Bev and I met when she was 32 and I was 39. We were married the same year and as the clock was ticking for both of us we decided to start a family as soon as possible. At first it was fun trying to make a baby and then laying together after the most fulfilling sex, Bev with a pillow under her bottom to help direct my precious sperm in the right direction and me with a contented grin on my face. However, the months soon turned to years with no sign of a pregnancy and, conscious of our increasing ages, we sought medical advice.
Tests proved that we were both healthy and fertile, but antibodies in Bev's cervical mucus were attacking and killing my sperm, making a natural conception most unlikely. IUI was recommended, involving me delivering a semen sample to the clinic on the day of the procedure, which would then be prepared for insertion via a catheter directly into Bev's womb thus bypassing her aggressive cervix. Fortunately it was a much cheaper treatment than IVF, but at £200 a time we had to set a limit of six attempts.
By the 5th attempt we were getting a little anxious, with no sign of a much wanted pregnancy. On the allotted day matters were complicated by my car refusing to start, which meant that I would have to travel by bus to the clinic to deliver my sample before continuing on to work. Bev had her own car, but she was not required for her part of the procedure until several hours later.
I sat upstairs on the bus, to enjoy a different view of what was by then becoming a familiar route. For the first few stops I had the upper deck to myself, but eventually two young black men made their way up and sat level with me across the aisle. One of them was drinking from what appeared to be a bottle of vodka partially concealed in a paper bag and they were both quite loud. At the next stop several new passengers began to ascend the stairs but, presumably deterred by the volume of the increasingly foul language coming from my unchosen travelling companions, they retreated to the lower deck. I wondered if I should join them, but I was mindful that it was probably getting crowded down there.
Instead, I tried to concentrate on the significance of this day and almost without thinking found myself taking the all-important specimen pot from my pocket and studying it. The bus suddenly lurched to a halt at a junction and my grip on the pot was loosened, sending it spinning to the floor in the aisle. It attracted the attention of the man sitting nearest to me and to my horror he picked it up. "What's this?" he enquired, before answering his own question. "Hey, this dude is on his way to plant his seed at the fertility clinic." I grimly reflected that he was unexpectedly perceptive for such a coarse individual before yelling, "Oi, give that back."
"No chance," he said, wearing a malicious grin and my heart sank. "No, what we need to do," he continued, "is to make sure that the special lady gets some real fertile seed, like only a black bull can give." He then proceeded to unscrew the lid of the pot and I leaped to my feet, attempting to grab it. However, he passed it to his companion and arose to meet my challenge. He was strong and powerfully pushed me back into my seat, with his accomplice rushing to help restrain me. Together they pinned me down whilst one of them forced the bottle of vodka into my mouth, wrenching my head back so that the contents poured freely down my throat.
Thankfully, the bottle was somewhat less than half full, but I am not a heavy drinker and with an empty stomach (I had not had time for breakfast) the alcohol soon started to have an effect. My resistance quickly abated as my head reeled and one of my assailants was able to release his grip. I watched in despair, helpless as the lid of the specimen pot was completely removed and the precious contents allowed to slowly trickle onto the floor. My last memory before I blacked out was of an enormous, fully erect black penis being released from the straining crotch of tight-fitting jeans and the owner starting to masturbate above the almost empty pot.
There was a rude awakening for me at the bus depot, with the driver, a ticket inspector and a transport manager shaking me until I came to. Fortunately I had sobered enough to at least attempt to explain my predicament, although initially they were not inclined to believe that my drunkenness was the result of an enforced assault. The urgency in my voice persuaded them to let me call my wife before they continued with their questions, which were mainly about me travelling further than my ticket allowed. Dialling her number, I prayed that maybe the receptionist at the clinic would have realised that the specimen pot was being handed in by somebody different and made enquiries. Or maybe they were just bluffing and hadn't taken the sample to the clinic at all.
"Bev," I said as she answered the phone, "did you go to the clinic?" "Of course," she replied, "and the doctor said you had produced a particularly impressive quantity. I have a good feeling about this." Her puzzlement when I groaned was rapidly replaced by shock and alarm as I quickly explained what had happened. There followed a period of bewilderment and disbelief for both of us as we gave our statements to the police, who confirmed that the crime of which we were the victims certainly constituted assault and possibly rape, although to the officers involved this was an unprecedented case.
At last we were left alone to try to make sense of our situation and to understand the implications. We knew that Bev may not fall pregnant, of course; like previous occasions the procedure might not work. But what if it did, what if she became pregnant with another man's child, a stranger and..... and black! A termination was the obvious answer in the event of this scenario, but we both knew that it would be a bitter disappointment after trying so hard for so long.