Disaster Averted
"Guess we'll have to stay here then." Ted said as he watched the rain splash against the window and onto the balcony.
"Great." Robin said annoyed.
"I'll let you sleep in the bed with me." Barney winked, but Robin just rolled her eyes, clearly still mad at him for pretending to be her dad calling her.
"Dibs on the couch." Ted exclaimed.
"I guess Marshall and Lily are taking the master bathroom, they've been in there forever." Robin noted.
"Do you think they are doing it?" Barney asked, chuckling.
"Seriously though, if we have to ride the storm out here, then we should figure out who sleeps where, right?" Ted asked.
"Well if you take the couch, and Robin and I take my bed, then Marshall and Lily are out of luck."
"I'm not sleeping in a bed with you." Robin said.
"It's the prime spot Robin, do you remember how comfortable my bed is?"
"I'm not refusing to sleep in it because I don't think it's comfortable." She retorted.
"Is this a pull-out?" Ted asked and started to inspect the couch.
"I don't think so…"
Ted started to pull on it, but nothing happened, "guess not."
"This is just great." Robin said as she crossed her arms.
"Fine, how about the three of us share the bed and leave the coach to Marshall and Lily? Lily can sleep on top of him, right?" Barney suggested.
"Sure, if you are comfortable with that?" Ted asked Robin.
She took a deep breath, clearly annoyed by the whole situation.
"I'll be there too so it's not like you are going to be alone with him." Ted added.
"Fine, but you sleep in the middle." Robin told Ted.
"Deal."
"YES! That'll be fun." Barney grinned.
"No it won't." Robin replied.
"I think it will." He winked at her.
…
"So who is up for a threeway?" Barney asked as he climbed into bed beside Ted and Robin.
He had stripped to his boxers and Ted asked, "you are the only one with clothes here, can't you put some on?"
"I gave my sweatpants to Lily and Robin." Barney replied.
"This is still super weird." Ted scooted as far towards Robin as possible.
"Dude, space." Robin replied.
"But…"
"This is going to be awesome." Barney exclaimed as he blew the last candle on the nightststand out.
"Why did you do that?" Ted asked.
"What? Blow out the candle?"
"Yeah, now we are in complete darkness."
"It's a fire hazard, and let's face it, doing it in the dark will be less awkward."
"You boys do whatever you need, but neither one of you better wake me up." Robin said.
"Sure you don't want to join?" Barney teased once more.
"Stop being so creepy Barney." Ted replied annoyed.
Some time passed until Barney started moving again, getting out of bed.
He walked around it, and climbed in on the other side, carefully scooting under the blanket next to Robin.
"Dude what are you doing?" Ted hissed.
"Nothing, go back to sleep." Barney replied.
"Barney, this isn't funny. Leave her alone." Ted whispered.
"I am." Barney replied annoyed as he scooped Robin into his arms.
She stirred a little in her sleep and ended up nuzzling her face into his neck.
"Get back on the other side of the bed." Ted hissed once more.
"Shut up Ted, you are going to wake her up."
"I should wake her up, who knows what you are doing over there."
"I'm not doing anything."
"You are touching her, aren't you?" Ted asked.
"Not the way you are thinking. Just shut up and go to sleep Ted."
"I don't feel comfortable leaving her with you like this."
"Dude I dated her too."
"That doesn't give you permission to … do things to her."
"I meant that I care about her just as much as you do."
"Right, that's why you pulled that heartless prank on her earlier."
"Whatever." Barney replied.
He gently pulled Robin closer to himself and enjoyed the feeling of holding her again.
It had been way too long.
"Why are you doing this Barney? Even if you are just cuddling or whatever, you know how weird it's going to be for her to wake up like that?"
"Just let me deal with it."
…
Barney woke up when Robin started stirring in his arms.
"You smell good, Barney…" she whispered half asleep.
He grinned and kissed her hair, "you too."
It took her another minute to realize what wasn't right.
She looked up at him, while simultaneously pushing him off herself, "what are you doing here?"
"You were facing the window, and I was scared that it would scatter and injure you." He replied.
It took Robin a second to comprehend what he had just said, but even though it had been a sweet gesture, and he had expected her to be moved by it, she wasn't.
"I don't need you to take care of me." She replied and untangled herself from his arms to climb out of bed.