A/N: I wrote another fan fiction about Robin and Marshall just for fun. ;) But it might eventually turn into Robin and Barney if I continue it. You should check it out!

Robin walked into Marshall and Lily's house without knocking. "I'm so… mad!" Robin said, falling back onto the couch.

Lily knew everything though, she was like a crazy mind reader who knew everything about everything, and she knew that Robin wasn't mad she could see hurt and pain in her eyes. "What happened?" Lily asked, sitting next to her.

"Stupid Ted set stupid Barney up with this stupid woman and she was probably a slut and Barney was all like oh great, I can't wait to have lots of sex with her, because I haven't had sex in a really long time because I live with some boring pregnant chick who's always in a bad mood and wont have sex with me."

"Barney… said that?"

"He thought it, Lily. That's what really matters."

"I'm going to kill Ted, what was he thinking?"

"It's not like I even care." Robin said crossing her arms. "I don't even like Barney that much he's stupid and… stupid… and…" Her eyes began to fill with tears again. "And he's the nicest person ever who just wants to take care of me and didn't even want to go out with that stupid slut because he just wanted to stay home with me, but I was like no, no, go have sex with a stupid slut."

"Okay, settle down." Lily said, hugging her hysterical friend. "Marshall!" She called into the kitchen. "Ice cream now!"

-xxx-

"Do you think that he went on that date?" Robin asked quietly.

"You have to tell him that you love him." Lily said, ignoring her question. She had been thinking about how much Robin had to tell Barney she loved him all night.

"What? Ew. I don't love Barney. I just… don't want him to go out with sluts because… because I just don't."

Lily patted Robin's head. "Get sleep, you look like a hot mess. I have to do a few things, but I swear if you try to leave again… I don't know what I'll do, but it will be awful for you."

"I'm not going to leave." Robin said, laying down and closing her eyes. Sleep did sound like a really good idea. She always felt tired after she's been crying.

"Barney." Lily hissed into her phone, "what were you thinking?"

"Is Robin there?"

"Yes she's here, what's wrong with you? Why were you going to go out with someone else when you love Robin?"

"Woah, Woah, Woah. Easy with the love word."

"Barney, you hurt her."

"How do you think I feel every time I want to kiss her and she- Wait! I forgot! I still have one kiss."

"What are you talking about?"

"We made a deal, I could kiss her one time whenever I wanted."

"Like slap bet?"

"Exactly."

"Who was your commissioner?" She asked, bitterly.

"What? Lily, no we didn't have one, just get her down to the bar, I'll be there as fast as I can."

-xxx-

"This is stupid." Robin said, drinking her bottle of water. "Do you guys really think that you're going to make me feel better by taking me to a bar where I can't drink?"

"You're going to feel better." Lily assured her. She wanted to be a good friend and get a bottle of water too, but instead her and Marshall got two beers.

"Hey guys." Ted said entering their regular booth.

"Hey, Ted." Lily said, standing up. "come to the bar with me." Ted obliged and followed her only to get his arm smacked.

"What were you thinking?" She scolded him as if she was scolding a puppy that just went to the bathroom all over the rug.

"What are you talking about, Crazy?"

"I told you to get Robin to admit her feelings, not set Barney up with some slut."

"Barney said that he didn't have feelings for Robin, and Robin told me to set him up."

Lily shook her head. "Last time that I let a man do a woman's job."

"I'm leaving." Robin said, getting up.

"No!" Marshall said. "Stay, come on."

"Why?"

"Because if you leave… then Lily will yell at me a lot and I don't like when she yells at me."

Robin ignored him and made her way to the door as quickly as she could. She just wanted to be alone. She loved her friends, but she needed to think about what had happened that day, and if she didn't get some air she was going to suffocate. She took a deep breath when she stepped out of the bar. Fresh air felt nice.

"A pretty thing like you shouldn't be out this late by yourself."

"Barney." She turned around. "What are you doing here?"

"I asked Lily to bring you here."

"Stupid… Lily." She turned and walked away from him. He grabbed her arm.

"Robin, stop it. We're acting like little kids right now."

"You're acting like a kid. Don't you have a big date tonight?"

"Damn it, Robin, I didn't go. I told you I wasn't going to go, but it doesn't seem to matter what I tell you, I'm never going to be good enough. I don't even know why I bother to try with you anymore."

"Try? Barney, whatever. You've never tried. You let me go without a fight."

"No." He said, letting go of her arm and grabbing her waist instead.

She pushed him back. "Just don't touch me." She said, on the verge of tears again.

"I don't want to hurt you." He said quietly. "I do want to be with you, though and I can't pretend like I'm okay with just being co-parents."

"Why? Why can't anything just be simple with you? Our co-parents plan was fool proof. It would have been best for everybody."

"Fine. I'll be just co-parents on one condition. You tell me that you don't love me."

"What?"

"Tell me that you don't love me, and we can continue like we did before. No romance, just… friends and roommates."

"And all I have to do is tell you that I don't love you?"

He nodded.

She was taken by surprise when he grabbed her and planted a kiss on her right there. It was a pleading kiss. He was begging her to come back home with him, to say that she loved him and that they were going to be more than what they were now.

They finally pulled apart. "I had one kiss, remember?"

She nodded. "I remember."

"So… Do you love me?"

"Barney." She said, looking him in the eye. "I don't love you." It felt so wrong as the words fell off her tongue.

She almost regretted it when she saw how broken he looked.

She looked at him, not knowing what to say next.

"Lets go home." He finally said in a quiet and pain filled voice.

He hailed a cab. He couldn't help thinking how bitter sweet it was that he was taking home a beautiful woman and she would be sleeping in the guest bedroom.

"Robin… I don't want to sleep alone tonight… and I don't want anyone in my bed that isn't you…" Barney said when they had reached his apartment.

She smiled and headed for his bedroom. "Only if you don't try any funny business." She knew that he wouldn't.

He was able to hold Robin until she fell asleep. That was good enough for him for now, right? He kept telling himself that it was good enough for him to just be around her. He knew that he was lying to himself. He knew that it killed him when he left for work in the morning and couldn't kiss her goodbye, or when they were walking and he couldn't reach out for her hand. It wasn't good enough for him, but he had to take what he could get when it came to Robin