Hanson Yoo despises his job. He works seven days a week and is in line for junior partner, but that's not enough anymore. Why does he do it? To please his mother, or at least that's how it began. But now, not even that can keep him going. Late one night, Hanson helps an acquaintance out of a bad situation and meets Lindsey Grier, a man he's been admiring from afar. When Lindsey flirts with him, Hanson isn't sure if it's real or out of gratitude. Things like that don't happen to him, and he has little self-confidence. Rather than take a chance, he cuts his losses and runs away. But then he doesn't get the partnership, and realizes he has nothing left to lose. Hanson has been given a second chance, and isn't going to waste it. Maybe by learning to love himself, he can love someone else, too.

Loving Me, Loving You

When I awoke, sunlight streamed through the curtains into the living room, and drool covered one side of my face, as well as the cushion where my head lay. I sat up slowly, neck hurting because of the angle at which I’d slept, and my back stiff from not moving for a long period of time. I used my wrinkled shirt sleeve to wipe away the drool, then rubbed my eyes.


I needed to clean up and head to work soon, but I was so tired. At least the coffee was already made, since I had it on a timer. It smelled wonderful, and sometimes it was the only thing that kept me going through the day. I was begging for an ulcer, I just knew it. I dragged myself down the narrow hall to empty my bladder and shower.


Chapter 3