Chapter Fourteen

"You have to push", a doctor was saying.

"I'm..trying".

"Push now", the doctor replied.

"AHAAHAA!"

Erin sat up, drenched in sweat. Her scream still ringing in her ears. The bedroom door opened and Maggie came in, looking horrified. Her hand clutching her chest. Maggie walked over and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Are you alright?" Maggie asked.

"It was just a dream. It was just a dream", Erin mumbled.

"Sounded like a nightmare", Maggie said raising her eye brows.

The door way filled with mist and Freddy appeared. Erin looked over at the clock. It was past 2 am. Freddy stared at both girls. Erin didn't even look at him, she stared at the small pot belly she was getting because of what was growing inside of her. It had been three months already. All of her dreams had been about going into labor. Maggie just touched Erin's hand.

"Are you going to be alright?" Maggie asked.

"I think so", Erin sighed.

Maggie gave her an encouraging smile before leaving the room, without so much as word to her dad. Freddy glared after her. He turned back to Erin, she finally looked at him. Freddy sat beside her. She looked ready to fall back to sleep. He kissed her lightly on cheek and disappeared back into the dream realm. Erin fell back asleep. The next day, Erin woke up to find Freddy stretched out on the floor. He was asleep. His hat was sitting on top of his face. One arm was across his stomach, the other was at his side. Erin sat up and watched him for a few seconds.

Erin then decided she wasn't going to wait for him to wake up, so she got off the bed. It was bad on her part because she got off the bed and tried to walk past him. She held her breath and went to step over his arm. As her left leg stepped over his arm, his gloved hand grabbed her ankle.

"Let go", Erin replied.

Freddy lifted his hat off his face and looked up at her. Or rather, he was staring up her t-shirt because she wasn't wearing any pants. Erin sighed and just folded her arms.

"This is pay back for making me sleep on the floor", Freddy replied.

"I didn't make you sleep on the floor", Erin exclaimed in a haughty tone.

Freddy shrugged and began caressing the inside of her thigh with his other hand. Both had forgotten that the bedroom door was still open. Maggie came in, dressed for the day.

"Erin, I made...", Maggie started to saw but stopped, "Oh my god".

"You could knock", Freddy replied standing up abruptly.

"It's called a door. Use it", Maggie snapped back, leaving the room.

Erin turned to look at him and then started getting dressed. She had heard argument after argument. Maggie and Freddy had been at each other's throats for the past three weeks. Erin wasn't quite sure what they had been arguing about. Erin came down stairs to find Maggie making breakfast.

"I'm really sorry that you had to see that", Erin said.

"You've been really sorry about a lot of things lately. That was just one of them", Maggie pointed out.

"He gets like that. Men have needs that need to be met", Erin said throwing up her hands.

Maggie looked at her with a slight annoyance.

"And that's what got you knocked up. Because you let my dad touch like that", Maggie replied, emphasizing the word "that".

Freddy appeared a moment later, taking a piece of toast from the toaster.

"Burnt, just how I like it", He said sarcastically.

Maggie glared at him and left the kitchen, "I'm going out".

"Fine by me", Freddy replied as she left the house.

"I think you should go easy on her", Erin muttered buttering her own toast.

"Hey, do I look like Dr. Seuss to you?" Freddy asked.

Erin rolled her eyes and went into the living room. Freddy followed her while eating the burnt piece of toast. Erin chewed on her piece. Thinking about last night's dream and the many she had so far. Maggie didn't come back until five hours later. Erin and Freddy were on the couch, Erin was asleep, her head resting against her head.

"What are you doing?" Maggie asked.

"Shut up", Freddy said in a deadly whisper and pointing to Erin.

Maggie rolled her eyes and went upstairs. When she came back down a couple minutes later, Erin was by herself and she was awake. Maggie came down the stairs and stood by the couch.

"Any more nightmares?" Maggie asked a little more nicely than she had been that morning.

"No", Erin said smiling.

"Listen, I'm sorry about this morning", Maggie replied.

"You don't have to apologize", Erin said.

"So, what's it like? Having the dreams?" Maggie asked.

"It feels real but it isn't. Do babies dream?" Erin asked.

"Yes but I don't know if they do while in the womb", Maggie replied.

That night after dinner, Maggie sent Erin upstairs with a warm glass of milk. While washing the dishes, Maggie began to nod off. When she awoke, an elderly woman, who looked like she was a nun, stood beside her. The woman's skin was wrinkled and her eyes sunken.

"Don't let that poor girl have that baby. Don't let her. You know what will happen if she does. Save her while you have the chance", the woman replied.

Maggie awoke, her hands dripping in dish soap and cold water. Maggie drained the sink and would save the other dishes until tomorrow. She shook her head and wiped her hands on the dish towel. Who was that woman? Maggie went upstairs to check on Erin. Erin was asleep. The glass of warm milk sat empty on her nightstand.

"Sweet dreams", Maggie replied closing the door.

When Maggie turned around, she almost walked into Freddy.

"Your home early, aren't you?" Maggie asked.

"I decided to stay home tonight", Freddy said and without another word to her, he opened the bedroom door, went in and quietly closed it.

Maggie sighed. She was going to have to talk to him again, at some point. She couldn't believe that Erin was going to have a baby. She was happy for her but the father of the baby, Maggie wanted to kill him. Maggie laughed at herself as she got ready for bed. Around eleven or so, Maggie woke up. She wasn't sure if she was dreaming or awake. A red and green ball rolled out of no where in particular. A small child, a girl around five years old chased it.

"Who are you?" Maggie asked.

The girl looked up at her. The girl had black hair, pulled into two pony tails, tied in red ribbon. Her dress was a light pink. And her eyes were a bright blue.

"My name is Izzy. But daddy told me never to talk to strangers", The little girl replied sweetly.

"Is that short for Isabella? or Elizabeth?" Maggie asked.

"Nope. Just Izzy. Izzy Krueger", the little girl replied.

Maggie swallowed hard. This little girl...could it be?

"Daddy lied. It was supposed to be a boy but it wasn't. But mommy isn't mad at him", Izzy exclaimed picking up the ball.

The little girl turned and ran into the darkness and that's when Maggie sat up in bed. She got out of bed and went into the hallway. She didn't care what they were doing, Maggie burst into the bedroom, Erin sat up startled. Freddy was just lounging on the bed.

"Maggie what is it?" Erin asked.

"It isn't a boy. The baby isn't a boy. It's a girl", Maggie replied.

Author's Note: Dun..Dun..Dun! Sorry if this chapter seems short. More Ahead! Read and Review!