Seven Months Too Late

FOLLYGEE LGBT+

Elijah Carter has spent years being Nathaniel Hayes's best friend, roommate, teammate and silent protector.But behind every joke, every late-night conversation, and every time he steps between Nathaniel and trouble is a secret Elijah has never been brave enough to confess.He is in love with his best friend.When Elijah is diagnosed with a serious hereditary illness, he is forced to leave university for seven months of treatment. He leaves behind the basketball team, his friends, and most importantly, Nathaniel, the person he has built his entire world around.Elijah believes that when he returns, everything will still be waiting for him.But seven months is enough time for everything to change.While Elijah is away, Nathaniel's relationship with Shane Northridge, a former rival who once bullied him, begins to change. What starts with rivalry slowly becomes friendship, trust, and something neither of them expected.By the time Elijah returns, Shane has taken his place on the basketball team.And Nathaniel's heart may no longer belong to him.Unable to accept how much he has lost, Elijah struggles to remain Nathaniel's best friend while watching the person he loves fall for someone else. The feelings he has hidden for years become harder to contain, until he finally decides that silence is no longer an option.But when Elijah finally finds the courage to confess, Nathaniel's answer comes at the worst possible time.Because sometimes, loving someone isn't enough.Sometimes, friendship isn't enough.And sometimes, the person you thought would always be there is gone before you realize how much they meant to you.Seven Months Too Late is a story of friendship, first love, rivalry, sacrifice, heartbreak, and the devastating consequences of waiting too long to say what matters most.Elijah Carter left for seven months believing he still had a place in Nathaniel's Hayes life.When he returned, he discovered that seven months had been enough to change everything.

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