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

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

explained again, "I wasn't

"Are you sure she

and hit him. Before I could act, Brad's eyes suddenly lit

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

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

crush from every romance

she was. Her name was Tanya

happened?" Tanya

instead pouted at Jace. "Sis, is this

surprise to coldness as he stared at

creep. She touched me

energy left to explain. I just stared at Jace. It had only been a few hours since he left

reason he had to drop me off

"Hi, Keira. I'm Tanya, Brad's

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

had never interacted. I only knew about her because her husband, Desmond Blake, had died in a car accident recently, and Jace, being Desmond's close friend, had been helping her

knocked over your brother and fell on him. I didn't do any of the things

apologetically. "I know, he's always

smacks on the head, then explained the situation to the police. They checked the surveillance