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

“I can’t do it. I can’t. As soon as I see him, I’ll start crying. He can take that damned trophy for all I care.”


“Reggie, listen, you deserve to win just as much as he does,” Carlos said in a quiet tone. “But what do you want to do? Go to the referee, the tournament director, the audience, your parents, and say, ‘No, I’m sorry, I can’t be in the playoff. Because, you know, I told Russell Lee I love him, and he told me to leave. So, I decided to give up and let him win without even fighting back.’ Is this what you want to do?”


Carlos’s voice had risen as he spoke, until his words shot out with the same intensity of an arrow leaving a taut bow. And the result wasn’t very different. Reggie staggered back as if he had been hit in his chest. He looked at Carlos, both speechless and terrified at the same time.


“Is thatwhat you want to do?” Carlos thundered again.


“No!” Reggie back. His courage seemed to have suddenly returned.


Chapter 30