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

“Okay, because I can’t give you anything but friendship. Better if you know that.”


For Daniel, it was like receiving a punch in the stomach, even if he already knew it. It wasn’t as if he believed Alex could reciprocate. It was only a hope, or a feeling…but it was clearly wrong.


“Yes, I know that,” he managed to mumble after a few seconds of silence. He stared at his feet with his hands in his pockets, not knowing if he had to add something or simply turn around and walk out the kitchen.


The silence stretched out for a few moments, until Alex turned with a forced smile.


“Well, then…friends, right?” he murmured.


“Sure, friends.” Daniel answered with a hint of a smile, despite the sadness.


“Do you want to tell me about Matt now?” Alex asked, even if he didn’t sound convincing.


Then Daniel left the kitchen. It would have been too much to bear.


Chapter 21