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 me

me. But just my luck, while I was on the ground with Brad, she texted me saying she had been

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

at Brad. "Are you sure she touched you? Making. false accusations has legal consequences." "Of course,

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

needed a guardian called in. I turned, wanting to explain to

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

the classic unattainable crush from every romance

who she was. Her name

what happened?" Tanya asked

at Jace. "Sis, is this your

surprise to coldness

this woman? She's a total creep. She touched me all over..." Brad kept lying with

had only been a few hours since he left

he had to drop me off so urgently earlier

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

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

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

swallowed the bitterness in my throat. "I just accidentally knocked over your brother and fell

apologetically. "I know, he's

quick smacks on the head, then explained the situation to the police.