Hi all, I just wanted to inform you that this update of my story will be starting from Barney & Robin's engagement. In this chapter you'll read about their POV's before, during and after they get engaged so this chapter I'm skipping a few episodes and continuing it from 8x11 and 8x12. In this chapter we'll learn about Barney's decision to propose to Patrice and we'll get a little more insight on how he picked the ring. Now, remember this ring is not for Patrice it's for Robin so you'll know more of the reason behind Barney's decision to propose to Robin not Patrice. In the next chapter, we'll get some insight into Robin's thinking and what she's really feeling cause since we never get to really know her feelings and mindset on the show I thought I'd write about it rather than try and fanwank her true/real feelings for Barney.

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Episode 8x11 "The Final Page Part 1"

Barney's POV!

Okay, so here's how my day went while I was under the curse of the jinx stupid Marshall put on me. First, when I woke up this morning I felt great my plan was to go to work as planned. Talk to Patrice about the final step of The Robin by going to lunch with you. Then return to work finish up my day at GNB because we'll be having the grand opening of the new GNB tower tomorrow. But, unfortunately my horrible luck and that damn jinx set all of my plans back because first the alarm clock didn't go off on time and I was an hour late for work, then when I got to work my boss yelled at me for a good 10 minutes about how very important I am to the company and if I ever show up late again he will fire me. At lunch, I couldn't talk because of that damn jinx so my lunch with Patrice was shortened by telling well writing on a piece of paper that I am under a jinx and can't talk. God damnit, my plans were all ruined by this jinx and I will get revenge. You hear me (I say in my telepathic voice) hoping that Marshall will hear me, cause that basterd ruined everything I had planned.

Well, now I have to sit in a car for a road trip to Connecticut because Ted freaked out over his old professor being a hardass on him. God, these two days have been my worst nightmare come true. Then, when we get to Westlyn we pump into Marshall and Lily's old and scary friend Daryl. Anyway, I finally found a good time to get someone to say my name when Marshall and Lily went to the store. The ring, which I have had in my pocket for a few weeks now. I take it out and open it to show it to Ted. Ted, finally without any hesitation said the word I have been dying for someone to say since yesterday.

"Oh, my God. Barney!" And I say this with him so I can put my own jinx on him.

"Yes, finally. I'm going to propose to Patrice tomorrow night and you can't tell anyone okay?" Ted shakes his head and I continue. "At the top of the World Wide News building." As I finish Marshall and Lily come back to the car and I finally get my revenge by jinxing them as well.

On the road trip back to New York I couldn't help myself but kept singing and humming at the top of my lungs to every song on the radio. It annoyed everyone but I could care less cause I am so happy and I hope that Ted keeps my secret.

The next day I woke up with a huge hopeful smile on my face. Tonight is the night I say to myself looking in the mirror in my bathroom. Tonight is the night that I hoped will go smoothly and by the end of it I will have the only woman I always wanted. The love of my life... Robin.

I really hope Ted confesses my secret to Robin I'm not 100% sure if he's going to tell her but if he does that means that he's over Robin for good and he's giving me (us) his blessing.

"Hey, Patrice it's time meet me on the roof in a half hour we need to make that place beautiful for the most beautiful woman in the world." I hope Patrice gets my text and meets me on the roof so we can start to decorate it.

I want to make sure this rooftop is perfect for Robin so I call my decorator guy and he meets me right away on the roof. He's really fast and is great at coming up with really nice things to do with a little bit of space.

"I want this to be perfect for her so can you help me to make this the most beautiful scenery ever made?" I ask Joe and he respond with a smile and says. "Yes, that's my job. I will have this place decorated and beautiful in 15 minutes or less." He says with a wink and I smile. I do help Joe out with the ideas I had created in my mind for this and I told him about last year and what happened between me and Robin. I told him that I set this romantic scene in her bedroom, it had rose pedals all over her bed, candles all around the room and the smell of lavender (her favorite fragrance) and I told Joe that I want the roof to look exactly like the one I did last year but with the hint of the Christmas season around it. I, myself came up with the idea of putting a mistletoe over where she would be standing while reading the play The Robin. I had added the last two steps which included the mistletoe and the part about her saying yes to my proposal. Oh, God, I really hope she says yes cause then I'll know for sure that she loves me.

It took an hour to finish the decorations but we finished in time. Patrice, had arrived at the time I wanted her to and we had one last conversation about the play and about Robin and this proposal.

"So, you think she'll love this?" I ask Patrice as I look around to see the perfect job Joe and I did. I have to say that this came out better than I ever thought it was breathtakingly beautiful. Not as beautiful as Robin but still it was amazing and we did a great job decorating.

"Yes, she's going to love it Barney. You are such a sweet romantic guy and she's going to say yes." Patrice is really hopeful and gave me great advice on how to propose to Robin. She gave me the idea of the roof, it is Robin's favorite place and I thought it was a great place to propose.

