I have 4 kids from my 25-year marriage. My last 2 partners had hysterectomies already. My latest ex had one right after we broke up. I love my kids, but I definitely don't want more and that last relationship, with a fertile partner, was more nerve-wracking than I wanted, as a result.
So, I realized I had to "take care of things" on my end. Gulp!
So, I am 3 weeks out from the procedure, at my daughter's basketball game. After the game, her coach catches up with me. Coach Cori asks, "There is something I wanted to speak with you about. I can't do it here. Could we meet for coffee?"
"Sure!" I reply. "Any time."
Coach Cori is a lesbian and her wife, Michelle, usually attends her games, so it is clearly not a romantic overture. I figure she wants to privately discuss something about my daughter. Seems simple enough.
I meet Coach Cori at the coffee shop and her wife Michelle is sitting beside her. "Oh well," I think, "it must not be too bad, whatever it is."
We exchange small talk for a bit and Cori says, feeling me out, "So, I figure you know that I am a lesbian, as my wife Michelle is here, and you obviously know that I have been coaching your daughter in basketball. I know people have different opinions and some people are uncomfortable, so I just wanted to make sure that you were comfortable and wondered if you had any concerns."
"Oh, no. Not a bit. You both seem happy and as long as you both love each other, I don't think it is any of my business. Good for you!" I assure her.
"Great! Glad to hear that! Not everyone is so open-minded. I had to check, before going further with our conversation." She indicated, puzzling me with what "further" entailed.
"Relationships are hard sometimes, as I guess you know. You are divorced, right?" she probes on.
"Yeah. Been divorced from my daughter's mother for a few years. I am working on dating now, but currently in a dry spell. I am happy for you both that you have each other!" I respond.
"Yes. We love each other very much! We got married last year, but we feel something is missing. We are ready to start a family!"
"Oh! Good for you! I wish you the best!" I encourage.
"There's just one problem. We have decided that Michelle would be a great mother, but then it gets tricky. We are both school teachers and in vitro is outrageous. You know?" she expresses, in despair.
"Yeah. I understand. That's rough!" I reply.
"So, we had a thought," she expressed with great hesitation. "Would you be interested in helping us out?"
I almost choked on my coffee. "Holy shit!" was my first thought, but I composed myself. "Really? You would want me to?" halfway expecting a hidden camera somewhere.
"Yeah really. We would want the baby to be all ours. We have seen you, and your kids, and we feel like your genes would be a good addition and that the resulting child would "fit" our new family. You would have zero responsibility, going forward. We would take care of everything. I would say "unknown" on the birth certificate. And, we would love and take great care of the baby. We just need your help!"
"Wow!" I express, fully stunned.
"We don't have any money to offer you, but we would do our best to help you enjoy it...as well as two confirmed lesbians could do!" They chuckle. "So you know there would be no future relationship possibility, with us. It would just be you doing a nice thing for us, something we can't do ourselves. What do you think? Can you please help us out?"
"Wow!" I repeat. "That's a lot to think about. I am very flattered that you would entrust me with this opportunity. I really am. And, by the way, I am due for a vasectomy in three weeks."