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

“Now I’d like to hear about the story with Ben, because now everything seems to make sense. I know Ben is gay. Well, I figured it out when I saw him with…a man. In a car. Anyway. Did he do something to you when he you were kids? Please, don’t tell me that he hurt you.”


Laura was trembling slightly and Alex hastened to hold her hands.


“No, no. No, Mom, don’t worry. Nothing so bad, really. It was just me…”


Alex explained to his mom what had happened many years ago and Daniel stayed quiet, listening to him again, wondering if Alex would be a different man without that experience.


At the end of the story, Laura took a deep breath.


“I always wondered what was wrong with you. Now it’s clear that there’s nothing wrong with you, you were just being stupid, yes.”


Alex’s grin vanished. “Well, thanks, mom. Really.”


Laura smiled sweetly. Sweetly like a crocodile, Daniel thought.


Chapter 47