S1, E15: Although annoyed at first, Gidget becomes quite interested when Tom Brighton, aged twenty-four, snaps photos of her at the beach. Gidget tells Russ that Anne and John are right in assuming she has fallen for Tom, but adds there is no problem, since Tom doesn't love her. Gidget poses for a magazine cover, Tom's first paid assignment. Unaware Tom is discussing the photo over the phone with someone named Pete, Gidget gets the impression Tom is in love with her. She tells Russ, and rushes off to meet Tom, sure he is about to propose to her. Russ learns that Pete's real name is Penelope Peterson and that she is Tom's fiancée. He tries to stop Gidget, but arrives just as Tom is introducing his bride-to-be to Gidget. Feeling Gidget has been hurt, Russ, Anne and John try to console her. Tom tells Russ that he became aware of Gidget's feeling for him when he looked at the cover photograph. When Gidget learns Tom does not plan to use the picture, she decides he must have loved her a little. Gidget realizes she herself will recover from the experience, but wonders whether Russ will.