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

“You’re going to see your special someone,” she said.


Reggie glanced at her, surprised. “You remember.”


“I have a very good memory,” she said, taking a magazine from the side pocket of her seat and covering her iPad with it. “So, you’re going to win him back.”


Reggie looked out the window. “Yes. Well, no, actually. No. I’m going to try to repair our relationship. Because he isn’t…well, I can’t have him like I’d like to. But I don’t care, it’s fine. I’ll be happy with being just friends.” A nervous laugh. “Or waiting on him hand and foot for the rest of my life.”


The airplane entered the runway. The pilot came over the loudspeaker to announce they were ready for take-off. Reggie’s leg starting twitching with nervous excitement and he looked around the cabin before he noticed the woman was watching him, puzzled.


“You’d accept just being his friend?” she asked. “To be with him even though he doesn’t love you back?”


Chapter 51