A/N: So this idea came to me on one of my many scrolls on Tumblr and I saw a static stating how fast/slow a man and woman take to fall in love and I thought it would make a great short story. Leave reviews telling me what you think!
P.S. This story is already complete I wrote this month's back so hopefully updates will come soon but that just depends on school.
P.P.S. This story is in Bonnie's POV (this was my first time writing with a third person limited narrator so hopefully I did well).
Legend has it that men fall in love in just 8.2 seconds and women take fifteen days. Well I say bullshit. Test girls and men all you want, we're not all the same, there's no way in proving such a thing, I can fall in love however long I want to and to prove it I'll test my theory. When the next (attractive) man that comes through that door I'll make him notice me and we'll see just how long it takes me to fall in love.
My friend, Caroline looked at me strangely probably wondering where all this came from and to be honest I had no idea myself. Maybe it's just because I'm tired of living by rules. I finally moved out of my parents' house after twenty years and now I have my own place just outside of town.
"Looks like that's your guinea pig." Caroline tells me pointing.
I turned my head to see a handsome man who looked almost too perfect. His hair was styled just the way I like it and his face seemed as if it was sculptured by gods. He was tall and slender but that didn't stop his muscles and what I can imagine six pack abs from appearing.
"How are you going to get his attention?" Caroline asked me.
"I don't mean to toot my own horn but uh beep beep." I said before walking over to the bar.
I cleared my throat earning attention from the bartender who happens to be one of my best male friends, Matt and the god-like man who just walked in.
"Hey Matt got any Heinekens left?"
"Well this is a bar so..."
I roll my eyes. "Shut up."
Matt laughs and heads in the back to the fridge to grab a cold beer—just the way I like it. I saw Mystery Man staring at me from the corner of my eye so I decided that it was time to make eye contact. I make sure to let my chocolate hair flip gracefully as I turned my head towards him. He took his eyes off my ass to meet my gaze and I offered him a smile.
"Hey." I said just to break the ice.
"You know I wouldn't take you as a beer drinker." Mystery Man replied instead of greeting me with a 'hey' back.
I'm wasn't sure what to think. In a way I'm glad that he started a conversation because it would make everything easier on my part.
"Why would you say that?"
"Well cause you're so," his eyes trail my body and I raise an eyebrow. "tiny."
"Tiny?"
"I'm sure you don't take offense to that but if you do I don't mean it in a bad way."
I looked at him long and hard not really caring if I was making him feel uncomfortable, but I wanted to make sure that he's the one that I want to send the next fifteen days with because even though it seems like a short amount of time; with the wrong person it can feel like fifteen years.
"I'm Bonnie." I said after some time.
"Damon."
"You got a last name, Damon?"
"Only of you tell me yours, Bonnie."
I swear the way he said my name can make the panties drop.
"Bennett."
"Well Bonnie Bennett, I'm Damon Salvatore."
"Nice to meet you, Salvatore."
I extend my arm for him to shake.
Firm.
Our hands only separate when Matt placed my drink on the counter. I opened the cap with my bare hands and sipped the alcoholic drink as Damon looked at me in surprise. I couldn't see him as I walked away, but I know he was watching my hips sway as I made my way back to Caroline and when I took my seat I saw that he was still looking.
"Let's get out of here." I tell Caroline.
"Why?"
"It's all part of the chase I need to get his number so we can hang out."
"How about you ask for it like a normal person."
"Caroline, baby, you should know me better than that." She nodded at that.
Sometimes I honestly don't mean to but I can play hard to get. If I see you walking down the street I'll pretend that I won't see you and not because I'm being a prick but just because it's weird. I would rather you come up to me than I to you.
In situations like this however I was actually playing hard to get so I reminded Caroline that the longer we wait the more likely he would turn around in his seat and not see us leave. I was the first to get up from my seat for Caroline was taking too long. I let her walk in front of me and we make it out of the door before I feel a tap on my shoulder.
"Leaving so soon?" He asked me.
"Not really we've been there for about two hours."
He smiled at me and I'm not completely sure what for but whatever the reason he had a nice smile. A contagious one too. I couldn't help but crack a smile myself and I tried to hide it by looking at the ground.
"Here." He hands me his phone.
"A present? For me? You shouldn't have."
"You got jokes huh?"
I simply shrugged and put my number into his phone with the peace fingers emoji beside 'Bennett'. He took it back and chuckles shaking his head.
"I'll call you."
"Great."
With that I walked my ass to the car sliding in the passenger's side. Caroline pulls off in no time and soon were down the road.
When I got home my kitty greeted me by the door and I walked back to my room and reached in my nightstand and grab my journal and well what I might be reading years or months from now is what I write at that moment. That's right, I've decided to document my relationship with Damon that way I can pinpoint the exact moment that I fall in love (or if I do) with him.
Anyway it's been a long day so I'm probably going to chill on the couch then take a bath later and hopefully finish my book.
However you sign a journal,
B.
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15 Days (Bamon)
RomanceLegend has it that men fall in love in just 8.2 seconds and women take fifteen days. Well I say bullshit and to test my theory. When the next (attractive) man that comes through that door I'll make him notice me and we'll see just how long it takes...