- [switch clicks] - Ava!
Leah definitely said they were coming back here.
Yeah. Text Mum and Ava and Luke
and fucking, I don't know, Interpol.
Well, Luke's not picking up his phone
or checking his messages. Christ.
We should have gone straight to the hospital.
[Paul] Yeah, I'm texting him.
- Ava, honey, we're home! - [messaging bloops]
[cellphone chimes]
Luke, what's happening?
It's a boy.
Hurry up! We'll miss the trailers!
Two minutes!
[sniffs]
[doorbell rings]
Will you get that? Luke's probably forgotten his keys
for the gazillionth time.
- Bah! - Aah!
- Oh, shit. Sorry. - [laughs]
- Whew.
- I thought you were Luke. - I thought you were Ava.
Wait. Do you think I look like Luke?
- Hi. - Surprise!
I got off work early.
This lady didn't turn up for her perm, so...
- Forgot? - Died.
- Ooh, sorry. - [Holly] Yeah.
We were heading out to watch the new Breakfast Club remake.
I really, really wanna see it.
- Do you wanna come? - Me and Ava saw it last week.
- Ava, you've already seen it? - Yeah.
No, I just thought you'd really like to see it, so, you know...
- But you absolutely hated it. - I didn't.
I mean, I did at first,
but then I thought it might be worth a second look.
[sighs]
Let's just choose something else.
Brilliant. You got any food? I'm so hungry,
I could eat a week-old kebab through a hedge, mate.
- Cheese and crackers okay? - Yeah, fine.
So, at Cineworld there's a horror on.
I don't do blood and guts. Next.
Okay. Horror off.
- Uh, there's... a thriller. - If it's the one where they find
the dead lady in the lake, then no.
You know Ava's golden rules of cinema.
No blood or guts or guns
or dragons or fit vampires or dead ladies.
Unless they die of old age or of saving the planet.
[door opens]
- [clatter] - [Luke] Shit!
- What's going on? - Where's the baby bag?
- I can't find the baby bag. - The baby bag?
The baby bag! I thought I left it down here!
- I need it now. - But Maya's not due for...
Oh, no. Where's Maya?
- Meena's taken her to hospital. - What's happened?
[sighs] It's all my fault.
I said something that really upset her,
her waters broke, and I said that I'd come back for the bag.
- Luke, slow down. - I don't even know why
I said it, and now I can't remember where I put it!
[clattering continues]
Uh, try the cupboard by the washing machine.
- I'm sure I saw it there. - [whispers] Okay.
- You all right? - Uh, it's Maya.
- She's gone to hospital. - God. Is she all right?
I don't know. He's not making much sense. Sorry.
- No, no, we'll get out your way. - [clatter in distance]
Just make sure you call me if you need anything, yeah?
Thanks.
Uh... I think I'm gonna hang here for a bit.
Sure.
Baby grows... bibs... Shit!
Hey, hey, Luke, Luke. Do your breathing.
- No. Where's the hat? - What hat?
It's like this monogrammed hat with the baby's name on it.
It's Maya's idea for the name reveal.
Uh, uh, Ava, give me your phone.
Hey, hey, don't worry about the hat now, Luke.
You have to have a hat!
It's in the ante-natal class handbook.
[cellphone keypad clicking, messaging bloops]
Okay. I've texted Leah to come pick us up.
- Thank you. - [cellphone chimes]
[breathing heavily]
- Is that Meena? - [Luke exhales] Yeah.
Maya's gone into labor. Baby's coming. Oh, my God.
- [cellphone buzzes and chimes] - Leah's on her way.
- I'm supposed to drive. - You're not driving anywhere.
[sighs] We'll help pack the bag, and then we'll wait outside
for your gran.
Hey, hey, Luke, it... it's gonna be fine.
[exhales deeply] Okay.
[exhales deeply]
[Ally] Still can't get any fucking signal.
[Paul] No? Yeah, we need some sort of clue
- as to what's going on... - [Ally] Yeah.
'cause Christ knows what we're heading back to.
Uh, we are hoping to get in the air as soon as possible,
folks, so phones will have to go off shortly.
- Yep, sure. Will do, yeah. - [PA tone sounds]
[sighs] What were we thinking,
going on holiday so close to the due date?
What are you talk-- We booked it 18 months ago, hon.
Christ, we didn't know any of this shit
- would be going on, did we? - Still.
Maya's not due to drop for another five weeks.
