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 cigarette after

the morning,

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

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

lady of class. Was it

irritation, stubbing out his cigarette and replying without

you like her that

were callous, but Carol

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

[Not sure.]

those two words, he stared blankly at the

truth, he knew Carol had

because he had always thought she was frivolous, with plenty of exes,

in the ways of the

But she wasn't.

lit another cigarette, the restlessness inside him

woke, Felix was

the remnants

wasn't there.

a woman, she felt a wave of

the floor and realized

was it carelessness, or had he just

swayed as she made excuses

breakfast. Not seeing him around, she guessed he was avoiding her. After all, she was the one who had

last night, trying to test

Felix knew he had been trapped by the medication when

probably to protect her.

sleep with just any woman, but in his eyes,

hadn't even beckoned her, and she had eagerly

her complexion pale, her steps unsteady due

reached the ground floor, she saw Felix sitting quietly at the

he sat there, lost

quickly wiped

what are you

had left, but there

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

healed, a smile curved her lips, "Why