The next morning, Kelsey, Aislinn, and Caitlin were left to themselves
as Tom was busy filming and David was recording. They took this chance to catch up on their
sleep and just relax – a day of pampering, featuring home facials and manicures.
That afternoon, however, Tom and Kelsey went out for a walk
along the boardwalk. They strolled,
hand-in-hand past the booths. “Look!” Kelsey said, pointing toward a booth
featuring hand-carved jewelry with her free hand. With the one held firmly in Tom’s grasp, she
tugged slightly so that they changed direction and headed toward the little
table. “I just love this!” Kelsey gushed
over the intricately carved pieces. Tom
smiled indulgently and said,
“Pick out anything, darling. My treat.” Kelsey turned to him and said,
“I appreciate that, but I couldn't…” Tom just laughed and replied,
“Well, I’ll just have to use my best judgment to pick out
something for you, then.” He brushed one hand against her cheek tenderly. “You are my girlfriend. It’s my right to buy you pretty stuff.” She blushed, as she always did when he
touched her. He then turned away from
her and began to examine each necklace displayed on the table, searching for
the absolute perfect trinket. Seizing
one, he immediately turned to the shopkeeper and bought it, keeping his lean
body between it and Kelsey’s curious eyes.
He glanced over his shoulder at Kelsey, who was watching him. He grinned.
“No peeking, darling!” She rolled
her eyes. His transaction finished, he made her close her eyes while he
fastened the necklace around her soft neck. “Okay, you can open now.” He
stepped back and held a little hand-mirror out for her to see the beautifully
carved miniature sunflower made of pale wood hanging from a green string.
“Tom! It’s….absolutely
lovely! Thank you so much!” Kelsey breathed, touched by the caring
gesture. He smiled, pleased that he had
made her so happy. He took her hand
again and they continued down the boardwalk.
They had only been walking for a minute or so when a voice called after
them.
“Tom!!! Kelsey!!!”
They turned to see who was addressing them. Kelsey gasped. It was Zachary Levi!!! He ran up to them, a charming grin on that
oh-so-handsome face. A little bit of scruff
only served to enhance his attractiveness – it gave him a bit of a roguish
feel. “Wow!” Zachary said, “I was not
expecting to see you two here! I am a
huge fan of both of you.” Kelsey looked
stunned. Tom just looked very confused.
“Who are you exactly?” Tom asked. Kelsey almost slapped him. How could he
possibly not know who Zachary Levi was??
Quickly, before Zachary was able to answer, Kelsey jumped in and
explained.
“He’s Zachary Levi!
Remember – he was in Thor: The
Dark World with you? And more
importantly, he sang in Tangled!” Recognition dawned in Tom’s eyes.
“That’s right!” He said.
“How are you, man?” They then did
that awkward man-hug thing where they sorta clasp hands and run into each other’s
bodies. Then Zachary turned to her and enveloped her in a very close surprise embrace.
“Hey, Kelsey. You
sure are even more breathtaking in person – it’s wonderful to meet you.” At the adoring look in his eyes (and the fact
that Kelsey did not seem to mind his attentions), Tom decided that he needed to
take action. He very deliberately placed
his arm possessively around his girlfriend’s shoulders as the conversation
continued.
“I’m so glad you had a chance to meet my girlfriend today, Zachary.” Tom said,
not sounding at all glad. Zachary smiled
(mostly at Kelsey).
“Believe me Tom, I am so glad as well.” He replied.
Tom continued,
“She really is the best girlfriend
a man could ever ask for – beautiful, smart, sweet, funny, really, I could go
on and on about how lucky I am to have Kelsey as my girlfriend.” Kelsey gave Tom
a weird look – his speech patterns were really strange today…
Zachary also gave Tom a strange look crossed with a glare
(when he could tear his eyes away from Kelsey).
“I completely agree, man. Some guys
have all the luck! Anyway, I really should
be off – catch you later!”
“Alright, man! My girlfriend and I have to get going,
anyway.” Tom commented to Zachary’s retreating figure, then breathed a sigh of
relief. He had seen the way that Zachary
had looked at Kelsey and didn’t like it (not as much as he had hated Joey, but
still…). Anyway, he had dealt with the
situation very subtly by using the word ‘girlfriend’ 4 times in their very
short conversation – he bet that Kelsey hadn’t even noticed! As they walked off, resuming a normal
conversation, Kelsey thought to herself that it must be nice to be a man –
clueless. Obviously she had known
exactly what he was doing the entire time.
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