LOOSING HOPE

CAN'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND

It was the weekend of Can's birthday. Sanem and Can were leaving for the weekend to celebrate his birthday alone. Sanem let Can decide where they were going, since it was his birthday. Of course, Can decided on camping. They actually compromised. It would be camping, but by the sea and not in a forest. The only think Sanem requested was a hammock. They shared a lot of great memories in a hammock. Can made sure he purchased one before their trip. The Aydin's were keeping the triplets for the weekend. They loved spending time with their grand-babies. They kept the kids every chance they got. They always said their house seem lonely since Leyla and Sanem got married and moved out. Unknown to Can, Sanem ordered him a beautiful albatross necklace with the triplets' names engraved on the back. On the front of the necklace she had their wedding day engraved on a wing of the albatross. She really hoped he liked it. He never wanted gifts for his birthday. He never enjoyed celebrating them. Sanem thought it had a lot to do with his mother leaving him at such a young age. But, Sanem had never let one of his birthdays pass without a small token of her love for him. 

The triplets were dropped off at the Aydin's and they were on their way to the seaside. Can picked the same location where they had slept together in a hammock for the first time. They star gazed and Sanem told Can the story pf Artemis. They were on location for a shoot. They were still tap dancing around their love for each other. Sanem had taken a dip in the sea and Can followed her. They had almost shared a kiss that day, but were interrupted by Deren. 

When they arrived, Can unloaded their camping gear. Sanem was no a huge fan of sleeping in a tent, but she would because she loved her husband that much. Can set up the huge tent and then he hung the hammock. It was beautiful in multi-colors. It reminded Sanem of a rainbow. Sanem could not wait to lie in it tonight and watch the stars with Can. It was one of her favorite pastimes. Sanem helped Can collect wood for their campfire. Can was going to grill meat for their dinner this evening. He was an expert at grilling meat. Can also brought marshmallows so they could roast them later this evening. Her husband was still a big kid at heart. Sanem could not wait until her kids were old enough to go camping with them. She knew Deniz and Atesh would love it, but Sanem wasn't sure about Yildiz. She was different from the other two. Yildiz was very cautious and always thought things through, where Deniz and Atesh just did stuff without thinking. Yildiz was so much like her Aunt Leyla. 

Sanem told Can she was going to walk along the seaside while he put their hammock up. Can told her OK. Sanem was walking along where the water met the sand. She was barefoot and was enjoying the smells of the sea. She decided to dive into the water, clothes and all. The water felt so refreshing. When she broke the surface of the water, Can was right next to her. Sanem felt de ja vu. She looked at Can and told him he wasn't real. Can smiled because he knew what she was doing. She was reliving one of his fondest memories. She took off running towards the beach. Can gave chase. Can caught her on land and wrapped his arms around her. Sanem looked at him innocently and said I wanted to be alone. Can smiled and asked why they couldn't be alone together. Can asked her if she wanted to be alone with him. Sanem smiled, kissed him deeply and said she loved being alone with him. Can grabbed her hand and they headed back to the campsite. 

Once they got back, Sanem told Can she had a gift for him. Can gave her the look and said he didn't want gifts for his birthday. Sanem said she knew, but it was a small gift to show him how much he means to her. Can told her he already knew how much he meant to her. She didn't have to buy him anything to prove it. Sanem said please just open it. Can opened the little box. He had tears in his eyes when he saw the albatross necklace. It had their wedding date engraved on a wing of the albatross. Sanem told him to turn it over. Engraved on the back was their kids names...Deniz, Atesh and Yildiz. Can looked at Sanem with a huge smile on his face. Can told her he knew he said no gifts, but he would make an exception for this one. He embraced Sanem and kissed her deeply. When he lifted his head, he told her he loved it and he loved her. He immediately put the necklace on and thanked her. He said he would wear it with pleasure. 

Can started grilling some meat for their dinner. He added some vegetables with the meat. Sanem made a delicious salad. Of course, Can just had to bring a bottle of wine. Sanem kept telling herself she would have only one glass, but deep down, she knew better. Once the food was done, Can poured then each a glass of wine. Sanem took a sip and said yum. Can smiled and told her to go easy on the wine. Sanem said just one glass. Can knew better. They dived into their food and drank their wine. Can asked her if she wanted to learn how to jet ski tomorrow. Sanem said sure. After they were done, they cleaned up and decided to lay in the hammock and look at the stars. Sanem always looked for Orion and she always had to point it out to Can. It was her favorite constellation. She told Can the story of Orion the first time they laid in a hammock together. Can had his arms wrapped around Sanem and she had her head on his chest. He was slowly caressing her back, under her shirt. Can lifted his shirt off and he then took Sanem's off. He unclasped her bra and now their chests were bare. Can started kissing and biting her neck. He made his way to her chest. He kissed and bit her all over her chest. She was turned on. Can went back and kissed her lips. His chest was now on top of her chest. Can got rid of his shorts and boxers. He then finished stripping Sanem. They were now laying skin on skin. Can told her for his birthday he wanted one more thing. Sanem told him anything. Can told her he wanted to make love to his while in this hammock. Sanem smiled and asked what he was waiting for.