Just before rushing off to catch his plane home after a two-week bus tour of Florida, Will Thompson tells Graham Knight that he loves him.<br><br>Stunned, not least because before meeting Will he thought himself straight, Graham watches Will leave. Realising he feels the same way, Graham has to journey across the US to tell Will he loves him, too. But with little money and travelling in a strange country, the way to Will is not an easy one.

The Way to Will

I turned and ran for my bus, which was due to depart any minute.


It was late afternoon when we pulled into the bus station in Cleveland, and it was bloody cold. There was snow on the ground. No wonder Will chose to go to Florida for the sunshine.


I got into the back of a taxi, gave the driver Will’s address in Shaker Heights, and sat back. The last few miles to get to Will were definitely the worst. All my doubts about whether he’d want me—despite what he’d said in the airport—kept raising their heads. Was I just a holiday romance to him? Could I make it work with us? He was older, brainier and liked classical music and stuff. Would he get bored with me, and… 


Chapter 8