New Years Eve. Our first one together. We went to my friend Gavin's place in the East Village, where he owned a really nice, very old and spacious apartment. His girlfriend Dianne had recently moved in and they were on their way towards engagement. There were maybe 20 people there, which would be almost impossible in Dar and my apartment, but in Gavin's it didn't feel crowded at all. Then again, he was making big money on Wall Street, so he could afford a larger place.
He and I found a few minutes to talk privately. "Mickey, how's being engaged? Are you happy? Any regrets?"
"Not a one. It's the best thing I ever did. I love Darejani in a way I couldn't imagine loving anyone else, ever. I'm sorry to say it, but Jan didn't even come close. What about you and Dianne?"
"Well, she's living here, so things are going in the right direction. I could see us getting married, but I'm not quite there. Not all of us move as fast as you, my friend."
"Fast? I've been in love with her for six years. Nobody knew it except me and her. I'm just grateful she came back into my life."
"We're lucky men, Mickey. Living with beautiful, smart, fun women who love us. Did you two set a date yet?"
"We're thinking next Valentine's day. It's a Saturday, so we're going to look at places this coming week. We're probably going to do a restaurant that has a catering room, if we can find one large enough. It's going to be about 130 people. We're going to look at Terrace on the Park on Fridayf night."
"Very nice. Good luck getting it. Hey, it's 11:45. We'd better get the champagne ready."
Dar and I helped him and Dianne pour champagne for everyone. Even Dar took a very small amount to toast with. At midnight, the ball in Times Square dropped, it was the New Year, and Dar and I shared a wonderful, lingering kiss.
"Happy New Year, my Darling Dar. The best year so far is to come, just after the second best year so far. The year we found each other again. Thank you for that, my love."
"Happy New Year, Mickey. The love of my life. We're going to have such a great life together."
We kissed again, then went around kissing others. It was a great night, a great party.
We left a little before 2, and by the time we got a cab and got home it was about 2:45. We were beat, and we had to be at her mom's for brunch at noon with my parents there as well. We set the alarm for 9:30, which was optimistic, but we had to try to be on time. I thought we'd just go to sleep, make the early wake up possible. But Dar had something else in mind.
After I brushed and washed up and she did the same, I stretched out in bed and, just as I was about to get comfortable under the covers, Dar kind of pounced on me, straddling my body and covering my lips and cheeks with kisses. "Baby, much as I'd love to play, I'm tired and we have to get up early. Can we save this for tomorrow night?"
She sat up on top of me and gave me a little pout. "You really want to pass up the chance to make love to your fiancΓ© on the first morning of the year? Be among the first in New York to make love in 1987?"
She peeled down her satin camisole top, showing me her small, lovely breasts. I sighed as my body showed it had a mind of its own by poking Dar in between her cheeks. "See? You do want to" she said with a smile.
"You mean my penis wants to. It's not quite the same thing."
"Ok. I'll just roll over and leave you alone. Good night, baby" and she kissed me with a peck and rolled away.
"Get over here, you" I said, chasing her to her side of the bed. She giggled as I went to put my hard cock to good use. I pulled her back on top of me, and Dar guided my cock right inside her warm, welcoming pussy. When she had me in all the way so she was sitting on my groin, she just sat very still, just contracting and releasing her vaginal muscles. She had such incredible control, and it felt amazing to make love this way.
"Mickey, my love, I knew you'd come around. I love how this feels. Just lay still, let me bring us both off."
I was in no position or condition to argue with her and I let her take full control. It took a while this way, but every second, every contraction she made was heavenly. I reached up to tease her nipples, and she moaned with all the contact from my fingertips. After about fifteen minutes she leaned forward to press her clit between both our pubic bones. She kissed me lovingly and she whispered "Cum with me, my love, lets start this year perfectly. I love you Mickey. Forever and ever." She kissed me all over my face as she grunted and she came, not an explosion, but a gentle crest of a wave. She squeezed me hard once more and I finished inside her pussy, coating her soft walls with my seed. Dar rolled off me again, but this time cuddled in my arms, her favorite place to be in bed. "Happy New Year, Mickey, my love."
