Much longer chapter, I wanted to do two things with this chapter so I can make the next chapter all about this proposal. 1, I wanted to continue from where I left off after the T/R conversation and make part of this chapter about what Robin learned from Ted about Barney and the roses and candles. This chapter is all about Robin, 2, I wanted to add what the proposal will end up looking like. It is exactly like the one on the show but without the play, I think the proposal itself was beautiful and it showed what the B/R relationship truly is but since this story is before, a year before the shows proposal I wanted to show how Barney wanted to propose. In the next chapter I will explain just how Barney proposed and the things he thought of while proposing. I originally wanted the proposal to take place at the Fortress but decided this would be more better and more intimate of a setting. Also, Robin works at WWN at this point so it works with the timeline of the story.
There will be a change up coming after the next chapter it will be a glimpse into the near future but this story will remain in the present day.
This is a fun story to write cause it's cute to see where BR are in their relationship and I hope this chapter shows where their relationship is and what the future holds for them.
Robin knew she had to find a way to make things right with Barney regarding the information she just learned about from Ted. She knew Barney had been upset about that time she chose another man over him and that he really did hope that they could talk and try to have a new relationship between them. Barney wanted to get back together with her that time back in November and had planned to discuss their relationship and where they stood on maybe trying again and getting back together. It was what both wanted at the time but she had to be the one who chickened out and hadn't done the deal they made to break up with Kevin. She knew then that she wanted to be with Barney, she knew that she had been in love with him for a while before they slept together and knew that her feelings over powered her mind which made her make the worst mistake she's ever made in her life.
So, now Robin knows just how upset and mad Barney was and still is about that night and now she has to find a way to make it up to him even though she can't go back and change that night and her choice, she has to find someway to make it up to him even if she doesn't know how and can't change what she did in the past. They are about to become a family, they can't go on holding things back from one another and keeping things bottled up inside, which was one of the problems they had during their first try at a relationship. They had never been ones to open up and talk about their problems which was one of the reasons their relationship crumbled. That and the fact that they were under this extreme pressure from the gang to be some sort of couple that they weren't, so they ended up breaking up because of all the little problems that were solvable bottled up and caused their untimely breakup.
Barney and Robin discussed starting over, starting fresh and since they are starting over in this new relationship which also involved having a baby. A baby who was a shocking surprise had become more of an unexpected miracle, one that Robin used to not believe in. She never believed in miracles, it had taken some unexpected feelings, leftover feelings, a cab ride of a recent moment they shared in which both realized that they were still in love, kissing, and never stopping which changed their entire lives forever. They talked about what they needed to talk about back in November and realized what had went wrong with their first try at a real relationship. They figured out why and how things went wrong that ended their relationship way too soon, the first time they weren't ready but now things are much different and things had changed drastically since three years ago.
But, what still was lingering over their relationship was the fact that Barney was very serious back in November about them talking about their relationship. She knows that he's been upset with her over that time, it was instantly brought up the day they found out that she was pregnant. So, Robin after finding out from Ted that Barney had set up rose petals and candles in her room that night had her realizing just how mad and upset Barney really is with her. She knows he's happy, she knows he loves her and since getting back together they wanted to do things right, better than how they handled their relationship three years earlier.
In the cab ride back to the apartment Robin had been crying, sobbing really. Over just finding out what Barney had done and now she's crying and thinking of a way to make it up to him. After everything they've been through over the years, they wanted to do things right which means talking about things that are difficult to talk about. They want to have better communication with each other which had failed miserably three years ago.
It's now February, Robin is four months pregnant and slowly growing everyday. All the stress that she's been under for the last five months maybe more had started to take a toll on her body which affects her pregnancy. She has been tired, stressed, drained, upset, sad, and worried about the future and most of all the thing that she's most worried about is the baby, hoping that with all the stress that the baby is somehow not affected by it. Up until this moment, in this cab things looked like they were starting to affect her emotions which affects her body which then affects the baby. She is determined to fix things with Barney over what had happened in November and they had put it off all this time due to other things going on around them the last three months. Now, in the back of the cab she desperately wants to talk to Barney and try to fix this problem, the last problem they have to settle between them so their relationship from here on isn't affected by anything hanging over their future relationship especially now that they are going to have a baby. They wanted to start over and have a different relationship this time and didn't want anything to be held back or against the other one since there will be a baby in a few months that needs their full undivided attention.
