Someone is knocked up, and someone is contemplating a political run, next week on Days of Our Lives...

• Nicole is preggers!

• Max (Darin Brooks, pictured) and Melanie suspect one another of murdering their father.

• Abe thinks about running for Mayor.

• Kayla takes over for Lexie as Chief of Staff at the hospital.

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