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

For a moment, short and ephemeral, he pictured himself with Russell together, in a garden in a Chicago suburb, spending a summer afternoon lovingly talking about golf under the shadow of a beach umbrella.


“Ah, Ronald Lee was a great man…” Carlos mumbled, finally able to balance the two objects. “Did you tell your parents not to come to O’Hare to pick you up?”


Poof.The happy Weston-Lee family daydream exploded like a sticky soap bubble.


“Always the same. I’ll get my stuff from my room while you make the call, and we’ll meet downstairs.” With that, Carlos left the room, grumbling about the extra long-distance charge he’d have to pay during checkout.


“Remember, I have a million dollars to spend,” Reggie shouted, laughing.


Chapter 48