"That was a formality Harold insisted upon...I'm not a relative." Zach jerked his head back in surprise. He'd wanted to ask her more serious questions, but she continued talking. "I don't think Jake has any other family left. I know his mother died when he was three. Harold tried to stay home as much as he could and still earn a salary to support them, but he needed someone reliable, and that was me."
"So, you're not related?" McGee asked.
"Well, the kid didn't have any other family, so I guess because he saw me more than other people, Harold told him I was his aunt." Zach jotted down some notes.
"That changes everything," Zach said.
"How do you mean?" she asked.
"Well, it means that Family Services won't be interviewing you to be Jake's guardian."
"But I'm the only Ôso-called' relat
