Date: 11-4-2008

Situation: Joan and Adam's daughter, Dream Jane Rove is born

Scene: Hospital Delivery Room

Time Period: During the first part of the labor

Joan (squeezing Adam's hand): Adam?!

Adam (stroking Joan's hair): Yes, honey

Joan (struggling through a contraction): I read somewhere that young women can die in childbirth.

Adam (touching Joan's big swollen belly): You are not going to die

Joan: Please save the baby anyway

Adam (choked up): sure

Action: Tirelessly, Joan labors on. Joan's labor has been long and difficult so far. She rocks back and forth on a ball in the present time. Adam holds his wife very tightly. This exercise has been one of many attempts, different positions to make the baby move further down the birth canal.

Joan (cries into Adam's arms): This hurts

Adam (stroking Joan's hair): Your pain is temporary

Joan (feeling sensation down below): I have to push

A nurse (taking away the ball): We won't need this thing anymore

Adam (helps Joan back onto the bed): Here we go again

Joan (pushing): So it begins

Obgyn (counting): 1...2...3

Joan (screaming and pushing hard with every contraction): AHA...AHA...AHA

Obgyn: It seems as if the baby doesn't want to come out

Joan (exhausted): Please get it out

Obgyn: Stay strong, sweetheart

Joan: I don't know how long I can carry on this way

Adam (choked up, he squeezes Joan's hand): I love you so much

Joan (still screaming): AHA..AHA..AHA

Adam(still choked up): Joan, you can do this. I have a lot of faith in you.

Joan (crying out in pain, she begs anyone): I am in a lot of pain, please make it stop.

Obgyn(checking the baby's heartbeat): The baby's heartbeat is going down

Joan (panicky): So what?

Adam (worried): So what?

Obgyn: A caesarean section needs to happen

Joan: Will my daughter be alright?

Obgyn: Your daughter will be alright if she is delivered by a caesarean section

Adam (holding Joan): Don't worry, Joan, I am here

Joan (emotional, she clings onto Adam): Adam, I am still afraid. I will never be able to live with myself if Dream doesn't make it. All that I am asking is for our daughter to be born healthy and strong. I have already lost one baby and don't want to lose another one.

Adam (comforting Joan): Our dream is not going to die

Scene 2: Hospital Emergency Room-Caesarean Section

Adam (to Joan): How are you holding up, my love?

Joan (drugged up, she is delirious): I see unicorns, mermaids and angels

Adam (assuring Joan): Don't worry, Jane, everything will be alright

(Suddenly, Joan blacks out and Adam is thrown out of the operating room)

Scene 4: Afterbirth-Joan's recovery room

Adam (talking to Joan's spirit): You have given birth to a very beautiful daughter. I love you so much for giving me the gift of life. It would be a miracle if you would wake up.

(Sleeping, Joan remains unresponsive. Meanwhile, a maternity nurse walks into the room carrying baby Dream in her arms. Dream is wrapped up in pink blankets)

Nurse(placing Dream in Adam's arms): I do believe this beautiful baby girl belongs to you

Adam (holding Dream): She does belong to me, well thanks

Nurse(smiling as she leaves the room): God bless you

Adam (speaking to Dream): Sweetheart, you are surely a very big girl

(Dream just cooes making Adam laugh and cry tears of joy)

Joan (waking up from her coma): Adam..

Adam (giving Dream to Joan to hold): This is our daughter

Joan (crying as she holds Dream): Hello baby, I love you so much. You are my little precious miracle baby.

Adam (kissing Joan): I love you

Joan (singing): I will always love you

Adam(checking his blackberry): Barack Obama has won the election. He is now the president of the United States.

Joan(speaking to Dream): Dream Jane Rove, you surely do have a very bright future ahead of you

(Dream then cooes making Adam and Joan laugh)