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i will always protect you

Auther: honey-dew-woo

Working at the hard deck came with its perks. Penny giving me free beer, seeing my fiancé and his friends, and the beach side. Unfortunately the downsides of working at the hard deck would be the occasional hot shot Top Gun cadets when they first come to town. The males all thought that they could disrespect women, either by hitting on them or just straight being assholes. Luckily most moved on from this phase, after buying a few hundreds worth of beer from a bell ring, but not all. 

Unfortunately, today was one of those days. “C'mon sweetheart, don’t be that way. I’m sure you’d love me even more out of this uniform.” The hot shot lieutenant spoke before me. I tensed, closing my eyes and taking a breath as I could hear Penny behind me moving about the bar. I slammed the beer glass in my hand down before the cocky male.

I stared the man-child straight in the eyes, placing my arms on the bar to steady myself for support. “Look, Lieutenant. I’m going to be perfectly clear here. You have two options, you can either close out your tab and promptly leave, or you can give me your card and I can go ring that bell and you buy everyone here a drink to make up for your shitty attitude.” I spoke, not breaking eye contact.

A small flash of blond and green flickered out of the corner of my eyes as I noticed none other than Captain Jake Seresin slide onto the barstool next to him, facing the lieutenant with a grin on his face. “Lieutenant Morwood.” He greeted, a cocky but warning smile on his face as he glanced at me, meeting my eyes and giving a curt nod before turning his eyes back to hot shot before him. “Don’t tell me you’re giving lovely Y/N here a hard time.” He mused, eyebrows raised as he turned to look at me.

I smiled at Hangman, as my old friend gave me a wink in return. I had known Jake since he and Bradley had their first Top Gun class. The two were now the newest instructors at Top Gun after completing their practical death mission, nearly giving me a heart attack. But that was months ago. “Captain Bradshaw!” Jake called out, before the newest Lieutenant had the chance to respond. 

Rooster had just walked into the bar, before smiling and waving at Hangman. His aviators still on his face, his dorky Hawaiian button up laying nicely upon the white shirt that perfectly complemented his tan skin. “Captain Seresin.” He nodded towards the blond, before taking in the situation before him.

The brunet had quickly rounded the bar, crossing his arms as he stood on the opposite side of the poor lieutenant. I would have felt bad for the kid, but given his relentless actions despite being told a very positive ‘no.’ multiple times- I don’t. I moved my eyes from the aforementioned 'hot-shot’, who could only stare at the floor. Offering a soft smile to my future husband, who couldn’t help but smile back warmly before returning to his student, who hadn’t noticed the interaction. “Is there a problem here, Morwood?” he spoke, his voice a tone of seriousness, as if warning the cadet to not overstep.

“No. Sir.” He spoke, eyes still facing the ground as he pulled his credit card out of his wallet.

“Good.” Hangman rang out, his smile remaining strong as he offered me a firm nod before patting the lieutenant on the back before walking away. Bradley hesitated, his angry gaze lingering on the back of the young lieutenant’s head. It was at this time that I took to grab an all too familiar beer bottle and hand it to Bradley.

He had at least two packs of these at home, yet somehow always ordered it whenever he graced the Hard Deck. “Thank you, Y/N.” He smiled at me, his harsh attitude from seconds before forgotten, as he took the cold beer from my hands. I could only wink at him, staring at the man lovingly as he walked to where Hangman resided near the darts.

I moved my barkeep’s towel from my hand, slinging it over my shoulder as I slid Lieutenant Morwood’s credit card back towards him. He looked up at me, confused. “It’s your first offense kid. I’ll show your bank account mercy. But don’t let me catch you talking to any women including myself that way, ever again. Got it?” I spoke as the boy could only nod, before making his way out of the bar.