A/N: Things in italics are commentary into the camera. Italics with quotation marks are things actually being said aloud. Italics with asterisks aren't being said aloud. Get it?
"October 15, 1991. 7 AM, Easter Standard Time. We can't believe nine months have gone by so fast. First shot Roger, helping his very pregnant, yet glowing wife into the cab that will take them to the hospital. When they return, our lives will be forever changed."
Mark added the next part of the commentary in his head. Some things didn't need to be said out loud.
Mimi has not gone in to labor, but today is the day of her scheduled C-Section. A C-Section can reduce the risk of transmission of HIV from mother to child. It certainly doesn't seem like the odds are in this child's favor. Fingers crossed.
He then continued out loud.
"With any luck, this child will have its mother's gorgeous features and lack its father's vocabulary." He then panned out across the others congregated on the sidewalk. "Clearly, Baby Davis will have a large extended family to give love and care. Uncle Collins can be seen chatting excitedly with Aunt Joanne about their new niece or nephew. And here we have Aunt Maureen arguing with the poor cabbie, telling him to drive carefully. He has absolutely no idea what she's saying. Even Uncle Benny has showed up to celebrate the occasion. That's his wife he's on the cell phone with there, who doesn't feel that Benny needs to be around Mimi at all, let alone wait in the hospital waiting room for her to give birth. Stay strong Benjamin."
The camera was suddenly pulled from Mark's steady hands. Joanne had grabbed it away from him and focused in on him, "And here we have Uncle Mark. Drink it in. This may be one of the very few times we see him on this side of the lens. Have any words for your new niece or nephew Mark?"
"You've got some pretty awesome parents, kiddo. You're lucky to have them. I guess we'll be seeing you a couple of hours. Now gimme back the camera, Joanne, you're making me nervous." Mark said, smiling. Although he hated passing his camera into other hands, he at least trusted Joanne more than Maureen not to drop it.
Finally, Collins took a seat in the front of the cab, next to the driver and gave him directions to take them to the hospital. Before hailing a cab for himself, Maureen, Joanne, and Benny, Mark stood on the curb, recording them driving away down the street.
In silent commentary, he added:
You've got some pretty awesome parents, kiddo, but you'll be lucky have them for long. But you've always got your aunts and uncles to watch out for you.
The four of them then piled into a cab and made their own way to the hospital to meet up with the others.