Ed sat in his office peering at the small monitor on his desk with a proud smile on his face.
"Ah, look at those two kids…I just couldn't help myself…"
But his thoughts were interrupted by a knock at his office door.
"What!? Geez! Ya know, that whole thing about 'resting in peace' up here is such a load of-…"
The somewhat scared and timid face of Beth, Ed's new secretary, appeared as she cautiously peeked her head through the office door.
"Um…Excuse me, sir…Sorry to bother you, but the council wanted me to find you. You're needed up there and they said it's urgent."
"Urgent…of course it's urgent. They're gonna reprimand me for sending him back down there…I'll bet my wings on it. Fine, they can give me a slap on my wrists, but come on! The situation stinks…I know it, they know it, and those two kids down there DEFINITELY know it! I had to give him something…I had to! He deserved that much, at least. Am I right, Beth?"
"Well…umm…"
"I know, I know…It was technically against the rules. And it might make it even harder for both of them to move on now…and it's gonna make it even worse for them to say goodbye again…I know!"
Beth didn't know what to say. She wasn't quite sure if Ed just needed to let it all out, or if he was looking for an actual response from her.
"Well I'm just gonna march up there and stand my ground! It's only a day, afterall…one day! And it's all those morons' fault in the first place. They're taking FOREVER to make a decision! Is it really that hard of a decision? I mean, either he gets to go back down or he has to stay up here…stay or go! It's not a multiple-choice test! What in the universe is taking so long? What?!"
Ed stared straight at a dumbfounded Beth, as he realized that he was sounding EXACTLY like…well…like Rafe.
"I…I…I don't know…I'm just relaying the message, sir."
"Ugh! Fine, I'm going…"
Ed began to walk through the door when he stopped and turned to face Beth.
"Oh and uh…thanks for the conversation. See ya later."
"Anytime…" Beth was more than puzzled, but sighed a breath of relief as Ed left.