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

Daniel looked up from the refrigerator and looked at Alex, who stared at him from the door, frowning.


“Hello.” Daniel opened a bottle of juice and drank it directly, without using a glass.


Alex licked his lips and then coughed to clear his throat.


“How are you doing?” he asked then.


“I’m doing fine.” Daniel put the bottle back in the refrigerator.


“Okay…”Alex looked at his feet, playing with his bracelet. “Di-did you have a good day?”


Daniel’s voice was calm, he wasn’t angry, but Alex could feel the lack of the usual touch of enthusiasm and joy.


Suddenly Alex found himself looking at his friend’s eyes. Daniel obviously wanted to leave the kitchen and Alex was in his way.


They stared at each other for a long moment in silence.


“Yes?” Alex answered in a strangled voice.


Chapter 35