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

The question seemed innocent, but Riva couldn’t find a right answer anywhere. “It shouldn’t take me too long to be ready for a rematch.”


“You sure about that?” Daisy grabbed her purse from the side of the machine and checked her face in her compact. She dabbed at her eyes, correcting flaws in her makeup that Riva couldn’t see. “I’m not gonna lie. I could use a rest myself. You want to go get a milkshake or something?”


Riva pictured herself sitting across from Daisy, making conversation. Could she act normal? All she could think about anymore was what was about to happen tomorrow night.


She didn’t know what else to suggest, though. Sitting in a dark movie theater next to Daisy didn’t seem any better. Sweating and laughing with her didn’t help either. Riva shrugged.


Riva collected her stuff and followed Daisy back to the food court. She made sure to trail a few steps behind her so they couldn’t really talk.


Chapter 39