Daddy Issues /Ghost x reader/

6.

Even at night time, Mexico is hot like hell. Even if you are dressed in casual clothes and not full gear, you are dying from all the sweat and the pain in your legs. There's still half a mile back and you can't keep up the speed you had before. Gaz goes up to Price and Soap, leaving Ghost with you.

"Why are you so bad at walking?" He gently puts a hand on your shoulder, stopping you from continuing to walk.

"I'm bad at everything, you should know that by now.."

"Get on my back." He looks down at her.

"What?" She looks fairly confused.

"That was a command." He turns his back at her, lowering himself to let her get on his back.

"I don't need help.. I'm an independent lady."

"No, you're a child running on less than 2 hours of sleep. And it's also a command." She rolls her eyes and gets on his back, hugging his neck with her arms and his waist with her legs. This is like the first time she ever felt his touch, even if not skin-to-skin, this is one of the first times. Her fingertips can feel the material his vest is made of and wanting to feel his mask, her hand slides a bit closer, instantly regretting it. "Keep your hands to yourself, Private." He murmurs.

"Sorry.." She looks away. "This mask is way more interesting than your balaclava." The mask that has a skull-looking piece sewed on it that makes him look even more badass than just the balaclava, but still just as perfect as before.

"Don't act like a newborn, why do you wanna feel it?" He rolls his eyes, sighing a bit.

"I said sorry, don't take it so personal, Mr." She smiles and Ghost can't help but smirk a bit too, but because of his mask, nobody can see it.

"How can you be 18 when you act like a child?"

"Oh, now this is just disrecpecting!" She says in a hurt voice, only joking. The man can't help but let out a small chuckle.

"Okay, you got me there." He nods a bit. "Have you even eaten today, little girl?"

"I had some warm milk in the morning."

"You're actually either a 10 year old or a psychopath." He smirks under his mask. "But I was talking about actual food that gives you energy."

"I haven't, no.."

"And why not exactly? That's why you're so tired, y/n.." He sighs. "You've gotta be one of those teenagers who can't get enough of herself sometimes and then other times just starves herself to be 'prettier'." Y/n gets confused about him now.. Just before the last sentence he basically said that he cares for her and now he's just embarassing her again..

"I'm not.. I was just a bit too nervous and I couldn't even get a bite down.." She sighs, hugging his neck a bit tighter as she feels herself staring to slide off of him.

"You're lucky that you dont need too much energy on this mission." She notices how Ghost's thumb swipes up gently against her knee in a display of affection and her face goes red with embarassment as her heart flutters. At the same time, she's confused like never before. Here's this good looking man that could almost be her dad, she feels herself attracted sometimes when other times she can't help but hate him for being so mean and just in general hateful to her. But those honey-like eyes and his big frame, his care for her when he doesn't hate her at the moment is so attractive. Something that her dad could never give her..

When they finally get to the base, Ghost puts her down and she looks up at him.

"Thank you, but I really didn't need you to carry me.."

"Yeah, you have two pretty legs but they're useless when all you consumed today was warm milk." She rolls her eyes as she wants to keep her cool but the fact that he said she has pretty legs? 'Just decide what you want, Ghost..' You think to yourself, clearly blushing.

And finally, the real deal begins. Ghost sets up his sniper as Gaz and Soap sneak into the building from the back, while Price pulls y/n to the side a bit.

"Are you ready, solider?"

"Yes, sir." Y/n nods and Price grabs her arm harshly, taking her to the base's enterance and handing her over to the guards.

"What have we got here?" One of the guards say as Price drops you on the floor, on your knees. The other guard steps closer, putting a hand under her chin.

"She was lurking around the near town, getting a little too curious about our base." Price says in a voice nobody would recognise was his.

"Well, guess we should see what she can offer for her life." The third guard says as he opens the door and they take her in, Price going with them so he can help if something goes wrong.