Dr. Stone is Disappointed

"You haven't been using the exercise ball?" Dr. Stone said.

The psychiatrist's mouth seemed to have been chiseled into a frown of disappointment. Her hazel eyes fixed on Sue Storm's own. As a mother, the Invisible Woman had been on the giving end of stares like that. She didn't like to be on the receiving end.

"Not the...other feature," Sue admitted. "I just didn't feel comfortable doing it."

"I see," Dr. Stone said. The doctor seemed to chew over that thought. "That's a problem."

"Why?" Sue blurted, feeling oddly affronted.

"Part of the stress you're feeling is because you struggle to embrace your sexuality," Dr. Stone said. "We need you to feel comfortable in sexual self-satisfaction."

Sue felt heat flush over her cheeks. This was insane...yet Dr. Stone's tone was adamant. As if she meant every word.

"Maybe...I can try when I get home..." Sue began.

"No. We're going to do this now," Dr. Stone said firmly.

The psychiatrist rose and moved. From under her desk, she retrieved a very familiar bouncy ball, in an almost neon shade of pink. Dr. Stone set it down next to Sue's chair. With the press of a button, a pink dildo arose from the saddle-like feature.

"I'd like you to take your clothes off and mount it. You can ride it through the rest of our session," Dr. Stone said.

Sue Storm's eyes opened wide. The heat reached to her ears.

"That's...no! I'm not going to disrobe in front of you! Why do you want to see me naked!?"

"You can turn invisible," Dr. Stone said, as she sat down in her accustomed chair. "I'm not asking you to make me watch you. I'm asking you to do this so that you get used to doing it. If you can ride this with me in the room, as we have a regular conversation, you'll be able to do it on your own in private without any problem."

The Invisible Woman looked at the psychiatrist as if she had suddenly gone insane. Yet there was a queer logic to the woman's words. Dr. Stone stared at Sue Storm levelly, the hazel eyes fixed on Sue Storm's through her glasses. For just a moment, the sun caught the lenses at just the right angle...