Yuna Inspired: Our Virtual Family

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Hana entered the bedroom of her son and Hugo, closed the door behind her, and depressingly looked at her son sleeping soundlessly. It had been an hour since the conversation with Logan, Hugo, and Kevin, and the older men had left first as they had an early job tomorrow. As for Logan, before leaving, he had tried to lighten up the atmosphere when it was just the two of them by attempting to give her a goodnight kiss or to persuade her to let him sleep for the night again, but she wasn't having it. But when he promised to really leave if she did do one or the other, she gave in with much humiliation, choosing to give him a peck on the cheek. He complied but tricked her by turning his cheek away and smooching her on the lips. They laughed it off with much bickering—from her—and with much teasing—from him—before he finally left.

Due to the depressing conversation they had had earlier, she couldn't find the energy to sleep by herself. She wanted to sleep with her son because she couldn't help but fear that this offer would possibly bring the "truth" to light. Even though it had a high possibility of it not happening, the fact that Logan and Lucas would be seeing each other more often was enough to strike fear in her heart.

She couldn't believe that her six years of defending both boys' lives might end if this continued.

*

Logan: I'll see you and Lucas at 4

Although it had been a good two weeks since Hana last had anything to do with him, she kind of felt relieved to receive something from him after his two-weeks' absence. He had been busily booking staff, dealing with business deals, and working with his creative design management for the upcoming commercial of Lucas. At the same time, she was overwhelmed with how things would play out from here.

Sitting at her desk at work, she grudgingly turned off her phone after she looked at her text. Today was the day she and Lucas would have a business meeting with Logan's staff regarding the offer of using Lucas as their mascot, like how Progressive Insurance had Flo or how McDonald's had Ronald McDonald.

Lucas would be the business's first—and only, in the mind of Logan's—mascot.

Except, Lucas was and would be the cutest of every business mascot.

Who or what could beat a cute little boy's charms?

"I can't believe we're doing this," she said to herself. Since morning, she had been having feelings of regret over hers and Hugo's decision, although she had no reason to stop Lucas. She rested her elbows on the desk and put her palms together to silently pray. "Logan...I can only do so much for us."

*

"Mom." Lucas stepped into the backseat of Logan's car. He had just gotten out of school and was surprised to see his uncle present with his mother. "How come Uncle has picked us up again?"

This morning, Logan had stopped by and "asked" to take them to school and work. Because she didn't want to make a ruckus so early and didn't want Lucas to be late, she had no choice but to allow it.

Logan, who was behind Hana as he patiently waited for her to secure her son in the backseat, answered the boy, "From now on, Uncle Logan's taking you anywhere and everywhere."

She finished securing her son and pushed Logan away while scowling at him for his answer.

Logan then opened the passenger door for her and waited until she got inside before running to his side. He got in his seat and started the engine and blurted out, "Let's go have lunch!"

While Lucas excitedly celebrated from the back, Hana was extremely against the idea of lunch since the meeting was at four, and it was already 3:22 p.m.