If Kelly noticed the hand brushing against her rear, she either dismissed it as a simple accident of close contact, or didn't feel like raising an objection. She nodded, sitting down and crossing her legs as he sat rather close to her. She asked Tessa what they had, as the girl looked like she was in the position of fetching drinks, and asked for a glass of iced tea.<br/><br/>Her hand moved down to stop Richard from moving in the slow strokes he had been, but she didn't lift his hand from her completely, and she seemed to at least bear his interest gracefully.<br/><br/>"I did see the two of you, and that's why I'm here. By rights, you should be facing a child protective services hearing, at best, but Tessa's spoken rather well of you, and the prospect of her sending her back to her mother doesn't...I don't feel like it's in her best interests. So I'm here to make sure she's being cared for, that she isn't being coerced into this."<em>That I'm not making a mistake.</em>.