Blue Sapphire | Bob Floyd

Chapter fourteen

Hangman and I both land on the aircraft carrier smoothly. For Maverick and Rooster, however, without a front landing gear (and with only one engine), it's impossible to have a 'smooth landing'. But hearing Rooster panicking on the radio was simply amazing.

Once every aircraft has landed safely, we are allowed to get out of our plane and people come running on the deck, mostly to congratulate the two men for their successful mission. I'm standing on the side watching Rooster and Maverick finally talking to each other without tension when I see Natasha and Robbie coming in my direction.

I run past my best friend to jump in my fiancé's arms. As I wrap my arms and my legs around him, I can hear Nat behind me acting offended for being ignored.

"Natasha, darling. I love you, don't worry, but I love him more" I tell her, my head hidden in Robbie's neck.

"Rude" She only replies as she knows I am joking, and I hear her walk away, probably joining Rooster and Maverick. I then focus back on the man that I am attached to like a baby monkey.

"I am proud of you, you know?" I ask him. In those kinds of missions, it's easy to give all the merits to the pilots, but I think it's also important to acknowledge the importance of the WSOs, Robbie, and Fanboy in this case, for controlling the weapons that made this mission a success.

"But I barely made an—"

"Stop. I don't want to hear you say you were not important." I interrupt him. "Just accept the compliment and kiss me. I missed you."

He listens to me and kisses me on the lips. There are many people around us who whistle at us, and we separated, both a bit embarrassed for the small show we had given them.

"I thought I said no PDA in front of me?" Oh... And it happened again.

I accidentally made out with a boy in front of my father. For the second time.

"I'm sorry, Sir. It won't happen again, Sir." Robbie quickly replies as he drops me back on the floor, but not before making sure that I would be stable on my legs.

"I told you to stop calling me 'sir', kid"

"I thought you meant to not call you 'sir' in a familial setting, sir. I mean, mister Simpson." When he sees my father's face, Robbie automatically stops talking. "Ok, I will shut up now"

"Yeah, it's probably better... Maddison, you said you would talk to me after the mission. And as of 6 minutes ago, the mission is done. So...?"

"Are you really that desperate for my forgiveness that you are willing to look like a kicked puppy?" I laugh, but he just stares at me, still waiting for an answer. So, kicked puppy it is. "I did think of it, and to earn my forgiveness, you just have to do one simple little thing."

"Anything." He quickly answers, but he should be careful with what he says...

"You will use your connections and transfers Robert to the Black Aces. So, he will be near me, and still be Natasha's back seater."

"What?!" Robbie just turns in my direction, surprised by my words.

"You would not like that?"

"Of course, I would, are you crazy?"

"Then let me deal with this and stay silent, love."

"Yes, ma'am" He obeys. Good boy.

"You can be serious! You really think I have the power to do that?" My father asks me as he pulls me by the arm to a go on the other side of the deck,  away from the people. Robbie, curious about what is about to happen, silently follows behind.