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

the morning, Nathan

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

are good, right? The doc said that stuff could get you going for a pig, but damn, did you really need to

it really that hard to swallow

out his cigarette

like her that much,

Carol was never really on

I don’t want to? But she doesn’t fancy

[Not sure.]

those two words, he stared blankly at the dark

truth, he knew Carol had been

to admit it, because he had always thought she was frivolous,

in the ways

But she wasn't.

cigarette, the

Carol woke, Felix was already

remnants of their

wasn't there.

wave of petulance rose within her;

barely managed to dress herself in the clothes scattered on the floor and

it carelessness, or had he just

made excuses for him in

didn’t touch the breakfast. Not seeing him around, she guessed he was avoiding

trying to test her chances

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

probably to protect her.

any woman, but in his eyes,

even beckoned her, and

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

saw Felix sitting quietly at the entrance of the

sat there, lost

welled up in Carol's eyes, quickly wiped away

what are you

thought he had left, but

afraid you wouldn't want to seewhen

instantly healed, a smile curved