Egg-Laying Interrupted: Science Fiction

He was getting ready for love when the urgent diplomatic summons interrupted his submersion in the mating tank. One stray egg escaped his tail flange. He shuddered and closed his eyes. The diplomatic summons bleeped its urgent summons again. "Pray forgive me, my dear," he told his guest of the evening. He slithered to the edge of the tank and crawled up the stone stairs to his main diplomatic suite. His egg vent still shuddered slightly, wanting to expel the mass of eggs that had been accumulating way too long for a Zargian's health. Well, they would have to wait a bit longer. He inhaled a deep breath of air and released it in the warning bellow of a male about to attack one who intruded upon his mating cycle. The egg vent closed, his muscles tightened, and the haze of pheromones dissipated. Evolution was a nifty trick once you figured--

Inspiration: "Get Ready for Love" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Story Potential: Low.
Notes: This is just a brief character sketch, I suppose.