Tries Not To Bat An Eyelid

(I am one of those people who is always cold. My husband and I are snuggling in bed. I kiss him and he pulls away.)

Husband: “Your nose is cold!”

Me: “Sorry!”

Husband: “You’re always so cold. You’re like Mr. Freeze.”

(He is a big comic book fan, while I geek about different things.)

Me: “I thought Mr. Freeze felt comfortable in the cold. I don’t; I like the heat. Doesn’t that make me more like Poison Ivy?”

Husband: “Only going by the movies.”

Me: “Don’t I get points for knowing Poison Ivy?”

Husband: “Name one Batman villain NOT in the movies.”

(He starts kissing me again, clearly working up to getting busy, when I blurt out.)

Me: “Joe Chill!”

Husband: “Seriously? It took you that long?”

Me: “I was distracted…”