A Small Town Writer Seeks Romance (Part 1)

One Shot #5

Vision's POV

  I've had a passion for writing my entire life and I just recently released my first book. I got signed by a major publisher a year ago and my life has changed ever since. Despite being somewhat well known now, I'm just like an other person. I have my hobbies, go shopping, get gas, etc just like everyone else. I like to do a lot of my writing at the library, which I do there at least three times a week. Recently, I've had another reason to go the library other than to write and read. You see, there is this really lovely new librarian named Wanda and I'd really like to get to know her, but the problem is I'm too nervous to even say hello to her. She occasionally glances over my way while I'm there (I make sure to write where she can notice me), and I turn into a tomato. I'm tired of being a chicken. I'm finally going to approach her today. 

   I grab my laptop, some notebooks, my phone, chargers, and car keys. I then hop in my car and drive to the library downtown. I should probably mention that I live in the small town of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. It's a small little town with a lot of charm. We get quite a lot of tourists in the summer, which is currently is right now. I park my car close to the entrance and head inside the library, making a beeline straight for the counter. I notice Wanda organizing some papers, though she looks up with a smile when she notices me coming towards her. "Ah, so the famous Vision is finally going to talk to me. I've been waiting for this day for a month now." I chuckle. "I'm sorry for waiting so long. You see, I'm a huge nerd and am very bad at interacting with women. I do know your name believe it or not." She raises an eyebrow and smirks at me. "Oh you do? What is it?" I smile at her. "Wanda." 

    "Ding, ding, ding, you're correct! So Vision, whatever is this conversation about?" My palms begin to sweat and my heart begins to race. "Wanda, I know we don't really know each other, but I was wondering if you wanted to grab a cup of coffee sometime." Wanda looks at me with surprise. "I wasn't expecting you to ask me that to be honest, but I'd love to. Are you free Saturday afternoon?" I smile. Saturday afternoon is only two days away. "That'd be wonderful because I do most of my writing during the week and use my weekends for downtime, running errands, etc." Wanda then grabs a piece of paper and write down what appears to be her phone number. "Feel free to call or text me anytime, especially tomorrow so we can confirm when and where we'll grab coffee. Personally, my fave place to grab drinks in town is the Red Cup." I smile fondly at the mention of that place. "The Red Cup is great. I go there at least once a week myself. Let's grab drinks there on Saturday." "Sounds good Vision. I have to get back to work now and I'm guessing you have some writing to do so I'll leave you to it." 

   I nod and head over to a table, setting up my laptop so I start writing the next chapter of my second book, which is a sequel to the first book I wrote. My favorite genre is romance believe it or not. I've always wanted to become the next Nicholas Sparks because there are so few male romance writers. I know most of my readers are female, but that doesn't change my mind about choosing to write books in this particular genre. It'd be super cool if someone in Hollywood wanted to make a movie based on my books. One dream at a time I guess. I spend the next few hours practically raping my keyboard because I get both invested in my writing that much and I'm a super fast typer. Being a fast typer is an advantage when it comes to writing, but I always make sure to proof read my writing chapter by chapter. 

    The library is going to close soon so I decide to call it quits for today. Before I leave, I say goodbye to Wanda and tell her that I look forward to Saturday, which thankfully the feeling is mutual. When I get home, all I can think about is how Wanda actually agreed to go out for coffee with me. I feel like the happiest chap in the world. 

Hoped that you guys liked this part of this one shot! :) -Mary