None of this is actually our fault. Uh...
Uh, no, that... Yeah, that's you.
- Is that me? - This is me, yeah.
[Paul grunts]
[Paul exhales deeply]
We can't be there for them all...
We can't be there for them all... all the time,
especially when they're adults. It's impossible.
Tell that to Meena and Sunil. They...
They haven't left the country. I mean, the baby hasn't
even been born yet, and we're already
- the shit grandparents. - [cellphone buzzes]
- Oh, it's Ava. - Hmm?
- Hi! - Mum, I have to be quick.
My phone's about to die, and all the sockets here
have life support machines
- plugged in. - What's happening?
Maya's still having contractions.
They don't think they can stop the labor.
Oh, God. Uh, well, how's Luke?
Really, really anxious. Off the scale.
Uh, Meena and Sunil are here, though.
Do... Do you think you can get back in time?
Yeah, well, no, we've just... we've just boarded the flight,
and hopefully we're gonna take off in a...
[static over cellphone]
- [line beeps] - Fuck!
[siren wailing in distance]
I really don't like these places.
Yeah, a lot of people have a phobia of hospitals.
I meant NHS hospitals.
Haven't been inside one since Luke was very ill.
That must be well over 10 years ago.
- Granny. - No, don't get me wrong.
They do a wonderful job. God bless the NHS,
but one just gets spoiled by private medicine.
They bring you coffee and all-butter biscuits.
[Grace] Shall I get you a coffee?
No, I will go and find the canteen or the refectory.
I don't think they'll have a refectory.
I think that's just Hogwarts.
I expect it'll just be a machine this time of night.
Okay, well, I won't bother, then.
Well, if you're lucky, the lobster and caviar trolley
will be around soon.
You're teasing me, and you have every right.
I'll go to the machine and get us all a coffee.
Sorry. She's posh.
[exhales deeply]
I do wonder if I've left it too late
to make a difference to Luke's life, you know?
Yeah, it could feel like that, can't it?
Like we've sent him out into the world without his coat
or his dinner money.
[inhales and exhales deeply]
- [Paul] Hey. - [sighs]
Hey...
Are you sure you don't want a Valium?
You haven't flown without one for years.
I can't, Paul, though. I mean,
I need a clear head when we land.
I can't lurch around the labor ward like
fucking Oliver Reed. [inhales deeply]
Have you got your eye mask?
- Um... check. - [Paul] Okay.
- Earplugs? - Check.
Okay, well, you go full sensory deprivation,
and I'll... I'll give you a nudge
- when we're about to land, okay? - Yeah. Okay.
Well, uh...
That working?
Is that working?
[Maya shrieking]
[midwife] Okay, darling, remember to breathe.
- Are you the dad? - [wailing]
Come on in, son.
Now, if you start to feel lightheaded, just step away.
We don't want you fainting in the wrong direction.
- Okay. - [Meena] I'm here.
- That's right, baby. - Excuse me.
Are you sure she shouldn't be having a C-section?
No, we're pass that now. She's fully dilated.
- [panting] - [midwife] It will all be fine.
You look after your baby, and I'll look after this one.
- Okay. - The baby's coming, Luke!
- I know. I'm really sorry. - [midwife] That's it. Good girl.
- [Meena] Good girl. - [midwife] That's it.
[flight attendant over PA] Please take a second now
to locate the exit closest to you.
Note that the nearest exit might be behind you.
In the event of an emergency landing,
follow the illuminated floor and seating lights...
- Excuse me, madam. - ...to the nearest exit.
The emergency exits are marked...
- Madam? - ...with green signs...
- [gasps] What? - Please ensure...
Can you please pay attention to the briefing?
It's intended for everyone's safety.
I'm so sorry. I just find it really terrifying.
...experience sudden pressure loss,
listen for instructions from your cabin crew.
Oxygen masks will drop down from above your seats.
[sighs] Fucking hell.
When using your mask, remember to breathe normally.
Normally, right, yeah, sure.
Don't worry if the bag doesn't inflate.
- Oh, don't worry. Don't worry. - [whispers] Shush.
Place the mask over your mouth and nose like this.
What's the fucking point?
Pull the strap to tighten your mask.
- Keep your mask on... - Hey. Wait.
- [exhales deeply] - Hey, hey. We'll be fine.
...to remove it.
They're gonna do the bit about landing on water
and fucking whistles next, aren't they?
...emergency landing on water...
