The Night of The Tuesday Moon
Gaspar’s Stories By
Marsha Walker Eastwood
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Catherine’s Story
Catherine Williams stood at the window and looked out at the full moon.
Every
constellation twinkled its identity across the warm summer sky as a gentle breeze teased the leaves of the oak trees. This was the kind of night that in all its beauty, conjured
up the darkest of thoughts. This was the night of the Tuesday moon. She turned back the covers on the four-poster bed, set the alarm clock and flipped the light switch. Sleep would come quickly and the dream even more so. Obscured by the stand of trees he stood near her window and listened to the sound of her breathing. He could feel her heart beating as if it were in his own chest; the blood coursing through her veins was tempting his palate like warm red nectar. He wanted to reach out and touch her, but it was not yet time. He first had to join her in the dream, to share her visions and feel her desire. He would know by her scent when she was ready, and then… Catherine’s eyelids twitched as she entered REM sleep. The dream was familiar to her. He always appeared just at the edge
of the woods as she lay on the bier. She knew she was not dead but yet she could not move. She heard his breathing and felt the cool touch of his hands as they caressed her body. He did not reek of death but rather of lust, and for that reason she did not fear him. He was now in the dream, standing there watching her in her helplessness. He felt the stirrings and knew it would not be long before he would take her. His fingers traced a path along her inner thigh, moving ever so slowly towards the source of her heat. In the dream she could not move, but in this world, Catherine Williams sighed deeply and spread her legs slightly apart as if issuing an invitation to her nocturnal guest. He was on the bier now and bracing himself against the stone he entered her with slow deliberation.
He took her lightly at
first, savoring the wetness as his fingers
stroked and massaged the tender flesh of her breasts. In her dream state Catherine gave life to the paralyzed creature on the bier as she pulled him close, arching in her sleep as he felt her throb around his hardness. He sank his fangs into the soft tissue of her neck and for one brief moment he knew life. He knew the joys of a man who becomes one with a woman. He felt the warmth of blood coursing through collapsed veins, and a heart that fluttered much as the wings of the birds who sat on nearby branches casually observing the mating. Having left her in the dream he stood outside
the
window
and
watched
as
Catherine stirred lightly in her sleep, and her hand rested between her thighs.
There
would be no obvious sign of his visitation. She would recall the dream as something familiar but with neither rhyme nor reason,
and they both would wait for the next night of the Tuesday moon.
Lillian’s Story
Lillian Knollwood had been an insomniac for as long as she could remember. The chaos and mayhem created by her parents’ arguing had resulted in countless nights of sleeping in the closet
with her clothes piled over her head to block out the noise.
When sleep did come it
swiftly pulled her into a dark vortex of nightmarish proportions. It was not unusual for her to awaken suddenly, wide-eyed, trembling and sweating profusely.
She
would be disoriented as to time and space, but the images would remain clear. The winds began to pick up as they did every evening now. She could hear the leaves rustling outside the door and the branches
softly
windowpanes.
scrape
against
the
The leafless trees played
hide and seek with the waning moon, and she had been counting off the hours as she knew it would be dark soon and he would come. She put on the worn chamois glove and picked up the heavy iron tongs to grab a log from the bin. She tossed it into the fire and watched as it crackled to life.
She
retreated to the old rocker that had been passed down from four generations of Knollwood women and stared at the flames as she waited for the whistle of the tea kettle. Things had changed a lot since that day so long ago. Although she was only forty, she looked much older.
Her once
raven tresses were now a moppish mess of gray hair.
She moved slowly as arthritis
claimed her left ankle and knee – the ones she had broken in the fall. As she lumbered to the kitchen the lights flickered briefly and she knew a major storm was brewing. The water was ready for her tea.
It was a part of her nightly
ritual. The cup had belonged to her mother, and her mother and her great grandmother as well.
It had survived numerous moves
which began in Europe over two centuries ago. Save for the little chip on the saucer, it
was as it had been all those many years ago before the first journey. She placed the tea bag into the cup. It was always the same- chamomile.
She
poured the water, dropped a spoonful of honey in it and placed the cookies on the saucer.
The log was now fully engaged,
and the flames danced brightly in the fireplace. The house was old. He had told the story to her many times of all that had taken place there. That was how she spent Tuesday evenings – rocking and waiting for him. Lillian remembered the first time they met. It had been that night, that Tuesday night when she was only 16 years old. They met under less-than-ideal circumstances but then again there was nothing normal about their relationship.
Her mother and father
had been arguing as usual. It was always about money and class. Her mother came
from old money and her father was a ne’er do well who saw no point in working as he was
going
to
marry
into
wealth.
