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ROBIN POV (PRESENT)

I had such a good night at Lily and Marshall's last night, it was great to finally see my friends again after the rough few weeks I'd had. Barney had been on my mind a lot especially with the fact that he was going to marry Nora. I didn't want to admit it really but I was kinda glad he wasn't marrying her just because he chose her over me. It wasn't over yet.

Kyle and Katie were still asleep, damn teenagers slept until like noon and here I was up cleaning the mess they made in the kitchen last night trying to cook some sort of dinner for themselves. I swear I had tried to make them start cleaning up their own mess but after a few days I realised it was better just to do it myself, their cleaning skills wern't exactly worth a five-star rating.

I was just cleaning up a bag of spilled flour (Flour for vegetable soup? They really were stupid sometimes) when I heard quite a frantic hammering at the door. Jeez, calm right on down.

I swung open the door to reveal Nora wearing a wedding dress and looking absolutely fuming.

'Robin!' She said in a not-fuming voice. She actually seemed happy to see me but her face was contorted in pure rage. Wow.

'Ah, Hi Nora!' She plastered a huge, creepy smile on her face. 'Come in?'

'Yes, thank-you.' She pushed past me and shoulder bumped me kinda hard. Ow.

'What can I do for you then?' I tried to not look awkward and frankly sorta scared but must've failed miserably,

'What's the matter Robin? You look upset?'

'Well, I-' I tried to talk but she kept on talking at a higher volume,

'How do you do it!' She blurted out. Do what? Kid was craz-ayy.

'Er, you're gonna have to give me a clue here Nora.'

'He loves you! I don't get it!'

She began to cry, like, hysterically.

I felt so bad for her I immediately went and put my arms around her and guided her into a kitchen chair. I let her cry it out for a few minutes while I stood in silence at the kitchen counter. She finally looked up at me. I noticed for the very first time how pathetic she actually looked and it nearly broke my heart. Smeared mascara, snot dripping, hair a bird's nest and in her wedding dress still and well...I didn't know what to say to be honest.

When most of the tears had gone I just stared at her for what seemed like a while. She laid her head on the table and began to talk and I had to lean closer to just to hear what she was actually saying.

'Robin, when he cheated on me I assumed it was with some random skank he met at a bar. I thought the ex girlfriend he was obsessed with was some girl that had come into his life and left when the relationship was over. I didn't know why he didn't want me when I gave him every reason possible to need me.' She looked up at me with fresh tears on her cheeks, 'I didn't know it's been you the whole time.'

No words. None, uh huh.

Wow.

She began to cry again and I awkwardly patted her back trying to comfort her, I secretly just wanted to jump out the freakin' window and not be in this situation right now.

I heard the spare bedroom door open down the hall and nearly jumped out of my skin when Kyle walked into the kitchen rubbing his eyes tiredly and completely naked.

'Kyle! God Dammit!' I cried, covering my eyes. The nerve!

Kyle immediately covered up and started apologising, 'Oh God, I thought you had gone to work! Sorry! Damn it to hell. Wow.'

He tried to walk backwards out of the room and tripped over a potted plant I kept in the kitchen, 'Ow!' He paused when he saw Nora. 'Hey, who are you?'

'Barney's ah...girlfriend' I said casually, 'Now go get dressed! Frikin' idiot! And for the record whether I'm at work or not, you do not walk around my house naked! Are we clear?'

'Yes, Ma'am!' He stumbled out of the kitchen.

I turned to Nora.

'Nora why did Barney propose to you?' There I said it. It was out there. Blunt. What have I done. Let's see.

'What do you mean?' She glared up at me.

'I mean why did he propose to you so suddenly!'

'He loves me!' She squealed! Damn this girl was freaking me out, I needed her out of my space like, as soon as possible.

'What's going on in here?' Kyle nosily poked his head around the door frame, he looked fully clothed this time though. Thank God.

'Kyle stop being so nosey!'

'...Sorry.' He muttered and left again.

'Ok, Nora so he wasn't trying to get you a greencard.'

Her brow furrowed and she looked at me like I was crazy. Which was ironic.

'Robin I'm from Philadelphia...Why would I need a greencard?'

'Ah-ha!' I cried lamely, 'So if it wasn't about a greencard, then what's going on!'

'He loves me! He may think he loves you, but he proposed to me so HA.'

'No offence but you can't fall in love with somebody in like a few days, Nora.'

'Well then maybe he just didn't fall out of love with me.'

'Oh yeah, so likely. ' I said sarcastically, 'That's why he didn't call you or contact you in any way after you broke up.'

'Correction, he cheated on me, but it was obviously a horrible mistake and I completely trust him now.'

'Why did he propose to you!'

'Ok...If you really need to know. I'm pregnant.'

'With Barney's child?'

'Ofcourse.'

I vaguely heard the front door open and somebody leave, must be Kyle going to work.

I laughed in her face, 'You think you're pregnant? HA!'

'What! I am!' She pouted and I had to control another laugh.

'According to you, you'd have to be at least five months pregnant. You do not look five months pregnant.'

With my words she looked down at her stomach,

'Maybe I'm a slow, like, developer. I always was!'

'This isn't the same thing, honey.'

'But...I took a test before I went to see Barney. It was positive.'

'Nora, I'm not denying you're pregnant, but not five months it looks more like... three months? If you are.'

She gasped and sat down again shifting her eyes back and forth looking worried, she didn't speak for like five whole minutes and I was getting bored so I just said;

'Nora did you sleep with somebody before you went back to see Barney?'

She began to sob again. Great.

'...Yes.' She sqeaked out.

'What?' I turned to see Barney and Kyle standing in the doorway. Barney was not a happy bunny.

