Jaret could have had any boy she wanted, and she wanted none. Peggy too could have had her pick. Instead they chose each other. In their small East Coast town the summer before their first year of college, the two girls carefully hide their romance from everyone except their closest friends and Jaret's understanding, liberal mother. But when rumors begin to fly, Jaret and Peggy learn difficult lessons about the power of love. The girls knew from the start their relationship would not be easy. But they never imagined it could turn deadly.