Flame relit Stories

It was a cold winters night, the sky was crystal clear. We were snuggled under a blanket, on the couch. In the chimney, the flames cast a warm glow as the fire roared drowning the howl of the wind outside. The flame that we had once had between us had burned out a long time ago. Now we sat in the intimacy born out of habit without the heat of any vestige of passion. I looked at you and saw the woman I had loved and marrie...