[Ally] Oh, Jesus. We'll be dead by then, won't we, anyway
- [Paul] Hon. Hon. - What's the fucking point?
All safety instructions can be found on the card.
I spy...
...with my little eye...
something beginning with "E."
- "E"? - [Sunil] "E."
- Electric light? - No.
Mm... exit sign?
No.
- Emergency button? - No.
No. Give up.
Existential terror staring me in the face
with the force of a thousand suns.
[scoffs] Yeah, should have got that.
- [laughter] - Ladies and gentlemen,
we are about to start our descent into London Gatwick.
Please make sure your seat backs and tray tables
are in the upright position,
that your seatbelts are securely fastened,
and any electronic devices are now either switched off
or in flight safe mode. Thank you.
We could be grandparents already, and we don't know,
or Maya could be having a C-section,
or something unthinkable could have happened.
- I can't stand not knowing. - Well, I'm going to try and get
some signal as we descend.
Oh, yeah. Me, too. No, anything?
No, nothing. I think we're still a bit too high up.
- Keep looking, though. - Yeah. Oh, my God.
I thought I saw a bar of signal,
but then it did... [sighs]
I just made an announcement
regarding the use of electronic devices
as we make our descent.
- Sorry. Yes, you did. - So sorry. We're just, um,
looking for messages from our son.
Okay, can I take those from you, please?
[blows raspberry] Uh, no. [laughs]
I'll store them safely,
and once we've taxied to the gate,
if you stay in your seats, I'll return them to you.
Thank you.
Your tray table.
Oh, of course, yeah. I'm so sorry.
Yeah.
- Can she do that? - She just did.
No, I mean, legally, is she allowed to do that?
I don't know. Google it.
Mm. Funny.
[exhales deeply]
[horns honk in distance]
[Grace] I don't think I ever wanna have babies.
[mouth full] It's really intense
- and painful and frightening. - Mm-hmm.
But then so is everything, really--periods...
- Mm. - Public speaking.
[sighs] Babies are great, though.
Maybe when we're in our 20s,
they'll be able to 3D print them.
[laughs] Whenever I'm handed a baby,
I just always think I'm gonna drop it.
Me, too.
- Mm. - Very first thought.
50% chance this thing's hitting the floor.
[Grace laughs, crunches]
I'm so glad you're here with me for this.
It feels important that you're here.
I couldn't be anywhere else, could I? You'd be there for me.
- We've been a team since... - Year Four?
[chuckles]
[both] Mad Miss Hughes.
- [laughter] - [Maya wailing]
[crying]
[Meena] Oh, Maya.
- Oh, my God, Mum. - He's amazing.
- [laughing] It's a little boy. - [fusses]
Dad, would you like to cut the cord?
[Maya laughs]
[midwife] Don't worry. You won't hurt him.
[monitor beeping steadily, baby continues fussing]
Uh... [stammers]
[beeping continues, baby cries]
Luke? Luke.
- [sighs] - [scissors snips]
There we go. [laughs]
- I'm so proud of you. - Well done. You're amazing.
I'm just gonna take him for a little weigh,
and then I'll bring him straight back, okay?
Here we go. Oh, yeah.
- [nurse] Here you go. - [baby fusses]
- [baby wailing] - Four pounds, six ounces.
Breathing clear and regular.
[baby continues fussing]
- With Mummy now. Here we go. - [baby fusses]
- Where's the hat? - [baby continues fussing]
Uh, yeah, I couldn't find it.
[continues fussing]
We're gonna call him Jay.
- Jay. - [Maya] Jay.
- Oh. - It was on the hat we...
[Meena] Hello, little Jay. Aw.
- [Meena] Smile. [chuckles] - [camera shutter clicks]
- [laughs] - Okay. I need to take baby
up to neonatal unit. Possibly a little jaundiced.
- Jaundiced? - Uh, it's fine.
It's very normal in a premature baby.
It's just a precaution. But the good news
is that you'll have your own room,
so someone can stay with you tonight.
Uh... will you stay with me?
Of course I will, darling. I'm not going anywhere.
- Yeah, yeah, you need your mum. - [midwife chuckles]
- Oh... - [Jay fussing]
[fussing continues]
[horn honks in distance]
Fuck. No, he's so beautiful, Luke. [sighs]
- Did you take this? - Uh, Meena sent it.
Oh, but you saw him.
I'll see him tomorrow with you guys.
Right.
