Chapter 4 Thompson The Gentleman
The Royal Ragtime Theater Sunday November 18, 2012 12:45 PM
Today was the day after the premier of the falls supposedly biggest blockbuster The Starvation Sports, Thompson was sitting in the projection booth watching the movie and trying to figure out why all the girls seem to be crazy for it. It really seems like any other hero fights against an oppressive government movie, except that this time it's a young lady leading the fight instead of the current Hollywood heartthrob of the month. He continues to watch the movie (one of the perks of being the manager of the movie theater), when he he received a text.
'Do you want to get dinner tonight during your break? - Alexa'
'Sure. Where do you want to go? - Thompson'
'Anywhere but the mall food court, I'm sick of it. :-) - Alexa'
'Yumberjacks? - Thompson'
'Sounds good. - Alexa'
'See you around four thirty then, meet me out front. - Thompson'
"Well back to the movie," Thompson said to no one in particular.
4:30 PM
Thompson headed out to the lobby taking off his work jacket as he went. Before he got to the door he turned to his assistant manager and the ticket taker and said, "Nell, Farley, I'm heading to lunch keep an eye on things. I'll be back in an hour."
As he walked out of the door Alexa was standing there waiting on him.
"Looking pretty good there little lady, do you come here often?", he asked as he walked up to her. His joke brought out a smile he really has only seen given to him.
"Well I was supposed to meet my boy friend for an early dinner, but since he's not here I guess you'll do," she said ribbing him back as he put an arm around her. They walked through the parking lot to his mom's van.
"Well my lady your chariot awaits," he said as he opened the door for her. Once she was in he went around to get in himself.
It was a quick drive to Yumberjacks and after he parked he went around to open her door again. His gentleman act went all the way though the lunch, opening doors, insisting on paying, pulling out her seat, the whole nine yards. About two thirds of the way through the meal he excused himself to go to the restroom to take care of some mustard that had fallen on his work shirt. While he was gone Alexa heard some of the other girls a few tables away in the fast food restaurant talking. She recognized them from school and while they weren't the Queen Bees of the school, they weren't that far down the social ladder. She thinks their names were Kassi, Jeane, and Rica
"Man, who would of thought Thompson would be such a gentleman.", Kassi, the brunette was saying. "I mean with his crew you'd think he was only a tag-along."
"Yeah. This is a completely different side of him, Jeane, the bleached blond black girl said, "He could be good boyfriend material, with just a little bit of work."
"Yeah, the gentlemanly nice guy is a good fit for him," Rica, the Hispanic girl with red highlights in her hair said, "Too bad he's here with nerd girl."
"Definitely," her friends agreed seeing him in a different light as he walked back to the table.
The girls really didn't seem to notice Alexa had heard everything that was said. When their meal was done the three girls all stopped by the table and got Thompson's attention by acting as if they had just seen him. They tried to make small talk with him before Jeane looked over at Alexa, her face went ashen, the other looked over and paled. They quickly said they were late for a study group and rushed out of the restaurant. While by the time Thompson had turned back to his girlfriend she had the smile she only used with him, the look the other girls had seen was so full of murderous intent it would have sent Gideon's gang screaming in terror.
The rest of the meal went by without an incident and Thompson continued to be a gentleman all the way back to the theater.
"Are you sure you didn't need a ride home?", He asked as they pulled back into the parking lot.
"Yeah, I'm gonna walk off that meal." she replied holding his hand. She only let go as he opened his door and went around to get her door. They walked hand in hand to the door, before he let go so he could get back to work.
"Alright, well this is my stop. I had fun today," he said as he leaned over and gave her a peck on the cheek.
"Same here," she said blushing from the kiss.
He went on in, grabbed his coat, and went back to work. Once he was inside she began walking back through the town till she got to her house. She went in and as she was heading up to her room she heard a voice behind her ask, "And where were you today, Alexa? I know you had the day off."
"I went out to eat, Gregor. If you don't like it you can bugger off.", she told the man in white at the bottom of the stairs.
Well here is Chapter 4 of Gravity Heroes: Sidetracks. I do hope everyone likes this little look into Thompson's love life. I did find out it's hard to write a romantic teen date while watching Shaun Of The Dead. ;-) The next Chapter should be a small side mission featuring Mabel & Pacifica.
Also remember to check out my other Gravity Falls works:
Gravity Heroes, my main story that features the universe in which these drabbels are based.
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