Alex walks down the road of his life, apparently without any detours. He has a job, friends, a nice apartment and a girlfriend who meets his needs. A smooth life lived on a smooth road.<br><br>But when Daniel shows up at his door, Alex meets the first bump in the road -- which turns out to be more like a boulder -- in his way.<br><br>Daniel is a gorgeous, warm, affectionate man, one who will force Alex to deal with something that happened years ago, something that made him take the safe route through life. With Daniel, he finally realizes that he'd shut down his true self, he begins the most difficult part of his journey -- the one that could take him to Daniel and to happiness.

What You Are

“Well, welcome back,” Kevin said with a smile. He handed a beer to his friend. “Did you have a nice day?”


“Mh. So so.” Alex shrugged. “Kate wanted to go to the movies to see some chick flick. And I hate those kinds of movies.”


“Well, you’re a good boyfriend,” Daniel replied after swallowing a big piece of pizza.


Alex looked at him for a while and narrowed his eyes. “I’m not her boyfriend,” he said before taking a long sip of beer.


“Oh. I-I thought, because…well…” Daniel was confused. Damn! He always said the wrong thing around Alex. But then again, what was so wrong in assuming Alex and Kate were a couple? They were together at the party, at the concert, and they had spent Sunday together,


Daniel was grateful when Kevin helped him reaching out and tapping on Alex’s shoulder, shaking his head.


“Our Alex here, unlike Gabriel who finds love even in a public toilet, doesn’t believe in love.”


Daniel frowned. “Well, that’s sad…”


Chapter 10