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.

looked at

the ground with Brad, she texted me saying she had been called back to the hospital to save

implying and explained again, "I wasn't drunk, and ! definitely wasn't taking advantage of

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

to get up and hit him. Before I could act, Brad's eyes

to his family, but

long, straight hair and wore

the classic unattainable crush from

who she was. Her name

what happened?" Tanya asked

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

from surprise to coldness as he stared at me.

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

had no energy left to explain. I just stared at Jace. It had only been a few hours since he

reason he had to drop me off so urgently earlier

I'm Tanya, Brad's sister." Her voice

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

Blake, had died in a car accident recently, and Jace,

"I just accidentally knocked over your brother and fell on

apologetically. "I know, he's

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