Can just looked at Sanem when she said "if you tell me to stay, I'll stay. If you tell me to leave, I'll leave". He wanted to tell her to stay. But he couldn't. He told her this was her decision. Sanem looked at him and said I will stay. Can smiled at her and said OK. He told her he didn't want to go back to the table. He asked her if they could go somewhere else. Sanem smiled and said yes. Can took her hand and they went for a walk. They talked while they walked. They both spoke of their childhoods. Sanem admitted to always being in trouble. She tended to act on situations without thinking. She also admitted to being a klutz. Can laughed and said no, not you. Can admitted to her that his parents divorced when he was young. His mother took Emre but left him behind. He always thought his mother didn't love him enough to take him with them. His father got depressed and threw himself into his work, which left Can alone most of the time. He became a loner and often preferred to be by himself. He talked his dad into sending him to boarding school, just so he could have friends to talk to. After school, he went to college for photography. He enjoyed his travels; seeing new places. Just him and his camera. He was never alone when he had his camera. Sanem's heart broke for this little boy. She asked him if he was close to Emre. Can said he is my brother. We became closer later in life. I have love for him as my brother.
After a while, they went back to the motivational camp. They went their separate ways, because they didn't want the employees to get the wrong impression of them. Sanem went and had lunch with her childhood friend, Osman. Can watched her from the bar. He noticed they seemed extremely close. They were deep in conversation and noticed Sanem wiping her tears away. Osman moved his chair to sit beside her and embraced her. Can had no idea what was going on between the two of them. Can decided to leave the camp and head home. Osman told Sanem to tell Can what she was feeling. Sanem said she was scared. Osman persuaded her to talk to Can. Sanem realized Can left the camp.
As Can headed home, he stopped to admire the billboard with Sanem's pictures he took. All the way home he kept having flashbacks of Sanem. What was it about this girl. She was under his skin. He never let a woman that close to him. Unknown to Can, Aylin (Emre's girlfriend) hired a hacker named Hilmi to set Can up. They will make it look like Can's stole the idea for the Fund for Women's campaign. Sanem was on her way to Can's house to confess her feelings to him. She also passed the billboards of herself. She smiled and thought they were beautiful. When she arrived, she knocked on his door. Can answered and asked if everything was OK. Sanem said yes, but she needed to talk to him about one topic. She asked if she could come in. Can nodded and walked her to the living area. They both sat down. Sanem said she wanted to confess something to him. She told him it was nonsense when she told him it was a mistake to come to his hut. She told him it wasn't work related when she told him if you tell me to stay, I will stay; if you tell me to leave, I'll leave. Sanem told him she never felt this way before. Her hands and feet were shaking, she told him. Can's cell phone and house phone were ringing all the hook, interrupting them. Sanem told him to answer it. Can answered and it was Deren. She told him to turn on the television immediately. Can turned on the television, and his world stopped. He was being accused of stealing the idea for the photo shoot from another company. Can was devastated and walked outside for some air. Sanem followed him. He told her to go home. He needed to be alone. Sanem left, but she didn't want to.
Can could not figure out how this other company got his pictures. Metin and Akif told him they would figure it out. They had his back, always. Emre played the part of the good brother, knowing Aylin was behind the set up. Metin told Can his photography license has been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. Can took off for the forest. He did what he always did....ran away. He needed to be alone to think.
Sanem called Cey Cey and Ayhan for help. Sanem wanted Ayhan to dig into the world of hackers and find out who set Can up. They agreed. Sanem went in search of Can. She was worried about him. She spotted his truck near a forest, so she entered the forest to find him. It was dark and she was scared to death of bears and snakes. Can found her roaming the forest and brought her back to his camp. He asked what she was doing out here. She said she was looking for him. She needed to talk to him. Can told her she came to his house to talk but we were interrupted. Sanem said yes, but that wasn't what she wanted to talk to him about now. Sanem told him that the Turkish representatives of your Society wanted to interrogate him tomorrow. Can stood up and walked away. Sanem asked him if he was going to return to the agency. Can said he did not know. She asked him if would return abroad. Can said he did not know. Sanem told him to not leave. Can asked why not leave? What keeps me here? Sanem could not voice the words she so wanted to say. Her insides were screaming don't leave me, but the words just wouldn't come out. So, she told him he was right. There was nothing keeping him there. Sanem asked him if he was ready to head back. Can said they were stuck until morning. It was too dark to walk out of there now. They sat around the campfire and talked. Can told her about the moonstones he carried with him everywhere. Can told her to go in the tent to sleep. He doubted if he would get any sleep tonight. Sanem said OK. She turned around and asked if she could sleep outside the tent...near him, so she wouldn't have nightmares. He said OK. He helped her get settled and gave her his jacket to use as a pillow. He laid on a mat beside her and she offered to share the pillow, so he moved over beside her. They laid there watching the stars and each other until Sanem fell asleep.
