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, one cigarette after

seven in the morning, Nathan sent

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

get you going for

class. Was it really that

inexplicable irritation, stubbing out

like her that much, you

but Carol was never really

don’t want to? But she doesn’t fancy

[Not sure.]

sending those two words, he stared blankly at the

he knew Carol had

to admit it, because he had always thought she was

in the ways of

But she wasn't.

another cigarette, the

Carol woke, Felix

was breakfast on the table inside, but she felt the remnants of their

wasn't there.

a wave of petulance rose within her;

in the clothes scattered on the floor and realized she was

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

vision swayed as she made

he

night, trying to test

supposed Felix knew he had been trapped by the medication when he texted

probably to protect her.

wasn't the type to sleep with just any woman, but in his eyes, she

hadn't even beckoned her, and she had eagerly

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

floor, she saw Felix

sat there,

Carol's eyes, quickly wiped away as she slowly approached

are you thinking

had left,

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

smile curved her lips,