hardy boys fan fiction

LOSING GRIP

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by

Kellie Moonlight

Chapter 4

hardy boys fan fiction

THE CHAPTERS

INTRO

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 8

Chapter 4 – Running Away  

Later, Kayley was sitting in Joe’s room. Fenton had gone to her house to collect some clothes that she could have with her, till her and Joe could find an apartment that they could raise their child in till they had some money to find a better place.  

“Joe, I’m leaving Bayport no matter what. Are you coming or staying?”  

Joe froze dropped his cell phone to the floor and turned to look at Kayley. “Excuse me?” he asked.  

“I said…”  

“I know what you said Kayley…I just…my parents are being supportive.”  

“I know…but they have enough on their plate with Frank and Callie.”  

“Well that’s true,” he said, dubiously.  

“So are you coming with me or staying here?”  

“I’ll come Kay…but where?”  

“Well, I was thinking Alexandria , Virginia .”  

“Hmmm, shouldn’t be too hard. We’ll take the van to the outskirts of Bayport to the train station and we’ll catch a train from the station. Then we’ll spend the night in a motel, then go to the hostel in the morning,” Joe said gently.  

Kayley looked up tears in her eyes. “Thank-you!” she said, pulling Joe into a hug, she wept… sobbing hysterically.  

                                                                   ****  

Later that afternoon, around five pm , Joe and Kayley told his family that they were going ‘baby shopping’. They tried to keep it natural in saying good-bye but both Joe and Kayley knew it was would be the last time they saw Joe’s family. Tearfully, they drove to the train station on the outskirts of Bayport and caught the six pm train to Alexandria , Virginia .  

Later, Joe would look back on this moment and think himself crazy, but he also knew that he would do anything for the girl snuggled in his arms. She was under a lot of strain, and he knew that if her parents had been more supportive they wouldn’t be in this situation.  Technically, it was her parents fault for them leaving.  

Some hours later Joe and Kayley stumbled into a  room at a roadside motel. The rooms were cheap and rather tawdry but it would do for now. Now seated in the room, Kayley looked over at Joe. “You ever try to contact my family and I’ll leave you.”  

“Why would I? They hate me.” Joe said, somewhat alarmed by her ultimatum.  

“Just making sure.” Kayley said and sighed as she kissed him.  

“Okay.” Joe smiled and held her close.  “But you need to relax and stay calm.”  

“I know,” she said and smiled.  

Joe smiled and lay down next to Kayley on the bed and pulled her towards him. Kayley relaxed against him and buried her head in his chest. “I love you,” Kayley murmured.  

“I love you too…and the baby.”  

                                                          ***  

The next morning, Joe--high school qualifications in hand-- headed to downtown Alexandria , and started applying at places where signs announced ‘Now hiring’.  He finally hit jackpot when he ran into an owner of a car garage who was looking for someone to handle fixing cars. The workers would help train Joe and give him the professional background information that he didn’t know.  

Mr Alex Yates, the owner of ‘Alex and Co’ Garage, was delighted to hear that Joe was looking for a job. He handed Joe an application to fill out. “All right, hours are from 8:30 am until 5:30 pm , there might often be something that needs to be worked on and that’ll be covered by overtime if you have to stay past closing. I pay starting workers seven dollars an hour.  Do good work and you might see a raise within six months.”  

“Mr Yates?” Joe asked.  

“Yes Joe?” Alex Yates was intrigued by the outgoing youth.  

“I have a confession.”  

“What’s that?” asked Yates, curiously.  

“Well you see…” Before Joe realized it, the whole story came flooding out, accompanied by tears of fear and shock. “My girlfriend’s pregnant and we ran away from home. Her parents weren’t accepting the situation.”  

“I see, Joe.  You don’t have to worry; if it’ll make you feel better, I know a family who own a hostel for teenagers in your situation, their names are Amy and Caleb Johnson.”  

“Thank you, Mr Yates.”  

“Your welcome - and Joe - call me Alex. Here’s the number to contact them, they’ll send a shuttle bus to collect you, and you can start work here tomorrow.”  

“Thank you, Alex.”  

“Just one thing, though, Joe.”  

“Yes?”  

“Your father is Fenton Hardy, right?”  

“Yeah, why?”  

“He found my daughter for me a few years ago…”  

“He’s good at that.”  

Laughing, the two started to walk towards the front of the rental car Joe had rented under Kayley’s name.

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