But, as she sits in the cab waiting for this traffic to stop stalling. She feels a sharp pain in her abdominal area, clutching her stomach with her hand and pressing on her stomach, the spot that's in pain she tries to stop it with a simple touch that usually works on the baby, either to stop kicking her or with any pains she may feel. Hoping the pain would subside, her thoughts on her situation she needs to fix and the baby all started to mess with her emotions which caused her to start sobbing more louder. The pain didn't stop, instead it kept going as she sat in the traffic of the city in back of this cab. She gets out her phone trying to call Barney with shaky hands and tears that somewhat blinded her view of her phone in her hand.
She quickly dialed the number she had memorized for a while now. She hopes he picks up, she knows he's at home at this time of day, that's why she had to quickly get home to try to talk to Barney about what she just found out.
"Thank god," she said between sobs once Barney picked up on the second ring.
"Robin?" He answered, barely hearing her through her sobbing loudly in his ear.
"Barney, there's something wrong with the baby." She tells him, sobbing a little quieter than a minute ago.
"Wh-what?" He asked, not knowing what she's talking about since he still can't hear her correctly as she is still sobbing uncontrollably through the phone.
"Barney, there's something wrong with the baby. I felt a sharp pain in my stomach and it hadn't stopped for about five minutes now. I think there's something wrong with the baby." She says now more clearer for the first time since she called him.
"Okay, Robin calm down and just get to the nearest hospital I'll meet you there." The traffic had moved more by now so Robin had to reroute the cab to the nearest hospital.
Robin stayed on the phone with Barney as he put on his pants. Trying to calm her down more so they can talk in a normal tone to understand her better.
"When you get to the hospital tell me what hospital you're at and I'll meet you there as soon as I can." Barney tells her, now dressed fully as he quickly crabs his keys and wallet before heading out the door in a rush to meet Robin.
The cab stopped at the nearest hospital, Barney and Robin stayed on the phone the entire time as he tried to calm her down and steady her breathing. The cab driver helped Robin out of the cab and into the emergency part of the hospital trying to find a doctor to help his passenger.
"Yes, what's wrong?" A nurse asked as they entered the emergency area of the hospital. The first nurse they could find right away as they entered to hospital.
Robin had been clutching her stomach, the pain hadn't subsided or calmed yet and now she's more worried than she was in the cab. The nurse helped Robin get to the nearest room, Robin had been clutching both her stomach and the phone as she walked with the nurse. The cab driver had left once the nurse helped Robin to an emergency bed but Robin had been talking to Barney who is now screaming through the phone to get Robin's attention.
"I'm sorry, but we need to take your phone ms." Robin shook her head and said "I've been talking to my boyfriend since this pain started and I need to tell him where I'm at so he can know to come meet me here." Robin tells the nurse as she examines her.
The nurse took the phone from Robin and started talking to Barney as he screams, yells more like it through the phone, worried about what's going on with Robin.
"Sorry, sir I had to take the phone from your girlfriend because she needs to concentrate on other things at this moment. I can talk to you. She told me to tell you which hospital this is, it's Lenix Hill Hospital. Your girlfriend had been experiencing some pains we are currently trying to help her but she's in good hands." The nurse explains to Barney as he tries to calm his nerves and voice as he get into a cab to get to the hospital.
"Okay, tell Robin I'll be there as soon as I can." He says hanging up right away before the nurse could say anything else to him.
