Jodie smiled at her sister when she joked about her attitude; but she thought she was being fairly nice, nicer than she could have been.  Before Abi invited Kayla to make herself comfortable in the lounge, Jodie had already taken a seat at the end of the sofa and sat as she normally did, with her back against the cushion, arm over the edge, and her legs stretched out in front of her, ankles crossed, and her bare toes wiggling in the air.  The other side of the couch had an extension, too, that allowed you to stretch out or lay down if you wished, but Jodie preferred the side next to the window; it’s where she does most of her studying for school, and where she’ll read a book if she has time to, because the light radiates in perfectly at that spot.<br/><br/><strong>“Yeah, you’re lucky we’re wearing anything at all,”</strong>Jodie added in, in response to Alex’s comment about her and Abi’s choice of clothing.<br/><br/><strong>“I wouldn’t leave’er alone with us if I were you,”</strong>she joked to the social worker after Abi suggested leaving Kayla with the family.  Jodie threw a glance past Abi, who was sat on her left, and Alex, who was sat on her left, and landed her eyes on Kayla, which were slightly narrowed; but she was only teasing her.  She knew her siblings would catch that she was joking, or was she?, but she wasn’t sure how Kayla or the social worker would take her comment, which amused Jodie.