Vampire Blood
“The nightmares had ceased. He no longer woke up every morning drained of energy and muddleheaded.
He’d toppled into bed early that Thursday night after working hard all week with his daughter on that fancy theater. He was dreaming about when he and Estelle had been young, and so in love, before the kids had come along. They were laughing together in bed, snuggling and confessing silly secrets to each other. Her skin, fragrant and soft to his hot touch, was so white it looked like the milk they used to have delivered to their door every morning when their marriage was new.
In his dream, Estelle was still a pretty young thing. Shining eyes the color of milk chocolate. Delicate heart-shaped face framed in a soft reddish halo of curly hair. She had been a beauty in her time, and all the other boys had envied him so. He smiled in his sleep and rolled over hugging his pillow, pretending it was his absent wife.
He missed her so damn much.
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