Inevitable

Chapter (36)

They spent the rest of the day in the café. Zeynep introduced Emir to her workers and her new manager.

Emir mostly babysat Poyraz all the time while Zeynep was busy going over some paperworks with the manager. Emir was impressed. The place wasn't luxurious but it was cozy and quite. The decorations were simple and classic. It gave Emir a worm feeling. And Zeynep was running the place like a pro. His attention was divided between Poyraz and her. Seeing her come and go, ordering people around and greeting the new comers gave him strange feelings. His stomach flipped every time her eyes meet his and she give him a sweet smile. Emir couldn't understand what was happening to him every time he come close to this woman. And the feeling wasn't new.

He felt it since the first time he met her in that café almost four years ago. Her beauty and innocent captivated him, but he was so messed up back then he couldn't appreciate it properly. But now things are different. He is different. Her and Poyraz came into his life like saving grace. They practically snatched him out of darkness and he hoped he stays that way.

...

It was almost sunset when they went back home.
Emir put Poyraz in his bed cause he has fallen asleep in the cafe. He usually takes a small nab befor dinner and then take too much time to sleep afterwards.

Zeynep was in the kitchen preparing dinner for them.
Emir came to her. And sat in front of her on one of the par stools while she was cutting some vegetables. Zeynep looked at him and felt her heart flutter. He looked so handsome in his black long sleeved shirt and dark jeans. She wasn't able to concentrate while he was looking at her with interest. She gathered herself and cleared her throat then asked him.

"Do you want coffee?"

"Before dinner? " Emir replied with raised eyebrow.

"Ha.. right.. Um do you want anything else. For dinner I mean?"

"No Zeynep what you're doing is fine"

"Okay"

"Nice place you have down there btw. I can see now why you don't want to leave it. It's so calm and comfortable"

"Thank you and yes, this place, the house and the cafe. Is so precious to me. I thought about selling at first when I was planning to stay in Istanbul. But I don't want to do that anymore"

"'Cause you don't want to go back?" Emir asked and Zeynep saw some pain and fear in his eyes.

"No. This not it. I won't sell it even if I went back to Istanbul. I'll just leave it. The cafe has a new manager and I'll run thing from afar"

"So. You are coming back?"

"I.. I.. think so.. you won't let me stay here anyway will you?"

"No. Of course not" both chuckled.

"I'm thinking about opening a café in Istanbul too. I know business is hard in the big city. But I'll try" Zeynep exclaimed.

"Wow.. a fearless business woman. You can do very good in Kozguoglu holding" Emir said impressed.

"Nah.. I'm not into the corporate world.. it's tricky"

"That's you're right"

Zeynep went back to cutting the vegetables when Emir said in a low voice.

"Zeynep. Know that whatever you decide to do. I'll have your back"

Zeynep raised her head and thier eyes locked. She hissed suddenly breaking the moment. She cut her finger while she was busy staring at Emirs eyes.

She hurried to the sink to wash the blood and Emir harried to her. He took the first aid kit she gave him and took a plaster and planted it over the small cut not realizing that they were standing so close to eachother.

They were standing so close to each other, squeezed in the small space. Zeynep raised her head to look at him and found him no longer looking at her finger. his dark brown eyes were fixated on hers. Their faces were so close. Few inches were separating their lips.

"Can I kiss you?" Emir asked in a low husky voice that made the butterflies in her stomach flap their wings.

"Why are you asking?" She asked with a low voice not taking her eyes of his lips.

"'Cause you told me to not do it without permission"

"Uha.. okay then"

"Okay what?"

"Kiss away"

Not waiting a second longer, Emir slanted his lips over hers in a sweat chaste kiss. Their lips moved slowly like they have all the time in the world. Suddenly the kiss became deeper and Zeynep quickly pulled away. She turned around in his arms that was circling her waist. Her back was to his chest and she went back to cutting the vegetables. Emir kept his arms around her and buried his nose in her hair. Then in her neck kissing it softly.

"If you keep this up I'll cut another finger"

Emir chuckled.

"We don't want that to happen, do we?"

"No. We don't"

"Moma.. I want to bee" They heard Poyraz's voice calling for her and Emir moved.

"I'll handle it" Emir said going to him.

"Good luck" Zeynep called after him. Smiling happily. (What the hell just happened?) She thought.