Prompt - Do you still love him?

Melinda walked over to the wall in the gym where Daisy was currently sitting. She lowered herself to the ground next to Daisy and just waited for Daisy to talk.

After a few minutes of silence, Daisy reached over to take Melinda's hand. "I don't know what to do."

"Do you still love him?"

Daisy nodded slowly. "Yeah. But he's the Ghostrider. He won't - he's - it'll never be normal. He won't be around much. But yeah. I love him."

"And he loves you Daisy. Anyone who spends five minutes with the two of you can see that. He adores you. Respects you. Loves you."

"That's what makes it so hard, you know?"

"It's like we fit together so well. He's so kind and compassionate and fiercely loyal."

"Hmm...reminds me of someone." She squeezed Daisy's hand.

"But I don't know if it'll be fair to her." Daisy brought Melinda's hand to her stomach and looked at her. "She deserves a dad who will be around. I want more for her than what I had. "

"So you found out you're having a girl?"

"No. I mean not really. I just have a feeling. Jemma said by next week she should be able to tell for sure."

"Well Daisy. I know for sure that she will have more than you had. Look around this base. She'll have you, and you will make a fantastic mother. She'll have Phil and me, Fitz and Jemma, Mack and Yoyo. Piper. Davis. Gabe. Heck I bet Bobbi and Hunter will sneak back when they find out.

"I didn't even tell Gabe yet. He'll just worry, and he needs to focus on school right now. So glad he can stay with Kerri Davis off base. He needs to lead as normal a life as we can get for him."

"Well I know she was glad to let him stay there. She likes the company with Davis being gone from home so much. Soon he'll graduate high school and go off to college somewhere."

"Yeah. He's looking at Stanford or Princeton. Those are his top choices."

"You should tell Gabe soon. He'll be thrilled to know he's going to be an uncle."

"Yeah. I will. I just wish I could tell Robbie."

"He'll check in soon Daisy."

"He usually isn't this long between visits though Melinda. It's been almost three months. I'll be showing any day now."

Melinda smiled as she could feel Daisy's slight bump where Daisy had put her hand. "None of this will be easy Dais. But you will get through this. Your family here will help you. You don't have to do this, any of this, alone."

Daisy laid her head over onto Melinda's shoulder. "I know. I just want Robbie to be here. I want him to go through this with me. I want for us to find out it's a girl together. To pick out names. To buy baby stuff together. To laugh at me when I can't see my feet anymore. To tell me everything will be okay. I want her to have both her parents.I need him to be here when she's born, and I don't even know if he's okay now or where he is." She sobbed out the last words and Melinda took her into her arms holding her tight. Daisy held tightly to Melinda as she cried.

Daisy felt the footstep vibrations and pulled away from Melinda wiping at her eyes. Both women looked over to see Phil approaching them.

"Oh hey Daisy. Are you okay?" Phil's worried face took in Daisy tear streaks and sad face.

"Hey AC. Yeah I'll be okay. Hormones."

Phil looked to Melinda whose eyes clearly said 'I'll tell you later'.

He nodded back at his wife and then spoke cheerfully to Daisy. "Guess who the cat dragged in?"

She gave him a curious look and shrugged.

"Mack picked him up. Robbie's here. He's taking a shower cause he was dirty and smelly so he asked me to tell..."

Daisy pushed by him and sprinted for the door. Melinda smiled and pulled Phil in for a hug. "Best news ever."

Daisy found him just stepping out from the bathroom into their shared room. Well he shared it with her when he was around. He only had a pair of shorts on and surprise was painted on his face as Daisy slammed open the door. She ran to him and wrapped her arms around him hugging tightly.

Robbie smiled. "Hey Chica. I'm glad to see you too."

"Oh Robbie. It's been so long. I've missed you so much, "she sobbed into his shoulder.

"Hey, hey come on now. I'm here. It's okay."

Her body shuddered as she continued to cling to him. Finally, after a little while she disengaged herself from him and ran her fingers over his face. He smiled at her and then leaned down to kiss her. They broke off the kiss and she smiled at him and winked at him.

"Half dressed is the way I like you best."

"Half?"

She laughed. "Okay undressed is nice too."

He grinned and she kissed him this time, running her hands over his bare chest. Coming up for air she laid her head against his chest.

"Robbie we need to talk."

"Yeah we do. I've got some big news."

"I doubt it's bigger than mine."

"Well that sounds ominous."

"She shook her head. No. It's good news. Well I hope it's good news. I mean for me it's good news. I'm glad. I just hope..." She trailed off and gazed at him. "Do you love me Robbie Reyes?"

His face grew serious. "Of course, I love you Daisy. You know that. Hey come one what's up? Now you look nervous. Do you have to go on a bad mission? Do you have to leave right away or something? Did someone get hurt? Oh god. Wait. Gabe. Is Gabe okay?"

"Gabe's fine. I talked to him this morning. He will really want to see you though."

"So what's going on. You never look nervous babe, unless something is really bad."

Daisy decided to be blunt. She was never one to mince words or drag things out. "I'm pregnant."

The dumbfounded look on Robbie's face made Daisy eek out a small giggle. The shock soon morphed into a huge grin.

"You're gonna have a baby? Our baby?"

Daisy nodded. "Almost four months along. I found out for sure almost two months ago. I know this is not anything we planned..."

Robbie pulled her to him and hugged her. "We're gonna have a baby." He pulled back and did a little happy jig and grinned. "I'm gonna be a dad."

Daisy grinned as happy tears rolled down her cheeks. "So, you're good with this. It's something you want?"

"Oh, Daisy It's fantastic. I love you so much. We're pregnant."

"Yeah." She laid her head back onto his chest and circled her arms around his waist.

"I've got news too remember?"

She looked up at him inquisitively.

"I'm free. He let me go. He said I fulfilled my contract."

"What?" She scanned his face for a trace of a joke. Finding none she questioned again. "How? I thought you were – you couldn't – he wouldn't – it was..."

"I don't know. After the last job we did he just walked away. Said I'd held up the contract and paid the price. Told me to go have good life and not do anything I'd regret. Said he never wanted to see me again. Of course, that was in New Orleans, and I had to hitch a ride part of the way and finally got ahold of Mack who came out late last night to pick me up from Atlanta where the truck dropped me off."

"How is that even possible? He just left you? He's not inside you anymore? It's just you?"

"Just me babe. Robbie Reyes, simple mechanic and race driver. I don't know how, and I don't know why for sure. I just know I'm just me. No more demon possessed flame face Ghost Rider. I must have paid my debt. Ghost Rider found another who was more suited for what he needs now. It's a good thing Daisy."

She smiled. "It's a miracle. We can be a real family. You can stay with us."

"Yeah. Speaking of family Dais." He got down on one knee. "Will you marry me." He produced a ring from his back pocket. "It was my mom's."

The happy shriek was followed by an emphatic yes as Daisy knelt down to the floor and hugged him and the two fell over in pile of tangled arms and legs.