Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Episode 27


Tom had another surprise for Kelsey today, and he wouldn’t tell her what it was.  It was driving her crazy.  He came to pick them for their trip to Disneyworld early (like 7am early) that morning.  Kelsey was obviously excited, as this was literally her favourite place on the planet.  The short drive was endless anticipation.  Aislinn and Caitlin were only slightly more composed than Kelsey, but, she did have Tom to add to her excitement.  They arrived at the park and used Tom’s VIP pass to get them through without having to wait in line.  “Being a celebrity has its perks.” Tom winked at Kelsey as he pulled out their fast-pass tickets - they applied to every ride in the park so that they would never have to wait in line.  She grinned at him and pulled him straight to her favourite ride – Pirates of the Caribbean.  Aislinn and Caitlin elected to let the couple go their own way for a bit, so they headed off to Space Mountain.  (And by elected, what really happened is that Kelsey started giving them the eye that means “back off now or else we are going to have an issue, in the most loving way possible, of course” – they got the hint.)  Arriving at the front of the line (thanks to Tom) Kelsey boarded the ride with the attractive actor following her to the seat beside her.  He causally draped one arm around her shoulders and Kelsey felt her heart flutter at the touch.  She leaned into his strong chest as the ride began.  They stayed like that for the duration of the ride, enjoying being close to each other.  As the ride ended, Tom leapt gracefully out and grabbed Kelsey’s hands to help her out of the cart.  As she stepped out, her shoe caught on the edge of the sidewalk and she felt herself falling forward.  Tom immediately stepped forward to catch her, which he did successfully, of course, his muscles flexing slightly under his shirt as he pulled her to his body.  He held her for a second longer than courtesy dictated (which she didn’t mind in the slightest) as he muttered in her ear, “Are you alright, darling?”  She pulled away, her cheeks heating up.
“I’m fine…” she replied.  It was always his fault! Why did she look so clumsy around him all the time?  He laughed at her expression and quickly changed the subject back to what ride they wanted to try next.  The rest of the day consisted of a series of rides with Tom always there, glued to her side.  She felt on top of the world.  They met up with her roommates for dinner that evening at a little café still within the park boundaries.  The dinner conversation was light and casual, centered on everyone’s day, until Tom remarked,
“Oh, by the way Kelsey, I was wondering if you wanted to stay for the concert tonight.”  She turned to him and asked,
“Which concert was this?”  She tried to think, but she was positive that they hadn’t discussed this.  He smiled and replied,
“David Archuleta’s, of course. I thought you knew he was performing tonight at Disneyworld.”  He kept talking on, not realizing that all three girls had long since stopped listening to a word he was saying.  Kelsey and Aislinn were both staring at Caitlin, whose face had been reflecting emotion after emotion since Tom had mentioned David’s name.  Surprise. Excitement. Terror. And then a ton of excitement.
“David Archuleta?????”  She gasped. “Are you serious? I love him!”  Tom looked surprised at her fervor.
“Yeah.” He said cautiously, not quite sure how to deal with this situation.  Kelsey saved him by saying,
“Don’t worry, Caitlin. We are going, and you will meet David Archuleta tonight!”  Caitlin looked like the happiest girl in the entire world.

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