FIRST NIGHT

She was sitting still as he walked in and quitely put the latch on to lock the door. Then he took off his white satin Bajagali and hung it on the wall where she stole the opportunity and looked up to watch as he undressed. His shoulders shimmered in the dim of the oil-lamp they were large and heavy like canon balls. She looked down and stared at his stomach it looked wavy under the thick black hair as her heart beat pounded in her Sarji as he came closer now and sat next to her on the bed.

"Are you scared.."? he asked softly and looked at her face. She shook her head and smiled slightly while holding on her long shawl that was sparkled like river at sunset around her back and shoulder. "They said you are triple my age.." She quietly opened her mouth and he looked stunned and said "Yes."

"My friends told me you were old." She whispered to the room as he watch her red moist lips. "But my neney said you were handsome.." She said and looked down to her red fingers tainted by magnificent ivy of Jasmine flowers of her henna.  

"Well..??" softly he asked finally.

"She's right." She smiled still staring at the floor and brought her small red thumb to her mouth.

He reached her small chin and gently turned it toward his face, and tilted it up slightly so she would hold her attention to his eyes. "I'm older than you but I'm not old, you will see. I'm much more stronger than old people and I don't care if you give girl baby or boy baby, I will love them the same. "Wallah.., I promise. I will make your life happy.."

He reached  around her long tiny neck and pulled a little toward him and the golden light from the oil lamp on the dresser reflected in her big helpless eyes as her long curled lashes danced in the warm night. 

"I want you to enjoy this night with me... Like we are bathing together in my secret spot in River Ayeran in the mountain where nobody can see us. If you don't like, you tell me you don't like. And if you like, you can tell me you like so I will give you what you like. You can take all the time you need we have the entire life. And you can tell me if you want to stop. I will stop.  

He held her small shoulders and tilted her chin up again. "I will not hurt you.."  

"Ya Dai..?" He whispered.

"Ya Dai.." She nodded while watching him smile the first time, and turned away embarrassed..

He slowly reached to her strong small chest and held the large golden broach with both of his hands. He paused and looked at her face, "Can I take this off..?  

She smiled and nodded as she bit her thumb...