Author's Note: This will be a multi-chapte ficr, although I'm not sure how many just yet, about how I thought the Pregnant storyline was going to go and what I wanted to happen. As a beginning chapter, I wrote the thoughts of Robin during the "I'm pregnant" scene. And this whole fic is, yet again, for Laura.
"We still friends?"
The words burned Robin even though she knew he didn't mean for them to. He was genuinely concerned that the woman who broke his heart wouldn't want to be his friend. Even after everything that happened between them in the last few weeks, he still seemed to need her. Maybe that's what hurt Robin the most. She had told herself that Kevin was the right choice for her and stuck with it because it was what's best. But deep down there was a part of her that did it to see if Barney would run. In a sick way, she did it to see how true his affections and intentions were. And she hated herself for it. She wasn't strong enough to give herself whole heartedly to a man like Barney. Even to her Barney. They had both gotten hurt the last time and she figured nipping it in the bud before either really got their heart broken again was the safe, albeit cowardly, way out. But now… Everything was about to change.
"Hope so."
She really did. More than anything. He sat next to her and she was overcome with his natural Barney scent, it sent butterflies to her stomach and unnoticeable tears to her eyes.
"Good. Cause get this Ted almost adopted a baby…"
A baby? Even just hearing the word made her nauseous. Or maybe it was the "morning sickness". All Robin could do was concentrate on not throwing up. At least until she heard, "Could you imagine me being someone's dad?" And that made something else come up. Word vomit.
"I'm pregnant."