Defom -- A Love Story❤️❤️

Chapter 19 -- A Surpriz!!

Friday was a cold November day in Istanbul.  Omer came in to work early as he wanted to leave work early and take off for the weekend. 
Early. 
His thoughts, though relentlessly revolved around Defne. 

He might just kidnap his Defne and take her to Bodrum maybe, for the weekend, he thought.  And thought some more and found himself instantly in a happy place. 

He was surprised when she said she had a temperature yesterday and wouldn't meet with him. 
He was the saddest. 
Couldn't fathom as to why she was keeping him at bay. 

He was uneasy, fretful, antsy the whole of last evening.  He had a good mind to drive by her place yesterday and inquire about her. 

But she had strictly forbidden him to in a vehement voice, which clearly told him, she was up to something, hiding something, from him.  He was getting tired of her silly games. 
Why couldn't she just confide in him.  what secret was she guarding, which seemed with all her life. 

Later in the night, after much persuasion, she had confessed, over the phone, in an apprehensive voice that she had been uneasy not telling him that Yasamin was her client.  She was going to start work with her today, in the same building and was very apprehensive as to how he would react to it and take it. 
Silly girl!! 

He had reassured her that he was not one bit mad at her.  He had in fact begged her to come over and spend the night with him, later ride in to work together this morning. 
She had sadly, but firmly refused. saying she had tones of last-minute sketching to finish.  He had regretfully left it at that! 
He went about his day, catching up with his emails, mails that Derya had brought him accompanied with his third cup of poison... his coffee! 

"Derya, can you ask Sinan to stop by on his way to his office?"

"Tamaam Omer Bey."  She opened the door, stopped for a second, turned around and addressed him again,
"Omer Bey, not sure if you know, but Yasamin hanim has occupied the office space downstairs and our Defne, your ex-assistant is apparently working there part time, as a design consultant. 
Since she was your assistant before, I thought I should share this piece of information." Saying, she lingered on to see for any reaction in his face. 

Seeing the usual disinterested look tainted with a faint flicker of excitement at the mention of Defne's name, or thinking it must have been her own imagination, she left the room and bumped into Sinan at the entrance.

"Naaber Derya?" quipped a cheerful Sinan.

"I am good, Omer bey is waiting for you inside, you better go, looks like it's important."

"Tamaam", Sinan jumped those steps up in one graceful movement and knocked and entered Omer's room greeting cheerfully,
"Gunaydin Kardishem."

"Gunaydin Gunaydin, you better take a seat.  I have some really important news to share with you.  Just be seated.

One:  Yasamin has started her own company, "Cherie Inc.," She is also into designing; shoes paired with evening dresses and clutches.  Basically, catering to everything women!  A concept that we are trying to bring in our store.