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

They took Russell’s rental car. As they entered the bar, an inviting smell wafted from the kitchen. The TVs were tuned to a baseball match this time.


As they took a seat at one of the tables, Reggie saw at the place through different eyes. Earlier he had done all he could to remove the place from his brain, but now it seemed fascinating, like the sumptuous estate of a rich noble.


“I treat you tonight,” Reggie decided, looking at the menu and finding it hard to decide what to order. Each dish sounded tasty and inviting.


“Don’t even think about it. I invited you,” the Englishman replied, without looking at him. “And I told you: it’s my sponsor paying.”


“I have sponsors too, if that’s the point,” Reggie murmured, feeling a little hurt. He had very few sponsors, to tell the truth and, more importantly, they didn’t offer much money, but he kept that bit to himself.


Chapter 21