Zoe decided to press her mother further. "I'm not leaving until you tell me what's going on."
"Zoe, go to your room right now!" Jane yelled, pointing towards the stairs.
"Hey, what's that?" Zelda asked, pointing at the thing behind Jane's back. When Zoe's mother was pointing towards the stairs, Zelda was able to see something moving in her other hand. Whatever it was, it was flopping around a bit.
Jane turned so that the cybergoth girl couldn't see. "Nothing. It's nothing."
Zoe's eyes narrowed. "Mom, what's going on?"
"Oh my goddess!" Athena nearly yelled. "Is that what I think it is?"
Jane spun around and looked at the witch-like girl with wide eyes. Somehow, Athena had snuck around behind her and was able to see what she was hiding behind her back.
"What? What is it?" Zoe asked her friend.
"It's a dildo!" she nearly yelled.
"A what?" Zoe asked. She knew what a dildo was, but she couldn't believe that one was being held by her own mother.
Athena reached forward, but Jane pulled it away from her. "Don't touch it!" she yelled. "Something ... bad might happen."
"Something bad?" Athena asked. "What do you mean?" She could see the shock and utter dismay in Jane's eyes and suddenly felt sorry for her, even though she didn't know why. Being caught with a dildo by her daughter and friends might be regrettable, but it certainly wouldn't cause utter dismay. And what did she mean by something bad might happen if she touched it? Was there something ... otherworldly about it?
Regardless of Jane's warning, Athena reached out and touched the dildo. She needed to know what would happen and she was sure that Jane wouldn't be totally forthcoming with an answer, considering the state of shock she was still in.
"No! I told you not to touch it!" Jane yelled, as she watched Athena's hand grasp the head of the dildo.
