What Does The Fox Say

(My boyfriend and I have come to visit his parents for the weekend. Because his brother has graciously given up his bedroom for us, we decide not to have sex until we get back to university. We’re in bed. We can hear foxes crying outside the window.)

Boyfriend: “Why do they make those noises again?”

Me: “It’s the females. They’re in heat.”

Boyfriend: “Oh.”

(Thoughtful silence.)

Boyfriend: “Even the bloody foxes are getting more than I am.”