Unbeknownst to her father her mother’s wealth had been secured in an irrevocable trust with her grandmother as the guardian. These facts were not made known until after the marriage to ensure it had taken place for love and not money. The trust stipulated that an annual allowance be given to her mother until her thirty-fifth birthday, at which time she would receive the entire trust fund. Should she die prior to turning 35 the money would go to her children; to be divided equally amongst them, but Lillian was an only child. Upon learning he was to be a kept man; her father began to drink heavily and gamble his allowance away. He would always demand an advance from her mother which she always refused. Disappearing for days at a
time, her father would always reappear sober and remorseful until the cycle began again. On that particular evening, her father was cold sober.
There was no warning
whatsoever. The shotgun blast seemed to echo endlessly as blue gray smoke curled from the barrels. Her mother lay dead on the floor as her father began to reload the weapon.
Her heart was racing, and her
breathing was labored, and for a moment she felt rooted to the spot. She knew he had seen her. Running from the room she managed to get the door open and began to run down the street searching for refuge.
She could hear his
heavy footsteps several yards behind her as she made her way to the building just ahead. Taking the stairs two at a time she tried the doorknob and opened the door where darkness engulfed her.
As she felt her
way along the wall she came to a window. Pulling back the shade she saw her father turn as the headlamps of an approaching car flooded the yard with light. She knew he would not stop until she was dead also. Lillian had no idea how much time had passed but suddenly there were voices in the yard below, and the moonlight cast an eerie glow as the shadows moved back and forth.
She dropped the shade and stood
silent, afraid to even breathe. Once again peeking out the window she heard the men talking. He was there! Crouching into a corner she searched for a way out. Gently easing open the back door she soon realized there were no stairs. Clinging to the edge of the floor she fell into the soft underbrush below. She could not go home. She could not go anywhere. She heard her ankle snap as she hit the ground. The men had taken up residence on the street and they were
looking for her. Gaspar had been watching from a distance. He smelled the scent of the child as she ran and knew she was not to be his prey, for on this night he would exact his revenge on the man who took the life of his beloved Lydia. He would not be gentle nor toy with any of them as he sometimes liked to do. He had seen the child in the window and for a moment, he felt twinges of human pain. One by one he took the men. Invisibly
he
took
over
their
mortal
existences, sucking the life breath from them before he sank his fangs deep into their jugulars. By destroying their mortal souls, they would never return as one of the undead. Lillian watched as he killed her father. She found herself unable to cry and unable to move.
As she backed away from the
building he stood before her, not threatening but sensing her fear. When she awakened, she was in her bed, in her house. All traces of what had taken place there earlier were gone as was he. On her 21st birthday her solicitor informed her that the funds in her trust were being released to her as well as deed to the house and title to the lands it stood on. There was no celebration as there was no one to celebrate with. That Tuesday night was the first time he came to her. She had been restless in her sleep and awakened to find him standing over her. She pulled the nightgown from her throat and offered herself to him. He looked so young, no older than she, and yet she knew he was old. She laid there waiting for him, knowing in her heart he would never
disappoint her.
Suddenly she felt his
presence and her pulse quickened with anticipation. He disrobed quietly and removed her nightgown. His hands were cold but as he touched her, she felt herself flush. His teeth scraped her breasts as he suckled her nipples.
It mattered not what method of
madness was occurring, she wanted him, and he obliged. He ran his tongue across her tenderness before raising the soft roundness of her hips to meet his thrusts. He emptied himself into her and she begged for more as his demon seed burned to her core.
He
nuzzled her neck gently before his fangs eased their way into the soft flesh, once again claiming her fully as his own and then he was gone. He dressed and sat in the rocker, staring at the embers, and listening to her sleep…it was a good sleep as she was not
dreaming. He sighed deeply as he took his leave, but it was only temporary as he would return on the next night of the Tuesday moon.
Claire’s Story
Chapter One Claire Davidson’s hands shook as she attempted to complete the knot in her uniform tie. It was Tuesday and her first day on the new job, and she wanted to make a
good impression. Her shoes shone like dark glass, her shirt sported crisp military creases and her trousers were evenly seamed and creased. The hems stopped just at the top of her shoes.
Her belt buckle was centered
perfectly in the middle of her body, and the light glinted off it like a miniature rainbow. Thank goodness she did not have to wear the typical Wave hat. Those things were a pain in the butt. She slid her dead granddad’s pocket watch into her uniform pants pocket and prepared to meet the day. John
Palmer
was
a
fixture
at
Woodfield Bank’s main office tower. With over twenty years of service as the Chief of Security, he was the most senior employee. He had seen countless changes in the banking business; almost as many as the revolving door of employees hired, fired, and voluntarily terminated. Clenching his
favorite cheap cigar between his brown stained teeth, he reviewed the schedule, and his displeasure was obvious.
