Cruise & Bruise:- A Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys Fanfiction

15| " What did I miss? "

Joe's POV:-

" Joe? Is that..... Is that really you? " Nancy asked, staring at me wide eyed, while Frank seemed to be frozen at the spot.

Seriously guys? That's what you come up with? I literally escaped my possible kidnappers and this is what you have to say to me?

" No, this is Wordsworth's spirit asking both of you to enjoy the stillness of the night. " I retorted, rolling my eyes for an extra effect.

" Oh, cut the crap Joe! Where the hell were you? We literally turned the whole ship upside down searching for you! " Nancy replied, attacking me with a very much unexpected bear hug. I stumbled back a bit before returning the hug. Suddenly, I felt soft punches at my back with muffled voices of Nancy expressing how angry she was towards me.

I glanced at Frank to see he had an amused expression on his face, before shaking his head and pulling Nancy out of my grasp. "Alright, that's enough welcoming. Come on in, tell us everything that happened. We both have to say something to you too. "

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" Wow.... So, we find a casket, find the way to opening it, open it to reveal a piece of letter and then become clueless again? "

Frank heaved a sigh of frustration at my question before nodding his head. I looked at Nancy to find her deep in thought.

Who the hell is this L. S. A? I, for once, have never heard of this person. But what if it is not the initials of a person? What if it is the initials of the 'house' this mystery person lives in?

But then again, we have not a clue what L. S. A stands for.

After a while of silence, I confided them to what happened with me and Rose, only to trail off at the end, for I don't have any idea as to where she is.

" You mean to say, you have not a clue as to where Rose is? " Nancy asked me once I had finished depicting the whole story to them. I merely shook my head. Honestly, I was feeling like shit. What kind of boyfriend fails to protect his girlfriend from kidnappers? It's all my fault. If only I had gotten there faster......

" I told you he's so in love with her. " I heard Nancy say.

" What? No, no... He's probably thinking about cheeseburgers right now. "

" Are you seriously that oblivious? Don't you see the way he looks at her? I always knew they would be together. "

" Pfft.... No way, this scumbag here is just as useless as his brain. "

" What the heck? You do not get to speak like this about your brother, Frank Hardy. "

" What? Are you seriously defending him? No way is he in a relationship; I'm sure Rose is not into him. "

" Do you mean to say, if Rose is not into him, you would probably ask her to be YOUR girlfriend? "

" What? No, no, no.... I could never do that. You know whom I have feelings for, Nancy, it's only you. Always you. "

Oh.

Oh.

Wow..... Did I miss a chapter of 'The Bachelor? '

" Oh God, no need to be this serious; I'm just joking, you idiot! Come here. " Nancy outstretched her arms, as to asking Frank for a hug, which the latter gladly accepted. I watched with my mouth wide open their 'little' display of affection towards each other. So..... Do I no longer need to play 'matchmaker' between these two?

I cleared my throat to gain their attention.

" What did I miss? "
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A/N:- Hope you guys liked the chapter.
So.... Joe was trying to act as 'matchmaker' between Nancy and Frank 😁🤓
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