No More Waiting, She Chooses Love novel Chapter 4

I never thought I'd end up in the police station for indecency.

The kid I supposedly wronged was only seventeen, still a minor. He was adamant, claiming I made indecent advances toward him. Even though I denied it, he insisted I had touched him.-

"Where did she touch you?" The officer's interrogation was thorough.

The kid, Jimmy Perez, glared at me, pointing first to his chest, then lower. "Here, and here... they touched me."

Bullshit! I almost cursed out loud. I hadn't even laid a hand on Conrad, the heartthrob of our town, and what made this kid think I'd go after him?

The officer turned to me, but before he could ask, I immediately denied, "I didn't touch him on purpose. It was just an accidental bump."

"Have you been drinking?" The officer's gaze was with implication.

In this society, a man could drown his sorrows in alcohol, and it was business as usual, but let a woman sip a little, and suddenly she was labeled loose.

I nodded. "Yes, I had a drink."

"How much?" The relevance of this question to the matter at hand was beyond me, but I answered truthfully, "A glass of beer."

The officer looked at me doubtfully, making me wish Fanny was there to confirm my words. But, just my luck, she had texted me when I was tangled up with the kid on the ground and called back to the hospital for an emergency.

I clarified again, "I wasn't drunk, and I certainly didn't take advantage of the kid in any state."

The officer noted my statement before turning to Jimmy. "Are you sure she touched you? Lying and false accusations carry legal consequences."

"Of course, I'm sure," Jimmy was stubborn as a mule, and I was so close to losing my temper and teaching him a lesson immediately.

Before I could act on that impulse, Jimmy's eyes lit up. "Haley, you're here?"

Being a minor, they'd called Jimmy's guardian. I turned, intending to explain myself to his family, but froze upon seeing who it was.