Early Bird (Erkenci Kus)(Part 4)

55. Instant engagement party

"Get ready!" Sula whispers and hurries back from peeking over the wall into Can's office. "He's coming! Hey, stop working, concentrate!" he slaps Dilara with a poster on his way past her to get into position.

Just as he does this, Can and Emre come out of Can's office, the others quietly moving into place as well.

Can looks at them whispering in confusion with Emre waving a hand behind him out of sight. Deren comes in leading Sanem, Leyla and Yigit then as well and Can stops in the middle. "Deren? Is that where you went?"

"Hi," she smiles and puffs, out of breath from walking so fast. "Yes. Gather here," she instructs and then clears her throat, standing up more. She grins and nods at something they couldn't see and seconds later, JJ and Guliz's voices call out, "SURPRISE!!"

Deren starts clapping happily as Can and Sanem turn to see a cake being rolled out with their faces on it and heartshaped pins stuck in the top layer. The others all suddenly have party hats on and tinsel boas. There are streamers being thrown and whistles blown while they applaud them. Ahmet and Mehmet aim confetti guns at them and shoot it off, laughing and everyone starts jumping up and down, JJ doing so with a large cutting knife in hand.

Can looked at the chaos, stunned for a moment and then at everyone celebrating before he slowly smiles. My God they're all crazy. He looks at Sanem, who was clapping along, a big smile on her face. He steps closer to avoid the confetti and she beams at him and then back at the cake, and it makes him smile more.

"We wish you so much happiness!" Deren calls and Can nods at her in thanks. Me too Deren, me too.

At the edge of the group next to a smiling and cheering Leyla, Yigit was clapping along slowly. If he knew they were being called up for this, he wouldn't have come. Deren was a sneaky one.

JJ waves the knife around like a sword and Emre and Guliz both have to dodge it. "Congratulations! Congratulations! Bravo! My best friends! Whoo hoo hoo ho - sorry," he says quickly to Guliz and then grins at Sanem and Can again.

"Yeah okay, JJ, why don't you put that down?" Can winks at him. He could just see the accident it was bound to cause and the carpets were just cleaned.

"Yes Mr Can," JJ places the knife next to the cake.

"Great," Can inhales in relief and then clears his throat. "You are a very cunning group of people you know that?" he accuses his employees, as the cheering and applause die down. "Okay, well, this looks amazing," he picks up the knife and tilts his head at the cake, impressed.

"This is such a nice surprise you guys!" Sanem gushes and pouts lovingly at her friends. "I nearly had a heart attack," she says through her hands she had over her mouth in shock, "but thank you all so much!"

"You want to cut it together?" Can asks, leaning down to her.

"Yes," Sanem nods firmly with a wide smile. Can nods too and she takes the knife handle with him. They cut the cake straight down the middle and then hug to even more cheering. This time much louder.

Huma rolls her eyes as Sanem smiles widely over Can's shoulder and purses her lips.

JJ steps over to hug Emre, in tears, and Emre pats him on the back, shaking his head at him. "Okay, JJ," he consoles him.

"I'm good," JJ sniffs in his ear and then steps back.

To the side Leyla smiled as she clapped along with a grinning, teary eyed Deren and a quiet Yigit beside her.

"Kiss!" Guliz starts and a moment later, a chorus of, "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" is begun. Can's head whips up from hugging Sanem and her own eyes widen as they glance around them.