So, I had this idea for a fic but I wanted it to be something that would go along with my fics from seasons like my "Expecting" fic. I came up with this idea because I wanted to explore more about the night BR first slept together, I wanted to show their feelings and thoughts on this night because I feel like there's more to this night then meets the eye. I want to explore the aftermath of them sleeping together and the confusion of feelings that led up to them falling in love. So, I wanted to first explore things from that first night together and why Robin had been looking at him during that whole time.
I also want to point out that it is their anniversary, it's also 2016 but because I don't believe or take that episode that shall not be named or talked about here again. I think they would have had a very happy life together, exploring the world and doing their thing. I also wanted to write a story where they don't have kids or a messy relationship because I feel that they had the most real relationship on the show and their friendship was very important for their later relationship and their growth as people.
Happy anniversary, Barney & Robin I hope you all like this fic.
It's been 10 minutes. 10 minutes of sitting on her couch watching her younger self running on a beach in slow motion. 10 minutes have past since they started watching this video, 10 minutes of silence in the room, you could literally hear nothing but breathing and the TV itself but nothing else. It's been 10 whole minutes without talking, 10 minutes sitting inches apart from each other in complete awkward silence. But, it's also been 10 minutes for Robin to make up her mind on the fifth re-watch of the video, that she is going to kiss him. He hadn't looked at her since before they started watching the video, she knew she wanted to kiss him since earlier at Maclaren's, after being so sweet and cheering her up after she cried on his shoulder about wanting to be 16 again. Just, that alone made her feel so much better for the first time this day and night but mostly night so she invited him over to show him her secret video, because he is so into her Robin Sparkles days. For some reason she doesn't know why, but he loves them so in return of being so sweet to her and cheering her up after her breakdown she wanted to make him happy just like he did for her.
So, it's been 10 minutes of silence, sitting quiet on the couch watching her video for the seventh time when she started to move a little closer to him with each passing re-watch. It took her 10 minutes to make up her mind that she will kiss him, she will start to make the move on him to see how he reacts to her becoming so close to him. On, the ninth re-watch they are not even inches apart anymore, they are literally sitting shoulder to shoulder, leg to leg, knee to knee, elbow to elbow, hip to hip and they both can feel the other one's breath become quicker and both became very aware, especially Barney who's eyes were glued to the TV and not paying attention to what Robin was doing because number 1 he was so into the video and 2 he was a little nervous with all the awkward silence between them that his nerves stopped him from looking over at her.
On the tenth re-watch of the video Barney and Robin were now sitting so close to each other they can literally feel the other one's body pressed up against the other one. They are still not talking, but after so much silence and nothing happening in the last 10 minutes since starting the video he finally turns to her, caught off guard with her sitting so close that he can feel her body up against his, she's breathing harder and seems to be looking, more like staring at him. This isn't the first time she had been looking at him since coming to her apartment and watching this where she's looking at him but it's Barney's first time that he had noticed her looking at him.
Since starting the video, Robin's eyes were glued to both the TV and Barney wanting to see his reaction to the video but she was really watching him. She was thinking this whole time rather or not she should make a move on him. She had been wanting to kiss him, but she wasn't sure if she should. She told herself that they are friends, they are best friends, he's her best friend over and over again within the 10 minutes before deciding to move a little closer to him. It took 10 minutes for her to make up her mind that she doesn't care. She's debated with herself not only tonight but for a long time, she doesn't know how long she's been wanting him, she knows that she's always been attracted to him, she's always felt this magnetic attraction to him. For the two and a half years since meeting him, she knew she liked him, she knew she was attracted to him right away but because they had become such great friends in these almost three years since knowing each other and there is no doubt in her mind that being his friend is a wonderful thing. However, her attraction to him and that instant feeling that there has been just something there between them that was undeniable.
She, can't help but wonder if she had these unsuspecting feelings for him all this time. It just hit her on this night, how these feelings seemed to just sneak up on her so quickly but have been there this whole time since meeting each other.