The next morning, Sanem woke to find can sitting by the fire. She asked if he got any sleep. He told her very little. He asked her if she was ready to head back. Sanem said yes and she helped him pack up his things. Once back home, Emre took Can for his interrogation. It was weighing on Emre what Aylin had done to his brother. The guilt was eating him up. Emre tried to get Can to return to the agency but Can kept refusing. He told Emre he needed a break from the agency. Emre ended up talking Can into returning.
In the meantime, Ayhan and Cey Cey found a hacker to help them find who set Can up. He was able to give them the address of the person responsible for the set up. Ayhan sent the address to Sanem. Metin, who didn't know Emre was involved in anything, called Emre when he couldn't get a hold of Can. He gave Emre the address of the hacker. Can called Emre who in turn, gave the address to Can. He said he would be right there. Sanem and Emre met at the address at the same time. Sanem asked him what he was doing there. He said he was tracking the hacker. Sanem asked him why he cared. He was trying to ruin his brother and the company. Emre said it wasn't the time or place for this. Sanem knocked at the hacker's door. It was Hilmi. He tried to shut the door in her face, but she forced her way in. He ran and locked himself in his bedroom. Emre entered the apartment. Sanem was able to talk Hilmi into coming out of the bedroom. Hilmi admitted that someone made him set Can up. When Emre saw who Hilmi was, he remembered seeing him at Aylin's house. Before Hilmi could tell them who he worked for, Emre interrupted and told Sanem he worked for him. Sanem was shocked and asked Emre if this was a joke. She asked Emre if he hired this guy. She asked Emre why he came there. Emre told her he gave Hilmi money to escape abroad, but he didn't leave. Sanem asked him how he could do this to his brother. Emre told her he owed her no explanation and if she said a word to Can, he would fire her sister, Leyla. Emre grabbed Hilmi by his arm and told him to leave...go away. Sanem said nobody goes anywhere. She demanded an explanation. Emre said he will not explain anything to her. She said she will tell Mr. Can. Emre whispered in her ear, then your sister can kiss her future good-bye. Can walked in and asked Sanem what she needed to tell him.
Sanem said Mr. Can, but Emre interrupted her. Emre said let's call the police. Sanem once again said Mr. Can, but was pushed by Hilmi and knocked into a table, where she hit her head. Hilmi took off running. Emre ran after him. Can bent down to check on Sanem and realized she was knocked unconscious. He picked her up and placed her on the couch. He got a cloth for the would on her head. Sanem regained consciousness and was able to sit up. Can asked if she was OK. Sanem said yes. He told Sanem to come here and he embraced her. He told her she really scared him. He said to never let anything happen to her. He kissed her cheek and Sanem just stared at him. He caressed her cheek and then gave her a quick kiss on the lips. Emre entered the apartment with Hilmi. When Can saw him, he went after him. He told him he nearly killed the girl. Emre pulled Can away from Hilmi.
Emre blurted out that Sanem saved Can. It was her idea to track down the hacker. She was the reason they found the hacker. When Can asked Hilmi who hired him, Hilmi said nobody. He was pissed because he lost his internship at the agency and wanted revenge. Sanem knew he was lying but stayed quiet to protect her sister from being fired. Sanem sat there and listened to Hilmi take the complete blame for the set up. She couldn't believe Emre was going to send this boy to jail for something he was forced into doing. Can embraced Sanem again and told her he was taking her to the hospital to have her head checked.
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NEW VERSION OF ERKENCI KUS (episode 1-whenever)
RomanceThis is my version of Erkenci Kus from episode 1 through whenever their story is concluded. I felt each episode needed tweaked a little. They made Sanem weak and vulnerable. She is a strong and witty woman. She may be young and naive, but she isn't...