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

Brushing hair off my forehead, Lindsey asked, “How about you stay the night? No pressure. You can sleep out here, or in bed with me, and I promise to keep hands off, though it will pain me to do so.” He winked.


I studied him. “I don’t mind sharing a bed with you, and as much as I’d like to take things further between us, would you mind terribly if nothing happened tonight? It’s been so long, and I don’t want to ruin what we seem to be building by jumping ahead of ourselves.”


“Are you still thinking I’ll toss you aside? It’s not a competition, you know? Whether you’re greatin bed or whatever. Sex is only a small part of the equation. It helps to know we’re compatible, sure, but if we plan on being together for the long haul, we need to have something else to build on, too, something permanent.”


Chapter 13