Shia LeBeouf is killing me in these pictures. How sweet does he look? He’s making out with (or tonguing the nose of) British actress Carey Mulligan, his costar in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps and his current real-life girlfriend. Shia was filming on the streets of New York on Monday, November 16, and Carey dropped in to see him. So he decided to make out with her nose.

Last month, Shia rather infamously threw a hissy fit at Carey’s big premiere of An Education, the film that’s got her some early Oscar buzz. According to eyewitnesses, Shia sat at the bar drinking whiskey, then “cornered Mulligan and did all sorts of arm-raising and angry-facing before storming off into the night.” Allegedly, Carey has also had to deal with Shia’s wandering eye too. So I had my worries about this young couple. Why does Carey put up with him? Perhaps she made him promise to kiss her nose every day. Perhaps she made him grovel for his apology for attempting to ruin her special night. Who knows? They see to be going strong now.

Carey is still out promoting An Education, and she told the Hollywood Reporter that Shia encourages her to enjoy her moment: “Shia tells me to enjoy it. He says I can get upset about the photographers, but by the end of the day 98% of it should be positive.” It sounds like Carey has a good head on her shoulders, and she seems generally like a more well-adjusted, healthy young woman. Perhaps that goodness will rub off on Shia? I hope so. I want to love him.

Shia and Carey on the New York set of ‘Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps’ on November 16, 2009. Credit: AAR/Fame.