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

Chapter Eighteen

Can's heart was beating fast, " Yes,...Sanem are you saying yes." He asked, stammering the get the words out. She looked at him, amused, " You act surprised, did you not expect me to say yes." She said. Still Can was stuttering, " Well.....I....uhh..I wasn't for sure....I mean I wanted you to say yes...but,....damn it, you just make me lose my mind." He replied, rubbing his face with his hands. " My love, of course I wanted you to say yes, or I wouldn't have ask you. I love you with all that is in me." He said cupping her face in his hands. She loved the look in his eyes, they told all his feeling, " I feel the same way, so I say, Yes." But there are things you will have to do." She explained. He shook his head, ready to abide by all of their traditions. Sanem told him, "Is there an elder that can come with you to ask for my hand? Someone that represents you and your family." She said. He thought, " No, just my dad but he's not here yet from his vacation." He replied, thinking hard for a substitute. Then he thought his dad might be  on his way home, he told him when they talked that he would take a flight out soon. " Let me check with my dad, he may be home soon, so that would solve that issue."  He stated. " What else,.....Oh, flowers and chocolates," Can said, looking at her and shaking his head. " Your dad needs to call my parents and ask for permission to call on them, to ask for my hand." Sanem stated, watching him filing away all the information. 

" Ok, so we will have to wait until my dad gets here before I can ask, right." He asked, tilting his head to the side and squinting his eyes. She smiled, " Yes, I'm afraid so, but it shouldn't be long, should it." She inquired, hoping they wouldn't have to wait. " No,...no I'll go home and call him again, to see if he has made his plans to fly home yet." He smiled, " I can't wait, my love, does it have to be done that way? I want to do this like tomorrow." He said, leaning in towards her, so close she thought she might pass out. Then he covered her lips with his, it caught her breath, but it felt so good she melted against him. She was tingling from head to toe, completely engrossed with him. He parted from her, breathless, " Sanem, you do something to me that l have never experienced before," he whispered, " You ignite me, you make me feel alive." He said soft and low, pulling her body up against his. " I am so in love with you, I can't stand it." I don't want to part from you, not even for a minute." He whispered, looking into her eyes with a longing that that made her weak. She couldn't move, she was drawn to him like a moth to a flame, ready to be with him forever, "  Can, I feel the same way, but we have to wait." She said, hating to say those words. He buried his face in her neck, kissing her, he moaned her name. She closed her eyes, she had to have the strength to deny him, she wanted to come to him on their wedding night pure and whole. She was saving herself for the one that was her only love, the love of her soul, and that was him. " Can, please,.....she whispered. He quickly let her go, " Sanem, I'm sorry, I know your right, we have to wait, I wouldn't want it any other way." Forgive me, but it will be the test of my lifetime." He said, stroking her arm, feeling the softness of her.  She smiled, " Me too, believe me, but it will make the moment much more special." She said, kissing his lips boldly. " I have to go, but I will tell my parents to expect a call from your dad, ok?" He was in such awe, all he could do was shake his head. Then she was gone.....

He sat there for a minute, letting it sink in, " I'm going to marry her, really going to marry her." He said out loud. He smiled all the way home, ready to call his dad again to see when he was coming home. As soon as he was home to called, " Dad, how are you, have you made your plans to come home yet." He asked, with  desperation in his voice. Aziz could tell he was excited, " Yes my son, I will fly our tomorrow afternoon, and be home by early evening." Can you pick me up from the airport?" He asked. Can wanted to jump for joy, " Absolutely I can pick you up, do you know the arrival time." He said, his voice vibrant with happiness. His father gave him the information, thinking how different his son sounded, " How are things son, are things ok with your girlfriend." He asked, hoping to hear a good answer. " Yes dad, they are great, that's why I'm wanting you home." We need to go to her parents and ask for her hand, but you have to do it." It's their tradition, as the elder of the family." He explained. Aziz was shocked, " So your ready to get married to this woman, just like that, no hesitation." He said, happy for his son. " Yes dad, no hesitation, she's the one, the only one for me." I love her with all my heart." He said, shamelessly. His dad was so happy for his son, and couldn't wait to meet the extraordinary woman that had tamed his wandering son. Can told him he would see tomorrow, anxious to start his new life.

Sanem was beyond happy as she got to her house. Her mother knew something was different about her that evening, " Daughter, are you ok, you seem nervous." She asked. Sanem smiled, " Yes,....well no..I'm not sure, I have something to tell you." She said quickly, jumping up and down. Her father smiled, " What is it girl, you look like your going to bust." He stated. " Momma, PaPa, Can ask me to marry him. He will coming to ask for my hand." She shouted, her excitement filling the room. They both looked at each other, " My daughter,  her mother said, "is this a little soon." Are you sure?" She asked. " Yes, I'm sure, I'm sure." He's the only one for me."  She said, her face telling the story. 

Her mom took her by the arm, " Sanem, who will come and ask for him, it has to  be an elder." She said. " His father is in his way home from his vacation, so he will call you to set the time." She explained. Her mother smiled, " My child, you look so happy, so this man is the one?"  Sanem smiled,  " Yes, momma, he is, he has filled my  soul....

" I want to spend the rest of my life with him, grow old and grey with him." She said, her face shining. 

" My heart is happy.....please be happy for me...