"Okay Robin, your turn," said Lily, "If you had to choose one..."
"ugh okay, I guess if I have to choose, um... Barney"
"Barney? Really?" Lily had that skeptical smile on her face again. I can't stand that knowing look.
"Well yeah, I mean he's just the first one i thought of," I lied. Of course the second, the very second, I was asked to choose which of her guy friends I'd bang I knew it was Barney. No, not because her other choices seemed unappealing to me. Not because he was cute and he had an undoubted ability to make me smile. Not even because of his illustrious moves downstairs. But because there was a connection, something real, that genuine chemistry you see in movies.
But i don't think about this stuff, Barney's my friend, my best friend, so I don't think about us like that. Why would I? Well, it's not like we couldn't happen... No! Robin no! I'm not putting myself through this again. We dated, it didn't work, so why-
"Marshal," Lily said wistfully.
"Huh, oh yeah," I stumbled back in to the conversation after getting lost in thought,"well of course it' Marshal, Lily."
Lily laughed, and i faked a laugh, wanting so badly to change the subject.
"So have you been to the new Nordstrom yet?" I said, knowing Lily could talk about shopping all day
" Yes! You would not believe these shoes I just got there, and there's also this adorable..."
I tuned Lily out and allowed myself for a couple more blissful moments to think about Barney Stintson.