So, as she debated for these 10 minutes if she should just go for it she wanted to do this right. She wanted for this moment to be… she doesn't know, special? She didn't want to just up and ask him to kiss her and she didn't want to seem desperate to sleep with him. But, she figured that however this will happen it will happen as a caught-off-guard moment, she didn't want to freak him out or have him leave her apartment. She wanted to do this, she wanted to kiss him and she's wanted to sleep with him, for the longest time there was this great sexual tension between them and in recent months she felt it on fire, it was very real and very present, she didn't know what this thing was between them but all she knew is that she does have some weird feelings for him she doesn't quite know the name of. She doesn't know what this is between them but she knows she wants to find out.
So, she moves over until she's next to him, more like up against him literally feeling his body heat against her own body. She feels it, whatever this is, this instant, pull of heat towards him since she met him and knew she liked him right away but it took her a while to actually see the real man people seem to not know or he seems to hide behind his suits and womanizing. But, he's actually a good guy, he's a good friend, he went all the way to San Francisco to get Lily to come home because he knew that Marshall and Lily are good for each other, they belonged together and Barney knew that. He helped Marshall find a job even though he didn't want to work for a corporate company, but he took the job knowing it would help him and Lily out with the money they needed for their wedding and a life they want together. She doesn't know why Ted doesn't see how good a friend Barney is but she's never going to ask that question… although, she might know the answer, it's jealousy, maybe? But she won't outright ask Ted why he doesn't seem to like or understand Barney.
Even on the day they bro'ed out together, playing laser tag and wingmanning for each other she knew then that he was a good friend and when she found out about Barney's past, before he suited up and became his awesome self that she only knew now about. The past self that he was, she felt terrible for how Shannon dumped him and how sad he seemed to be because of that break up. But, now, she knows that deep down Barney was always that virgin hippie who only did high twos and wanted to join the peace corps. Deep down, Barney is that sweet guy who nobody really gets to witness but she saw something good in him when they first met and that's why she liked him.
They have a lot in common, enjoy each others company, they already seem to have a lot of fun together, they like each other, they became great friends, they care about each other and that should be why they connect. They connect on multiple things, and seem to understand and know each other better already in only these three short years of knowing each other.
Robin Scherbatsky, had always had her guard up, she didn't show her emotions or feelings on anything, people even think she's kind of cold, a robot, with no feelings or concerns for anyone else. But, Barney seems to like her and doesn't see her as the cold, emotionless, unfeeling, robot with not much care in the world. He sees her as this amazing, strong, independent woman who is a great person and an awesome friend who does care. People think they are both emotionless people but really they are just people, they do have feelings, emotions, and do care for the people they care about.
On the tenth re-watch, she made her decision, she's going to make a move, maybe it will be subtle with her moving slowly closer to him but she knew the battle in her mind for the last ten minutes had her heart winning out in the end.
He looks over at her for the first time this evening and realized that she's staring at him. It was awkward and weird but her eyes seemed to grow bigger in that moment, he was about to say something when she finally just went for it and kissed him hard and quick on the mouth. At, first it was quick, fast even and out of the blue, Barney didn't really react to her kissing him for a minute before joining in and kissing her back. She had slipped her tongue quickly in his mouth right when she first kissed him. He was caught off guard and didn't seem to catch on right away but her mouth instantly on his was like heaven to him.
He always dreamed of what it would be like to kiss Robin Scherbatsky, his best friend who he's been attracted to since they met, he thinks there had been times when he thought there might be something there between them but he didn't want to ruin what had become a friendship, a friendship that had been his best friendship in his lifetime. While he has had these strange, unexpected feelings for her he didn't want to ruin the best friendship he's ever had. But, the moment her lips were on his he felt this sensation go through his body so fast that he didn't know what to do for that moment. He thought for a minute "should I kiss her back?", "should, I push her away knowing what might come if they continued this kiss?", he wasn't sure and for a second he just was frozen against her lips and his head was spinning and his mind was in this constant battle of what ifs.
After a minute he joined in, he kissed her back with equal passion but then thought against it after a couple of minutes pushing her away from him but still keeping a hold around her waist. Her hand was on the back of his head, her other hand was around his back, his hands were holding her in place, one around her waist and the other on her neck. He wants this, he wants this so bad but knows this could possibly ruin everything between them and the group too but more so their friendship. This could also change everything between them, rather it was for the good or not he doesn't want to mess up the best friendship he's ever had. So, he pushed her away and asks…
"Are you sure?" He wanted to make sure that she's not just kissing him because he did something nice for her tonight. He wanted this, he wanted to do this, with her because god knows he's been fantasizing about this moment since he met her. But, he can't ruin what they have built in these three years.
