The phone rang, it was my sister. "Hi Carol," her cheery voice sang, "How is my favorite sister?"
Not feeling nearly as cheery as she I replied, "OK Helen, how is my only sister?"
Only two years older we were very close and were always doing things together. At her wedding I was her maid of honor and wound up dating two of the groomsmen -- first Karl than Steve, brothers at that, before marrying Steve, the one who severed as best man. When we get together it was our little inside joke as I go around teasing -- "I got the best man!"
At least he was the best man for me! Sometimes I have to pinch myself, am I dreaming this? I'm so over the top in love with this guy that I don't see his faults and even better he doesn't see mine either. He is awesome - loving, caring, funny, and supportive. I love when he sings in the shower. I love the silly things he says. I love his personality, his convictions, his character. I love his body and his mind and his heart. I love running my hands through his hair. I love his smell. I love being cuddled tightly in his arms. I love the way he looks at me with his shiny blue eyes. I love the feelings of bliss and harmony when he is in me. I love his good night kisses and his good morning touches. I never knew I could love someone so completely and have that love come right back to me. Now I get to spend my life with someone who makes me happy, who is my other half. It is incredible.
Being so crazy in love it seemed only natural that after several years of marriage we wanted to start a family. It was on one of our mini vacations that we took together with my sister and her husband that conversation came around to children.
"Robert, Helen," Steve began after dinner one evening, "Carol and I are thinking it is about time to start a family and we were thinking how much fun it would be if we both had children about the same age. What do you think?"
Robert and Helen agreed it was a wonderful idea so began our quest.
Helen easily won the race to see who could get pregnant first and now it was two years later and I was still childless.
"Robert and I are thinking it is about time to have a second child," Helen happily informed me, "so if we are to have babies together we have got to get you pregnant soon!"
"Go ahead without me," I intoned, "I don't think it is meant to be."
"That's the first problem," Helen shot back, "we have got to think positively. I've given this lot of thought and study so let's give it another try."
"Helen, I've been trying, what more can I do? I get naked, open my arms, spread my legs, take in my lovers' juice and have nothing but an orgasm to show for it. I think seven years of being on the pill has done me in."
There was a long silence, then with a slow measured scolding tone Helen spoke again. "How is it that a good Catholic girl was on the pill!? Moreover you have only been married for four years, why on earth were you on the pill during your college days?"
"What do you think? - So I wouldn't get pregnant!" I shouted into the phone. "And it worked, I didn't get pregnant and now I can't get pregnant, I'll never be a mom so leave me alone!"
"OK, OK, OK," Helen spoke trying to calm me down as she abandoned her self-righteous tone, "that was then, this is now so let just move forward. Step two then is to get you to a Priest, confess and get absolved. The one downtown at the 35 Avenue church is good about these sorts of things so go there."
"It has been so long I don't know what to say," I protested.
"Just say -- 'Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I have wandered from the faith but have now returned home. I have used the birth control pill and slept with men before I was married. I now am happily married and desire to be a mother so covet God's blessing."
"Let me get a pencil and paper so I can write this down," I gowned. Are you sure this is going to help?"
"We have got to cover all bases," Helen replied. "Oh and when you are downtown pick up a 'basal body temperature thermometer' so we can determine if you are releasing an egg each month. Also get an 'ovulation predictor kit' so we can pinpoint your ovulation."
"So," I challenged, "when we pinpoint ovulation, then what?"
"We get some sperm deposited into you vagina right away, close to your cervical opening, silly girl! You know -- intercourse, just make sure Steve's penis is buried deep in your vagina when he ejaculates and then make sure to stay lying down so his cum doesn't just come pouring out of you puss."
So absolved of my sins (thank goodness for liberal Priest) I began charting my temperature and testing my urine so I would know when I was at my peak for conception. After a couple of months we knew just by the date when I was getting close.
The sperm, we were told, would survive several days in me but my egg was only good for 12 to 24 hours. Once our indicators told us it was time Steve and I would copulate several times a day -- but to no avail as far as pregnancy goes though Steve enjoyed the pussy feast.
In the evening we would go 'missionary' because it was suppose to offers the greatest possibility of conception. I made sure Steve got good penetration and as I lay in a prone position I would visualize his sperm being deposited near my cervical opening then swimming up to meet my egg.
In the morning we would go 'doggy' as I got penetrated from behind. Steve was able to move with deep powerful thrusts then deposit his cum close to my cervix again. His orgasms were more intense this way and according to some old wives tale (that Steve claimed was true) made for a happier baby. I enjoyed knowing my submissive position and the sight of my cunt excited him so and dreamed of that happy baby.
Through we were trying to get pregnant we never lost sight of the fact that we were first and foremost lovers so we worked to kept the romance alive in our relationship. We made love because we were in love. Even so when I peaked each month my man could sense my desire to be impregnated by him. I desperately wanted to please him; be the mother of his child.
Romance and the power of positive thinking still were not enough for me to conceive. I couldn't convince Steve to have a sperm analysis so without his knowing it I had a post-coital test done. Around the time of my ovulation we made love in the evening then in the morning I headed off to the doctor's office. Similar to a pap smear, a small amount of cervical mucous was collected and evaluated. The number of sperm present was disappointingly small. At least now I knew why I wasn't getting pregnant.
I knew Steve would be very disappointed not being a father as I was not being a mother but I wasn't sure how to break the news to him.
When I told Helen the results she didn't seem surprised. I've been thinking," Helen said, "you need a donor."
"No Helen," I protested, "We don't have the money to try some expensive procedure and Steve wouldn't go for the idea anyway."
"What if it doesn't cost any money and Steve doesn't know," Helen countered, "and besides Steve would do anything for you so maybe you should give him the joy of fatherhood."
"When is your next ovulation," Helen queried.
"Around the 18th," I replied, "but it doesn't matter because that's two days before Steve gets back from his two weeks in the Army Reserves."
"Perfect," Helen nearly shouted, "that's perfect. Before the army gets home the marines will take a shot. See, I've been talking with Steve's brother Karl and he is on leave then from Camp Pendleton. I told him how you wanted a sperm donor and all and since you two already have carnal knowledge of each other I think it would be OK for you two to have a go of it again. Any baby you two make will have the same traits as what you and Steve would have so it's a perfect match!"
"Would a good Catholic girl do this?" I countered.
"They did it in the Bible times, you know like Abraham. Besides even if it isn't just the same I know the Priest will forgive you." Helen was practically giddy as she continued. "My next ovulation is on the 13th so Robert and I will have a little head start on you by just a little bit. This is going to be great!"
After thinking about it for a couple of days I let Helen know that I was against the idea and ask her to tell Karl not to come.
Helen called me on the 14th and she was ecstatic. "It was so good," she cooed, "Robert just blew me away -- I feel pregnant already."