During a golf tournament in Virginia, American golfer Reggie Weston meets Russell Lee, the British former world champion in the sport. The two men hit it off when Russell takes Reggie under his wing, teaching him the tricks of the game. As their friendship deepens, Reggie finds himself falling in love with the Englishman, though he knows Russell doesn’t feel the same. He’s painfully aware of the fact that Russell isn’t gay. But there’s more to Russell than meets the eye. He’s a troubled soul, plagued by monsters in his head telling him who he should be. He’s spent most of his life hiding his sexuality from the world so he won’t disappoint his homophobic mother. Is seven days enough time for Russell to break through the years of hurt and accept the new direction fate has in store for him and Reggie?

Seven Days

But why would it be a problem, if he was seen? Surely Russell had already forgotten his face and what had happened the day before.


Lee shook many hands while heading to the counter.


Reggie tried his best to concentrate on the data and measurements in front of him, but failed. His couldn’t look away from Russell, from his white trousers or his orange polo. He felt magnetized by Russell’s presence; the more he tried to look somewhere else, the more his gaze veered back to that dark blond beard and smiling mouth. The man had hurt him, yet he was still interested.


“Seriously, Reggie, he isn’t worth it,” he heard Carlos whispering.


He again started studying the drawing of hole seventeen, where he had struck the ball badly on the fairway, making it fall into the water but, even though he had just played the hole, he couldn’t remember any useful detail. His brain refused to cooperate.


Chapter 6