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.

smoked a lot this time, one cigarette after

morning,

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

you going for a

Was it really that hard to

inexplicable irritation, stubbing out his cigarette and

her that much, you can

Carol was never

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

[Not sure.]

he stared blankly at

truth, he knew Carol

didn’t want to admit it, because he had always thought she

ways

But she wasn't.

cigarette, the restlessness inside him

Carol woke, Felix was

was breakfast on the table inside, but she felt the remnants of their night still within her. Felix hadn't bathed her, and

wasn't there.

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

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

was it carelessness, or had

she made excuses for him in her

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

coming over last night, trying to test

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

probably to protect her.

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

even beckoned her, and she

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

Felix sitting quietly at the

sunlight, he sat there,

quickly wiped away as

what are you thinking

had left, but there he was,

her, serious, "I was afraid

earlier upset instantly healed, a smile curved