His brows
were knitted, and he talked to himself in whispered undertones.
The last thing he
needed was to get involved in training a new officer, a female at that. The last one lasted two weeks, the one before two days. He doubted if they were ever truly serious about a career in security. The pressure was on him to find a permanent officer to work the 17th floor. The job opening had been posted internally several times and there were never any takers. The salary had been increased three times and still no one from the inside showed any interest whatsoever. Looking over his shoulder, he shifted his weight in the chair and reached inside his pants to scratch his balls. His hand had been the only hand inside his pants in over five
years. Up until a few months ago he used to relieve himself down in the tombs at lunchtime.
He had a stash of girlie
magazines in an old desk in one of the longforgotten offices. Every day he would take one from the drawer and imagine his shriveled dick sliding between some cutie’s lips and fucking her while she begged for more. He sat there with a bologna sandwich in one hand, the magazine on the desk and his hand on his cock, stroking and shaking himself to coax a release.
Occasionally
frustration took over and the exercise proved futile.
Then one day a strange thing
happened, and he never went to the tombs again. John watched the clock as the second hand ticked off the minutes. In less than five minutes the recruit would technically be a no show. At precisely two minutes before the hour Claire Davidson walked through his
office door and she was nothing like what he was expecting. No one told him that she was… Oh well, one was as good as another he supposed. He took her in from head to toe and figured she would last maybe a day, two at the most. His obvious disdain was dismissed as the woman spoke. “Hello, I’m Claire, Claire Davidson, and I was told to report here for my schedule and duty assignment.” Rising from the chair John ignored the woman’s outstretched hand, grabbed the key ring, and waved his hand as a signal that she should follow him. The main customer area was quite busy but as he took her on a brief tour of the towers, and on each floor, they encountered fewer and fewer people. The layout was circular with main doors at both ends of the hall. Each floor design was similar in that there were four work areas with cubicles and
open office space on each side of the circle. No one looked up as they walked through. The elevator went from the 14th floor to the 17th floor with no stops in between. The 17th floor was the Trust Division, and it was one floor below the penthouse. The elevator rocked gently to a stop and the doors opened. This was the only floor with a reception area in the lobby. Using his bulk to prop the doors open, John handed Claire the key ring, security clock card, a map, and her radio. Her break times and lunch schedule were written in the margin of the map.
Without a word, he
stepped back into the elevator and allowed the doors to close. The reception desk was unmanned, and Claire decided to start at the north end of the floor. The only sound was the squish of her shoes against the carpet. The heavy door opened with a soft swish sound, and
the first security station was just inside the door. As she ran the card through the reader, she heard the sound of someone typing on a computer keyboard, and soft jazz playing in one of the cubicles. When she reached the open office area the oversized office chair was turned away from her and the sound of typing emanated from that area as well. Hitting each of the security stations on the north side, she continued in the circle to the south side. The area was quiet, and Claire assumed its occupants were out to lunch. According to the map there were hallways between the two sides and at least five keys to hit in each one. The
first
hallway
was
a
long
windowless expanse. There were several oil paintings and name plates beneath each one. Some were of benefactors and others of former board chairs. Claire had no idea how old the towers were, but she remembered
banking in the adjacent old branch as a child. Some of the paintings dated back at least that far. The security stations were staggered on each side of the hallway and she hit all the ones on her right first, and when reaching the end of the hall she turned and hit the other keys. She was running a little ahead of schedule and decided to take in the panoramic view of the city and the lake. According to the map, there was a small stairwell that led to the penthouse.
The
station there was to be clocked exactly at 11 a.m. Glancing at her pocket watch she had twenty minutes to check out the penthouse and make sure everything was secure before swiping her card through the security station. The stairwell leading to the penthouse reminded her of the ones found in a lighthouse; cut on a diagonal and made of
iron. It wound two turns with the last step at the edge of a large area. A massive desk stood in the center of the floor, a round conference table with four chairs was in one corner, a mahogany bookcase in another, and a well stocked wet bar sat in a small alcove. Floor to ceiling windows wrapped around one wall giving a breathtaking view of Lake Erie and the islands on the other side. At exactly 11 a.m. Claire swiped the card though the security station. She still had time before her next hit.
Leaning
against the brass rail in the open area she watched people move about on the streets like miniatures in a dollhouse.
