Chapter 37

There was only one way to stop Jo from walking back into her living room and blabbing this whole thing to Iris, Nico, and Declan.

I have a huge crush on Riva Corley. She could say it. She closed her eyes.

Jo nudged her. “What’s the matter with you? It’s not like you care if people know about this. I mean, it’s not like she’s actually going to find a girl who would do this with her.”

Daisy’s eyes snapped open, and her face froze. Jo’s mouth fell into a slack O, the muscles of her cheeks twitching as she ran her gaze from one side of Daisy’s face to the other as if reading a book.

“You didn’t…you’re not…” Jo whistled. “You said you’ddo it!”

Much as Daisy wanted to deny this, it was true, and her flaming cheeks would never allow her to pretend otherwise.

“Daisy,” Jo said. “I know you’ve never had a boyfriend. This is not the way to start. This Benton guy sounds like he might expect things. And how do you know Riva’s going to watch out for you?”