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

I took off my tie and tossed it in a trash can on the way out of the building. I even removed my jacket and undid the top three buttons of my shirt as I ambled down the sidewalk in the heat of the day. It was as if a weight had disappeared from my back and I could breathe again.


I wandered past the Quiznos and saw it was already busy, the line out the door. I couldn’t tell if Lisa was working but she would be busy now, anyway, and I wasn’t hungry.


I sauntered aimlessly through the streets, looking at my favorite buildings and thinking about days long gone. Would my father be proud of what I’d done today? Mom would probably say, “Finally,” when Isaw her next time.


Chapter 9