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

“Anyway, I came over to tell you something important I forgot last night.”


Reggie suddenly turned to him, without hiding his surprise. “Something important?” He didn’t understand.


“Yeah.” Russell paused in slight embarrassment. “I forgot to apologize for my asshole behavior on Wednesday. And also for Mack’s.”


He blushed. It was a banality, but Russell was really making him feel important. He knew he had hurt Reggie and wanted to remedy it.


“Really, it’s fine,” he replied anyway, going back to his fruit salad. He didn’t want his face to betray the amusement he felt. “I’m not important.”


And then something even more delicious happened.


Russell stretched out a hand and grabbed his in a light but intense contact. “But you are.”


Chapter 11