Disclaimer: i own nothing but a cellphone where i wrote this.

All mistakes are mine, i don't have any pre reader or beta or anything. Sorry.

I'm just trying my hand at writing. So, yeah.

BPOV

"You know what you need? A hit in the head with a rolling pin." Alice said to me after I told her how my latest date went. I think you can assume it was disastrous. She was currently using a rolling pin to thin out some molding clay she got from the store today on her kitchen table.

"You do know that violence is never the answer." I said.

"Bella, come on. How many dates have you been on just this month? 9?" Her eyebrows raised in question.

"Last night was date number eleven, actually." I answered with a sheepish look on my face.

"Eleven? Wow, and they all sucked right? How many of those guys did you ask out yourself?" Her tone was really frustrated and that clay is probably paper thin now.

"Six."

"Wow. I can't say anything else but wow. There is something seriously wrong with your situation and, I think I know what the problem is." She finally stops rolling.

"Enlighten me, then." I said getting up from my chair to get some wine. "You got any wine? I need a drink."

"it's in the cupboard, and grab me a coke. You know i don't drink alcohol." She said. "Fuck!" I'm guessing she finally saw that she practically welded the clay to her dining table with all that rolling.

I grab me some wine and took her coke from the fridge then setting them on the table before going back to my seat. "So, are you gonna tell me what's the problem with me?"

She took a sip from her coke before saying, "I think the problem is that you.." she waggled her pointer finger in my direction, "are looking for love."

"That's it? That's all you have to say? I thought you were gonna say something more deep, or something that could actually help me." I gulped my wine like it was water. "And besides, isn't everybody looking for love?"

"You don't get it. What I'm trying to say is that you are looking for love instead of letting it find you. You always make the first move, like, when you see a cute guy in the park you instantly approach him, and by the end of the day you are already asking him out on a date!" She explained to me.

"Uhuh. It's 2014, honey. Times are changing, it's totally okay for girls to be the one asking guys out on dates." I defended myself.

She raised a finger signalling she needed a minute. She start trying to scrape the clay from the table but it was really sticky. I tried to help her but she swatted my hand away so I just waited and drank more wine.

Suddenly, the front door opens and Jasper, Alice's husband of three months, walks in. "Good evening, ladies." He greets us before setting his things down and walking up to where Ally is sitting and kissing her cheek. He notices the clay and says "Is that for dinner?"

"It will be yours if you don't shut up. I'm still mad at you." Alice glares up at him. "Where are my oreos and ice cream?"

"Oh shit." Jasper turns back around and out the door, I'm guessing to buy oreos and ice cream. I stare at Alice in confusion.

"Cravings." Right, i forgot she was about 6 weeks pregnant. "So as i was saying earlier, why don't you let fate run its course. Don't ask anybody out. Let them ask you, and if you don't want to go out with them, always say no. I know you feel pity or guilty sometimes so you still say yes to some."

"I also say yes because of the free food, but fine. Okay, i wont ask anybody out. Ill only go with those that I actually want to." I told her.

"And dont actively search for potential boyfriends. I know you, Bella. When you go to a place, the first thing you do is scope out the place and look for cute guys." She looked at me with challenge in her eyes. "Promise me, Bell."

"You make me sound like a slut but, I promise." I vowed to her.

"Okay, now that's done. Call the other girls and tell them to stop hooking you up with dates." She demanded.

"I'll just tell them when i get home. Speaking of which, i have to go now." I got up and kissed her on the cheek. "Thanks for the wine and advice. Love you, bye."

"You aren't staying for dinner?"

"No, you and jasper obviously need to settle a few things." I went to the living room to gather up my things. "See you soon!"

I got out of their apartment building and started walking home. It was only a few degrees outside and it wasnt far from my own apartment.

As I was walking, I started to reflect on my conversation with Alice, i mean, is she right? Am i actually actively seeking for love that's why it was eluding me? I don't see anything wrong with girls being the one to ask guys out on dates but I can admit mine is a little excessive.

I cringe at the thought of me actually asking six guys out, and all those dates sucked.

There's nothing I can do now. I already promised Alice.

No dates unless I am asked by a person I actually want to go out with and no asking guys out myself.

"I PROMISE. " I said to myself. As soon as I said those words out loud, a guy ran past me and i felt something hard hit my head and i fell down. Face first.

I felt the searing pain on my head and i vaguely heard a voice asking me if i was alright. Well gee, i just got hit on the head and face planted, I'm peachy.

I started to get up and I felt arms help me stand up. I looked at my attacker and saw an apron. I looked up, and i saw beautiful green eyes.

"Are you okay? I'm so sorry miss." He said. I tried to answer him but I was in a daze. My attacker was tall, like really tall. He had a nice nose and lips. I guess you could him handsome. He was wearing a grey shirt and jeans with an apron over it. On his hand was a rolling pin. I guess that's what hit me.

Whoa, this guy is really cute. No, Bella! You can't ask him out! Remember your promise just a minute ago? Yeah. Besides, he hit you with a rolling pin.

I was snapped out of my daze when he slapped me.

"What the hell?!" I said while holding my cheek. It wasn't a hard slap but still.

"I'm so sorry, but you were looking really spaced out and I don't know what to do. I'm so sorry!" He said without taking a breath.

I glared at him, "so you decided to slap me? Couldn't you just shake me or something? I don't think I deserve any more kind of assault from you."

"I'm so sorry!"

"Ugh, stop saying that! You sound like a broken record. I forgive you, but now I have a bruise on the front and back of my head." As I was saying those words, i started to really feel the pain in my head. I touched the back of my head and it felt kind of tender.

"Do you need to go to the hospital? You might have a concussion." He asked and I shook my head. I hate hospitals. Ow, no head shaking.

"No need. I think a little bit of paracetamol can help this." I answered.

"Are you sure, I am more than willing to get you to the hospital. It's my fault anyways." He started to poke my forehead where i'm sure a huge knot is forming.

I slapped his hand away. "I'm fine, just a little headache. How did you hit me anyway? With a rolling pin no less." I was curious.

"I kinda threw it."

"Dafuck, dude? What are you doing throwing rolling pins at people?"

"I didn't really throw it directly at you. I was aiming for my friend, but he ran past you so it hit you instead." He said with a sheepish smile.

"Huh. That was really stupid." I told him, "well, don't throw rolling pins at anyone anymore, okay? Especially on the middle of the sidewalk."

I looked around and noticed that we were standing in front of Alice's favorite bakery.

"But..." he started to say but I backed away and started to walk home again, "bye, dude."

"Bye." He muttered quietly.

I walked home with my hand on my head. When I walked through my front door, I realized that I didn't even know his name.