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

“So I broke up with him.” Russell stood, finally meeting Reggie’s. “Those nasty words I said to you on Sunday…they were nothing compared to what I said to him. I never told him how much I loved him.” He looked at the ground again. “I hid who I really was, stupidly thinking I wouldn’t have to lie to anybody that way. And then he died on vacation in the Swiss Alps. I tried to make sense of it…like maybe it was my punishment for turning him away. But I was probably wrong.”


He shrugged and gave a bitter laugh. “Danielle, who had always been a do-gooder, took on the duty of staying by me during my craziness. We’d grown up together, the three of us, so close we were like siblings. I think she thought that if she left me alone, I would’ve ended up hurting myself more than I already was. And Daniel would’ve never forgiven her.”


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