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

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

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

officer noted my words and then looked at Brad. "Are you sure she touched you? Making. false accusations has legal consequences." "Of course, I'm

get up and hit him. Before I could act, Brad's eyes suddenly lit up." Sis, you're

he needed a guardian called in. I turned, wanting to explain to his family, but when I saw who had arrived, I was stunned. +15

in with a woman who had long, straight

the classic unattainable crush

she was. Her name

what happened?" Tanya asked

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

to coldness as

know this woman? She's a total creep. She touched

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

drop me

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 Jace's sidekick, always trailing behind him. Anyone

interacted. I only knew about her because her husband, Desmond Blake, had died in a car accident recently,

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

know, he's always

smacks on the head, then explained the situation