�Now what�s that, Edward?� James looked at the file that Ed was playfully swinging.
He brought it up as if he had forgot all about it, �Oh, this? This is just a dream file.�
�Dreams? Don�t tell me you are snooping through peoples dreams for a cheat thrill.�
�Actually, you see, what Alison said to Livvie got me to thinking.�
�Really, Edward? I didn�t realize that you angels were capable of thinking.�
�Oh James, you keep laughing now because you won�t be for long. Would you like to know what turned up in my little research?�
�If I said no would that actually stop you?�
�Good James, you�re learning.� Ed walked slowly around his counter-part, �You know as well as I do that the lives on Earth are very fragile and everything happens for a reason. If you change one thing, it can change everything.�
�Your point?� James moved to the black chair and sat down.
�My point is: I did some looking and as it turns out Rafe would have been granted a full life on Earth with Alison. Alison would have never been in trouble with those candles. And here�s the topper�.Right about now Rafe and Alison would be exchanging vows in front of their family and friends, but guess would have been standing on Alison�s left?� Ed didn�t wait for an answer, �Livvie! That�s right, they would still be friends.�
�So your boy or one of those inept angels must have screwed up while they were down there.�
�Guess again!�
�Edward, I�m honored that you think I could have had such a evil devious plan, but it wasn�t me. Maybe our Miss Locke still has Master Caleb on the mind.�
Ed just looked at James with a grin. �I�m sorry Edward, I�d love to stay and chat more but I�ve got places to go and people to burn.� James tried to get up out of his seat but couldn�t. It was like he was glued in place.�
�What�s wrong, James?� Ed moved behind him and whispered in his ear, �Having trouble?�
Ed couldn�t help but laugh at the site of James struggling to get up, �You�ve been caught. You remember what they do to you down there when your mission fails and you get caught. You get suspended.�
Ed again presented the file he had been holding, �Well, since I have a captive audience,� he chuckled, �I think I�ll finish.�
�I looked into our files to find the point where everything started to change. As it turns out it was in this little file,� Ed waved the file inches from James� face.
�Livvie had a unscheduled visitor in one of her dreams back in January of this year,� Ed opened the file and started looking through it, �Shall we see who that was?�
He looked up from the file to give James a sad look, �Oh�naughty naughty James.�
�It looks like you�ve been planning to get Rafe�s soul a very long time. Tell me, was it when Caleb was killed or was it when you were killed by your own stupidity?� Ed put up his hand, �Oh don�t answer that, since you can�t move your mouth anyway.�
James was trying hard to say something, anything the whole time but he couldn�t. His lips were sealed shut.
�You know, James, revenge will eat at you until there�s nothing left. Oh, why such a down look? You should be proud of yourself. You�ve done a lot of damage in a short time. You�ve broke up a happy couple; you almost killed many innocent lives, including Alison�s. And you kept Livvie under your spell for seven months, but that�s over now. The big guys have lifted it.
Ed starts to clap, �I applauded you, James. You have been a formidable enemy,� He again gets behind James and whispers in his ear, �But I think you forgot that good always triumphs over evil.�
James is finally able to get his lips apart, �The spell may be off my little vixen but that doesn�t mean she�ll ever be like that Alison of yours.�
�You can go now James.� Ed waved goodbye as James just disappeared.