It had been a month since Alice had discovered that she was pregnant . It was now mid August and she was at the first few weeks in her forth month. There was still a lot of think of, and still she felt uneasy and almost still stunned hearing it out loud.

She was pregnant.

Joey's parents found out through her father when they heard that Alice had fainted in the diner. He had asked Alice before about how she felt about telling them and Alice agreed that Joey was their son and they had a right to know. Sitting them down to lunch she could see the past couple of months had been rough of them, and she had heard that they were thinking about moving away much like Kristen's mother had this spring.

As nervous as she was her father sat beside her and squeezed her hand as she told them in a calm steady voice that Joey and her had slept together, and she had just discovered that she was pregnant. Their first reactions were pure shock, which she knew was normal…then Joey's mother filled with tears and she got up to hug Alice.

It was a stiff hug and Alice's father could see the look on her face as she did so. But right away a million questions came between the two and both seemed misty eyed that this had happened. Alice hated to be the center of attention but she told them what her plans were, or at least what she had repeated to everyone else.

She was planning on keeping it and holding off school. Soon they pretty much went after her with more questions, begging her to take them with during her doctor appointments and such. Soon things like "Well what are you planning to do after the baby is born?" or "Are you going to still live in Springwood?"

Alice gave as many answers as she could, but she told them the honest truth. This came as a shock but she was planning to do whatever was best for her child.

Her child…it still sounded strange.

Joey's mother kept crying and laughing, telling her husband that this was God's gift to them from Joey, and how she never knew at this age she would be a grandmother.

As her father and Joey's went out on the porch to talk for a while she sat in the living room with Jan, who she insisted be called now, and kept going over how she was feeling, if she was going to take any classes for the birth, had she seen the doctor yet.

It was all so much to think of.

Jan told her she would like to see her at least twice a month, making sure she had everything she needed. When they said their goodbyes Alice and her father looked thankful it was over.

They had talked about the baby and Alice said she was going to keep it and raise it in Springwood. Maybe after a year she would take night classes. Her father understood and told her she wouldn't have to worry…they would be a family again.

She had talked to Dr. Gordon on the phone for a brief time since he was going out of town for a while. He seemed really shocked but at the same time happy about the news. As amazing as it seemed he told her once he got back in a few weeks he would love to see her.

She asked about the pills and dreams and he said as simple as it were, no the pills couldn't hurt the baby. And no she hadn't of been dreaming, it was just everything that was going on. If she didn't dream of him, he couldn't come back.

A few other people knew and seemed happy about it, putting aside the history of everything and her age. But she knew there must have been talk behind her back about Joey being the father, and the way he had died shortly after being held up by the police.

Alice felt crazy being stuck in the house all the time, so Debbie for the summer tried spending time with her and getting her happy about the idea of the baby. They bought books and tried to talk about things. As worried and as messed up as it all were it seemed with every single day that the baby grew inside her it really sunk in that she was going to be a mother, and it was Joeys.

She knew she was lucky.

One morning she woke up with her new rounds of morning sickness, and told her father she was going into town for a while. Taking the car she drove to the cemetery and visited her friend's graves.

Kristen and Shelia…like sisters. And then her brother…looking down at his grave she knew he would of loved to have been an uncle.

With a steady breeze blowing by she walked to a grave she hadn't been to in a while.

Standing there she read the dates and shook her head. He had been so young. Pressing her fingers up against the stone and holding back tears she told him that they were going to have a baby together, and how much she wished he was here to see it.

When she returned home she stared at herself in her mirror, she was starting to show now and the doctor said within a month or so she could start feeling it move. Amazed and stunned and held up her shirt and looked at her stomach before rubbing it and smiling. This baby was really going to be the best thing to happen to her. Sure she was scared, but it was too important to mess up.

Feeling tried as she always did at this time of the day she feel asleep.

Waking up she knew the same old feeling, she was inside a dirty dark room…getting up from an old dusty couch she brushed herself off and found she was in the Elm street house.

Looking around the place gave her the shivers. That girl…Nancy had lived here.

Getting up she noticed something, Jacob, he was standing right there. Slowly going towards him she saw how pale he was, just looking out the window and into the moonlight.

"Jacob?"

"Oh…hello."

"Jacob, you don't look very well…are you feeling all right?"

"Been having bad dreams."

Alice paused and looked around the darkened room.

"Is this were you live?"

Jacob slowly shook his head.

"No…just waiting."

"For what?"

"For you to kill me…he said you'll never do it."

"What?"

Jacob looked at her, all ready tears forming in his eyes.

"You feel guilty, but it's the only way to really make this all stop…you first need to release his power, then stop the bloodline so he can never come back."

"Jacob what are you taking about?"

"Why don't you really love me, I know I wasn't supposed to happen, but are you really going to kill me?"

"Jacob who said…"

"I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused you, but it's the only way."

"Jacob…why would…"

"Do you miss him?"

Alice stood back.

"Who?"

"Daddy…I miss him."

"What?"

"He's with the others suffering, you need to let them go."

"Who?"

"I can feel daddy and the others' pain…their so sad."

Jacob looked down at the floor as silent tears rolled down his face.

