Vampire Reflections by H T Night

Author:H T Night [Night, H T]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-15T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

I exhaled and shook my head at Marlene. She had me wrapped around her little finger, even after all these years. There was no denying her. I walked over and sat on her recliner. Marlene sat her bony butt on my lap, wrapped her arms around my neck, and laid her head on my shoulder; the way she had for the last sixty years. My hands slipped around her silk laden body.

The dress was one I had purchased for her in Paris years ago. She had seen it in a shop window while we were walking to a nearby restaurant and her eyes had lit up. While waiting for our dinner to arrive, I stepped away to use the restroom. What I actually did was run down the street at top speed, purchase the dress, and had them wrap it up in a box for me. I rushed back to the restaurant and asked our waiter to present it to her with dessert. Travel wasn't easy for me. I hid in an old travel trunk back then.

With her head on my shoulder, we sat there holding one another for an untold amount of time. I closed my eyes and found comfort in her familiar scent. This was why I loved her after all these years. She took the moments needed to reconcile our differences by showing a tenderness that still melted my heart. Just as she had the first day we met when she held my hand that night in the hospital.

“Someday, when we are wiser, we will figure all of this out,” I whispered in her ear.

Marlene laughed and gave me a kiss on my forehead. “I do want to know, Todd. I haven’t wanted to know anything more in my life. I am slowing down.”

“Don’t say that,” I pulled her closer to me and breathed her in.

“I am Todd. I am a very old lady now.”

“So am I,” I said. “Well, not the lady part.”

Marlene smiled and kissed me sweetly. She began studying my face, touching every inch of it with her fingers and leaving a trail of small kisses. She did this often. More so over the last few years. I wasn’t sure if it was the nostalgia of a time gone by or possible envy she may have because I didn’t age like her. The latter being something that she would be ashamed of admitting.

“We don’t have to talk about it tonight,” I said, assuring her she could relax.

“No, I’m ready. I have been thinking about it for a while now. I am ready to hear what happened. The truth.”

“Right here. Right now, while you’re sitting in my lap?”

“What better or safer place to tell me?”

I took a deep breath. “Okay. Would you mind if I grabbed a drink first?”

“Of course, but first...”

Marlene stood up slowly. And I scooted out from underneath her and made my way to the kitchen.

“Would you like some more wine?” I asked.

“Yes please, I could use a glass of liquid courage.

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