Jodie took a seat on the couch as she was told; and she sat on the opposite side of her daddy, so she could face the new girl as she cuddled up to his left side.  She slipped her arms around his left that was closest to her, pulled her legs underneath of her so they were on the couch as well, and then leaned her head against his shoulder.  She loved being close to her family, and she saw nothing wrong with showing simple affection toward her father in front of the guest.<br/><br/>Jodie studied Kayla with her eyes as her parents spoke to her, took care of her.  She wondered how she'd fit into the family, how she'd like her parents, how she'd like herself and her brother.  It wouldn't really bother Jodie if the girl wasn't pleased with her new home, if that was possible, because Jodie loved the attention from her parents, especially her dad; she was a bit of a daddy's girl.<br/><br/>Jodie waited politely until her father was done speaking 'fore she whispered into his ear, so only he could hear, as she gave his arm a soft stroke,<strong>"Daddy?  I didn't know the girl was coming today.  I already made plans to have dinner with Megan and Abby,"</strong>two of which were her best friends.  She mentioned this because of her father's suggestion of having a "family meal," and Jodie didn't want to miss out on having fun with her friends.  Boy did they love to shop and eat out; it was like a tradition of theirs to do it every week.  She didn't think it'd really matter if she missed dinner with her family, because it's not like she'd do anything anyway, or have anything to say to the new girl.  She looked up at her father with hopeful eyes as she stared into his and gently bit down on her bottom lip.