Top Gun: Bringing Back That Loving Feeling (Maverick x Author)

Chapter 1: The Bus Station

*THREE MONTHS AGO*

It was a cold Friday night. I was out in town, having a night out with my boyfriend, Johnny (it's Johnny from The Outsiders. I don't own him. He goes to the original owner). My old boyfriend. We were sitting inside a restaurant in San Diego, California. We were really close to Miramar: the home of the air station where Naval aviators are trained at. And I wasn't even going to go there. I had to stay with Johnny, no matter what.

I'm Madison [REDACTED]. I'm very awkward, social (not really), smart, kind, and honestly I'd say I'm beautiful. I have soft, brown hair with beautiful brown eyes that almost look hazel; just like my father's. I love Harry Potter and basically every 80s movie. I live in Orlando, Florida, but my boyfriend and I are currently on vacation here in California. And, honestly, my life feels hard.

I feel like my boyfriend has been ignoring me lately. When we hang out, he doesn't sound nor seem thrilled to see me. But most importantly, he's in a gang.

When he was young, he became friends with some boy who was friends with other boys who were gang members. And how we met is probably the craziest story ever.

I met Johnny at Disney World while waiting in line for Space Mountain. There was a frail yet cute boy standing behind me that got scared sick once we reached the ride vehicle. I had to sit next to the boy when I got on the ride vehicle, and being my friendly and generous self, I told him "Everything's going to be okay."

I shockingly held his hand throughout the entire ride, and when the ride was over, he smiled. He told me he was brave enough to ride the ride because of me. I thanked him, but because he was cute, I decided to introduce myself to him.

In just a few months, we began dating. I was bothered by the fact that he was in a gang, but Johnny seemed really friendly. But now we've been dating for only six months. Now, I feel like he's ignoring me. He never gets excited anymore when he sees me and he never asks me to go out with him anymore. I have to be the one to ask him out. I've been worried lately that he's going to tell me that he doesn't love me anymore, but I ignored the thoughts. How could Johnny not love me?

I took a bite of my chicken and sighed. It was cold and rainy outside, and I felt depressed. Even though I tried to ignore it, I still thought that Johnny wasn't the right one. What was I going to do? Find a new man?

No... there's nobody out there better than Johnny...

...well, I thought there was.

"Madison, I know you're tired as heck, so how about we go back to our hotel after dinner?" Johnny asked me after we sat in silence for literally twenty minutes.

I had a feeling that I wasn't even starting to like Johnny anymore. I thought of how much pain I had in my life just because I liked him. My parents told me I couldn't marry someone in a gang. My friends told me I should disconnect from him because he's turning me into someone I wasn't. But that's not true. Johnny's not turning me into a monster... right?

"Madison? Are you paying attention?"

I hesitated. I was so tired that I couldn't even listen to my boyfriend. I wanted to go home. I wanted to have some alone time. Was I even good with Johnny?

"Uh, yes," I lied, "we have to go back to the hotel after dinner because I'm tired, right?"

"Well, you're basically right, I guess," said Johnny.

It took us an hour to finish our dinner, and Johnny paid the check for dinner. Groaning from tiredness, I followed Johnny out of the restaurant.

We walked over towards the bus station, where many people were waiting for a bus to come pick them up and bring them wherever. We sat down on a bench (along with many other people) and waited patiently for the bus.