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

Two stops later, after we’d both caught our breath, and the terror had abated, I asked, “Are you all right?”


Lisa swallowed and nodded. “I’m okay.” She looked at me, her eyes the same color as her…brother…orcousin? “Thanks for being there, Mr. Yoo. I didn’t think anyone would hear me. That guy came out of nowhere.” She shuddered and rubbed both hands over her face.


“Call me Hanson,” I replied. “You seemed to be doing fine on your own. All I did was run beside you, mostly.”


“It was more than that. You were there, and I owe you. How about lunch on me next Saturday?”


“How about you tell me why you were in a dark alley in the first place?”


Chapter 5