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

in the morning,

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

could get you going for a pig,

it really that hard to swallow your

stubbing out his cigarette and

her that much,

callous, but Carol was never

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

[Not sure.]

those two words, he stared blankly at

knew Carol had been

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

ways of

But she wasn't.

cigarette, the restlessness inside

Felix

remnants of their night still within

wasn't there.

wave of petulance rose

the clothes scattered on the floor

a blanket; was it carelessness,

she made excuses for him

him around, she guessed he was avoiding her. After all, she

night, trying to test her

been trapped by the medication

probably to protect her.

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

and she

her complexion pale, her steps

the ground floor, she saw Felix sitting

in sunlight, he sat there, lost

eyes, quickly

are you thinking

thought he had left, but there he was,

up at her, serious, "I was afraid you wouldn't want

healed, a smile curved