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When Barney is able to speak again, he announces, „Wooow! That is indeed a surprise! I´m so glad you are here. Just, give me and Robin – that´s the hot chick right next to me – a second to refreshen. We will be back in a minute!." Robin smiles awkwardly and waves at the guests, hating herself immediately for that dumb gesture. Anyways, she tries to play it cool. Barney takes her hand and they are heading to his bedroom, closing the door behind them and let out a deep breath.
„Fuuuuuuuu... what shall we do now?", Robin is the first to talk.
„I have absolutely no idea.", he pauses, then suggests, „maybe...maybe, nobody noticed."
Robin answers sarcastically, „Yeah, sure. I´m sure you´re right. Nobody was paying attention when we stumbled into the room. It´s not like they were waiting for us or anything- all of them were busy with other things."
„So... I guess, you don´t believe it either."
„Absolutely not, Barney."
He takes a deep breath, „Ok, I don´t know what to do. Just... we´re acting like nothing has happened."
„That will work on most of the party guests, but surely not on Marshall, Lily and Ted."
„I know, I know. We have to avoid them tonight – there are so many people, it shouldn´t be that hard."
The exact same second, Barney and Robin hear a knock on the door. Without awaiting an answer, Lily, Ted and Marshall storm in.
„Oh, look who´s love doves.", Ted commented.
„Oh my god, Ted. Don´t be a drama queen now.", Barney rolls his eyes.
„What were you thinking? Were you thinking at all?", Lily shouts at them.
„Lily, wait. A little bit louder – no one can hear you in MEXICO!", Barney shouts back at her.
„Imagine what would have happened tonight, if we weren´t here! You two would have slept together and all our friendships would have been ruined.", Marshall chimes in.
„Nothing happened!", Barney defends himself.
„But it almost did!", Ted says and turns around to Robin, „I´m very disappointed in you, Robin. I never thought you´d fall for someone like Barney Stinson! Don´t you realize he´s just playing with you? He would have dumped you after that one night."
Robin, quite confused because Barney said ´nothing happened´answered, „I´m not so sure that he would have dumped me after one night."
„OH MY GOD! He must have brainwashed you! Do you realize what you say? Barney Stinson is no boyfriend-material, Robin. He is a womanizer and he enjoys it."
„Ted, please. You´re ridiculous! Don´t be so dramatic, we made out. So what? Maybe I´m a maneater and no girlfriend-material. Maybe I´m a female Barney. How would you guys know? You don´t even know me for a month and you are already judging me! I get along with Barney really well and as Lily talked about it, I knew about his birthday. I decided to surprise him and we had an awesome day. I thought he needs a great day after no one of you had wished him a happy birthday!", Robin defends herself.
„We didn´t wish him a happy birthday because we were planning this surprising party!", Lily explains.
„I couldn´t know about it.", Robin says.
„You could have. I called you to tell you about it, but you didn´t answer your phone!", Ted interrupts.
„It was switched off.", Robin answers and realizes now why Ted had called her earlier that day, but she was too mad to pick up, because she thought everybody forgot Barney´s birthday.
Now it´s quiet for a while until Marshall starts to speak again, „I think we should go out again. I´m sure all the other people are waiting for us. We can talk this out another time."
„There is nothing to talk out. For me, it´s no big deal. Everything can go back to normal.", Robin explains.
„Same.", Barney agrees. He is the first to go out of his bedroom and is circled by his guests in a minute.
„I´m sorry, Robin.", Ted holds her back.
„It´s fine, Ted. Nothing to be sorry about. I just overreact when people are interfering in my privacy.", then Robin speaks not only to Ted, but also Marshall and Lily, „Barney and I drank a little bit too much and one thing led to another. Don´t me mad at me, but as said, I get along with Barney, we are friends. As you guys and I are friends- at least I hope so. It´s just...I´m not used to somebody commenting on everything I do. In my family it was more like ´keep distant as long as you can´."
„We really don´t know you that well by now, Robin. I´m sorry, we were overreacting, but we were shocked. And we like you and want to have you as our friend. I was afraid you would leave our little group again, when you are bonding with Barney.", Lily says and makes a step forward to hug Robin.
Robin smiles, „We should join the party out there, don´t you think?"
Later that night...
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Still partying hard, birthday-boy?
Laser-waitforit-tag: Nope. Party is over. I´m getting old. It´s 3 a.m. and my birthday party is over!
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Ohhhh, poor Barney. How long did you want to continue partying?
Laser-waitforit-tag: As long as possible. It should never end – it´s my birthday after all.
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Hahaha, true that. Soooo?
Laser-waitforit-tag: So what?
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Should we talk about it?
Laser-waitforit-tag: About what?
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Hahaha very funny -_-
Laser-waitforit-tag: It was a long day Robin!
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Oh come on! I mean the one-night-stand thing and how ´nothing happened´? Do you really think it was a good idea to lie to your friends?
Laser-waitforit-tag: About what?
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Barney, PLEASE!
Laser-waitforit-tag: FINE! I don´t know. Maybe it wasn´t the best idea to tell them nothing happened and act like we never slept with each other before, but the `we´ve known each other for some time now, we met over the internet and now, besides from playing laser tag and do random stuff, we´re also banging´- version didn´t sound that much better.
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: I know! But what if all of us really stay friends. Do you suggest we should lie to them forever and act like I met you the same time I met all the other ones?
Laser-waitforit-tag: Don´t know. I think we should wait a little bit before we spill the beans though.
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Don´t you think it will only get harder?
Laser-waitforit-tag: Maybe. But I don´t want to tell them now.
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Me neither.
Laser-waitforit-tag: So we are continue acting like we haven´t met before the day you met the others... and like we never banged?
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Okay.
2 minutes later
Laser-waitforit-tag: Robin?
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll:Yes?
Laser-waitforit-tag: Still online?
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Obviously :P
Laser-waitforit-tag: Thank you!
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: For what now?
Laser-waitforit-tag: Everything! For that awesome birthday today, for being such a great friend, for being the best person ever... just for being you!
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: AWWWWW. Someone´s getting emotional in one´s old age.
Laser-waitforit-tag: Hahahaha, stupid. I just wanted to say thank you. So much happened and with all the guys around I couldn´t even say a proper thank you to you!
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Ohhh- a proper thank you... now that sounds to be something to look forward to ;)
Laser-waitforit-tag: Not in that way, you little minx! Although...
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Can´t wait for it!
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Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: You´re welcome by the way.
Laser-waitforit-tag:?
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: You said thank you. I said you´re welcome. That´s how it works, silly!
Laser-waitforit-tag: Oh. Okay. It really was great, thanks! Especially the first part of the day ;)
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: You´re an idiot :)
Laser-waitforit-tag: Good night, Scherbatsky!
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Good night, Barney.