"Come on honey we're getting out of here…"

Taking his hand she rushed to the darkened doorway leading out to the hall when…

He stood right in front of them, flashing his claw, Alice screamed and stepped back with Jacob.

It was so dark you could only see shadows of his awful face as he grinned.

Alice shook her head as she held Jacob, protecting him.

No…"

He kept laughing.

"I shut the door on you!"

Just then in a flash he came up behind her and felt her stomach with his awful claw hand.

"But I found the key!"

Screaming Alice woke up. She was in her bedroom…shaking and covered with sweat she knew what was happening, grabbing her phone she dialed.

"Debbie please help he's going after my baby!"

An hour later Debbie drove her to go see Dr. Moore, she was frantic the whole ride. Before going inside the building Debbie made her tell what happened.

"But it can't be…your taking the pills."

"He's going in through my baby I know it, he's using him and he fucking wants him!"

Debbie held her by the shoulders as she cried.

"Come on you need to calm down."

"No, he's after Jacob…I need to stop him."

"Wait, Jacob…who's that?"

"My baby."

"You all ready named it?"

Alice paused and thought.

"Yeah I guess I did…come on we need to go."

A little while later Debbie and Alice were both shown to a room. Dr. Moore came in asking what was wrong and Alice tried her best to play it calm, telling him she was just worried about her baby. Doing an ultra sound Alice was forced to lay back as Dr. Moore fixed the screen.

"Doctor…can unborn babies dream?"

"Developing fetuses can spend up to seventy-percent of their day in what we call a dream state…more as they mature."

"Will I be able to sense them?"

Dr. Moore looked at Alice.

"That's not why you're here is it?"

Alice tried to fake another smile.

"We're here to find out everything we can aren't we…I'm just worried about my baby."

Dr. Moore sighed and within a few moments the screen lit up and he pointed out her baby. Alice was speechless, she had never seen anything more beautiful in her life. Debbie bent near her smiling and pointing.

"There's your baby…"

Alice smiled watching it, but only a few minutes later she woke up screaming that "He was trying to get her baby!" Debbie tried to calm her down along with Dr. Moore but she wouldn't stop shaking. Debbie knew what had happened…she had fallen asleep for a few moments on the table.

Telling the doctor she was just worked up they left the hospital in a hurry as Dr. More eyed the screen and made a few phone calls…the way that girl acted wasn't normal.

Once they reached Alice's home she couldn't stop shaking, sitting up in her room she told Debbie that she had seen the inside where were baby was growing, and how Freddy was there using him to get through. She knew he was either trying to take the baby or using it to bring more souls. Scared out of her mind she knew she was going to have to see Dr. Gordon right away.

Snatching her keys Debbie looked at her.

"If you think it's the baby he's getting through to…then did you ever think, no baby, no baby's dreams?"

Alice froze.

She had never thought of that before. An abortion?

She looked at Debbie and shook her head. She had seen her baby, she needed to protect it. Jacob, or whatever it was now was growing inside of her, part of her and Joey put together…she couldn't do that to Joey, that was the only part of him left on his earth.

"I can't, it's my last link to Joey, I couldn't do that to him…I want it."

Debbie understood and told her that she would help. But Alice told her she needed to see Dr. Gordon alone. Heading downstairs both girls stopped and saw the Crusel's both sitting at the kitchen table with her father, all looking worried.

"Oh hi."

Mrs. Crusel tried her best to smile, she had been pretty supportive this last month for Alice. But she could still see the strain of Joey's death deep inside her eyes.

"Alice, my husband and I wanted to see how you were feeling." "Please come and sit down."

Alice hesitated and right away knew something was wrong.

Right away her father saw the look in her eyes.

"Look this isn't really a good time, maybe if you could come back."

But Mrs. Crusel cut him off.

"Frankly dear we wondered what you intend to do with our baby?"

Alice was stunned, she thought she had gone over this a million times with those two…also "Their baby?"

"What?"

They looked at each other, shifting in their chairs.

"We're concerned that this all might be a little too much for you…I mean being single and well everything…"

Joey's mother looked at her husband shaking her head.

"What Rodger means is we're aware of the burden that raising a child would place you…we're offering to help, adopt it and raise it as though it were our own."

Alice looked at the adults with Debbie close behind her.

"Look, I appreciate what you're offering but no, he's my responsibility."

She saw Jan was getting worked up.

"And ours, it's your grandchild…"

Right away Joey's father looked as uncomfortable as he could be, trying to cut her off.

"Look Jan maybe this wasn't…

"In your present condition Alice we're worried about your ability."

"What are you walking about…my condition?"

"We had a call from Dr. Moore, he said Alice was hysterical and that she had been having paranoid delusions."

"You don't understand…"

"We know you've been through a lot but there's more then your feelings at stake here."

"Your not taking my baby!"

Biting her lip Joey's mother looked up at her.

"The courts may not agree with you."

Then her father stepped forward.

"But I do, I've heard enough of this crap…you think you can just walk into my house and start threatening my daughter?"

Alice couldn't stay here any longer, she pushed past Debbie and ran outside towards her car. Right away she started her engine and headed towards Dr. Gordon.