hardy boys fan fiction
THE CRUSH
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by
Copagirl
Chapter 3
hardy boys fan fiction
THE CHAPTERS
The following day, Joe was at his locker when Mandy suddenly appeared by his side.
“Hi Joe – it’s been awhile since we’ve last seen each other!”
“H-hi Mandy,” Joe stuttered nervously – ever since junior high school, Joe had a crush on Mandy Crenshaw. He had a crush on Iola as well, he had always thought she was cute, but Mandy’s strawberry-blonde locks and green eyes seemed to mesmerize him.
Mandy was well aware of Joe’s crush but she had thought that the younger Hardy boy was not that good looking. He had been small for his age, kind of skinny and a little too rambunctious! She leaned against the other locker and smiled sweetly at Joe.
“You’re looking really…good! I’m having a pool party this Saturday and I wondered if you’d like to come?”
“Well, Frank and I were…”
“Bring him along – the more the merrier!” Noticing the time, Mandy stood up straighter. “Better go before the bell rings.”
Blowing a kiss to Joe, she fluttered her fingers as she walked away. He watched with some fascination as the bottom of her skirt switched back and forth. A part of Joe was curious as to why Mandy had taken a sudden interest in him. The few times that he had attempted to speak to her, Mandy had been…not exactly mean, but standoffish. Another part of Joe was pleased that the pretty girl had taken an interest in him.
“Hey Joe – get going, we’re already late for gym!” Biff slammed Joe’s locker shut. “What did she want?”
“Be nice, Biff!”
Joe knew that Biff had no love for Mandy. Biff felt that she was a snob and never liked how she treated Joe during junior high.
The two boys made it to the gym before their gym teacher came out of his office. Biff and Joe had just changed into their gym clothes and sat down on the bleachers along with the rest of the students when Mr. Tanner walked into the gym.
It wasn’t until they were running laps that Biff was able to speak with Joe again. Catching up to his blonde friend, Biff nudged Joe’s arm.
“So what did little Miss Priss want anyway?”
Joe grinned. “She invited me and Frank to a pool party this Saturday.”
Biff wondered if Mandy was using Joe to get to Frank; everyone knew she had a major crush on the older Hardy boy. He and Joe soon found themselves running next to the tennis courts where several girls were practicing. A chorus of “Hi Joe!” was heard; looking over, Biff saw the girls waving at them – or rather, at Joe!
Joe gave a small wave, his face turning beet red. He didn’t understand the sudden interest that some girls had in him. He was flattered but didn’t understand it.
“I don’t get it, Biff – half those girls never even said ‘boo’ much less ‘hello’ to me! Now all of a sudden they’re…”
“Practically drooling all over you?” teased Biff.
“For lack of a better word –yes!” Joe gave Biff a mock glare, letting his friend know that he didn’t take him seriously.
“Let’s face it Joe – you’ve grown several inches – you’ve bulked up, and according the gossip you’ve got a killer smile. Heck – if I were a girl I’d go for you!”
Joe lost his rhythm, and almost fell when he tripped over his own feet. A grin slowly formed on his face as he stared at Biff and then both boys started to laugh.
****
The rest of the school week found Mandy waiting at Joe’s locker daily. Her attempts at flirting with the young teen were thwarted by Biff, and a few times by Callie.
Biff and Callie had English together and he told her about Mandy flirting with Joe. Remembering how the strawberry-blonde treated Joe in junior high, Callie decided to interfere with her plans.
******
Iola wasn’t very happy to learn that Mandy Crenshaw had invited Joe to a pool party. She was somewhat mollified when he asked her to go with him. Normally when she and Chet went swimming, they wore shorts and a T-shirt. Mrs. Morton didn’t think they needed store-bought swimsuits to go swimming at home. But Iola’s mother surprised her with a one-piece bathing suit for her fifteenth birthday.
The original plan was lunch and a movie that Saturday with Frank and Joe. Callie had invited Iola to spend the night on Friday, and then Mr. Shaw was going to take all four teens to the mall. He agreed to take them to the Crenshaw home instead.
The Crenshaws lived in a more affluent neighborhood; the homes were more of a modern design than the Hardys’. Mr. Shaw let out a low whistle as he drove up a curved driveway. He parked in front of a ranch-style home that was larger than most ranch-style homes, and waited till the teens were admitted before he left.
Mrs. Crenshaw led the four teens out to the backyard. She pointed out the changing room located by the pool.
“Thank you, Mrs. Crenshaw.” Frank smiled as he opened the patio door.
Missy was sitting next to Mandy, who was lying on her stomach. She nudged her friend when she saw Frank.
“He’s here!”
Mandy quickly scrambled to her feet and hurried to greet Joe, fluffing back her hair, but her smile faltered when she saw Iola.
“I’m glad you could make it!” Mandy smiled at Joe as she hooked her arm around his. “Oh – hi, Iola…Callie.” Still holding onto Joe, Mandy walked with them over to the changing room. “Would you like a soda or some lemonade?”
“No thanks, Mandy,” Iola said through clenched teeth.
Mandy walked back to Missy, and sat down on her beach towel to finish sunning herself.
“I guess your plan is ruined now, huh?” asked Missy.
“Why would it be?”
“Mandy – he brought Iola! How are you going to…”
“Watch and learn, Missy – watch and learn.”
****
“Joe – I don’t know if this was a good idea, to come here,” said Frank with some concern.
“What do you mean?”
“Well for one thing – I don’t think Iola’s going to like watching Mandy flirting with you all day long.”
“What are you talking about, Frank? Mandy doesn’t like me – at least not the way Iola does.”
“I don’t know about that,” mumbled Frank.
Callie looked over at her friend, an annoyed expression on her face. “That Mandy Crenshaw is some piece of work!”
“Yes, she is,” Iola replied with a small smile. “But I’m not worried – I trust Joe.”
“You keep on trusting him – I, on the other hand, am going to keep an eye on that…that…Jezebel!”
The two girls stared at each other and then burst out laughing.
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