This wasn't something that Elena Gilbert normally did. She wasn't the kind of person to meet people online, she barely had social media accounts, let alone anything else. But he'd seemed interesting, and what he'd said about silver bullets? She was intrigued. Besides, book shopping was innocent enough, right? It wasn't like it was a date.
She had the afternoon off from working for Caroline and was going to catch up on her writing, anyway. So she decided to get a new journal and maybe some new pens, too. So this was practically a business trip.
A smile brightened the brunette's face as she caught sight of him--recognizing him instantly from his picture online--and she returned his wave with one of her own. "The pleasure's all mine." She took his hand with her own and shook it.