"Why didn't you tell him you were in a relationship?" Jemma asked Daisy after Daisy told her that Bucky Barnes asked her out.
"Because I'm honestly not even sure if I'm still in one." Daisy said.
"What are you talking about? Lincoln has been by your side through every step of your recovery and he told you himself that a world without you is not world he wants to live in." Jemma said.
"And yet even when I said those 3 little words to him, he still hasn't said them back to me. And before the explosion he said it himself that he thought we needed a break. And it doesn't help that every time I've tried to talking to him since my promotion, he shuns me. I'm not even sure if he feels the same way about me that I do about him anymore. I feel like I'm wasting my time in another relationship that's going nowhere." Daisy said.
Daisy was sitting at her desk in her office, wondering if she made the right call turning down Barnes's date offer. After all, she wasn't even sure Lincoln was committed to the relationship and Daisy knew that she didn't want to waste her time in a relationship that was going nowhere.
Before she could think about it any further, Daisy received a message that someone was trying to video conference with her.
"Put it through." Daisy said.
"Director Johnson." T'Challa said.
"King T'Challa, what a pleasant surprise. How can I help you." Daisy asked
"I would like to speak with you about relations between SHIELD and Wakanda." T'Challa said.
"I remember you saying clearly that you wanted your country to have nothing to do with SHIELD, since you thought it was backwater, corrupt institution that was run by an ignorant bitch." Daisy said, perfectly restating what T'Challa had said when he first heard about SHIELD's reestablishment, with a laugh while enjoying the many shades of red the Black Panther's face was turning.
"That was before I met the director personally. And I discovered that she is a wonderful young woman that seems to know what she's doing, based on our brief encounter at the Avengers compound and while you in Wakanda." T'Challa said.
Daisy was pretty sure that the king had an ulterior motive, meaning that he was a man who didn't have a girlfriend.
"Okay then, would you like to discuss the statistics now?" Daisy asked, trying to be professional.
"Actually, I would prefer to discuss it in person with you." T'Challa said.
"Thank you your majesty, but I don't think I can pull myself away from SHIELD any longer than I have." Daisy said.
"Nonsense, I am sure that your second in command and run things until you get back." T'Challa said.
"You won't stop until I say yes will you?" Daisy asked.
"That is correct." T'Challa said with a smile.
"Fine, I'll be there in a few days after I get things settled down here." Daisy said, knowing that he wouldn't stop until she said yes.
"Great, I will make the arrangements." T'Challa said.
"I'll see you then, but is it okay if I bring a friend?" Daisy asked.
"I suppose so." T'Challa said.
"Great." Daisy said as she hung up.
"Lincoln, you got time for a trip to Wakanda next week?" Daisy asked her boyfriend, though her tone made it pretty clear that this was not a request.
"I guess, but why are we going to Wakanda?" Lincoln asked.
"Because I'm meeting with the king to discuss a relationship between SHIELD and Wakanda and I figured we could use it as a vacation as well. I don't think we've had any time alone together since my promotion." Daisy said, wondering if Lincoln would catch on.
Unfortunately, he didn't.
"Yeah sure, I guess that sounds fun." Lincoln said, wondering what his girlfriend was up to.
