In Time for Christmas, Part 3

SCENE 9
CHARACTERS: VICKY, JAKE, STEVEN, KIRKLAND, MARY AND ELIZABETH
SETTING: VICKY'S HOSPITAL ROOM

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE
(Vicky is dressed and sitting on the bed, The twins are lying on the bed next to her they're dessed in pink dresses and wrapped in pink & blue blankets. Steven and Kirkland are sitting on the foot of the bed and Jake's at the Nurses desk doing the paper work)

VICKY: (To Steven and Kirkland)Jake tells me you two went shopping with Paulina?

STEVEN: Yeah, we got something for Mary and Elizabeth

KIRKLAND: Yeah, Mommy! It's a surprise

VICKY: Surprise, Huh? (Jake walks in with a wheelchair) Who's that for?

JAKE: You! You get a free ride to the car

VICKY: Oh, is that so? (She get in the wheelchair and Jake hands her the babies, she looks at him) OK! Lets take our Daughters home

JAKE: I'll go for that! (To Steven and Kirkland) Come on, guys (He wheels Vicky out of the room, the boys follow

SCENE ENDS

SCENE 10
CHARACTERS: VICKY, JAKE, STEVEN, KIRKLAND, MARY AND ELIZABETH
SETTING: JAKE AND VICKY'S HOUSE

(Steven, Kirkland, Jake {with Elizabeth} and Vicky {with Mary} walking up to the door)

STEVEN: To Vicky as he's opening the door) Mom! wait to you see what Me and Kirkland did!

(They all walk in, Vicky looks around the room. It's decorated with pink balloons and ribbons and there is two bassinetts by the couch and christmas tree)

KIRKLAND (To Vicky): Do you like it, Mommy?

VICKY: (Smiles) I love it! (She walks over to the bassinetts and lays Mary down in one, she sits on the couch and reaches out for Steven and Kirkland) Come here, you two! (Steven sits on one side, Kirkland on the other side she puts her arms around them) You two are the best sons a mom could ask for, You did a great job

JAKE: (Lays Elizabeth down in the other bassinett) Yeah, they did, Better than me!

SCENE ENDS

SCENE 11
CHARACTERS: JAKE, VICKY, MARY AND ELIZABETH
SETTING: NURSERY

(Mary and Elizabeth are sleeping in their cribs and Vicky's standing in between them. Jake comes in and puts his arms around her)

JAKE: Steven and Kirkland are sound asleep

VICKY: So are Mary and Elizabeth, I'm just watching them sleep and thinking

JAKE: Thinking about what?

VICKY: Oh, i was just thinging how lucky we are to have the two most beautiful Daughters in the world

JAKE: That they are (He kisses Vicky on the side of her face)You know you should get some sleep while they sleep

VICKY: Yeah! I know but i just love watching them

JAKE: Come on, lets go to bed

VICKY: OK! OK! Lets go to bed. Grab the baby moniter

JAKE: (Grabs the moniter Lets go! (They walk to their room across the hall)

SCENE ENDS

SCENE 12
CHARACTERS: JAKE AND VICKY
SETTING: THEIR BEDROOM

(Jake and Vicky are lying in bed, Vicky has her head on Jake's shoulder and his arm is around her)

VICKY: You have the baby moniter?

JAKE: (Reaches over and grabs the moniter off the knight stand) Yep! Right here next to the bed

VICKY: Good! I want to be able to hear them

JAKE: We will. The boys and I tried the moniters out to make sure they worked, OH! I have something for you

VICKY: You do? What is it?

JAKE: Yep! (He grabs the box off the knight stand and hands it to Vicky) This!

VICKY: (Sits up and opens the box as she looks in the box {In side the box is two little white bells with silver trim, one is engraved Mary Donna McKinnon, the other one is engraved Elizabeth Bridget McKinnon} Her eyes fill with tears) OH, Jake! They're just like Bridgets bells (pause) I love you, McKinnon!!!

JAKE: (Wipes Vicky's tears) I love you, too, honey. (He hugs Vicky. Then one of the babies start to cry) I'll go (He leaves)

VICKY: (She has the bells in her hands, looking at them) Bridget's bells (She puts them on the knight stand, Jake walks back in) Who was crying? Is she ok?

JAKE: (Lays back down) Mary. She was a little fussy, She's ok. She went back to sleep

VICKY: (Lying her head back on Jake's shoulder) Yeah! We better get some sleep before they do wake up

JAKE: Yeah! and the boys will be up early too (Vicky shuts her eyes and falls asleep, he kisses her forhead) That's it, you get some rest!

SCENE ENDS