He had to work with Price on a new mission and he didn't know that a child would be there, Price had you on his hip as he pointed to different places on the map but Mace could only focus on you. Why would the captain bring a child to a military base? Why did he think that was a good idea? Mace looked back at the map listening to the plans carefully but still trying to answer his own questions. He wanted to poke your cheek but decided not to.