swayed as she made excuses for him in her

around, she guessed he was avoiding her. After all, she was

trying to test her chances with

knew he had been trapped by the medication when

probably to protect her.

type to sleep with just any woman, but in his eyes, she must have

hadn't even beckoned her, and she had

heart had been pricked, her complexion pale, her steps unsteady due to

she saw Felix sitting

he sat there, lost

in Carol's eyes, quickly wiped away as she slowly approached

what are

he had left, but there he

at her, serious, "I was afraid you wouldn't want to seewhen you woke

healed, a smile curved her