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Chapter Twenty

Sanem's POV

Finally, the big day was here, today I would become Can's wife. I wanted to go outside and walk by the sea, lay on the dock but Leyla said no, Can was out there and I couldn't take the chance of seeing him.  I kept saying I thought that was just in my dress but she said we didn't need to take any chances.

I didn't care, I would stay in the house, I would listen to her talk about Emre and the agency, anything to pass the time until I could look into Can's eyes. In another hour I would start to get ready to leave to meet my future husband. My Anne and Mirhiban had been coming and going all day, sometimes Leyla going out with them. I am not sure what they are up to but asking will do me no good, my Anne will just give me the evil eye.

Leyla and I had a light salad for lunch and I told her that after lunch I was going to get my things together so that we could leave.

"Can you believe Can and I are getting married, after all that has happened?" I asked "Today we will be happy and celebrate our love and tomorrow we will putting is Anne in jail"

"Listen, Sanem, don't think of it that way. Can has not considered Huma his Anne for a long time. To him she is just a woman who has caused the woman he loves a lot of hurt." I smiled at Leyla, she was right in a way, but Can has a kind soul even if he believes in truth and justice, tomorrow will be hard because once again Huma has proved she doesn't love him.

"Anyway, our Anne and Mirhiban love him like mothers, he has two new Anne's to give him all the parental love he is hungry for." she laughed "Maybe too much with our Anne." I laughed with her, evet, Can would have as much motherly love as he desired.

"Sanem, why don't you get dressed here, let me fix your hair and makeup and then we can ride with Anne and Baba to the venue."

"I don't want to wrinkle my dress." I answered. She paced the kitchen floor.

"Ok, go shower and we will at least get your hair and makeup done." I walked toward my bedroom and looked back at Leyla who was texting on her phone, I laughed it was funny, that she and Emre couldn't go without talking or texting each other, little did I know.

Leyla's POV

"Anne" I said into the phone "I need help convincing Sanem to get dressed here, she is afraid of wrinkling her dress."

"ok, Leyla, let me help Mirhiban with these last few things and I will be there. I have my dress with me also, I will try to convince her." she answered. I heard the shower turn off and then Sanem walked into the room, wrapped in her fluffy robe and bunny slippers. I laughed at the sight, oh my little abla. 

"who were you talking to?"

"Anne, she said she is coming here to get dressed and she brought my dress with her." We walked into Sanem's room and I brushed out her long dark hair. "Up or down?"

"Down, for sure, Can loves playing with my hair, if I wear it up, he will pull on it until it is a mess."

I nodded and turned on the curling iron. I worked on her hair until I was satisfied that it was as beautiful as my little sister. I then got out my makeup bag and started to place some items on the counter.

"Not too much, I want my look to be natural with just a little enhancement, if you know what I mean." 

Oh, Sanem, I will make you look beautiful, even though you already are." I answered "Can will not be able to take his eyes off you."

I started applying the makeup when our mother walked in. "Leyla, I have your dress here with mine, I am going to get ready, I don't want to take any chances that things will be delayed."

"What delays?" asked Sanem

"I don't know." answered her mother "There may be heavy traffic, or we run across an accident, I just want to be ready. Leyla, you and Sanem should also get dressed here, we are not sure how much room there is at Metin's friend's place plus we didn't ask him if we could dress there."

"Anne, I don't want to wrinkle my dress. " said Sanem

"It is a short drive, your dress will be fine." our anne answered and walked into Sanem's bathroom. I finished her makeup,  freshened my own and then went into the other bedroom to change into my dress. When I walked back in I helped Sanem to get into her dress. She looked amazing, tears filled my Anne's eyes when she walked in and saw her baby girl. There was a knock on the door and our Baba spoke "Can I come in? Are you girls ready?"

"Evet" we all answered and I opened the door, Baba started to step inside but stopped when he saw Sanem, he quickly wiped his eyes so that we wouldn't see his tears. Sanem and I looked at each other and smiled.

"Ah, Sanem, you look lovely." he simply said and then hugged her tightly "Are you all ready to go?"  We all shook our heads yes, Anne and I walked out of the room, my anne saying "We will give you two a few minutes alone."

We waked out of Sanem's house and toward Mirhiban's garden, she had told Can that if he would allow her, she would like to offer the farm for the marriage ceremony. He readily agreed, he wanted Sanem to feel that this was the ceremony she would have wanted. So, we had all stayed up late working, the garden had been transformed into a beautiful oasis, there were elegant flowers everywhere. Mirhiban had decorated the wedding table with flowing curtains of white draped behind where the couple would sit. we had transformed the farm into a radiant, breathtaking  paradise.

Everyone, including Ayhan and Osman, Afif and Metin were waiting for Sanem to arrive. With everyone in place, Mekvibe went to get Sanem. She and Nihat had decided to walk their daughter to Can together so she quickly went inside, smiled at two of the people she loved most in life and told them it was time to go.

As they walked outside, Mekvibe told them Can had provided a car for them to travel to the wedding site, evet, Can had a car waiting but it was to take them away for the night. As they turned the corner to Mirhiban's garden, Sanem's stopped in her tracks, her breath caught, her eyes filling with tears. There before her the garden had been transformed into the most beautiful wedding venue she had ever seen. Can waiting in front of the marriage table, smiling and looking more gorgeous than she thought possible. Nihat squeezed her hand and told her to come, her love was waiting. She finally let out her breath and walked forward.

Everyone laughed as Can met them halfway, not being able to wait for her to be by his side. He hadn't taken his eyes off her through the whole ceremony, he was awed by how beautiful she looked. When asked if he would take Sanem as his wife, Emre had to nudge him so that he answered. They quickly repeated their wedding vows, the witnesses agreeing that the two should be married. Can finally able to kiss his bride, taking a while before Nihat coughed and he made himself let her go. He turned and smiled shy at the two people who had given him the love of his life.

Aziz walked over and hugged both of them, everyone else coming up and celebrating the young couple.  Mirhiban had a feast ready for them and they made their way to the table. They celebrated long into the early evening, dancing, drinking wine and happily sharing the day with friends and family. 

Sanem walked up to her mother who was talking with Mirhiban "Anne, Mirhiban, how do we thank you for what you did for us today. Everything was beautiful."

Mirhiban spoke with a shaky voice "My dear, you both deserved so much more but I know your Anne and I are just happy that you had a wonderful day."

Mevkibe hugged her daughter smiling through her tears "Yes, today was a day to celebrate your love, we still have some hard things to go through but today was all about you and Can."

 Finally, Emre pulled Can aside and told him it was time for them to leave, telling him that everything would be in place the next day. He and Sanem said their goodnights and thanked everyone for all that was done to help make their day special.