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

in the morning,

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

could get you going for

it really that hard to swallow

irritation, stubbing out his cigarette and replying

you like her that much, you can try

were callous, but Carol was never really

But she doesn’t fancy my face. Damn, I envy you.

[Not sure.]

words, he

knew Carol had been

didn’t want to admit it, because he had always thought she was frivolous, with plenty

the ways of the

But she wasn't.

lit another cigarette, the restlessness inside him

Carol woke, Felix was

inside, but she felt the remnants of their night still within her. Felix hadn't bathed

wasn't there.

a wave of

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

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

she made excuses for him

Not seeing him around, she guessed he was avoiding her. After all, she was

last night, trying to test her chances with

supposed Felix knew he had been trapped by the medication

probably to protect her.

just any woman, but in his eyes, she must have seemed

and she

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

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

sat there, lost in

in Carol's eyes, quickly wiped away as she

what are you thinking

left, but there he

looked up at her, serious, "I was afraid

healed, a smile curved her lips,