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

“I mean I was fumbling in the dark, I didn’t know anything. Just like a betrayed husband whose wife fucks, I don’t know, the gardener!”


Evidently, the unusual comparison silenced Kevin, because he blinked, opened his mouth, and then closed it.


“As I already said, you are slow,” Gabriel muttered. A pillow flew at his face and he finally fell silent.


“I feel like an idiot talking to you two!” Alex yelled, storming toward the kitchen.


“Come on, Alex,” Kevin called to him. “Gabriel is going to shut his damn mouth now and we want to hear what you have to say. Come back, please! And continue.” Kevin encouraged Alex with a smile when Alex came back from the kitchen with a bottle of beer.


Another deep breath, a sip from the bottle, and then Alex spoke again.


Chapter 23