Elizabeth (Smiling at the two men): I'm glad you two made peace with each other.
Bob: Me too.
Mike: Yeah; me too.
Elizabeth: So, Mike, would you like to meet your siblings?
Mike: Um
Danielle (In a panic coming into the room): Mike, your wife is in labor again! (Mike quickly went to the door. Before he walked out, he turned around to answer Elizabeth's question)
Mike: Yeah; I'd like to meet them.
Elizabeth (Smiling): I'll talk to you later about them. You just go be with your wife, okay?
(Mike followed his sister up to his wife's room. The doctor was in there checking her over)
Mike: Katie? (Katie was breathing to keep the pain down from the labor; to the doctor) Doc, what's goin' on? I thought you had the labor stopped?
Dr. Miller: I did have it stopped but this baby is being persistant. It wants to come now. (Mike took a hold of Katie's hand)
Mike: I'm right here beside ya, Katie. Nothing's going to happen to you or this baby. (Katie didn't say anything to Mike because she was in tears. Just him being beside her made her feel all the better)
Dr. Miller: Once we have your wife ready for the surgery, I'll send a nurse out to get ya.
Mike: Ya mean I can go in with her?
Dr. Miller: Yes. She's going to need all the support she can get from you.
Mike: You think the baby is okay?
Dr. Miller (Sighing): Time will only tell, Mike. I can't give you a `yes' or a `no' at this point. (Mike hated to let go of his wife's hand but he knew he had no choice)
Mike: I love you Katie.
Katie (Through her tears and her fearful face): I love you too. (Mike watched them take Katie into the operating room and prayed)
Mike: Jesus, I know it's been a while since I prayed butwell, I'm hoping you'll listen now. Will You watch over my wife and the baby? I hate admitting that I'm afraid of anything but right now, I admit I'm afraid of losing them both. Please keep them safe. Amen. (Mike felt a sense of peace come over him right after his prayer. This made it easier for him to go sit in the lobby until he could go be with his wife)
(While Mike was waiting nervously in the lobby, Danielle came up to him with some coffee)
Danielle: I thought maybe you could use a cup of this.
Mike: Thanks. (Danielle sat down in a chair across from Mike)
Danielle: Sowere you able to get the nerve up to talk to dad?
Mike: Yeah.
Danielle: And..?
Mike: And what?
Danielle: How'd it go?
Mike: We just now made peace with each other. I still have some feelings of resentment but I think that will fizzle out when hewell, you know.
Danielle: I'm glad I found you so that you could 'have' this chance while dad is still alive.
Mike: Well I'm not. I'm still a little miffed at you for contacting me in the first place.
Danielle: But you needed to know about him and us; and I think you both needed this moment to patch up some hard feelings from the past. (Mike walked over to the pay phone, picked it up and called his ex- wife's number)
Pam (Answering the phone in a tired voice): Hello?
Mike: Pammy? It's Mike. Could you get the girls up and bring them to the hospital.
Pam (Looking at the clock): You want me to bring them to you at this hour? Why?
Mike: Because their mother is about to have the baby. She went into labor again.
Pam: We'll be right up.
Mike: Thanks.
Pam: No problem. Bye.
Mike: Bye. (Mike hung the phone up and walked back to Danielle. Just as he sat down, a nurse came out) Can I go in now?
Nurse: Um, not exactly.
Mike: Why? Dr. Miller told me I could be with Katie.
Nurse: There are some more complications than expected. You're going to have to remain out here until she comes out of surgery.
Mike: No! I want to be with Katie!
Nurse: I'm sorry, sir, but I can't
Mike (Getting forceful and using a harsh tone): YOU LISTEN HERE! THAT IS 'MY WIFE' IN THERE (Mike points in the direction of the operating room doors) AND I 'WILL NOT' SIT BACK AND LET YOU TELL ME I CAN'T 'BE' WITH HER! (Mike started to go toward the area where Katie was and Danielle stopped him; toning his voice down a little but still talking in a forceful voice) Danielle, get out of my way!
Danielle: No! Mike, if Dr. Miller doesn't want you in there, it's for a good reason. He knows what he's doing and you're just going to have to let him do his job.
Mike: No! I am 'not' going to just sit back and do nothing while he cuts my wife open! (Mike went up to the nurses desk and was not a happy person) I am Michael Nesmith of The Monkees and I demand to see the person in charge of this floor!
Receptionist: I?
Danielle: Mike, listen
Mike (Slamming his hand down on the counter): No, 'you' listen Danielle! Dr. Miller told me I could be with Katie and I want in there 'right now'!
Danielle: Will you calm down? I will see if I can go be with her instead.
Mike (Using his harsh, forceful voice again): NO! IT HAS TO BE ME OR NO ONE AT ALL; UNDERSTAND ME?!
Danielle (Sighing): I'll go see what Dr. Miller says okay? (Mike nodded and let her go in where his wife was. Mike stood at the door watching and waiting impatiently for his sister's return)