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’ll wait outside,” Reggie finally said, heading for the door. How could he promise Russell he wouldn’t be embarrassing if he managed to do it without even speaking? His mere presence seemed to be enough to tell the world how much he loved Russell Lee.


It wasn’t good, it wasn’t good at all.


He was ready to kick something in his anger. As he realized he would’ve hit the Guzzi, he heard the bell above the shop’s door jingle, announcing Russell had followed him outside. He stumbled and almost fell on the ground, but grabbed the bike’s handlebar and braced himself against the wall with one hand. Impossible to avoid that agony.


Was there some sort of magic spell that would allow him to disappear quickly? Probably not. “Um, yeah…” he mumbled.


“I’m sorry for embarrassing you,” Reggie said. It took all his strength to get the words to come out.


“For what?” Russell asked, getting on the motorcycle.


Chapter 59