Unexpected Love

Perspectives and Yachts

Sanem leaned against her front door as she listened for Can's Jeep to pull away. She felt euphoric and distressed at the same time.

She was in over her head and she didn't know what to do. Corinna and Celia were right. Can cared about her and not just as a friend. The way he held her in his strong arms, the way he looked at her..there was no sense denying it anymore. 

Now it was up to her to decide what she wanted. What she was willing to give, if anything. Her heart was at stake here. One wrong move and she would be left devastated...again.

She didn't think her heart could take that. 

Can hadn't confessed his feelings yet so Sanem decided she would wait for him to make the first move. She didn't want to be embarrassed and assume anything. She would just wait. 

She texted the girls letting them know that she had a good time, that she got to slow dance with Can to her favorite Mazzy Star song but came home early.

Hearing the ping, Sanem smiled and answered Corinna..yes, they played Fade Into You!

Ping..Celia sent a text with a heart emoji then a crying emoji. Sanem answered her next question, it felt good, love. Really good to dance again. 

She told them she had so much on her mind at the moment and needed some time alone to process, knowing they would understand. Saying good night, she put her phone to charge and went to get ready for bed.

A little while later, she heard the ping again, rolled her eyes and said out loud to herself..I told you guys I needed some time!

Oh..it's Can..

I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed dancing with you tonight, Sanem. I hope we can do it again very soon. Good night.

She wasn't sure how she wanted to respond to the text so she just pressed the heart button and turned her phone on vibrate.

Sanem smiled and then exhaled, not realizing she had been holding her breath. This man was so romantic, she thought as she laid down on her bed.

Slowly getting up again to grab her journal, Sanem wrote for a long time before finally giving in to sleep. It made her so happy knowing that she was writing again so frequently and that the words were pouring out of her now. 

Again, her mind went to Can. Was he the reason? She had said that with Nicolas was all her words and when he left, he took them all with him and because of that, she hadn't been able to write for years. 

Was it Can that had given her back her words? 

Her heart said yes..

Her mind said, take it slow, Sanem..

Farah sent Tahir and Mehmet a text letting them know that Can did great. She was proud of him for reigning in his need to "dance" and had stuck to a slow dance tonight. But left out the part about how he and Sanem just about caught the place on fire with that dance. The two of them still had no idea that everyone around them had stopped dancing to watch them.

It really was something to witness. It made her yearn to find love too. Maybe it was time for her to take a chance. Seeing the two of them made her so happy. She never thought she'd see the day that her albatross brother would actually find his life mate right back here in Positano after all his travels around the world. 

Thinking back on how he bribed her to put her name with Sanem's as her partner for all those projects back in school, she chuckled as she changed into her pajamas.

Who could have predicted this?

Can called his Dad to make sure all went well with the rest of the party and apologized again for leaving early.