Disclaimer: How I Met Your Mother doesn't belong to me. No copyright infringement intended. None of this happened on the show.
Author's Note: Writer's block hit after the last chapter. Sorry for not updating sooner, but it was really hard to get back into the fic. The next chapter will be up very soon, I promise.
As soon as Robin finished with her first trimester (and the morning sickness stopped), Lily and Marshall decided to tell their families about the good news. Needless to say, the Eriksens and the Aldrins were excited.
"How are you feeling?" Barney asked his pregnant wife. He and Robin hadn't made love in months because of the two attempts at IVF, and because of the morning sickness that she had been suffering from.
"I feel great. You want to go have sex?" Robin asked. She had felt better today than she had in months.
Barney laughed. "Really?" He wanted to make love to Robin too, but the fact that Marshall and Lily's baby was inside her was freaking Barney out. What if their baby was scarred for life? Robin was only the baby's temporary home!
"Yes. I feel so good now, Barney. We haven't made love in such a long time and I want to," Robin explained. Was Barney freaked out about something? Robin didn't understand why her husband was acting like this.
"I have a headache," Barney lied. It was a cliché, but it worked, didn't it? Maybe Robin would even believe it.
Robin sent a glare towards her husband, but calmed down. "What's wrong?" she asked him. Robin was worried about Barney. He had been doing well with this before, but what if he wasn't anymore?
"Nothing," Barney lied again. He wasn't about to tell Robin anything. She was going to make fun of him if she knew the truth. Barney didn't want to be made fun of for something really stupid.
"Barney," she warned. Robin wasn't sure what was going on, but she desperately needed to know.
He sighed. "What if I hurt Marshall and Lily's baby? Or you?" Barney asked. He was worried about his wife and Baby Eriksen.
Robin laughed. She couldn't help it. Barney glared at her. "I'm sorry, Barney. That was the stupidest thing I've heard in awhile. Sweetie, you can't hurt either of us. The doctor cleared us to have sex. Everything's okay," she assured her husband.
"I love you so much, Scherbatsky. I just worry sometimes," Barney admitted. He would worry about Robin until the day he died.
"I love you too, Barney. But you don't have to worry about this. Nothing is going to happen. I promise you that." Robin stifled another laugh. She would really hurt her husband if she continued laughing.
"Let's go have sex," Barney suggested. He was feeling a whole lot better about making love to his wife now that he realized that he couldn't hurt Robin or the baby she was carrying.
"Don't say it like that," Robin scolded. She followed her husband into their bedroom and the two began to make love.
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The next day, Marshall met Ted, Barney, and Robin at the bar. Lily was teaching, but everyone else had off for some reason. "What's up?" Ted asked his best friend.
"I think there's something really wrong with Lily," Marshall reluctantly told him. He didn't know what was wrong with his wife, but he was determined to find out.
"She has been acting weird for awhile now," Ted commented. He figured Lily's odd behavior was due to the fact that Robin was her and Marshall's surrogate.
"Maybe you should take her to the doctor," Robin suggested. Maybe a doctor would figure out what was wrong with Lily and help her.
"I'll make an appointment with Dr. Charleston for tomorrow," Marshall suggested. He wanted Lily seen as soon as possible. She obviously needed help.
"How are you feeling?" Ted asked Robin. He wondered how she was dealing with this surrogate pregnancy thing. It had to be hard, especially as Robin and Barney didn't want any kids of their own.
Robin glared at her ex-boyfriend. She was tired of that question already, and she still had months left in this pregnancy. The endless questions would probably end up getting really annoying. "I'm fine. I hate being in a bar where I can't drink, but I'm fine."
"We should choose somewhere else to go." Everyone turned to stare at Marshall. No one could believe he had just said that. They always went to MacLaren's.
"Why did you just say that?" Barney could see going up to Ted's apartment, but the baby was probably sleeping and Ted's wife would be unhappy if somebody disturbed the nap.
"It was just a suggestion," Marshall mumbled. He was never going to make another suggestion like that again because of the response from his friends, because they could get mean.
"It's okay. I appreciate you trying," Robin comforted. She had such a bad craving for pickles right now. She wondered if Carl would let her eat only pickles.
"Thank you, Robin," replied Marshall. He was very happy that she was on his side with this. Marshall might need her help in convincing Lily to go to the doctor's.
"You're welcome, Marshall. I need some pickles. Barney, go get me some, please," Robin ordered. She couldn't get rid of this stupid craving for pickles. Maybe she would dip the pickles in mustard. That sounded so good.
