Special Event: Thanksgiving Day

Scene: The House-Kitchen

Action: Erin (eight months pregnant) is busy cooking Thanksgiving dinner when Jay enters the kitchen. He has just returned home from work.

Jay: Erin, what do you think you are doing?

Erin: I am cooking Thanksgiving dinner

Jay (assisting Erin into a chair): It is the doctor's orders for you to be on bed rest. You are eight months pregnant after all.

Erin (touching her huge swollen stomach): I have a baby inside of me, thanks for reminding me.

Jay: Erin, stress isn't good for you or the baby. I wonder how many times I need to tell you to stop working so hard?

Erin: I thank you for your concerns, but I am fine. I can take good care of myself.

Jay (studying Erin): I don't believe you

Erin: What about Thanksgiving dinner?

Jay: I will finish cooking dinner for you while you rest

Erin (feeling unwell, she exits the kitchen to upstairs to her room): I am going to take a nap

Jay (amused, he smirks): Dream sweet dreams, my love

(Action: Erin's screams sends Jay running upstairs to their bedroom. Erin is experiencing painful contractions.)

Erin (writhing in pain, she lays on the bed curled up in a tight fetal position): OUCH..OUCH..OUCH

Jay (feels the baby move within Erin's stomach): Hold on

Erin (nauseous, she runs to the bathroom to vomit in the toilet): Excuse me..

Jay (rubbing Erin's back): Everything will be alright

Erin (looking down, she discovers her pants are wet): My water just broke

Jay (panicky): The baby is coming!

Place: The Hospital

Action: Jay and Erin enter the hospital building where they encounter a group of nurses in the lobby

Jay (panicky, he yells): Help, my wife is in labor!

Nurse (helping Erin into a wheelchair): You can sit in this wheelchair, sweetheart

Erin (struggling through a painful contraction): Thanks

Nurse (escorting Erin to a nearby delivery room): I will take you to your room if you don't mind

Erin (struggling through another contraction): Thanks

Jay (squeezing Erin's hand): I am going nowhere, baby

Scene: Hospital Room

Action: Jay helps Erin to put on her hospital gown. Erin is struggling through another painful contraction.

Erin (bending over in pain): OUCH..

Jay (rubbing Erin's back): Just breathe

Jay (limping over to the bathroom): I have to urinate

Erin (laughing): OK

Jay (yelling from within the bathroom): JAY!

Jay(panicky, he runs into the stall): Yes, honey

Erin (clutches her stomach): I think the baby is coming out of me. The birth is imminent. I need a doctor asap.

Jay (assists Erin into the bed): You can rest here in this bed. Please don't push quite yet. I will get the doctor.

Erin (fighting back the urge to push): I will try to keep the baby inside of me

Jay (runs out of the room): I'll be back

Erin (yells behind Jay): Please hurry up

(Five minutes later, Jay arrives back in the room with the doctor and a nurse)

Erin (to the nurse): I want an epidural

The nurse (checking Erin): Its too late for an epidural. The baby will born within one push.

Erin: Its not that easy. I need something for the pain.

The nurse: Don't worry, you'll do fine

Jay (frightened, he watches the doctor organize his tools on the table): What are all those tools for?

The Doctor: I will use these tools such as the forceps just in case a complication rises

Jay: What kind of complications can occur?

The Doctor: The baby can be breeched or stuck in the birth canal

Jay (gasps): OH MY...

Erin (squeezing Jay's hand): The birth will be quick, smooth and painless

Jay (stressed): What if your circumstance is a matter of life or death?

Erin (choked up): I want you to save the baby's life instead of mine

Jay: I can't live without you

Erin: I have lived a long wonderful life. The baby needs to know and feel your love. However will you remember me after I am gone?

The Doctor (checks Erin's cervix): Erin, you are fully dilated. You can start pushing right now.

Erin (having contractions, she starts pushing): So it begins

Jay (worried, he holds Erin's hand very tightly): So this is the point when everything goes downhill?

The Doctor and nurse (counting): 1..2..3..4

Erin (begging anyone): Help me please

Jay (holding Erin's hand): Remember to breathe and push through the pain

Erin (pushes hard and long with each contraction): Giving birth, why does this have to be so hard?

Jay (squeezing Erin's hand): Please stay awake and alert

Erin: I won't die, this is my promise to you

Jay (kissing Erin's forehead): You're precious

Erin (having more contractions, she screams and grabs hold of Jay): AHA..AHA..AHA

Jay (crying): You are super woman, Sarah, I love you so much

Erin (with tears in her eyes): I love you too

The Obgyn (preparing to perform an episiotomy): You are struggling to bring forth the baby. This episiotomy will move things faster. An episiotomy is a cut into the vagina to help release the baby.

Erin (desperate to be rid of the baby): OK

The Obgyn (cutting Erin): Just breathe through the pain

Erin (screaming as she holds Jay): AHA..AHA..AHA..AHA

Jay (stroking Erin's hair): Don't worry, your pain is temporary.

The obgyn (preparing to catch the baby): I can see the baby's head

Erin (moaning): Its finally happening

Jay: The baby is crowning. She's almost here.

The Obgyn(to Sarah): Erin, don't push too hard

Sarah: Why not?

The Obgyn: The baby's shoulders are stuck

Jay (overcome with emotion, he thinks about what could possibly go wrong during the birth): OH MY GOD

Erin (panicky): Will my daughter be alright?

The Obgyn(trying to pull the baby out of Erin): Your daughter will be alright, trust me

Erin (overcome with pain and pressure, she screams as she begins to cry): AHA..AHA..AHA

A nurse (using towel to clean up Erin's bloodshed): Doctor, Erin is losing a lot of blood. She could possibly be tearing.

Jay (overcome with emotion): OH MY GOD

Doctor (still trying to pull the baby out of Erin): That's not good, this baby needs to be delivered as soon as possible

Erin (exhausted, she collapses into Jay's arms): I can't do this. I am not strong enough.

Jay (feels Erin starting to slip away): Now is not the time for you to die

Erin (hyperventilating): I can't breathe

Nurse (putting a breathing mask on Erin): This breathing mask will be able to help you

Erin (emotional): thanks

The Obgyn(to Erin): All you have do is push one more time and the baby will be out of you

(With one final strong push, Erin brings a healthy full-term baby girl into the world. Jay's love for Erin and Grace deepens from that moment on. )