I press the red button on my phone, placing the receiver to my ear, hoping the other person will pick up.

Ring ring, ring ring, ring ring...the phone rings another five times and I'm about to hang up before he answers.

"Edmund speaking." His voice is formal and even more soothing and deeper over the phone. I can hear laughter and chatter in the background.

"Doctor Edmund," I clear my throat, relieved he picked up the phone. "It's Lacey Ryan, I sat next to you ...