Two Weeks Ago: Robin POV

We'd been driving for about ten minutes and I still hadn't said a word to Barney, Kyle and Barney on the other hand had plenty to talk about.

'...So you're actually telling me they let you play all the games for free? Plus free snacks from the counter?' Barney asked Kyle eagerly.

'Yeah man, completely free!'

'I think you're leaving out the fact that they didn't pay you a single dime at that dumb arcade,' I added bitterly.

'Jeez, Robin chill.' Kyle pouted and leaned back in the seat,

'Are you even wearing a seat belt Kyle?' Kyle glared at me.

Barney coughed but I definitely heard the phrase 'yes, mom' in there.

'What?' He asked me innocently, a small smile played on my lips as he sat and smirked at me.

'Nothing,' I smiled. Really smiled.

'Sooo, guys I'm starved. Food break? I wouldn't mind a nice cheesburger or something like that, oh and a milkshake. And fries ofcourse and maybe even a side of onion rings. You brought money Robin, right?'

'Kyle is like eleven in the morning, dude.' Barney rolled his eyes.

'So, what are you the Food Police or somethin'?

'See what I've had to deal with?'

'I'm sorry for you, Robs.' He called me Robs! Yay! Maybe there was hope yet that this wouldn't be the most awkward day of my entire life.

'Oh, so now you're on her side? Fine Barney, this just means you won't be seeing any of my insane arcade skills anytime soon.'

'Aw, but Kyle! Now I'm hurt.' Barney whined sarcastically.

'You brought this on yourself, bro. Are we nearly there Robin?'

'We're like a half hour away, why don't you sit quietly until then?'

'Not gonna happen, cupcake.'

'I had my doubts,' I turned to see Barney staring out the window, 'So, ah, Barney why do you have to go see your mom? Any particular reason?'

Barney squirmed in his sit a bit and mumbled something I didn't really catch. 'What?' I asked.

'Well um,' He cleared his throat. 'She didn't RSPV to the, uh wedding so I have to go talk to her.'

Oh.

'Couldn't you have just called her?' Kyle butted in.

'Well, it's the kinda thing you wanna say face-to-face to be honest.' The awkwardest silence in the history of awkward silences dragged itself out for a full five minutes. Kill me now, please.

Kyle eventually leaned back into the back seats and played on his phone for a little while longer. We kinda just fell into comfortable silence and it was fine, but I kinda hated that there was silence between us at all.

'Ya know, Barney...'

'Yeah, Robin?'

'You can...You know, talk to me about the wedding and Nora and stuff...if you want to, that is.' I peeked over at him to see his reaction.

He sighed deeply and leaned his head back against the head rest. 'What's there to say, really? We're gonna get married. Big deal.'

'Yeah, Barney. Big deal. If it was me getting married then you'd be all up in my face asking hundreds of questions. Spill.'

'I don't know what to say to be honest, especially to you Robin.' What did that mean? Especially to me? I opened my mouth to ask when Kyle cut me off.

'-Are we there yet, Scherbatsky?'

'Ah, yes actually.' I said surprised, wow.

We were just turning into Mrs Stinson's drive when Barney said;

'You guys don't have to come in by the way, I can try to make this quick.' Barney chuckled quitetly and I was just about to agree and settle down for a little waiting game in the car when Kyle piped up,

'No way, man. Moms' houses always equals food so I'm there. C'mon Robs.' Barney gave me a look. Or perhaps I imagined it. Oh well.

We all piled outta the car and jogged up to the house, trying to keep out from the rain that had just started. Damn rain.

Kyle went on up ahead and knocked on the door before we'd even got near to it, and when Barney's mom answered the door she looked throuoghly surprised before seeing Barney and I.

'Hey, mom,' Barney went and hugged his small mother,

'Hello, honey. Hi, Robin. And who's your friend?'

'This is my sister's boyfriend, Kyle.' She gave him a complete once-over and I swear she winked at him. Gross.

'Hello Kyle.' She took his hand and looked at him until he shifted his feet awkwardly,

'May we come in?' I asked politely.

'Oh! Ofcourse, ofcourse! Please. Please, come in!' She looked a bit flustered and ushered us all into the kitchen where we all sat and drank tea and made small talk until she brought up the wedding.

'Barney, I got the strangest junk mail the other day. It seemed to be a fake wedding invitation for your wedding!' We all sat very awkwardly while she continued, 'Just thought I would let you know, ofcourse.'

'Ah, mom. That's actually why I came out here to see you...' I took this as me and Kyle's que to leave, so we went and sat in the living room. We heard yelling, crying and eventually laughter before Barney returned from the kitchen with a somber expression on his face.

'Ok, so lets leave. Immediately.' He chuckled and went to leave but Kyle asked where the bathroom was and went so that left Barney and I.

'Go well?' I asked,

'Could have gone better, but she's agreed to come so I guess that's good.'

'Yeah. Yeah, it is.' I gave him a reassuring smile and I thought I caught the smallest of tears on the corner of his eye. I didn't hesitate to go over and put an arm around his shoulder.

'Don't worry Barney, It's ok...' I cooed. I don't think I've ever been so caring in all my life. I almost laughed outloud at myself but it would ruin the moment.

Barney looked up at me and briefly touched his lips to mine before putting his arms around my waist.

'Missed you, Canadian.'

'Missed you too, Barnacle.'

We both laughed when Kyle came back to the room, 'Ready to leave?' He asked me.

'Yes.' No.

When the time catches up to the present tense it will remain present tense for the rest of the story. Songs for this chapter:

M.I.A- Paper Planes

Katy Perry- Hot N Cold

This Kiss- Alex Day ft Carrie Hope Fletcher

Bon Jovi- Always