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.

lot this time, one cigarette after

morning, Nathan sent

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

you going for a pig, but damn, did

of class. Was it really that

felt an inexplicable irritation, stubbing out his cigarette

like her that much,

words were callous, but Carol was never really on

think I don’t want to? But she doesn’t fancy my face. Damn, I envy you.

[Not sure.]

those two words, he stared blankly at

Carol had

it, because he had always thought she was

the ways of the

But she wasn't.

lit another cigarette, the restlessness

Carol woke, Felix was already

table inside, but she felt the remnants of their night

wasn't there.

woman, she felt a wave of petulance rose within her; she

the clothes scattered on the floor and

blanket; was it carelessness, or had

swayed as she made

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

trying

medication when he texted her that morning, asking her not

probably to protect her.

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

hadn't even beckoned her, and she had eagerly approached

if her heart had been pricked, her complexion pale, her

floor, she saw Felix sitting quietly at the

sunlight, he sat there,

welled up in Carol's eyes, quickly wiped away as she

what are

left,

afraid you

instantly healed, a smile curved her lips, "Why would you think