LOOSING HOPE

NEVER TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED

Can and Sanem arrive in Agva. Can went to check them into their room. He got their key, and someone would be bringing their luggage. Can grabbed her hand and they walked to their room. Sanem didn't know, but it was the honeymoon suite. Can unlocked the door and led Sanem into their room. Sanem stopped short and her mouth dropped open. The room was beautiful. There was a heart-shaped bed with rose petals all over it. Flowers were everywhere. Non-alcoholic champagne was being chilled. Candles lit everywhere. It was so romantic. She said his name...Can. There were tears in her eyes. Can just kept watching her. He loved her different facial expressions. She ran to him and embraced him. She told him it was perfect. Can looked at her and said you are perfect. He bent down and kissed her deeply. There was a knock at their door. They brought in their luggage. Can asked her what she wanted to do. Sanem said surprise me. Can said OK. Please put your bathing suit on. We are going to the beach. Sanem said OK.

Sanem came out in her one-piece bathing suit. Can just stared at her and then asked her where her cover up was. Sanem told him she didn't need one. Can told her yes you do. Sanem smiled and asked why? Can told her because he said so. She was his wife and she was not parading around the beach in that for other men to check her out. Sanem said OK. After she was covered, they left hand in hand for the beach. Once they got there, there were very few people there. Can was definitely happy about that. Sanem put their towels down and grabbed Can's hand. She led him into the water. They swam side by side. Can held her in his arms and kissed her all over her face. Sanem wrapped her legs around him. They played in the water for a while, then decided to get out and sit on the beach for a while.

Can rubbed sunblock on her back so she wouldn't get burned. Sanem laid on her stomach for a while. Can laid on his side beside her. He drew patterns on her back. He then started kissing her back. Sanem giggled. She told him that tickled. He rolled her over towards him and he put his arm behind her head. She threw her arm over his chest. They laid like that for an hour. Sanem raised up and told Can she was hungry. Can laughed and told her she was always hungry. She pouted and said she was eating for two now. Can said OK. They got up and collected their things. They headed back to their room to shower and change. Once they were ready, they headed to the hotel restaurant. They ordered their food and just sat there holding hands, looking deeply into each other's eyes. Can asked her if she realized how much he loved her. Sanem smiled and no, tell me. Can told her when she isn't with him, he sees her everywhere; in the sky, in the trees, in the flowers, in his dreams. He told her she was everywhere. He said if he couldn't see you near him, he couldn't breathe. He told her she was the air in his lungs, the blood in his veins and his reason for getting out of bed each day. He said he couldn't even remember his life before he met her. All he could remember was the loneliness. It was always just him, his camera and nature. He told her she changed him for the better. He said he has never met anyone quite like her in his life. She was one of a kind and she was his. And now they were going to be a family of 3 soon. He couldn't be happier than he was right now. Sanem had tears falling down her cheeks. Sanem told him he had a way with words.

Sanem told him she dreamed of him when she was younger; her albatross. She never saw his face in her dreams, but she knew it was him. She had been searching for him for years until she finally found him. That was one of the reasons she never had a boyfriend; never been kissed. She was waiting for her albatross. She told him she thanks God everyday for being at the opera house that night. If she hadn't, she would have never found her albatross. The kiss they shared in the dark that night, changed her. It made her believe in dreams; her dreams. She also told him she couldn't remember her life before she met him. All she remembers was the loneliness and the constant dreaming of her one and only. She told him that he was her life...her everything.

Can eyes were teary from her words. He picked up her hand and kissed the palm of it. Can promised to love her until the end of days. He said I love you, Mrs. Divit. Sanem told him she loved him, Mr. Divit. They continued looking deeply into each other's eyes until their food arrived. They fed each other off of their own plate. Can would wipe excess food from her mouth with his hand. When they were done eating, Can took her by the hand and led her back to their room. When they arrived, Can poured them both a glass of the nonalcoholic champagne. Can proposed a toast to their future...may it be long and full of love. Sanem said hear, hear.

They both changed into the bed clothes, except Sanem's clothes weren't really clothes. They were scraps of lace that barely covered her. Can could not take his eyes off his beautiful wife. He told her she looked beautiful, but she would look a whole lot better with nothing on. Sanem giggled and told him to do something about it. Can smiled and said with pleasure. He solely walked over to her, like a lion stalking his prey. He ran his hands up and down her arms. Sanem shivered. Can bent his head and kissed her deeply. He sucked on her bottom lip until she moaned into his mouth. While kissing her, he removed the top part of her outfit. He started kissing his way to her neck, where he nibbled, lick and kissed her. He backed her up to the heart-shaped bed and laid her down on it. Can loved his wife for hours before they fell asleep in each other's arms. They awoke the next morning still wrapped around each other. They both said good morning and then they kissed. The kiss ended up leading to other things and Can made love to his wife once more. When they were both satisfied, Sanem looked at him and called him her sexy Adonis. Can laughed so hard his stomach hurt. Sexy Adonis? I have never been called that before, he said. Sanem said it was true. When he was naked, he looked like a Greek God....her Greek God. Can told her she was his Lady Godiva. She was perfect from the top of her head to the bottom of her small feet. He told her he couldn't believe how lucky he is to have her as his own. They laid there in each other's arms and Can played with her hair. It was his favorite thing to do. He could play with it all day long.

They finally got up, dressed and headed out for some breakfast. They ended up eating in the hotel restaurant. They ordered their meal. Can asked what she wanted to do today. Sanem asked him if they could explore Agva. Can told her that her wish was his command. When they were done eating, they hopped into his truck to start their day of exploring. They explored different beaches, souvenir shops, and landmarks. Sanem was having so much fun just exploring and being with her husband. Everywhere they went, Can would hold her hand. She felt safe, cherished and loved by this man. After all they had been through, she still had a hard time believing they were married. It still felt like a dream. When Can suffered memory loss from their accident, she felt it was really over between them. His heart and head had erased any feelings he had for her. She truly thought he would never remember his feelings for her, and she couldn't continue with just a one-sided relationship. Thank God, he finally remembered his love for her. She had learned to cherish everything in life, after their accident. She would never take anything for granted ever again. She had her albatross back and she was never letting go.