"You want anything else with it?" Barney questioned. He feared his wife's answer very, very much.
Robin nodded. "Mustard, please." Oh, maybe she would get a pretzel later on too. Pretzels would satisfy her salt craving.
Ted, Marshall, and Barney exchanged disgusted looks. "I'll get right on that," Barney said. He might throw up if he saw the pickles and mustard mix, but Barney was determined to satisfy Robin's every craving. That's what he was there for. Well, he and Marshall. Maybe Lily.
"Thank you, sweetie. I love you for this." Robin couldn't wait to dig into the pickles. This wait was driving her up the wall. What if she mixed the mustard and ketchup? Maybe they would be good together with the pickles.
Barney returned a few minutes later with several pickles and a bottle of mustard. He hoped them to Robin. "I hope you get less disgusting cravings soon." Barney couldn't handle anymore disgusting combinations. He might end up throwing up.
"Doubt it. Sorry, guys." Robin squirted mustard onto a plate and began dipping her pickles into it.
"I'm going to order chicken wings and go up to the bar," Ted decided. He would stare at Robin and that might not end well. He had gone through this before, but it had been somehow less disgusting.
"Good plan. I'll go with you," Marshall commented. He was a little thrilled and a little sad he hadn't been able to go through this with Lily. It was times like these that Marshall wished Lily hadn't miscarried five times.
"Take me with you," Barney whispered. He loved Robin, but this was gross. Barney couldn't handle her cravings at the moment.
"You have to stay with your wife," Ted told him. He struggled not to make fun of Barney. That would not end well.
"I hate you right now. I'm going to get you back for this when your wife gets knocked up again," Barney warned. He couldn't wait until that time, because he would make fun of Ted so much.
"I'd like to see you try," Ted taunted. He bolted over to the bar to order the chicken wings from Carl.
"How are you feeling?" Wendy asked Robin. She had heard about Robin's pregnancy a few weeks earlier, and was excited about it.
"I feel great," Robin told her. She was touched that the waitress was worried about her. It was so sweet of Wendy.
"That's good. You want anything?" Wendy would get anything for the pregnant newcaster. Robin had been going to the bar for years, along with the rest of the group.
Robin shook her head. "I'm happy with my pickles. What about you, Barney?" She wanted her husband to eat something.
"I've lost my appetite. Nothing for me," Barney said. He would snag some chicken wings from Ted and Marshall later, since he had been hungry for them for a few days now.
"You should eat, Barney. I know you're hungry. Do you want a pickle?" questioned Robin. She would order Barney some pickles because he wasn't about to get any of hers.
"I'm fine," Barney assured his wife. He sent Wendy away, but not without ordering another beer.
"You and I are going to have a ton of fun tonight," Robin vowed. She and Barney would make love several times tonight. Hopefully, Barney would be able to handle her rapid mood swings. This pregnancy really made her crazy, but Robin didn't care. She was doing this for Marshall and Lily.
"I can't wait for that, Robin. You want to leave soon?" Barney was starting to get tired and really wanted to go home.
"Sure, Barney. I want to go home soon. Maybe we should stop up at the apartment so you can get some chicken wings." Robin knew of her husband's intense craving for chicken wings, and she wanted Barney to eat some wings.
Ten minutes later, after stealing a few wings from Ted and Marshall, the Scherbatsky-Stinsons and the unborn Eriksen baby headed home.
Barney ate some of the wings after getting home. He and Robin watched TV for a little while, until they got bored with that. They began to make love on the couch, not caring where they were.
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The next morning, Marshall called Robin over to the apartment to help him convince Lily to go to the doctor.
"It'll take us awhile to convince her," Robin told Marshall. She was really worried about Lily and hoped her best friend visited the docotr because there was clearly something wrong with her.
"It'll be worth it, Robin." Marshall really hoped that Lily wouldn't hate him for this. She had been left devastated by the miscarriages. Their marriage had struggled, and this just may be the catalyst to ending it.
"When's Lily getting home?" Robin wasn't about to stay at the Aldrin-Eriksen apartment for a few hours. She wanted to get home so she could have dinner ready for Barney. He would probably be hungry. Actually, Robin would probably be hungry. This pregnancy was really good for her appetite. She liked that.
"Probably around 12:30. The school is only in session for a half day," Marshall explained. He was thrilled for that.
No one in the group had any idea what Lily's diagnosis would be. They would all be shocked by what was wrong with her.