Top Gun: Maverick | Miles Teller & Tom Cruise

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LINA'S POV

"Have you read this?" Miles asked and showed me an article from TMZ with a picture of us from the airport.

"Let me see that." I said and grabbed his phone and read the article. I let out a chuckle as I gave him his phone back.

"It's pathetic that they don't have anything better to write about." I said and he chuckled.

"How about shine a light to the wars or orphan kids instead." He said and I let out another chuckle.

"Why do that when you can stalk two people in an airport?" I said and he chuckled. We walked into the bar, bought a beer and found our friends.

"Wassup, suckers." I said and gave them all a high five.

"Look who the mothafucking dumpster dragged in, Lina Cruise." I heard from behind and I smirked widely. I turned around to face the girls who bullied me all through high school, call sign: Mothafucking Mean Girls. They gave me hell. I didn't take their shit because I'm Tom Cruise's fucking daughter and biting back is our thing.

"Mandy Leehan." I said and she looked at me with that dumb ass bitch smile like she has always done.

"And your minions." I said with a cheeky grin.

"Still haven't changed." I said.

"What are you doing here?" She asked sassily and I took a sip out of my beer.

"Peeing on your territory apparently." I said and my friends chuckled.

"You should get out of here before I kick your ass out." She said.

"With those heels? I don't think so, honey." I said and took another sip.

"And who are your friends? Just as pathetic and unsuccessful as you?" She said and I chuckled.

"And what do you do, Mandy? Still work at Bath & Body Works?" I asked and she looked away and then back at me.

"Yeah, thought so." I said and looked back at my friends.

"Shit, Mandy, that's Glen Powell." One of her friends said and I looked over at Glen who was smiling a cheeky and devious smile.

"Omg, he's so hot." The girl mumbled and I chuckled.

"So, you followed your pathetic dad's footsteps." She said and I smiled widely.

"Yeah you wish, don't yah." I said.

"Or did you end up a nurse like your mom?" She asked with an evil smile and I let out a scoff as I put my beer down.

"Yeah, Mandy, you wish that I ended up with a low income here in Miramar, all by myself being miserable and suicidal." I said as she smirked.

"I kind of do, Lina." She said sassily.

"Well, I will keep that in mind when I fly my 70 million dollar fighter jet, launching missiles at the people who want to see civilians like you dead." I said and she was gobsmacked.

"Oh, and it's Captain Cruise for you." I said with a smirk.

"Have fun at Bath & Body Works, Mandy. I'll make sure to not blow up the mall." I said and gave her a little wave and she was speechless.