The smartest play for Lotus would be to claim to being her uncle, mom isn't around to disprove and is a relative that could logically act as legal guardian.
A few terrorist groeps ended the moment they become a legitimate power and get representatives within a government. It doesn't sounds Farfetched that the crown party could get votes.
The moment you went on a date and slept with him twice should mean she could call him her BF I don't think he would mind, it's probably going to take awhile before they are honest with their feelings for another.