*TW: homophobic language* HE was sitting on one sofa, Jamie on the other, a table in between them, an open Bio textbook on it. They both looked up when she came in. How? Avery mouthed. How on earth had Alex been allowed to come into the house? The twins would never have allowed that to happen. Jamie, unexpectedly, grinned. So did Alex. “Your aunt couldn’t possibly say no to a member of the soccer team that her dear sons have been trying to get onto for years, could she?” “You got to her before the twins?” Jamie nodded. That made sense. If they’d told her first, before the twins could find out, she’d be taken in by Alex’s soccer player status. And then the twins, if they complained, would be forced to admit that she’d actually gone to a party with the members of the team they’d idol

