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

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

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

Brad. "Are you sure she touched you? Making. false accusations has legal

up and hit him. Before I

guardian called in. I turned, wanting to explain to his family, but when I saw who had arrived, I was stunned.

in with a woman who had long, straight hair and wore

the classic unattainable crush from

who she was.

what happened?"

answer her but instead pouted at Jace.

tightened, his look shifting from surprise to

total creep. She touched me

I just stared at Jace. It had only been a few

he had to drop me off so

Keira. I'm Tanya,

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

I had never interacted. I only knew about her because her husband, Desmond Blake, had

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

"I know, he's always

head, then explained the situation to