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to Karl, but this grip was formed by a steady supply of caffeine and whatever biscuit was his flavour of the month.
    The twins pulled up the trolley by a till with an attractive blonde girl who couldn’t have been much older than me. I started loading things from the very full trolley onto the conveyer belt whilst she shot them both furtive glances, ignoring the old man she was currently serving. Rick and Danny weren’t oblivious and I caught them grinning at each other. I barely resisted rolling my eyes at them, remembering that they were currently not in a good mood with me.
    “Are you two identical twins?” The cashier asked as she started scanning our food.
    “What gave us away?” Danny grinned.
    They must have had this conversation a million times but they still seemed to love it. The cashier was unable to reply because she was giggling like a schoolgirl. I was pretty sure she slid a few items past without them scanning properly because her eyes were too busy checking out my brothers.
    “If you’re going to make something perfect, you might as well do it twice,” Rick winked, earning more giggles from the cashier.
    “You’ve got that right,” she blushed.
    I was hoping their relentless flirting would put them in a better mood, but as they left the till – with the cashier’s phone number – they returned to their sulky postures. I kept as close to them as I could, making sure I neither fell behind them nor put myself in their direct field of vision.
    I was so busy maintaining that tricky balance that I didn’t see a pothole in the carpark tarmac and stumbled over, landing hard on my left elbow. I cried out as the pain shot through my arm.
    “For fuck’s sake, Jelly,” Danny cursed, pulling me up from the ground.
    “I’m sorry,” I mumbled, biting back the tears as I cradled my elbow in one hand.
    He kept his grip on my upper arm and dragged me the rest of the way back to the car. I tried not to cry but the pain radiating from my elbow was pretty severe and I was worried I’d broken it.
    “Stop making a scene, Jelly,” Danny scowled as we reached the car.
    I mumbled an apology but I couldn’t force myself to stop crying. I sniffed furiously and tried to wipe the tears away with the back of my right hand. I was trembling and wasn’t sure if it was from the cold or the pain.
    “Come on, Jelly,” Danny sighed, opening the door and urging me into the back of the car.
    Rick finished loading the car, returned the trolley and hopped into the driver’s seat. To my surprise, Danny got into the back with me and tossed Rick the keys. He looked right at me and I could see the fury in his eyes. I averted my gaze quickly, clasping my injured arm close to me.
    “What the fuck is wrong with you, Jelly?” He growled.
    Rick still hadn’t started the car and turned round in his seat to join his twin in glaring at me.
    “I’m sorry,” I mumbled, my voice shaking. “I didn’t see the pothole and I tripped.” I swallowed and closed my eyes tightly, forcing my tears back.
    “Not that,” he shook his head dismissively. “We’re used to you being clumsy.”
    I looked up at him, not understanding. He continued staring and I could see the muscle in his jaw tensing as his mouth set in a hard line.
    “What are you doing stripping off in front of Jason like that?” Rick snarled from the front seat.
    I opened my mouth to reply but then closed it again. That’s why they’re being like this? I didn’t know how to reply.
    “Ian was pretty clear about keeping your clothes on, Jelly,” Danny added.
    “I…I…” I stumbled over my words, trying to figure out a way out of this without lying. “I was just about to get dressed when you came in.”
    “So?” Danny growled. “Send him out the room.”
    “But, he’s my boyfriend,” I said quietly, regretting it as soon as the words were out of my mouth. I should have kept quiet.
    “I don’t give a shit, Jelly,” Danny snarled.
    “That shit can wait till