Early Bird (Erkençi Kus)(Part 1)

46. Do you believe in fate?

Emre parks outside Aylin's house and gets out, smiling, a bouquet of flowers in his hands. After ringing the doorbell, he waits, playing with a few petals.

"My love," Aylin beams when she opens the door. "These are so beautiful!" She smells the flowers. "What a wonderful surprise!"

"That's just to congratulate you, you did well on the evaluation." He hugs her back.

"I am so happy. My small agency - no our agency, has beaten out Can's. Who knew?" She giggles. "And all thanks to you. Do you want to come in?" Emre looks around before he steps in. He was always afraid of being caught.

Walking down to the living room, he removes his jacket.

"And? Tell me how you pulled it off."

"Sanem did actually."

"Hm." Aylin wrinkles her nose as he pours a glass of water. "Again with this girl?" She puts down the flowers. "I wish I never asked."

"She's crazy, Aylin, literally. You want to know what she did?" Emre grins, sitting down. Aylin shrugs, sitting as well. "She brought in a mouse."

"A mouse?"

"Yes. Well a hamster." He chuckles.

"That's so dirty," Aylin shivers. "Where did she find it?" Emre shakes his head. He didn't care, all that mattered was that they got a bad score. "Let's forget about that now!" Aylin jumps up and goes to sit next to him. "I'm very excited for tonight. I've been going over everything I need to say in my head to impress Mr Fabri. I can't keep still."

Emre nods, seeing her jittery behaviour. "Honey," he turns to her. "Calm down okay?" He takes her hands and she smiles, sitting up straighter. "I took care of the first part. You'll do great with this second part. I know it."

Aylin nods again and he touches her nose. "So," she takes a deep breath, looking around the living room, "do you have anything else you'd like to talk about? Or ask? Maybe?"

Emre frowns. "Like what?"

"Like, why you brought me flowers?"

"I always bring you flowers Aylin. Just today they celebrate your win over Can as well as my love."

"You do, don't you," she says and looks at them. Emre eyes her and then he leans in.

"Tell me what you're wearing to the party."

"It's a dress. Open back."

"Can I see?"

"No! I want to surprise you."

"I think you should put it on." He licks his lip and quirks a brow.

"You really want to see it?"

"I do."

"Can you pretend you've never seen it before at the party?"

"No, because all I'll be thinking about it how I took you out of it."

Aylin smirks, leaning in to kiss him. Before it can heat up, she stands. "Let me put it on then."

"You do that. I'll be right there!" She laughs and he chuckles.

**

Can drove them to the pier next. Sanem was in the seat next to him, laughing to herself and looking in the side mirror. Trying to hide his smile, he looks out his own window.

"It's true," Sanem says. She stops laughing and then starts sniffling, wiping her dry eyes, pretending to smile. "Mr Can," she squeaks and turns to look at him. "I did a good job right? All that posing and everything? It's like I'm an actress."