Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 4

I never thought I'd end up in police station for indecency.

The person I knocked over was a 17-year-old teenager. He was sure I had bad intentions. Even though I denied it, he kept saying that I touched him. "Where did she touch you?" the police asked, scrutinizing every detail.

Brad Twain looked at me, pointed at his chest, then gestured down to his waist. "She touched me here, here...and even here." 'That's total bullshit!'

I almost cursed, I had never touched a man as handsome as Jace. How would I be interested

in a kid like him?

The officer looked at me again, and I denied it before he could ask. "I didn't lay a hand on him; it was just an accidental bump."

"Have you been drinking?" the officer asked, giving me a knowing look.

It was normal for men to drink a lot, but if a woman drank even a little, she was seen as improper.

I nodded. "Yes, I did."

"How much?" The officer's question seemed unrelated to the situation at hand.

Still, I answered honestly, "One bottle of beer.

at

on the ground with Brad, she texted me saying she had

again, "I wasn't drunk, and ! definitely

and then looked at Brad. "Are you sure she touched you? Making. false accusations has legal consequences."

hit him. Before I could act, Brad's eyes suddenly lit up." Sis, you're

a minor, he needed a guardian called in. I turned, wanting to explain to his family, but when I saw

in with a woman who had long, straight hair and wore a white dress. She

crush from

who she was. Her name was

happened?"

but instead pouted at Jace. "Sis, is this your

to coldness as he stared at me.

woman? She's a total creep. She touched me

only been a few hours since he left me, and now he was someone else's

he had to drop me off so

me. "Hi, Keira. I'm

bit surprised she recognized me. But then I thought, 'Of course she

knew about her because her husband, Desmond Blake, had died in a

my throat. "I just accidentally knocked over your brother and fell on him. I didn't do any of the

smiled apologetically. "I know, he's always been a

over and gave Brad two quick smacks on the head, then explained the situation to the police. They