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

immediately thought of Lena, who could vouch for me. But just my luck, while I was on the ground with Brad, she texted me

"I wasn't drunk, and ! definitely wasn't taking advantage

my words and then looked at Brad. "Are you sure she touched

angry I wanted to get up and hit him.

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

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

crush from every

knew who she was.

what happened?" Tanya asked

her but instead pouted at Jace. "Sis,

shifting from surprise to

creep. She touched me

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

to drop me off so urgently earlier seemed clear

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

I was a bit surprised she recognized me. But then I thought, 'Of course she knows me. I'm

and I had never interacted. I only knew about her because her husband, Desmond Blake, had died in a car accident recently,

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

know,

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