TOP GUN: BACK TO MY ROOTS

ICE CREAM

when jake got to my house he texted me and I walked out to his car,
"hey, jake what's up?" I asked as I got into the passenger seat
"just feel like I haven't seen you in forever, and wanted to go get ice cream, like old times," he said
I smiled at him "sounds great"

we drove for about ten minutes before pulling u to a fast food place and going through the drive through, I gave him my order and we sat in the parking lot and ate our ice cream while we talked,

"so what have you been up to?" he asked me

"oh nothing, just preparing to teach, and preparing to fly again," I said

"When do you start flying again?"
"well I've had a few training sessions with my dad, and I've been up in the air once, it's all just a little scary" I told him
"yeah that's valid, i remember the first time i flew" he said
"so did you just miss me that much?" i asked him after a minuet
"well of course but, i've actually met someone, and i wanted to tell you" he smiled
my eyes went wide "no way! tell me all about it"

"well her names taylor, she's 20 and we've only been on two dates but, i don't know Y/N i really like this girl" he said slightly blushing
"so how's you meet?" i asked him, although jake definitely knew how to treat a girl, he was t the kind of guy to take a girl out on multiple dates
"uh well" he began "don't laugh"
i looked at him with an eyebrow raised
"jake?" i started to giggle
"tinder"
i let out a loud "ha!" before laughing
jake had always talked about how he never needed dating apps because he could could pull without it, and it was true got plenty
"oh come on, it's not like any girl in north island wants to date they all just wanna fuck" he said crossing his arms
"no yeah that's true" i responded
"so tell me more, what does she look like" i asked
he took out his phone and scrolled for a second before showing me his phone
taylor was a tall brunett with blue eyes, and from the photos he showed me it looked like she had a dog,
"i'd the dog hers?" i asked
"it's technically her parents, but they got it when she was like 16, so it was her family pet" he explained as he put his phone away
"well jake, i'm proud of you for finding someone" "me too, honestly i was worried for a second that i wasn't going to ever be able to settle down, i was scared everyone kinnda just saw me as a player" "i know jake, but your a good guy, you know that" i said placing my hand on his, he smiled at me
"your a good friend Y/N"
"honestly i feel like i havn't been, and i'm sorry for that, i've been so distracted with preparing for teaching stuff and bradley that i feel like i havn't been able to see you at all" i told him as i moved in my seat
"Y/N no, you have a serious boyfriend now, and i serious job to prepare for, i understand that you don't have all the time in the world anymore" he said
"thank you jake, please never hesitate to call me though, your still me beat friend and i'm excited for you and to hear all about your future endeavors with this girl" i said bumping my shoulder into his
"thank you, im let's just hope i don't screw this up" he laughed
"jake your a good guy and i know you know how to treat a girl right, she's lucky to have the one and only jake seresin interested in her" i said
"Damn Y/N your starting to sound like me"
we both laughed as he pulled out of the parking lot
we drove back to my house, blasting music and screaming out heads off as we did so
"well i should Y/N, thanks for coming out with me" he said and i nodded
"of course jake, it needed to happen" i said as i gave him a hug and headed inside
to find bradley still asleep on the couch
i walked over to him and shoook him awake
"bradley?" he jumped
"what what happend what's going on"
i laughed "you've been asleep for like two hours babe" i said sitting besides him
"oh i'm sorry" he said as he sat up, clearly still partially dazed from just waking up
"what time is it?" he asked me, i looked at my phone
"8 pm ish, we can go to bed now if your really tired" i told him as he leaned himself into me
"i'm sorry babe, i've just been so stressed and honestly i havn't been sleeping well" he confessed
"i'm sorry honey, why havn't you been sleeping?" i asked him
"i don't know, it's like i just can't get comfortable in our bed" he said and i smiled at his use of the word 'our'
"well then maybe we should get a new bed" i said still smiling
"yeah, maybe we should" he smiled back
"come on, let's go to bed babe, we can look at beds tommorow" i pulled him off the couch and lead him upstairs to his room,
i pulled back to covers and he crawled in
"i'm gonna get changed and i'll be right back" i said, but he grabbed my hand before i could move
"no just sleep in that" he wined, not wanting me to leave his side
i looked down at my jeans and sweatshirt
"i don't think so babe" i said as i walked over to his dresser and opened up my drawer, pulling out one of bradley's old t-shirts before striping my clothes from myself, putting on his shirt and a pair of shorts
when i got into the bed brad pulled me to his chest, allowing me to be the little spoon
"goodnight bradshaw" i said placing kisses on his arms which were wrapped around me
he pushed his face into my neck, kissing it gently
"goodnight Y/N i love you" he said before we both inevitably fell asleep