Navy Twin says, with a trembling voice, “We’d have understood,” but was interrupted by the voice of Older Brother, muffled by his face being pressed into me, saying, “Shut up.” He stood up and went back to his chair, and his eyes were red (no tears, though).
....just reread......maybe I'm being very dense, @BasketBaller , but why did Older Brother tell Navy Twin to "shut up" at this point??....not quite understanding a "shut up" interruption for Navy Twin's comment.......