Chapter Eight
Erin read the paper as she drank a cup of coffee. The death rate had gone up and to everyone's surprise, nobody knew how. Erin smiled to herself. Everyone was just as surprised to hear that her parents had died. Erin was already feeling the pressure slip off her shoulders. Her life had changed in the last two months. All because of Freddy. Although, she had gone for her physical last month and Freddy was acting kind of strange, stranger than normal. In fact, he was avoiding her. She had gone to the point of walking around naked to get his attention but this had proved nothing. Except she now slept in the nude.
"Your not naked, too bad".
Erin turned to see him sitting beside her, as though he had been there the whole time.
"And your not avoiding me. Wait, you are done avoiding me?" She asked.
"If your not going to strip", Freddy said.
Erin rolled her eyes. It was bad enough that he had been avoiding her but now he was using this to make her take her clothes off.
"So, how many people makes this?" Erin asked changing the subject.
"Over twenty", Freddy replied, "I did however go back to kill that one guy who was staring at you".
"I told him not to but I guess he had to do things the hard way", Erin replied.
Freddy kissed her cheek softly. He had been avoiding her. He was trying to show restraint but he couldn't take it. She was so physically wonderful. So wonderful in her own way. Erin pulled away.
"Why were you avoiding me?" She asked.
"I wasn't avoiding you for any reason", He replied.
"I'm kidding. I was just wondering what you'd say. I know you weren't personally avoiding me. You've been working very hard. Working the night shift is your specialty", Erin replied.
Erin got up and went into the kitchen and put her cup in the sink and put the news paper in the paper bin. The sink was full of dishes, she decided to do them. With her distracted, Freddy went upstairs. Erin had a phone in her room and with the door closed and the water running downstairs, she wouldn't hear him. He dialed her doctor's office. The nurse answered.
"Hi this is Dr. Stevens. I was unable to come in today, what were Erin Knightly's results from her physical?" Freddy asked trying to sound doctoresque.
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Erin hummed to herself as she washed the dishes. She wiped her hands on the dish towel and turned to the radio sitting on the opposite counter. She turned it on. Freddy came downstairs as music filled the kitchen.
I said, hey boy sittin in your tree Gotta let me in, hey, hey, hey Say you will say you won't Do you play with the girls, play with the boys ? Gotta let me in, hey, hey, hey
Mummy always wants you to come for tea
Don't be shy, straighten up your tie
Get down from your tree house sittin in the sky
I wanna know just what to do
Is it very big is there room for two ?
I got a house with windows and doors
I'll show you mine if you show me yours
Let the fun begin hey
I'm the wolf today hey, hey, hey
I'll huff I'll puff
I'll huff I'll puff and blow you away
Say you'll do what I don't
Say you're true, say to me c'est la vie
Do you ever get lonely playing with your toys ?
We can talk, we can sing
I'll be the queen and you'll be the king
Hey boy in your tree
Throw down your ladder make a room for me
I got a house with windows and doors
I'll show you mine if you show me yours
Let the fun begin hey
I'm the wolf today hey, hey, hey
I'll huff I'll puff
I'll huff I'll puff and blow you away
Say you will say you won't
Say you'll do what I don't
Say you're true, say to me c'est la vie
Erin was washing a plate, dancing to the music, swinging her hips and even singing along. Her voice was soft as she sang. Freddy couldn't say anything. Erin had already told him of her pregnancy scare two months earlier. Erin turned and smiled at him. Freddy gave her a smile. Erin switched off the radio and put down the dish towel. She went over to him and leaned against him.
"Are you sure there's nothing you want to tell me?" Erin asked.
He hated when she acted like this, her voice was innocent and she traced her fingers down his sweater.
"Not yet", He replied.
"So, there is something. Freddy, I'm demanding you to tell me", She said.
He wasn't afraid of her but if she cut him off from her "supply", then she put him back in hell.
"Fine. But I think you should sit down", Freddy said taking her hand and leading her into the living room.
Erin sat down on the couch, Freddy knelt down in front of her.
"I kind of pretended to be your doctor and told the nurse that I wasn't coming in and I asked her for your results from your physical and...", Freddy trailed off.
"And what? What? Do I have cancer? Do I have low blood sugar? Do I need to lose weight? What?" Erin asked.
Freddy stood up and just started walking around. Erin got up and followed him. She watched him pace the living room.
"What am I going to tell her? I don't even know how she's going to react. But if I don't tell her she'll be furious. Why did I have to pry? Why do I even care? Because I do. Because I..love her. If I don't say anything, she's going to think I'm insane. Or at least gone insane. Alright, stop pacing and just tell her", Freddy thought to himself.
He turned to Erin, who was now sitting on the couch again. She looked at him hopefully and got up.
"Whatever you tell me, don't worry about it, I can handle anything", Erin replied.
"Yourpregnant", Freddy mumbled.
"Sorry, I didn't hear you, what?" Erin asked.
Freddy pressed his lips together and took a deep breath, "Your pregnant. Eight weeks", he replied.
He had expected her to be happy, angry, to cry, to faint anything except this. She had no expression, her mouth was just open, her lips parted, she was shaking a little but didn't notice. Freddy took her into his arms. She could of handled anything but this.
"It's alright", He replied.
Erin didn't say anything. Freddy helped her back to the couch. She just sat there on his lap, staring at the carpet. Her head resting on his shoulder. She slowly fell asleep. Freddy lifted her up into his arms and carried her upstairs. He laid her on the bed. He figured that she'd sleep on it and just let the news sink in.
"Freddy", Erin said opening her eyes a little.
"Yeah?" He asked turning to her before leaving.
"It's a boy isn't it?" She asked.
"Yeah, he is", Freddy said walking over to her. He sat down on the bed.
"I love you", Erin replied touching his face.
"I love you too", He said kissing her forehead as she fell back to sleep.
Freddy got up and left the room, he stood in the hallway and listened to her sleep before disappearing to find more victims to slash and torture. He was sure had her mutter some sort of tune in her sleep, "One, Two, Freddy's coming for you. Three, Four, better lock your door", Freddy smiled to himself.
Author's Note: Not bad huh? Well, you'll just have to tell me what you think. Myself, I liked writing it. Alright, Read and Review!
