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

That revelation shocked and confused him at first, although there was nothing wrong with it, right?


Daniel was funny and brilliant. They talked easily and they had many common interests. No, there was nothing wrong with that. It’s easy to bond with other guys if you have common interests.


Yes, too bad Alex had never had goose bumps for a casual pat on the back, or an unexpected hug.


At first, his instinct told him to flee or go back to being that grumpy asshole he used to be, but something stopped him instead, and that’s why he was there now, alone, at a café table in front of Daniel, and that’s why in the last days he had spent more and more time with him. And now, he had just realized he wanted to know other things about him, more personal, and yes, even sentimental things. God, he was a mess!


“Hum, you’re wrong,” Alex said, clearing his throat. “But if you don’t want to talk about yourself, it’s not a problem.”


Chapter 17