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

in the morning, Nathan sent a

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

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

of class. Was it

irritation, stubbing out

you like her that much, you can

but Carol was

she doesn’t fancy my face.

[Not sure.]

those two words, he stared

truth, he knew Carol had been

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

in the ways of the

But she wasn't.

another cigarette, the restlessness inside

woke, Felix was already

the table inside, but she felt the remnants of their night still within her.

wasn't there.

wave of petulance rose within her; she felt

in the clothes scattered on the floor and realized she was coming down with a

a blanket; was it carelessness, or had he just not

made

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

over last night, trying to test her

knew he had been trapped by the medication

probably to protect her.

with just any woman, but in his

and she

as if her heart had been pricked, her

Felix sitting quietly

in sunlight, he sat there, lost in

up in Carol's eyes, quickly

are

left, but there he was,

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

healed, a smile curved her lips,