Just a Kiss

Chapter 5

Tom and Dawn sat on the couch while Shelby talked to Idina. Tom was finishing his takeout and Dawn was flipping through the channels.

"Nope... Nope.. Nope... AH! I think I am going to watch this." She said, looking at her dad with a mischievous look.

"What movie is it?" He asked, cautiously awaiting her answer.

"It's probably a movie you have seen a lot. You know... And been nominated for?" She said, sitting back in the chair.

"Thor: The Dark World?" He asked, getting up and going to the kitchen.

"Yeah, we don't have to watch it if you don't want to." She said, turning down the volume a bit.

"I don't care either way, Dawn." Tom said.

Tom threw away his trash and did some cleaning in the kitchen. Dawn eventually came in and helped. Dishes were washed, trash was taken out, and the pets were fed. She followed her dad back into the living room and sat on the couch next to him.

"What made you want to do acting, Dad?" Dawn asked, looking at him.

"Hmmm... good question dear. I don't exactly know why. Probably because I loved doing impressions and theater in school. I was amazed when the University of Cambridge accepted me into their program. I did a production there that was one of my favorites, A Streetcar Named Desire was what it was called. Very fun performance." He replied, "But after Cambridge, I started out in Unrelated, as Oakley. Then I played a man named Edward in a movie called Archipelago, which was directed by Joanna Hogg. She also directed Unrelated as well. I have done many things on BBC, and now, here I am." He replied.

"When did you meet mom?" Dawn asked.

"Oh, it was in 2006. Shortly after I was in Unrelated. I was 22 and she was 21. It was a sort of premiere party for it, held at the bar she worked at." He said, taking a sip of his drink.

"That sounds fun!" Dawn said, "And from last nights story, I know they had karaoke there as well."

"Haha, yeah they did. Just a Kiss by Lady Antebellum was the song we sang. Both your mom and I love that song, even to this day. I hear it on the radio a lot and it always makes me think of her. Trust me, your mother has a wonderful voice." He said, looking at Dawn, "You know what? Shelby looks so much like Idina and you look a lot like me. I just now noticed that. She just has that same personality as Idina, and we have the same personality."

"I have the same personality as you?" Dawn asked.

"Yeah, we both like to annoy Idina and Shelby." He said, laughing.

"I wonder if Shelby has talked to Mom. They haven't come back up yet. I hope everything is alright." Dawn said, looking towards the basement door.

"Me too." Tom said.