Hearing my words

Chapter 67

They celebrated the rest of the day, drank, ate and just enjoyed the company of friends and loved ones. Sanem had kept an eye on Can the whole day, she knew something was bothering him and knew he would only tell her when he was ready.

 Late in the afternoon, she drove Emre and Akif back to the agency and drove herself and Can back to the farm. He had a few too many, so she knew that he would not be in a good frame of mind to talk about what was bothering him.

She helped walk him into her house and to lay down on the couch. As she was covering him with a quilt, he grabbed her hand "Don't leave me Sanem." he said "Please, don't leave me here alone. Just lay down beside me for a while."

Tears sprung to her eyes, she could see in his the hurt and sadness. There was no way she would leave him alone, so she laid down, got as comfortable as possible. The man took up the whole couch so she was basically using him as her bed. They both laid still and she could feel his body start to relax. Her mind though was a jumble of confusing thoughts. What had happened, what had Metin said when he joined them at the restaurant? Finally, she also dosed off.

A few hours later, Can woke with a start, not sure what caused him to wake up, he looked around and realised that he was on Sanem's couch with her using him as a pillow. He didn't want to wake her but something had caused him to wake up and he needed to look around. He very gently lifted off his chest and laid her back on the couch as he scooted off. He took a few minutes to adjust to the evening light, he glanced around the room, not seeing anything. When he finally had his bearings he grabbed his phone and walked outside. Nothing! He could hear voices and knew that someone else was nearby, he walked toward Mirhiban's house to find her and his Baba sitting by the fire talking. He turned around before they could see him, knowing that they needed some time to catch up, he still didn't know anything about what was going on between them other than she had been his first assistant.

He walked around finding nothing, walked back into Sanem's house, he sit on the floor near her, watching her sleep. So innocent and beautiful. He was so enthralled by her that he didn't notice she had woken and was watching him also. 

"Can" she said softly.

"I didn't mean to wake you."

"No, I had a nice nap but if I don't get up now, sleep won't be easy tonight. What time is it?"

"Just after eight."

"Something is wrong, what are you not telling me?'

"Can we talk about it tomorrow, I don't want to ruin the day?"

"Evet, would you like some chai?" she stood and walked toward the kitchen. He stood and walked with her. She started the tea and he made a tray with cheeses, grapes, strawberries and crackers.

"Baba and Mirhiban are outside by her fire pit." he said thoughtfully "Are you going to tell me about the two of them?"

"Not my story to tell." she answered "We can join them, if you like." He nodded yes and picked up the tray as she picked up their cups and headed toward the door.

"May we join you?" She asked when they approaced the other two people.

"Please do." answered Aziz. "What a day. Where have you two been all afternoon?"

"Napping, we both fell asleep on Sanem's couch." answered Can. His Baba smiled and looked over at Mirhiban. Can could see the love in his father's eyes. What was going on between these two? "So apparently you know each other."

The two laughed "Evet, I was your father's assistant when he first opened the agency."

"But, there is more to it than that, am I right?"