"Thanks" I say in a quiet voice smiling at Patrice. "And, I want to thank you for helping me with this play and giving me the idea of the roof." I tell her smiling grateful that Patrice helped me with this and is happy for me and hopeful that Robin will say yes to my proposal.

"You're very welcome Barney I am glad I help you. I only want to see you and Robin happy." She tells me sweetly and I smile and give her a thank you hug.

"Oh, one last thing before I leave." After we hug Patrice tells me one last thing that she's been holding back from telling me since yesterday.

"I had a conversation with Robin yesterday after she fired me. She told me, not in so many words just by her actions that she isn't happy about you supposedly dating me. I gave her and hug and after the hug she confessed something to me and I hadn't gotten the change to tell you." Patrice pauses a second and I raise an eyebrow wondering what Patrice is going to tell me.

"What?" I ask getting a little nervous as I say the word.

"She told me that... She can't see you with anyone else, she just can't take seeing you with other women the she told me about something that happened last year when you were dating Nora. And, I knew that she was really hurting last year over something I just didn't know what it was, but she told me that she hated seeing you and Nora date because she was in love with you. And, then when you started dating Quinn she closed up her emotions because even though she loved and missed you she couldn't go through with trying to break you and another woman up." I listen to what Patrice is telling me and I interrupt her for a minute.

"Wait, she tried to break me and Nora up?"

"Yes, it was around the time when you and Nora were going strong. Your relationship was growing more closer and she started doing things to break you two up. When you and Quinn started dating she closed up all the feeling she felt for you because she couldn't put herself through that again... Barney, Robin is still in love with you. She told me that she couldn't see us dating because she still has strong feelings for you. I know, tonight you and Robin will be engaged because I know she's in love with you and has been for along time now." I couldn't believe what I just found out. Robin has loved me this whole time and never did anything about it or even told me that she still loves me. Wow, I can't believe it. Now, my smile grows wider as Patrice hugs me one last time and she leaves leaving me alone on the roof to think.

I took a quick look at my watch, it's almost midnight and Robin is still not here yet. I hope everything's going okay with her and I hope Ted is telling her about my plans for tonight. As I wait, a glance around the roof and smile at the prettiness of it. We did a good job with this decorating, if Robin says yes I need to remember to thank Joe for his help.

I hear foot steps approaching the roof area and I go to hide quickly in the corner of the roof so Robin (I hope it's her coming) doesn't see me. I see the door open and Robin walking outside. God, she looks beautiful. I tell myself not to start crying cause I can't do that right now my focus is on Robin and her reaction to The Robin play. I hope she's not going to be mad at me I really want the rest of this evening to go smoothly as the rest of it did.

Robin, starts to look around the rooftop and see the paper with the play on it. She picks it up and starts to read it.

The Robin

Step 1: Admit to yourself that you still have feelings for this girl.

Step 2: Choose the completely wrong moment to make a drunken move after hanging out at a strip club... And, get shot down on purpose.

Step 3: Agree that you two don't work, locking the door on any future you could have together. Which will drive her nuts.

Step 4: Robin goes nuts

Step 5: Find the person who annoys Robin the most in the world and ask for her help. Explain everything to Patrice and hope she helps.

Step 6: Check with your doctor about possible broken ribs.

Step 7: Pretend to be dating Patrice.

Step 8: Wait until Robin inevitably breaks into your place to find the playbook and show it to Patrice, which you'll monitor via hidden cameras you have in your apartment.

Step 9: After Patrice finds the playbook have you first "big fight"

Step 10: Prove your loyalty to Patrice by burning the playbook and actually burn it. You don't need it anymore.

Step 11: Because your friends have no boundaries, they'll inevitably have an intervention for Robin, Which you'll watch via the hidden cameras in Marshall and Lily's apartment.

Step 12: Tell Ted your plan to propose to Patrice.

Step 13: Wait and see if Ted tells Robin, and if he does, it means your best bro in the world has let go of Robin and has given you his blessing.

Step 14: Robin arrives at her favorite spot in the city and finds the secret page of the playbook... The last play you'll ever run.

Step 15: Robin realizes she's standing under mistletoe.

Step 16: She says yes!

As Robin reads The Robin I watch from afar and watch her expression changed from a slight smile to and frown and then an angry look the one you don't want to ever see on Robin Scherbatsky ever. Now, I think she's mad about this play but I stay here watching her and I couldn't help smiling. She looked up from the paper she was reading and see me. God, I hope she isn't mad...

Okay, that's it for now cause my computer is so bad with virus' that I can't really do much with it right now so until I get my new computer I won't be updating my fics for a while the next time will be in the first week of January when I will update the current ongoing fics I have.

I want to thank you for reading and hope that you like this chapter. Please review I love to read what you have to say thank you.