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 me in

was on the ground with Brad, she texted me saying she had been called back to the

the police were implying and explained again, "I wasn't drunk, and ! definitely

Brad. "Are you sure she touched you? Making. false

him. Before I could act, Brad's eyes suddenly lit up."

called in. I turned, wanting to explain to his family,

with a woman who had long, straight hair

unattainable crush from

she was. Her

happened?" Tanya asked

her but instead pouted at Jace. "Sis, is

surprise to coldness as he stared

know this woman? She's a total creep. She touched me all over..." Brad kept lying

had only been a few hours since he left me, and

had to drop me off so urgently

looked at me. "Hi, Keira. I'm Tanya, Brad's sister." Her voice was

she recognized me. But then I thought, 'Of course she knows me. I'm Jace's sidekick, always trailing behind him. Anyone who knows

only knew about her because her husband, Desmond Blake, had

your brother and fell on him. I didn't

"I know, he's

two quick smacks on the head, then explained the situation to the police. They checked the surveillance footage and confirmed I was telling