"Does it look like the one in the picture?" Charity asked, considering. Of course it was true that she'd only ever snogged girls, but... well. Just the pictures in the book were revolting her, and she'd never wanted to kiss a boy. She thought it was pretty safe to say that she was gay.
"Lizzie..." she said slowly, turning to her friend and twisting until she could look the girl in the eyes. "Look... I just want you to know, it means a lot to me that you're so cool. Verity's cool but she's not here when I need snuggles, you know? And Amity's going to stop talking to me when she finds out, like she stopped talking to Verity pretty much, when she found out about Zoey. I just..."
She pecked Lizzie on the cheek, slowly and sweetly. "I really love you, Lizzie. You're my favorite, in the whole world.