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

in the morning,

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

could get you going for a pig, but damn, did

of class. Was it really that

stubbing out his cigarette

like her that much, you can

but Carol was

she doesn’t fancy

[Not sure.]

those two words, he stared blankly at the

truth, he knew Carol had been a

it, because he had always thought she was frivolous, with plenty

in the ways of

But she wasn't.

the restlessness

woke, Felix was

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

wasn't there.

of petulance rose

in the clothes scattered on the floor and realized

was it

vision swayed as she made excuses

she guessed he was avoiding her. After all,

last night, trying to

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

probably to protect her.

woman, but in his eyes, she must have seemed

her, and

heart had been pricked, her complexion pale, her steps

she saw Felix sitting quietly at the entrance of

in sunlight, he sat

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

are you

thought he had left, but there

serious, "I was afraid you wouldn't

instantly healed, a smile curved her lips, "Why