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.

this time,

the morning, Nathan sent a

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

right? The doc said that stuff could get you going for a pig, but

class. Was it really that

irritation, stubbing out his cigarette and replying without

you like her that

Carol was never

to? But she doesn’t fancy my face. Damn, I envy

[Not sure.]

those two words, he stared blankly at the

Carol had been

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

in the ways of

But she wasn't.

another cigarette, the restlessness

Felix

the remnants

wasn't there.

felt a wave of petulance rose within her;

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

a blanket; was it carelessness, or had he

vision swayed as she made excuses for him in her

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

coming over last night, trying to test

knew he had been trapped by the medication when

probably to protect her.

woman, but in

even beckoned her, and

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

she reached the ground floor, she saw Felix sitting quietly

he sat

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

what are you thinking

left, but there he was,

serious, "I was afraid

earlier upset instantly healed, a smile curved her lips, "Why would you