"Yes!" She starts but pauses, she does wants this. She's thought about this all night and if she's being honest with herself she's wanted this since they met. It's why she decided to kiss him after 10 minutes of debating her mind versus her heart.
"I mean, want to. I've thought about it and I want to." She tells him, her breath was starting to calm down a bit from the kiss a minute ago but she knows she didn't want that kiss to stop and knows it might either be a good thing or a bad thing for their relationship and could either ruin what they had built or change everything in the good way. All she knows is that she's had these feelings come on for a few weeks now and wants this. She wants this so bad that the moment she kissed him she felt this jolt of something go through her body and it exploded in her heart.
"But, I don't want this to mess anything up between us. Don't get me wrong but I've always wanted this, for a long time I've been attracted to you but I really liked our friendship and what we have I don't want to ruin what we have. I want this, but if we continue I don't want this to ruin our friendship." Barney, had been really nervous this whole time, he knew that she was looking at him for the longest time, it's why he kept his eyes on the TV because it was tempting to look over and he knew if he did something would likely happen. So, he didn't and kept his nerves and eyes on the video in front of him, which was entertaining enough to keep his attention.
"It's not..." she means it, they are already friends and yes that friendship means a lot to her but she made up her mind and she isn't changing it. She wants this, the moment her lips connected with his it was all over. That moment proved to her that her body and mind won over any concerns she had.
"I-I, have had these feelings for you, Barney and I know our friendship means a lot to me too but haven't you felt something towards me for a good while now?" This wasn't supposed to go this way, she didn't want to have a discussion about this she just wanted to keep kissing him. "I know I have."
Surprisingly, he's being a gentleman and a good friend which is even more a turn on and the more he's acting this way and being so nice to her… it makes her realize that she doesn't want to ruin what they have built. But, she wants this, and he wants this, they both know they want to continue their kiss to explore where it will lead and the more they delay this the more the moment passes.
"Of course, I've had feelings for you since we met. I felt this sudden attraction to you, sure I've always dreamed of kissing you or sleeping with you but after sometime your friendship started to be more important than getting to sleep with you." He confesses, he's always known since they met that he's been attracted to her, but because her friendship, that meant something to him he didn't pursue her knowing that it could ruin what they have.
"And, your friendship means a lot to me too but… I want this, I've never felt anything like what I'm feeling for you, and right now I want to. I want this, because I want you. It doesn't, it wouldn't ruin our friendship or what we have built since meeting each other but I've thought about it all this time since we came back here and all my thoughts about if we should, if I should kiss you over lapped in my mind and heart and suddenly I made my decision to kiss you. So, yes, Barney I want this and no it's not going to ruin anything between us."
Those were the last words before he kissed her, this time it was him who kissed her first and she instantly responded opening her mouth for him and connecting their tongues. They couldn't believe it, all these short years of knowing each other and fantasizing about this kind of moment was finally happening. Soon, their clothes started to come off and then Robin whispers "bedroom, now." They stumbled towards her bedroom knocking over some things on the table beside the couch and even the lamp that stood on the table. The passion and lust took over and they hit the bed in minutes collapsing with quickened breathing and her on top at first before he rolled her over for him to be on top and take over. She laughs in between kisses and he moves to explore her neck causing her head to fall back, making her feel something she never felt before with any guy.
A guy who found her sweet spot, she knew or wondered about how good Barney was in bed and man he's more incredible than she's ever imagined in her fantasies. Soon, she's moaning in his ear and calling out his name. There was not much talking, none to be exact and yes they might come to regret this moment of passion or they won't regret it and it will become an awkward mixture of feelings they couldn't control.
But, they continue and all the tension, passion, lust, want, need, took over an their friendship took a back seat. Soon, they didn't care about anything or anyone in this moment and just explored each others bodies causing both of them to feel something both of them will come to realize, this night changed everything for them and their friendship. They fell in love, but neither knew what this night would be as they passionately made love for the first time.