Note From Author: I've noticed people read but no reviews? I guess people like what I have so far, no complaints yet. I try to write as much as I can in the time that I have. I don't own these characters and all owner ship lies with the author of Nancy Drew, Joe Hardy, and Frank Hardy. Enjoy!

Chapter 2

"So what did you find out?" Frank wanted to know what Joe found out about this murder. It was obvious that Joe had been digging already. This was supposed to be a team effort and Frank wasn't supposed to do anything without discussing it first. That was the deal. They were in New York City and there were thousands of cases to be solved everyday out of the police office. This case was a bit beyond the normal. They were walking down the street full on food and drink. They met once in a while now; because of school and their schedules they never have time to meet. Frank liked his degree in Politics, but Frank wanted to pursue law now. Frank didn't think being an official was the way to go that is what Callie hoped to do.

"I went to the first victims friends, and asked about boyfriends and such. I'm asking questions that they don't think of asking." Frank looked at him.

"Well?" The traffic was thick on the roads right now and he just watched the yellow taxi cabs go by in herds it seemed like. He was thinking of Callie as they walked. A year ago he bought a ring for Callie, but when he flew in to see her for spring break, Callie couldn't see him for that week. Something came up that was important to her, a guy friend injured him self in the chemistry lab and had to fly home for the rest of the semester. She wasn't there and he didn't get the chance to propose. That made him think and as Joe started talking about the evidence. The more he wondered if this was what he should do with himself. Politics and Law is a career he would take and do very well, and that was Callie's idea. Frank really wanted to be an FBI agent but Callie talked him out of that track. He remembered that mission with Nancy. It was odd how she was coming to mind and the more that Joe talked about this case the more he wondered if they needed an extra hand. He would love to see her again and to discuss stuff.

"Are you even listening to me?" Joe waved a hand in front of his brother's face. Frank blinked.

"Sorry, I'm thinking of Callie." Joe Hardy wasn't a stupid man. Joe looked at him for a long moment and stopped walking.

"I know. You think she is cheating don't you?" Frank frowned.

"I don't know. She hasn't called me in a month, and I've left a dozen messages." Joe looked at him.

"Now that I didn't know. Things have really started to change between you two, haven't they?" Frank had to talk this out.

"I don't know, Joe. Its like everything I've done with her doesn't matter. I have had options and times where I could of, I don't know. I love Callie, always have. She just has changed since she went to DC and met David." Joe looked confused.

"Who is David? Did I miss something out of this story?" Frank remembered. Frank hadn't said anything about the spring break trip. He kept the trip to him self and instead toured the city capital by him self.

"Remember my spring break trip last year?" Joe nodded his head and they started walking again.

"Well she had to fly to TX, I found out she made a guy friend by the name of David. He got burnt in a chemistry experiment and had to have been sent home for the semester. She decided to ditch me for him. I spent my time alone." Joe stopped him from walking.

"I didn't know this. Did David go back to school?" Frank nodded.

"To my knowledge yes. She swears there isn't anything going on, but I don't know. She is always doing things with him, and it makes me wonder." Joe frowned at him.

"Well ask her if she prefers David over you, its like do you prefer Nancy over Callie. I've asked you that question after our Egypt case when we posed as married couples." Frank knew that. Frank knew that question was coming.

"I don't know. I haven't seen Nancy in a while, so I don't know how she is doing and such. Nor do I know if she has a boyfriend, she is a rare find." Joe gave a half smirk.

"Yeah, well so is Callie. You have been lucky with girls." Frank wasn't so sure of that. He was loosing Callie and he knew it.

"Lets get off this personal conversation and talk about the case." Joe shrugged.

"Suit yourself. The main girl, Lisa Switzer, had trouble with her boyfriend Tad. He goes to New York Medical College outside NYC. It's about a twenty-minute drive. They had an argument a few days before she was found dead. Her friend didn't like Tad. Lisa of coarse loved Tad and rumor has it that Tad was going to propose. I haven't gotten a hold of Tad yet on that one. He hasn't answered my phone calls." Frank frowned. That didn't sound good.

"That sounds suspicious. What about the rest of the victims?" Joe shrugged.

"I haven't gotten that far yet, but I'm scheduled to meet Lisa's other friend tomorrow afternoon before her biology class. I meet her around nine in the morning at the campus's Starbucks." Frank thought about his schedule wondering if he could make it. Frank had a class at eleven, and he could go if he timed it right.

"I can meet you there, if you want." Joe smiled.

"I prefer it that way. That's all I have right now. But we are almost at the station. I wonder if they will let us investigate." Frank knew they would.

"I guarantee they will let us work on the investigation. We have worked in NYC before on cases, besides we are just detectives wanting to help on this case." Frank saw Joe's look.

"Yeah, well here we are."

Note from author, Short again I know. But its hard to separate the different people thinking. so say this as a pause more then a chapter change. I hope you like this chapter and I'm sorry for the difficulty in distinguishing between the characters. its my grammar. I'm working on the next part to this story. I hope you like it so far. please review/read. – WarriorAsag82

I'm editing my chapters so they make sense. tell me if there are any more problems.