"Happy New Year my Darling Dar. Thank you for suggesting this. It was the perfect way to start the year. I love you always."
"I love you too. I feel so safe and warm here" she said with a big yawn.
We fell asleep within minutes.
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9:30 did come way too soon. We both groaned when the alarm went off, I hit the snooze, and went back to sleep for 9 minutes.
I stirred, turned to the clock and saw it was now 10:46. I had hit the off button instead of the snooze. "Dar, wake up! We're late!"
She groaned, turned over and saw the time and sat up like a spring snapped. "Mickey, what did you do? We're going to be so late!" No time to argue, we just quickly used the bathroom (we needed another bathroom!) and jumped into the shower together. "I don't have time to wash my hair" she fretted. "I'm going to smell of cigarettes and who knows what!"
"Just wash, fast as you can, honey. I'll call your mother and explain while you get dressed." So while she did her makeup and all those things women need to do that men don't, I called Yasmin and apologized, telling her we'd be there as soon as we could, hopefully by 12:30. She made light of the matter, telling us not to speed to get there quicker, to take our time. She really was a sweet, loving lady.
So on a very cold New Years Day, we bundled up and drove carefully. There still could be drunks on the road, black ice or other hazards. So I drove carefully and we got there just a little after 12:30. My parents were there, and they met a few of Dar's aunts and uncles and cousins, people I had met before and liked. It was hard to imagine how her father could have been such a cruel man. Her extended family was a group of warm and welcoming people, who didn't care any more about my being Jewish than my family cared about Dar being Muslim.
At one point, her uncle Mahmood, her father's older brother, a round, gregarious man, took me aside and said "Mickey, we're all thrilled to welcome you to our family, and to be part of your family. When we lived in Tehran, we had many Jewish friends and neighbors, everyone got along. We celebrated our happy times with them, and they invited us to theirs. It was a close community. But then the darkness took over. We miss our old homes, but now we're all good Americans, and we're happy here. I don't understand what happened to my brother." His grin took a turn to sadness. "I tried to get him to see how he hurt his family. Ah, sometimes you can't change people. It's terrible that Mehdi isn't here today. But I wouldn't want him here if he can't treat you and your family with respect. As to you and Darejani" he said in a lower voice, "just promise me you will always treat her with love and respect, and that you will always take care of her and any children you have together. That is all we want of you. I am not worried; your parents are lovely people and they have obviously raised you well. But promise me that." He looked me solidly in the eyes.
"Mr. Attar, you have nothing to worry about. Darejani is the love of my life; I tell her that every day. Not a day goes by that we don't tell each other we love each other a dozen times or more. I would die for her if I had to. She will always be loved, and she'll always be taken care of. Not that she can't take care of herself; she's a very capable person in her own right. But I promise you. I will always love and respect her."
His wide face broadened into his usual big smile and he kissed me on both cheeks, a very Persian, warm gesture. "Good. Now, take this and set it aside for when you buy a house together." He handed me a thick envelope.
"Mr. Attar, I can't take that. Save it for a wedding gift, please. Give it to Darejani."
"The wedding is another gift, this is an engagement gift. Do not gamble it or such nonsense. Save it for the right time. We love Darejani, with all our hearts. And any man she loves, we love as well. Now go, eat. My sister in law made so much food, it shouldn't go to waste."
The rest of the afternoon was lovely. My parents had as good a time as anyone there. Around 4, we all started to say our goodbyes, and when we got in the car, I handed Dar the envelope. "This was from your uncle Mahmood. He said we should use it towards a house when we're ready. Why he didn't give it to you, I have no idea."
"I think men just deal with men on money matters in our culture" Dar said. "It's old fashioned, but it's his way. Just be glad he didn't expect your family to come up with a dowry. The way he thinks of me, they might have asked for quite a lot from your parents" she joked. "How much is in there?"
"I didn't look. You count it while I drive." It took her a while, so long I was wondering what could be taking her so long.
"Oh my goodness, Mickey. There's $15,000 in here" she said in shock.