The Business Trip Part 2

Reconciliation

Murat calls the airline and changes his bookings; he manages to get on a mid-morning flight to Istanbul. The best thing for her now would be to stay as far away as possible from him, she had already made it clear to him that she did not want him anywhere near her, he texts Emre to let him know that he had to leave urgently, and that Hayat would leave with all of them in a couple of days. He asks Emre to ensure that Hayat reaches the airport safely.

It was past midnight, and he was unable to sleep, the evening's events kept replaying in his mind. After Hayat had marched out of the dressing room, Cagla had been defiant and vicious, she had not taken too well to Hayat's words and had kept swearing at Hayat after she left. Murat was about to follow Hayat, worried for her wellbeing but just then the event managers had announced that the press was getting impatient to meet with them. Meanwhile on stage, Emre was presenting his line and the applause for his designs could be heard backstage as well. Someone comes in and yells, "Guys you need to see Emre's showstopper, can't believe he could produce such an impressive line, he sure has turned a new leaf! His design is classic!" for a while everyone just watches the screens and are blown away by Emre's design, Emir is shocked, " Wasn't that one of your designs Murat? Wasn't that to be our showstopper? What is it doing in Emres collection? I'm going to sue that son of a bitch, how dare he?"

As Emir is trying to make some sense of what he was seeing, a very nervous Cagla starts shuffling on her feet, something that doesn't go unnoticed by Emir, he looks at Cagla, then at the screen, and then again at Cagla and finally at Murat, only three people had access to the design, he knew by now that Murat could be trusted and would never do anything to jeopardize his collection, so it had to be none other than Cagla!" He puts two and two together and realizes what Cagla had been up to, not only was she after Murat but she had broken his trust as well, he couldn't believe that Cagla could do this to him, he walks towards her threateningly, but is stopped by Murat, "she's not worth it Emir, let the cops take care of her!"

Cagla had then created quite a scene in front of the other models and embarrassed Emir, but not once had she been apologetic or ashamed of what she had done, and that was something that did not go down well with either Emir or Murat. They were both hopping mad, and for once they both agreed that what Cagla had done was inexcusable and required police intervention. The police officers had escorted a screaming Cagla who swore revenge. Murat cursed himself for ever having agreed to Cagla and her ideas. He had now completely realized his mistake and understood Hayat's fears when he had mentioned his plans to her. He knew now what Hayat had meant when she had said that Cagla could not be trusted, that all he was doing collaborating with her was inviting trouble! And how he had paid for not listening to Hayat, he had lost everything dear to him.

Emirs PR comes in and lets Murat know that if he does not meet with the press now, they would be extremely disappointed and it would be bad for the company's reputation, a worried and hesitant Murat is forced to accompany Emir, who assures him, "We will keep it short". Murat had tried calling Hayat, but she had not answered, he had then called the hotel, who inform him that she had checked in and was in her room, which eases Murat's worries a bit, but now he was in a rush to get back to her and ensure that she was all right. The press had gone gaga over Murats designs, they had a lot of questions for him and they all complemented Hayat for the showstopper, they were also very curious to know the reason why Cagla had behaved in such a way with Hayat, but not wanting to get into any controversies or details, Murat quickly changes the topic and informs the press that he has to leave. He escapes the paparazzi and sneaks out the back door, hurrying back to the hotel and to Hayat.

Coming back to the present, exhaustion finally takes over and he falls into a disturbed sleep on the sofa in the living room, only to be awakened by the constant buzzing of his phone. Hayat is still asleep, he gets up, it was already seven, he had to leave in the next half hour to make it on time for his flight. He gets ready, after a quick shower he orders some breakfast for Hayat, he walks up to her and stares down at her, he gently pats her hair, overcome with emotion, certain in his belief that he was taking the right step, he kisses her forehead, touches her belly and quietly walks out of the room without looking behind, cause he was sure if he turned now, he wouldn't be able to leave. He scribbles a brief note for her, " I am heading back to Istanbul, I have realized its best if I stay away from you, I only cause you more pain. Take care. Love... and just as he was about to sign his name, a memory from not so far back flashes through his mind, the last time he had written a note like this, it had ended in disaster, that one note had turned his life upside down and he was repeating the same mistake again, instead of staying back and talking things out, he was once again leaving her without giving her the opportunity to say something. Yet again, he was undermining her, he had not even spoken anything about what happened at the show and here he was leaving deserting her in her delicate condition, assuming this is what she wanted. NO! it had to stop. Just then, Hayat stirs and wakes up from her sleep, she still felt very tired, she looks around the room, her eyes searching for Murat, she gets up worried and starts looking at the closet and bathroom, his things were gone, she panics and sits down on the bed with a sigh, ' Not again, not again Murat, please don't do this to me again!' she thinks to herself heartbroken. She will not be able to survive it this time! Tears Tears roll down her cheeks, she manages to get up, and walks out of the bedroom into the living area, not expecting to see Murat, he looks up at her as she enters and seeing her teary eyed, gets up and is by her side in two quick strides, pulling her into his arms, he showers her with butterfly kisses, as she sobs away into his shirt, " I thought you had left me again, I thought you had gone... I wouldn't have been able to bear it this time Murat had you left me again." "Shhh shhh" he tries to comfort her. " I am not going anywhere my darling; I will never leave you again" he reassures her. He pushes the crumpled note in his hand into his pocket and promises himself that he would never put them in this situation again. The sobs finally subside and she pushes away from his chest, looking up at his face, longingly, all the pent up love explodes and he scoops in and captures her lips for a passionate kiss, he deepens the kiss, sucking in her very breath as his hands slowly come up to caress her now aching breasts, she had gone fuller, his touch awakens all the hidden desires, she starts responding with a new found fervor, her hands sneaking up under his shirt, on to his back and finding the familiar cuts and muscles, he shudders as she touches him and he pulls back wanting to be sure she was ready for this. " Is it ok, are you sure this is fine?" " yes, but we must talk first" she whispers, " Later" he says, "I have been going crazy dreaming about having you back in my arms." He lifts her nightgown over her head to expose her soft skin. Her breasts were fuller, he bends down and kisses one peak, she moans and pulls his head closer, not wanting him to stop. she unbuttons his shirt and touches his bare chest, making him lose control. " I need you now, Hayat" he takes her inside and makes her lie on the bed, he undresses quickly and slides in, entering her from behind, holding her belly, " Are you all right, is this safe?" he whispers in her ear. "Yes, the doctor said it is." she reassures him as he finds his rhythm and Hayat who had missed him equally, is unable to control herself anymore and they both come together, moaning softly. Spent and overjoyed, Murat kisses the back of her neck gently, his one hand on her hips and the other hand wrapped around her, caressing her bulging tummy. " I missed you Hayat" he whispers, " Oh how I have missed you and your beautiful body, don't you ever leave me alone again!", she turns around, giving him a mischievous smile, his naughty Hayat was back again, "Only if you promise me that you will take me along with you on every Business Trip!"

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