[clicks tongue] Four pounds...
- Six ounces. - What's that in, uh, new money?
- Two bags of flour. - [Paul chuckles]
Did they get a picture with you in it?
[clicks tongue] There wasn't time.
- Okay. - Jay got here safe.
That's all that matters to me.
Yeah, of course.
[inhales deeply]
[sighs]
[groans] Right, um...
this might be the very last order
I give you as a father, Luke, but it's bedtime, son.
Got a big day ahead of us, all right? So, let's go.
All right. [sighs]
- [groans] - I know.
Meena gets to drive her to the hospital.
Meena gets to be in the labor ward.
Meena gets to stay the night, but Ava didn't even see Jay.
Luke didn't hold him, for Christ's sake.
Yes, I know, and there is literally
nothing that we could have done.
Okay? Now, hon, it's really fucking late.
- We're gonna need a couple... - I know.
...of hours' sleep at least before...
Hey, mate.
Meena's just messaged me, saying that they're
- taking Maya into surgery. - What?
- Something's gone really wrong. - Okay. Oh, God. Um...
Right, just go and get... go and get dressed.
We can be in the car in five minutes.
- This is all my fault. - No, mate, it's not your fault.
You don't understand. I... I told Maya
that I turned down my place at Manchester,
and then she got really upset with me,
and then that's when she went into labor.
- You got a place at Manchester? - Go and get dressed
and wake up Ava 'cause she'll wanna be with us, too. Okay?
See you downstairs.
[Paul blows raspberry] Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
He turned down Manchester.
Fuck me. I think my waters are broken.
siren distance]
Maya was perfectly fine for the first couple of hours,
but then she experienced some very heavy bleeding.
- How heavy? - She was alarmed by it,
and the midwife team were concerned.
Poor thing.
It's very likely that the bleeding
is a sign that the whole placenta didn't pass
when she was giving birth,
what we call a retained placenta.
So, Maya's in surgery now?
She is, under general anesthetic.
Is she okay? Is she in danger?
It's not a very common condition,
but usually it can be resolved pretty quickly.
- Good. Well, that's reassuring. - What about complications?
There is a risk of infection,
so we'll put Maya on a course of antibiotics.
It's just that I read on the internet in the car
there can be life-threatening blood loss and--
The internet really isn't your friend at times like this.
Maya is in very good hands. She'll be fine.
Thanks so much, Doctor. Thank you.
[Paul] Cheers.
- Hey, Sunil. - Hey.
- Hello, mate. You okay?
- Yeah, yeah. - Okay.
Uh, Meena's in the blue zone waiting area just down there.
- Okay, we'll go find her. - Yeah. Yeah, okay. Thanks.
Uh, Luke.
Take a seat.
[Sunil sighs]
- Luke. - Yeah.
My little girl is being operated on right now, and I'm terrified.
[Sunil inhales and exhales deeply]
You need to step up.
I know you're an anxious guy,
but you need to ignore that because right now...
you need to be a man, not a boy.
I need you to take care of my daughter
and that baby that you both made.
Hey. Sorry to interrupt. Um...
Yeah, just looking for this one. I thought we'd lost you, mate.
[Sunil] Uh, we were just having a chat.
- Mm-hmm. - [chuckles] I'll see you later.
Cheers.
- Seemed like a serious chat? - [Luke] Yeah.
Sunil told me that I need to be a man.
What, he's... Right, he said that, did he?
I do need to be a man.
No, you are a man, mate. He's talking rubbish.
Who's he to tell you you're not a man?
He's always been really nice to me, but he...
He's right. I feel like a little boy.
No, we all... we all do, mate, when we're scared.
I couldn't cut the umbilical cord.
They asked you to cut the cord?
Fuck me ragged. You...
Christ, I was shaking so much when you were born,
I probably would have cut your arm off or worse.
You wouldn't have been a father now, I'll tell you that.
[laughs]
Do you want me to teach you how to be a man?
'Cause I... I... I can teach you how to be a man.
Come on.
All right, let's go.
- [siren wailing] - [Paul] Just take the bottle,
brush it against his lips really gently.
- Like this? - Uh-huh.
Yeah, if you... if you just offer it up,
put it in his mouth and see if he wants to take it.
[Luke] No, he d-- He doesn't seem to want it.
[Paul] No, gi-- no, give him a minute.
You know, just talk to him and get him used to it.
Go on. [gasps]
- [Jay fusses] - You all right, Jay?
