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

Alex fell asleep again some minutes later but not before realizing how stupid he continued to be. He could have had Daniel and yet he rejected him, and now he couldn’t stop making a fool of himself asking those stupid questions. Luckily sleep had mercy on him and he closed his eyes with a sigh.


When he woke up again the light had changed. It was possible morning had passed into afternoon now. He raised himself onto one elbow and looked around, passing his hand over his face.


He heard Daniel’s muffled voice in the hallway and he was immediately drawn to attention. Daniel’s tone was soft and Alex could tell he was smiling.


Matt. He was sure he was talking to him.


A wave of jealousy clenched his stomach and he tried to get up from the bed. He put his glasses on and took a few steps, but he felt dizzy and swayed. He had to lean against the door for support and it was in that moment Daniel turned and saw him. He hung up and hurried toward Alex, reaching out.


Chapter 41