A cool
breeze came from somewhere and a chill ran through her.
She would remember her
sweater tomorrow. The large heavily padded swivel desk chair was too inviting to pass up. Turning it to face the window, Claire laid the key ring,
the map and the card on the desk and sat down to take in the view. She closed her eyes and tried to imagine what it must be like to be rich enough to sit and work in a penthouse. Leaning back in the chair she felt as if she were in a warm embrace. A hand moved her hair aside and she felt warm breath on her neck. She knew she was not asleep, and she knew she was alone. Jumping from the chair she once again stood at the brass railing waiting for her heart to stop racing. She rubbed her neck in the spot where she felt the breath and walked towards the stairwell. She had two more security stops before lunch.
Chapter Two The sound of cards being shuffled, and the smell of pipe tobacco filled the corner of the room. The game of solitaire was beginning to bore Gaspar.
Even the
scotch held no interest to him, and he moved the glass to the other side of the table. The
grayness of the weather and the lonely sound of a tugboat were annoyingly depressing. On numerous occasions lately he considered venturing out but always decided against it at the last minute. Gone were the days when he would entertain his friends through several hands of poker, and the camaraderie of exchanging stories of male exploits, and discussions of the wonders of female flesh. It was not that he
was
lonely,
just
intellectually
unchallenged. He picked up the cards and replaced them back into the box. As he sat in the darkened area of the room, he was too engrossed in his plans for the week to concentrate on the game for fools. With every step she took her scent lingered in the room. He sat in the chair and felt her warmth there. He knew she had not noticed him, but then they never did; how could they?
The frailty of their human
senses did not lend itself to feeling his presence about.
They hit their little
mechanical boxes as they did their cursory walkthroughs and they never even noticed… Claire stood in the south wing and once again regained her composure. Chills still ran down her spine, but she chalked it up to the air conditioning.
All these
buildings cranked it up for some reason and the employees ended up dressing for winter to come to work in the summer. She rubbed her arms and walked towards the next station. Obviously, everyone in this wing either had the day off or was in a meeting as the area was totally abandoned.
As she
walked past the walls of windows, she noticed the sun was beginning to break through, and the water in the lake was iridescent.
The next five stations were in
another hallway.
This one was different than the last; wider and with windows covered by heavy drapes. There were no pictures on the walls and a long narrow window at the end was also heavily draped.
Just as before, Claire
slid the security card through each station on the right. When she reached the end of the hall, she suddenly felt pressure from behind. Her hands were splayed against the wall and she felt hands caressing her breasts and rubbing her nipples. She felt a hand slide down her pants and inside the thin fabric of her thong. She tried to move but could not. The hands removed her shirt and her bra and suddenly turned her around. She was pinned against the wall; a mouth was on hers, kissing her, as the same hands seemed busy removing her pants.
The room was
spinning, and she was overwhelmed by a heady feeling.
A warm wet aching
sensation centered itself between her thighs
and an overwhelming desire slowly spread throughout her body. The experience was surreal, almost like a dream state. Gaspar drank in the essence of the woman. Katherine
She was so quite different than whose
dreams
were
their
connection. She was also different than his beloved and now lost Lillian, who revered him and longed for Tuesdays and their time together.
She was different than the other
minions, several of whom had come and gone over the last few months. This one could not see him nor touch him.
His
anonymity was cloaked in his invisibility. She was hungry for a man, and Gaspar’s senses had been awakened as had he the moment she entered the building. Her silent passion had awakened the lust in his loins and for the moment he had to have her his way. His long fingernails traced the smoothness of her thighs.
He
cupped her mound gently and fingered her lightly. He was rock hard as he took her; each time deeper and harder, forgetting this was a woman of mortal flesh and not one of his kind. His kissed her neck as he gently sank his fangs into the tender flesh. Claire gasped loudly as she felt the sting of the bite and the feel of him inside her. It had been longer than she cared to remember since she had felt such an intense longing. She rocked and thrust against him until they were in total synch with each other. She knew it was going to end soon and she fought to hold back as long as she could, but in the end the massive orgasm consumed them both. Gaspar withdrew and released the woman from his emotional hold.
He
watched as she lay there momentarily before collecting her clothing and redressing. He saw her tremble and could tell she was
troubled; no doubt trying to rationalize what had just taken place. He wanted to reach out and caress the dark skin of her cheek and send some sort of message that things would be alright, but he dared not. In the darkness of this sanctum, he could survive during daylight hours but for now he needed to feed. He and the woman would have their time together on the next night of the Tuesday moon.