- [Paul] Little Jay. - [Luke] Come on.
- [Paul] Yeah, if you give him... - [Luke] Oh, my God.
- [Luke laughs] - [Paul] Bingo.
If you hold the bottle up a little bit...
- Yeah. - Yeah, there you go.
Oh, my God. [laughs] He's got a really hard suck.
[chuckles] Right, yes.
You're hungry, boy Jay? You're very hungry, baby.
That's perfect, Luke. That's absolutely perfect.
Yeah. Brilliant, mate.
[Paul] There he is.
- [Luke laughs] - [Paul] Brilliant.
[indistinct PA announcement in distance]
- Is she all right? - [Meena] Yeah.
They're saying that surgery went well.
She's coming round now in the recovery room.
That's fantastic.
- That's amazing news, Meena. - Yeah, that's really great news.
- [sighs] - Well done.
- Hey, Ally. You okay? - [Ally] Yeah.
Honestly, I can't tell you, I've never been so relieved
- in my life. - Mm.
[sighs] I'm just so glad that I was here.
Yeah, I'm sure.
But, of course, that meant that Luke wasn't... here.
Uh, sorry?
Well, he was sent home, wasn't he?
He wasn't sent home. Maya asked me to stay with her,
and only one of us could be there. Luke agreed.
Yeah, because he's anxious and scared and shy
and out of his depth, yeah.
So, maybe not the best person to stay with Maya
after she's just given birth prematurely.
Listen, it's been really hard for Luke.
He's felt like he's been on the edge of all of this.
You know, not being part of the birth of his own baby.
- He was there for the birth. - Yes, I... I know he was there,
but then the baby was whisked away,
or Maya was whisked away, or at least
he was sent away from her.
I mean, he should have been allowed to stay.
Like I said, only one of us was allowed to stay.
I couldn't leave her,
and I'm not gonna apologize for that, Ally.
I couldn't leave 'cause I'm her mum.
I do understand that, but I am Luke's mum.
- Mm. - And I...
and I'm just fighting his corner.
No, I'm... I'm not having us be the beta grandparents
- or him be the beta parent. - Who's saying beta grand--
- [Meena] Hey, hey, guys. - Hi.
- [Meena] How's baby Jay doing? - Yeah, he's doing well.
He's taking a bottle. He's just gorgeous. He's so gorgeous.
- Oh, I can't wait to meet him. - [Sunil] Hey.
Luke was just saying baby's doing really well.
- Yeah, he's doing brilliantly. - Oh, that's marvelous news.
Well, now I do have one question.
Does anyone else need some breakfast?
- God, yes. - There's a greasy spoon
- a couple of minutes' walk away. - [Ally] Oh.
Best fried bread you've ever tasted.
Egg yolks the color of sunset.
- That sounds delicious. - Hi, Meena.
- Are you all Maya's family? - Yes.
Well, she's back in her room with baby
having light therapy for his jaundice.
Does one of you want to go and be with them?
- It can only be one, I'm afraid. - Uh, that'll be me.
- I'm gonna be with her. - Lovely. Follow me.
- [slaps back] - Go get 'em.
[Meena sighs]
Oh, hey.
Here.
Take this.
[Luke] Thank you.
[Jay cooing]
[Maya chuckles]
[Jay fussing]
- Does he like his sunbed? - Oh, yeah.
Be wanting to get his nails done next.
[laughter]
I'm really sorry for making all this happen.
You didn't. Our... our argument didn't bring on labor, okay?
It just... just happened.
But I'm fine, and Jay will be fine. Okay?
I want you to stay here with me tonight, not Mum.
- [breathes deeply] - [Jay continues fussing]
- [Maya chuckles] - [Paul] Oh, I just remembered.
[continues fussing]
Ava found it.
[chuckles]
The sausages are perfectly cooked,
and the bacon is beautifully fatty.
- Yeah, a bit of jaundice. - A choice of potatoes...
Uh, they'll keep him in for a few days,
but otherwise, yeah, really healthy boy.
Thank you. [laughs]
Congratulations to you, too, great-grandfather.
[chuckles] Give my love to great-grandmother.
No, let's go and see it anyway.
I only really said I didn't like it because Holly didn't.
I'd really like to see it again. Okay, great.
And thanks for yesterday, Gracie. You were brilliant.
[Paul] No, he's a great dad already.
A really great dad. Fuck knows where he gets it from.