I stretched and shifted myself into a more comfortable position. It was quiet in the office with Lee out on a flight exercise. I glanced out the window watching the last of the new trainee's take off in their F-14's. How I wished I was with them but at 24 weeks pregnant I was banned from flying especially combat.

It was four years later and things had changed in the training facility. We had all been split up and scattered to all parts of the country. The only instructors left at Top Gun, who we were friends with, was my brother, Iceman and the love of my life, Lee. They were flying together, although Lee wasn't enjoying it as much as flying with Maverick. According to him Iceman was to sedate, there were no unexpected thrills to get the adrenaline pumping.

Maddie and I had spent a year working as back up for the instructors which we enjoyed but the navy being the navy, in all its glory posted Maverick to Pensacola. They were short flight instructors and both Maddie and Maverick volunteered to go. Slider had stopped instructing after a very nasty situation with a couple of trainee's so he took up a JAG position in Virginia so he could help prevent the same thing from happening again.

Lee and I had been moved around the country fifteen times in the last four years when we got a call from Commander Crofts. The Commander had to take leave for medical reasons and needed someone to take over for him. The position was offered to Lee and he was promoted to Commander. He was now in charge of the Top Gun Instructors and Classes. I was brought in as his assistant. We had lost the big house that the boys had rented and were now in the Commanders house on the base, which was comfortable for us.

As with all postings and transfers we had lost touch with Maddie, Maverick, Slider and a few other Instructors we had struck up firm friendships with. It was sad and both of us missed them all dreadfully. Being pregnant didn't help either as I really would have liked Maddie to share in the excitement but I had no idea where she was.

I yawned and went back to the add I was drafting after glancing at my watch. Three hours to go. I looked down at the add and re-read it for the fifth time. Lee and I had decided to have a reunion of our old friends the only thing was we had to find them. I had written to everyone at their last known addresses but all letters came back unopened and marked persons unknown. So I decided to put an add in the navy newspaper and see if that got us any results.

"Hi beautiful, how's it going?" Lee walked in the office an hour later. He gave me a gentle kiss and sat down at his desk across from mine.

"Tiring, this afternoon is far too long. Here, Joker dropped this off it's his drafted training schedule for next week."

"Thank you," he took the folder from me and glanced through it. "How's the add coming along?"

"Not bad, wanted; previous Instructors Slider, Hollywood, Cowboy, Merlin, Cougar, Madison and the legendary Maverick. If you're whereabouts are known please contact Commander Lee Sanders or Lieutenant Commander Ashley Kazanski, Top Gun training facility, Miramar Naval Air Station to receive further instruction."

Lee laughed, "That should get the curiosity going."

"I hope so. I'd love to hear from Maddie especially with the baby on its way."

"She's probably got five of them or something; Maverick always did want dozens of kids."

"I know."

"We should also think about doing something about your last name too."

"Are you asking or telling me?"

"Merely suggesting for now," he smiled mysteriously.

"What are you up too?" I asked.

"You'll find out. How's the draft on the chapter for the text book going?"

"I should have it done by the end of the week. I'm getting a bit rusty on flight maneuvers though so you might have to double check me on some of the examples."

For the rest of the afternoon Lee got stuck into his mounting paperwork with my help.

Saturday night we headed out to the Marketplace for dinner. It hadn't changed much and we were still able to sit at the corner table slightly away from everyone else.

Afterwards we walked along the harbor shoreline.

"It hasn't changed that much in six years has it?" I commented looking at the lights in the water.

"Probably a few more lights but no it's still the same."

"I can still remember the very first time we walked along here. I hadn't wanted a nice night to end and it took all my courage to ask if you wanted to go for a walk."

"I remember and I also remember you stealing my jacket afterwards."

"I did not; you gave it to me then distracted me by kissing me."

"Sounds good to me." Lee stopped and leaned down giving me a loving kiss. After we broke apart we stood there in each other's arms enjoying the quiet.

"Ashley?"

"Mmmm?" I leaned my head back against his shoulder and looked up at him.

"What do you say to getting married?"

"Is that what you meant this afternoon when you mentioned changing my last name?"

"Something like that. With the baby coming and all I think we should."

I turned round in his arms so I was facing him, "Don't marry me just because of the baby."

"I'm not but I really would like for us to be a family and we've been together quite awhile now."

"Do you love me Lee?"

"Yes," he answered without hesitation.

"Well, that's all the reason I need," I smiled at him.

"Does that mean yes?"

"Yes," I nodded.

Lee let out a yell of happiness before scooping me up in his arms and twirling me around which was a bit hard given my stomach. I laughed, holding on tight while he made both me and the baby dizzy.

"Morning Sis, how's that nephew of mine coming along?" Iceman greeted me in the hallway Monday morning. He was convinced the baby was a boy.

"What are you going to do if it's a girl?"

"Nothing because it's not going to be," he smiled his frosty cold smile. "The commander in?"

"Ready and waiting for you. Excuse me." I continued on my mad dash for the ladies room.

Ice laughed and went in to talk to Lee. Half an hour later they wrapped up their meeting and asked me to fetch them coffees.

"What do I look like, the tea lady?" I asked annoyed at being interrupted.

"Come on sis, you need the exercise, you're getting too fat."

"That's because I'm pregnant you dummy." I lightly smacked him over the head as I left the office to get them their coffees. I was back two minutes later with a chocolate biscuit for me and plain ones for them.

"Hey, where's ours?" Lee asked when he saw it.

"Down in the kitchen still in its packet, why do you want one?"

"It would be nice instead of these boring things." He flung his milk arrowroot into the bin. Ice's followed suit.

"Well get off your backside and walk down the hall and get one. I'm not stopping you." I poked my tongue out at him.

"You'll keep," he warned me.

"That's what you said last night and I'm still waiting."

Ice groaned, "You two are going to be at this all day aren't you?"

"Probably," I answered.

"Any other exciting news?" Ice asked. "How's the add coming along?"

"It's all done and it should be out in today's navy courier. I hope we get some results. As for exciting news well, Lee asked me to marry him."

"Yeah? Good on you Sanders, rather you for a brother in law than that Mitchell character."

"Thanks Ice, I think I heard you congratulating us in that screwed up statement."

Ice laughed and came round to give me a hug. "That's good news Sis; I am pleased for both of you. Have you set a date?"

"No, we want to see if we can find the others as we'd really like for them to be there and I'd love for Maddie to be my bridesmaid," I answered.

"Well if you need any help with anything, let us know and I'd best get back to class, they should be finished battle tactics with Hangman by now."

"What time's the flight exercise?" Lee asked.

"Got it scheduled for twelve thirty. We'll see how many of the trainee's are silly enough to eat lunch first."

"Gees Lee, if I didn't know better, I'd say my brother was sounding like Maverick more and more everyday."

Ice shot me a filthy look as he went out the door to the sounds of Lee and I laughing.