Kevin's left hand quickly found the small of Claire's back as she stepped back toward him.  He lightly stroked up and down her back as they walked into the house following David's invitation.  He watched Ella twirl around the room and was somewhat reminded of a puppy seeing guests for the first time.  He felt embarrassed for thinking it, but couldn't shake the comparison, and in truth it only endeared her to him.  Besides, he was quite confident that her energy would be well-spent pleasing Claire and him.  He lightly kissed Claire's neck, softly whispering "how ya feelin?"<br/><br/>At David's suggestion, Kevin led Claire into the house, keeping his left hand on Claire's back as he shook David's with his right, smiling affably.  "A pleasure.  Thanks for having us over."  He noticed the way David looked at her and grew a bit uncomfortable.  He didnt' say anything, though.  After all, by bringing her here he'd kind of agreed to have another man do a lot more than look at her, and he'd certainly looked at Ella through webcam with many lecherous thoughts.<br/><br/>"I suppose we can take you up on that tour, at least find out where to put our bags.  Oh, what did you guys have in mind for dinner?"  He wasn't even hungry yet, though eating would be a simple, enjoyable event with much less inherent awkwardness.