Riva Corley needs a girlfriend. Not because she wants one, but because her boyfriend, Benton, is pushing her to kiss a girl in front of him. Afraid of losing Benton, Riva agrees to try, but she never expects to find a girl she actually likes and wants to kiss for her own reasons.<br><br>Daisy Mejia has stayed closeted for all of high school so far -- it seems pointless to come out for a kiss that's destined to go nowhere. Daisy also has no desire to put on a show for Riva's boyfriend. But she's had a crush on Riva Corley forever, and Daisy can't pass up this chance.<br><br>Before long, what starts out as a bad idea begins to look more like a relationship. Soon, Daisy must decide how much trouble she'll put up with, and Riva has to figure out what it means when she's falling for another girl.

Bad Idea

“Really.” Saying it out loud made Daisy realize it was true. It wasn’t just that she liked Riva and wished she could be her girlfriend. She needed to be herself with someone. If it wasn’t Jo, it needed to be someone. She squeezed Riva’s hand gently. Daisy wanted to find the courage to trust Riva with the view of her whole self—including her secret.


But not quite yet. She couldn’t exactly spill the truth about being a lesbian right now, while holding Riva’s hand and listening to her turmoil over her boyfriend. That wouldn’t look right. She could practice, though. Silently, Daisy promised herself to find someoneshe could tell, and to do it before the end of Spring Break. She didn’t want to keep pretending with Riva. 8: Clay


Chapter 21