Top Gun - Finding Out Our Feelings

10. Top Gun Instructor

He spotted Viper and nodded to him. Viper came over to us. Mav grabbed my hand, lifted it to his lips and kissed the back of it. He smiled at me, I smiled back. He held my hand, "I have something for you." He told me. "What is it, Mav?" I asked. He held his hand out to Viper, he pulled a small box out of his pocket and handed it to Maverick. Everyone was watching. Maverick got down one knee. "Mav, what're you doing?" I whispered, I already had tears in my eyes. "Baby, I love you. I don't know what I'd do without you. You were there for me through everything that happened. I don't want to spend another day without telling you how much you mean to me. You're my best friend and I'm so thankful for you. I can't tell how much I love you. You're everything to me. And I can't ever imagine my life without you. I wanna spend forever with you by my side. Will you marry me?" I saw the tears in his eyes, I was already crying softly. "Yes, Mav! Yes!" I said. He put the ring on my finger, got up and pulled me close. I wrapped my arms around his neck, "I love you so much, baby." I said through tears. He pulled my face from the crook of his neck, and wiped my tears, "I love you so much, too, sweetheart." He smiled. I kissed him with everything I had, he kissed me even harder. We heard cheers all around us. We pulled away and laughed. I wrapped my arm around his waist, and leaned my head on his shoulder. He wrapped his around my shoulder and kissed my head. Everyone congratulated us. Hugs were given.

We went to the locker room. "Have I mentioned how proud I am of you, Mav?" I said, smiling. "Maybe a time or two, but I could hear it again." He winked and laughed. "Yeah, I'm sure you could." I laughed. "Well, I'm proud of you, baby." I kissed his cheek. "I'm proud of you, too, baby." He kissed my cheek. Stinger came in. "Maverick." He said. "Sir." Mav said. "How's it feel to be on the front page of every newspaper in English-speaking world, even though the other side denies the incident? Congratulations." Stinger told him. "Thank you, sir." Mav said. "They gave you your choice of duty, son. Where do you think you want to go?" He asked. "I thought of being an instructor, sir." Maverick told him. "Top Gun?" He asked. Mav chuckled, "Yes, sir." "And how about you, Midnight?" He asked me. "I actually have been thinking about the same thing." I said. "You two as instructors? Oh, no." He laughed. "Congratulations by the way on your engagement." He said. "Thank you, sir." Mav and I both said. He walked out. "Are we really gonna be instructors?" Mav laughed. "I mean, why not, you know?" I shrugged and chuckled. He hooked his finger under my chin and kissed me. "Let's grab a drink." He said. I nodded and smiled. He took my hand and we headed to grab a drink. We arrived, went inside, and sat at the bar. We ordered our drinks. I was looking at my ring, I smiled and looked at my fiance, "So, this is what you and Viper were talking about at graduation?" I asked him. "Yes ma'am." He picked up my hand with the ring on it, "I couldn't let another day go by without telling you how I truly feel about you. I meant what I said. I want forever with you, baby." He cupped my cheek. "Forever's a long time, baby." I winked and chuckled. He chuckled softly, "Yeah, and I get to spend it with the love of my life." A tear fell down my face, he was quick to wipe it. I reached up and cupped his cheek, "You're the love of my life and I can't wait to spend forever with you." I kissed him. He smiled and kissed me back.

A couple months had passed, it was our wedding day. I had asked Carole to be my Maid of Honor and she happily accepted. Mav and Ice had become good friends, so he was now Mav's Best Man. The day before the wedding, Mav and I went to Viper's, I wanted to ask him something. We arrived at their house, Mav knocked, Viper answered, "I didn't expect to see you two until tomorrow." He said. "She wanted to ask you something." Mav smiled and wrapped his arm around me. "And what's that?" He asked me. "I was wondering... If you would walk me down the aisle?" I asked with tears in my eyes. He hugged me, "I'd love nothing more. It would be my honor." "Thank you so much." I hugged him back. "I'm proud of you two." He said. "Thank you. You helped us out a lot." Mav said. "You're welcome. You two need anything at any time, you can come to me." He told us. We nodded and smiled. Before we got on his bike, Mav wrapped his arm around my shoulder, pulled me close, and kissed my head. "I can't wait to marry you tomorrow, sweetheart." He looked at me and smiled. I wrapped my arms around his waist. "I can't wait, either, baby." I leaned up and kissed him. He kissed me back. "I love you." He told me. "I love you, too." I said.