Barney had it all planned, he wanted this moment to be absolutely perfect and memorable for the both of them and he spent weeks trying to come up with the best way to propose because he knew this was it for him. Robin is the one, the one he wants to spend the rest of his life with. He should have proposed that night on the boat or even before that because he knew he wanted to spend his life with Robin, even before she became unexpectedly pregnant which oddly got her to come back to him. But, Barney had known all along that he wants to be with Robin and that he still was in love with her, more than he ever thought possible and he knew, hoped that she felt the same way as he did. Luckily, she did feel the same way and was in love with him for a while before they slept together in November.
So, Barney knew he had to make this proposal absolutely perfect for Robin, for himself and for their baby. He knew he wanted to propose on Valentines Day and had planned this proposal since January but wasn't sure exactly what he wanted to do to propose. The how of proposing had to work with Robin and the baby as well, he wanted to incorporate everything he could into this one special and hopefully memorable moment of their lives. So, he worked and worked for weeks trying to come up with the perfect proposal. The problem was, that there were a lot of other problems that needed to be fixed so he thought now that after everything that had happened in the last three months would be the right time to propose on Valentines Day.
After all the planning, all the stress, all these months, all these weeks since that emergency with their baby. He knew this was the right time to propose. He wanted to make this perfect, memorable, romantic and most importantly he needed to have the right time and moment to propose. Robin, himself and their baby had to remember this years into the future and it had to go smoothly and be special for the both of them to remember for the rest of their lives.
So, that led him here down on one knee proposing to the love of his life as she sobs shaking in front of him. He knew, the moment he met Robin that she was hot, attractive and yes he did want to hit that but after getting to know her and then falling in love with her, he knew she was the one she wanted to spend every day and every night with for the rest of his life. He set this proposal up to be perfect with nothing holding them back anymore so they can move on and forward in their lives together.
"Robin Scherbatsky, I love you. So, so much and from the moment I met you I knew there was something unique and interesting about you. I have never been the one to want a marriage or a commitment, I never believed that I would actually find my soul mate because by the time we met I had given up on all of that because I realized that nobody will ever love me, so I gave up and became the person you now know, the womanizing, crazy me and for some reason you stayed. You stayed by my side through all of my crazy schemes and sleeping around and all my pointless jokes, you stayed for some reason I don't even know why you did but you did and you were strong. You are the strongest, most amazing, most awesome, most beautiful person I've ever gotten to know. You are my partner, my best friend, my One, my soul mate and almost in a few months the mother of my child. I once didn't want marriage or commitment or even children but now, you are the only person I actually considered having a life with, spending my days and nights with and I wouldn't know anyone else who I would want to share my life with."
She had been in crying sobs this whole time, the minute she walked in that door, in that beautiful red dress looking stunning making him lose all sense of what he was about to do. He's never been so amazed by anyone, but the moment, this moment had caught his heart to leap into his throat causing him to shed a couple of tears himself. But, he needed to keep himself calm and collected and not be too overwhelmed with emotions at this moment. So, he wipes his eyes and cleared his throat and then walked over to where Robin is now standing looking stunningly beautiful in her red dress.
"So, Robin Scherbatsky after everything we've been through together and apart. I love you more than anything or anyone, I want to spend the rest of my life making you happy so will you marry me?" He's smiling through nerves as he looks up at the beautiful woman before him who is also smiling ear to ear with her own tears cascading down her face. Hoping after everything, she would become his wife because this, for him is forever.
"Yes, of course I will marry you." She says still crying trying to calm herself but he quickly got up to kiss her which stopped her heavy stream of tears and calmed her shaking body.
They pulled apart and he slipped the ring onto her finger then kissed her again, this time more longer and more passionately than he did a minute ago before putting the ring on her finger.
Barney finally made it to the hospital, running quickly inside to get to Robin hoping and praying that she and the baby is all right. God, he hoped that she's alright and that there's nothing wrong with the baby because as he sat in the cab with tears in his eyes he couldn't help but think of something going wrong and his mind just kept going to something bad which caused him to freak out and cry more. But, he got to the hospital and hopes nothing happened to Robin or the baby.
They were supposed to have another check up in a week to find out the sex of the baby but now he isn't even thinking of that as he entered the hospital trying to find someone who knows where Robin is.