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.

this time, one cigarette

seven in the morning, Nathan

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

you going for a pig, but damn, did you really need

lady of class. Was it really that

inexplicable irritation, stubbing out his cigarette and replying

her that much, you can

words were callous, but Carol was never

doesn’t fancy my face.

[Not sure.]

two words, he stared blankly

he knew Carol had been a

want to admit it, because he had always thought she was frivolous, with plenty of exes, probably

ways of

But she wasn't.

cigarette, the

woke, Felix was already

table inside, but she felt the remnants of their night still

wasn't there.

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

managed to dress herself in the clothes scattered on the floor and realized she was coming

was it carelessness, or had

swayed as she made

around, she guessed he was avoiding her. After all, she was the one who

on coming over last night, trying to test

Felix knew he had been trapped by the medication when he texted her that morning,

probably to protect her.

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

beckoned her, and she had

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

ground floor, she saw Felix sitting quietly at the entrance of the

in sunlight, he sat there, lost in

welled up in Carol's eyes, quickly wiped

what are

he had left, but there he was,

her, serious, "I was afraid you wouldn't

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