how can i teleport a entity 2 blocks infront of the player?

[fresh mortar]

im trying to tp an endermite a block infront of the player at all times. Im using:

teleport {puck} to location 2 blocks in front of the loop-player's location

Issue is, if i look down, it goes underground. if i look up, it goes in the air. how can i fix this

[inner nexus]

you can use a vector