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

Carlos sighed and murmured, “You have to act like an adult and put everything behind you. I’m sure the side of him you fell in love with would agree…”


He complied. Carlos was right; it would be hard, very hard, but he had to do it.


“Here’s the ball,” he said, finding it by the tree.


“Great!” Carlos looked at his watch. Their five minutes weren’t up yet, but worry appeared on his face. “Let’s hope you can hit it out of here…”


“Don’t worry, there are no plants in the shot line,” Reggie said, standing. “And we’ll trust the dantian point.”


Against all expectations, even his own, Reggie wasn’t behind after the first hole, ending in a tie. It was as if he’d taken Carlos’s words to heart, giving him the strength he needed to react to even the badness of that morning.


He completed the nine holes with a clear score, three birdies, and six pars.


By the tenth hole, he was in second place, tied with Ian.


Chapter 28