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.

a lot this time, one

the morning,

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

good, right? The doc said that stuff could get you going

a lady of class. Was it really that

stubbing out

that much, you

but Carol was never really on

want to? But she doesn’t fancy

[Not sure.]

sending those two words, he stared blankly at the

truth, he knew Carol

had always thought

in the ways of

But she wasn't.

the restlessness

woke, Felix was

the remnants of their night

wasn't there.

felt a wave of petulance

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

with a blanket; was it carelessness, or had

made excuses for him in

he was avoiding her. After all, she

last night, trying to test her

he had been trapped by the medication when he texted

probably to protect her.

with just any woman, but in

beckoned her, and she had eagerly

heart had been pricked, her complexion pale, her

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

in sunlight, he sat there, lost in

welled up in Carol's eyes, quickly wiped

what are you

he had left, but there

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

healed, a smile curved her lips, "Why would you think