Derek Milligan's life isn't easy as a high school baseball player, mostly because no one knows he's gay. Not his parents, not his classmates, not even his best friend, Brody. But when a friend confides in Derek that she has a crush on Brody, Derek obviously has to help her talk to him. He's just giving her some pointers... and telling her what to text him... and maybe texting Brody for her from her phone.
Derek must grapple with both his desire for anonymity and his strange new emotional interest in his best friend, all while keeping secret from Brody who exactly is on the other side of the phone. As Derek continually finds himself in new and complex social entanglements, he is increasingly aware that one false step could out him not only to his friends, but also to his team and the whole school.