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

He nodded and leaned forward slightly, wobbling a little on the chair. Finally, he began praising the man he loved. After all, nobody would ever see the interview. No one important, he thought.


“Russell Lee has always been my idol, my model of inspiration. I was introduced to golf by my parents, who played every weekend at a country clubs in Chicago. My mother adored Ronald Lee’s style, she was literally in love with him.”


“Well, maybe don’t write the word ‘love,’ or my father might get mad,” he added, making everybody laugh.


“My parents pushed me to find inspiration in Ronald and, when his son won the Open Championship, I started following him. I had his poster in my room, replacing one of Jack Nicklaus.”


Note—tell Mom to throw it into the trash before I go home.


Everyone in the room was silent, hanging on Reggie’s personal story. His voice warmed up the room.


“My dream has always been to play with Mr. Lee one day. But I had no idea it’d come true in this way.”


Chapter 35