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

The Englishman gave a quick look at his watch—an Ademars Piguet, Reggie noticed with a little envy.


“It closes in twenty minutes or so. That will be enough time to show you what I want to.”


Reggie felt even more agitated. And also stoked, verystoked. Everything was so magical: he felt like a bum transformed into someone else as if by magic. Eliza Doolittle with a golf club.


Okay, he was a young man, not a charming lady, but the scenario was the same, more or less…


They reached the practice area in a few minutes. Russell parked across the green and jumped out. Reggie followed without ever looking away from him.


“Hey, Joe,” the Englishman called to the man at reception, who had a mustache that would make Wyatt Earp envious.


“Good evening, Mr. Lee,” Joe answered.


For real, everybody knows him, Reggie thought, smiling.


“Can we hit a couple of putts?” Russell asked, heading for the putting green without waiting for an answer.


Chapter 15