Ghost of You

Thirty Five

Josephine began to get worse and worse again. Stevie could hear bumps and bangs coming from upstairs so she went to investigate

Walking upstairs she went to the source of the sound finding it to be coming from Noah's room, flinging the door open she saw his soft toys spinning around, and her son levitated a couple of inches from his mattress

"Noah!" She ran and grabbed him, he'd been fascinated with his toys moving that he wasn't crying

"Baby, boy!" She sobbed as she ran from the room and down the stairs

"Lindsey!" She shouted and he came through the door, spotting Noah in her arms and her state then thinking the worst

"Noah! What's wrong with him?!"

"He was...his toys were flying and he was levitating! I need to get him out of this house Lindsey!" She cried hysterically

"We aren't going to fucking let her win!" Lindsey shouted, pushing past her up the stairs. "Stay here" he yelled down. She nodded and he ran up to his son's room. "Come on bitch, where the fuck are you?!"

"Fletcher...." a low voice said. Moment later, a woman appeared with disheveled, dirty hair and a blood stained dress.

"Stay the hell away from my son. Don't you dare touch him!"

"The little tyke was enjoying himself."

"He's a month old!"

"We would have had beautiful children" Josephine snaked around him and Lindsey could feel her touch. It made his skin crawl. "You're so handsome, Fletcher. I miss you so much. Come to my side."

"No thank you. It's hot enough in California without going to hell with you."

Josephine chuckled. "So witty!"

"Listen, lady, you're dead and I think you should go into the light or whatever the fuck Stevie says to help spirits."

"There is no light, Fletcher, only you and me." She tried to kiss him and he swiped through her, angering her. "I'm going to take that baby from you and your little whore! I'm going to cause you as much pain as you've caused me"

"I haven't done anything to you. You leave my family alone or--"

"Or what. Silly, silly boy! You can't do anything. I have the power now, not you" With that, she disappeared and Lindsey stomped back down the stairs.

"What happened?"

"She threatened to take him from us..."

"Okay that's it, I'm going to a hotel!" She started getting his bits and pieces together

"No, we need to stay and show her that we aren't scared..."

"Well I am scared!" She bellowed "I'm not staying here to practically hand my son to her on a silver plater!" 

"That's not what we're doing, we're just showing her she won't win."

"Well I'm being the better parent here and taking my one month old innocent child out of the line of fire!"

"That's not fair..." he fought back

"It is fair because you want us to stay! You obviously don't care about our son's safety enough! Now I'm going to a hotel!"

"Stephanie, you know I love him. I love you too but we can't run when things get touch. That bitch isn't even alive. How can she do that much damage?"

"We're seen her tricks and the damage she's done. I saw her pick him up and spin his toys. How can we do anything to her? We can't file a restraining order on a spirit. I can't do this anymore! You stand with me or against me!" Stevie said, wincing slightly as she grabbed low on her stomach.