We Found the Real Thing....Our LovePart 2 of " Is This the Real Thing"

Chapter Two

Mevkibe knew all to well the feelings of loving a man that didn't meet the stipulations of the family. Her father had been against the marriage between her and Nihat, and her choice had nearly killed the relationship of father and daughter. It had taken a long time for him to accept the marriage, but he never did accept Nihat as a son. It had left Mevkibe caught between her family and the man she loved. She was always trying to explain to her daughters why they didn't have a relationship with their grandfather.

She knew Sanem was as devoted as she was when it came to what she believed in, and nothing would change her mind. Adin had been a disappointment for them, they always thought he was a good and honorable man, like his father, but the events leading to the broken engagement had proved them wrong. She was glad that Sanem had found out about the real Adin before the marriage. Had there been someone at the agency that Sanem was interested in, she was hoping she would be able to talk to Sanem and find out.

Mevkibe heard the front door, and knew it was Sanem, she waited for her, holding her breath. Her anger couldn't get the best of her now, she had to listen to what her daughter request.                " My daughter, I will always listen to you, what do you have to say." Her mother replied, turning around to look at her. Mevkibe  knew that look, it was the look of  self confidence and determination. Sanem smile and motioned for her mom to sit at the table, " Momma, I know you and dad are both upset with me right now, but I just couldn't marry Adin, he had turned into a different person, or I was just seeing him for the first time and realizing it." She explained. She didn't want to tell her about Can just yet, they needed to understand about Adin first. " Mom, how upset is dad, will I be able to make him see why I had to break it off with him?" Sanem asked with a bit of fear in her voice. Her mother answered, " Sanem, your dad only wants what's best for you, but I think he saw the true character of Adin last night. What concerns him the most is that you are keeping things from us about this person at  your office." She said. Sanem turned her eyes away from her, not wanting to see the disappointment in her face. " Mom, I really don't think that had anything to do with this, If I had truly been in love with Adin, there wouldn't have been any way I would have been attracted to someone else." She spouted.

Mevkibe knew that to be the truth, but who was this man at her office that had completely changed her daughter. " Sanem, are you ready to tell me about this person, or are you going to keep him a secret, if he means enough to you to make you defy your word to Adin and his family, then I think we deserve to know who he is." Her mother voiced with a hint of anger. Sanem went over her words In her head, she had to be very careful about what and how she revealed to them about Can. " Yes, I'll tell you about him, but you have to promise me you won't overreact to the situation," I'm sure of what my feelings are and so is he." She revealed. Sanem knew once she said Can was the boss, her mother would go crazy. It is definitely a bad thing to get involved with your boss, according to their traditions, they are be held to the deepest regard and respect. "The man in my office is Can, Can Divit, he is the son of Aziz Divit the owner of the agency." Azizbey has gone on a long vacation and Can is here to run the agency while he is gone." She said quickly, just wanting to get it all out at one time. Her mother's mouth dropped open, " The boss, you have been carrying on with the boss." She shouted. " Sanem, you know better, these things never work out, all you have done is put yourself in a compromising situation, and embarrassed the family." Does Leila know what's been going on?" She yelled, standing up, towering over Sanem. " Momma, please, don't jump to conclusions, there's nothing going on between us, like that, believe me.." he has to much respect for me to expect that. And, no Leila doesn't know anything about us, no one does. This happened so fast, it has taken me by surprise." She told her, letting out a bit of frustrations. " Why do you always think the worst of me, why do you think I would let something like that. I love him, mom....and he loves me." She spewed, throwing her arms up in the air. " Ok, Sanem, just calm down, we can work this out, it seems you might have gotten infatuated with this man and lost your judgment, I can see how that could happen." She stated as matter of fact. Sanem knew what was coming next, the denial of their love, the rejection of the possibility that this could be a true love. She wouldn't let that happen, this wasn't just a little fling, a crush on someone.....she loved him, for the first time she loved someone.

" Mother, I know you will have a hard time with this, but this isn't an infatuation, I am in love with him. I do hope that you will understand that, and he loves me." She said sharply, not backing down from her moms eyes full of anger. " Like I told you and dad last night, this is my journey, to be with Can, and I truly hope that I will get the support and understanding from you both that I want, but it isn't a necessity." I almost made the biggest mistake of my life in marrying Adin, just because my family and the neighborhood wanted it that way, but thankfully I escaped that lie and now, I want to be happy with the man I love."  She replied, strong and deliberate. Mevkibe was shocked, she had never defied them like this before. The same scene flashed in front of her eyes of some 30 years earlier, and the discussion with her own father about Nihat. Her heart was aching for her daughter, but she knew this was probably not going to end well, especially when Nihat got the news.

Sanem stood to leave, but her mother held her arm, " Sanem you will not leave here, you will not go back to the work place, do you understand." She said with her voice low and gritty. Sanem didn't look at her mother,  she just said, " Mom, I am 23 years old, not a young child, and am able to make my own decisions for my life." 

"I want you to be happy for me, not ridicule me, not chastise me for loving a wonderful man that makes me happy....So with that being said, if you still can't accept it, then do I need to leave my home?" She asked, as sorrow filled her voice..........