Zoe looked at him. "Are you all right, Jon? Do you feel any different?" She looked concerned.
"Not really..." he said. "How about you?"
"Worried about Mom and Mikey, I guess. But it...How could Mom does something so stupid? You know, my friend Athena is always talking about stuff like this..."
"Well, at least nothing happened to us. And we can fix this...I hope."
Unnoticed by either of them, something had happened to them. They weren't fighting, and Zoe's temper was completely gone. She wasn't cursing, yelling, and Jon didn't even think about finding her objectionable as a Goth or a person.
"I hope so too," Zoe said. "At least we're not in this alone...the two of us can figure it out together."
That did make him feel better.
