"Among other things." After a brief pause in recognition of the fact that this man was from the strange land of "not Japanifornia", he clarified, "We were romantically involved, too. He made some arrangements so one of us would have legal authority over the others' affairs if anything bad happened. Not quite a marriage, but in the eyes of the law itself it carried the same weight. When he was killed I became Kay's legal guardian."

Badd hadn't quite relaxed, but the potential danger rating of the mando had decreased slightly. Still might be someone with a grudge, and he didn't tell him that by 'Kay's safe' he meant 'in the house right this moment'.