Okay, so this chapter was going to be a little different I originally wanted to do something completely different with what I had in mind for them getting married again but as I wrote this the idea I had changed but i liked the way it turns out. The next chapter will be about them getting re-married so this is a happy time for them and I think this works better than what I had planned originally. Anyway, I wanted to say that the timeline in this right now is January 2019 so that's where this story is right now and Robin is almost four months along so the pregnancy will get more difficult for her. But, for now enjoy this and the next chapter things are only just beginning.
After, Robin had that conversation with Lily that ended their friendship. She, hasn't taken it well. In the first couple of days after she seemed fine, but after a few days she seemed to be depressed and upset over losing her best friend. Sure, Lily had her reasons for not wanting to be friends with her but after some time Robin thinks the reason Lily stopped being friends with her is because Lily stopped caring about her. So, after a few days Robin had thought and thought about their conversation more leaving her a little heartbroken but also sad about how their conversation had gone.
But, she tried to put that conversation out of her mind to officially have Barney move in to her apartment, to live with her again after three years. It's quite crazy with all the things that have happened in the last few months she didn't think her friendship with Lily would end, but then Barney tells her he's going to sell his apartment and move in with her to be close to her when she needs him during this pregnancy and also because he loves her more than keeping his apartment even if the apartment isn't that far away from hers. So, that following Friday after Barney returns from work they start the move from his place to hers. With, Robin not able to stand on her feet long he gets a moving van. Now, his apartment is still not rented out yet but he did just put it up for rental earlier this week so he hopes the apartment does get rented. Until, then he's going to move in with Robin making his move official while still going back and forth from his apartment to hers whenever he needs to. The, move didn't take long, only two hours because he already had packed up the things he needed to bring to Robin's and had other things put in storage. So, he was ready to move to Robin's while still going back to his apartment when he needed to.
"Well, that didn't take too long." Barney says, after officially putting down his last box of belongings on Robin's living room floor.
"Nope. I'm glad it wasn't long, and I'm so happy that you moved in here with me. After, everything that happened with Lily you made me happy again with you moving in here." She, says smiling, frowning then smiling again realizing that whatever happens from here on, at least she has Barney by her side and on her side. No, matter what happens in life she knows he will always be there, this was the whole point of him moving into her place.
"Yeah, I'm glad I'm living here too. I really have missed being around you, but now I get to be around you and our baby all the time." He smiles brightly, happier than he's been in years, since the divorce. Maybe, Lily had a point on Robin not being around much and him not being happy after the divorce. He thinks it's not right for Lily to be angry at Robin because it wasn't her fault they divorced, it was their fault, both of them are at fault for getting things too far to overcome and getting that quick divorce after now knowing they could have just talked and then they would realize why they were so unhappy.
"I've missed you too, I'm so happy you made this decision we are happier now than we've been in a long long time and I want to try to put this whole Lily thing off my mind." He's really glad she's going to let this slide at least for now because she knows she can't get stressed out due to her pregnancy and if she lets this get to her too much it will stress her out.
That was the day Barney moved in but after a couple of weeks she started to think more about what went wrong with Lily and why she stopped being friends with her which made her depressed and sad that's when Barney came up with a great plan.
"Hey, Robin are you alright?" He asks, after coming home from work. He, knew that Robin had been really depressed lately, he didn't want to bring up the reason she's feeling like this so he doesn't. However, the more she becomes depressed the more he worries about her.
"I'm starting to worry about you." He continues while she's still quiet and ignoring him. She, had been sitting on the couch passing the time doing some work on her computer when he came home, this is where she's been for the last couple of hours. But, as she sits and tries to get some work done she starts to drift away from her work on her computer to think which is where Barney saw her when he came in the door five minutes ago.
He's been worried about her all week. She, seemed to be okay, herself last week but suddenly she's acting really quiet and withdrawn so this change in demeanor has him worried because he could already see that she's starting to stress out about this whole Lily thing and that's not good for the baby or herself so the more she acts like this the more concerned he gets.
He, sits down next to her on the couch removing her laptop from her legs. She, had been staring at the computer for the last half an hour and didn't realize that Barney was there or that he sat down next to her or the fact that she doesn't have her laptop on her lap anymore. Barney, places the computer on the coffee table leaving it open so not to erase her work then turned back to a still quiet and withdrawn Robin who is now staring at the big screen TV in front of her. Yes, in the week he moved in he also took one of his big screen TV's and brought it to Robin's. What, they had discussed and are planning to do is sell one of the TV's, the one that was in Barney's bedroom is getting sold after the apartment gets rented so he's keeping it for now but will sell it once the apartment is rented. He's had some offers for the apartment but hadn't met with anyone yet due to schedules. Then, they are going to get a smaller big screen TV for the bedroom the miniature version of the bigger ones he has.
"Come on Robin, talk to me." He says after placing a concerned hand on her right hand.
She, still remains staring and being quiet and he's allowing her to talk when she wants to but this change in attitude all of a sudden is really worrying because he had thought that she would put this whole thing with Lily off her mind, and now that he's officially living with her and they're happy, she should be happy and forget what happened with Lily, put it behind her at least for now so she doesn't stress herself out over something she can't really change. He had wanted to fix this, he wanted to talk to Lily but Robin didn't want him to so he kept quiet on this, at least for now but he has thought about it from time to time, trying to see Lily's perspective on why she so abruptly ended their friendship when according to Robin, this had to do with him not just Robin and her friendship with Lily. So, this sudden mood change really worries him and he hates to see her like this when she seemed so happy two weeks ago when he moved in.
"It's this whole thing with Lily. I've been thinking lately, while you're at work or not here about our conversation and the more I think the more I start to not understand why she ended our friendship. She, never acted like that towards me before so why the sudden change?" Robin, hadn't said anything or moved since he came home and it took another five minutes for her to say something but when she did, she turns to him with tears showing in her eyes but not fully crying almost ready to have a breakdown because of what Lily said to her and the way she ended their friendship.
"I thought that's why you suddenly seem so sad and quiet. You, shouldn't keep stressing yourself out like this, it's not good for you." He starts to rub his fingers on her hand trying to sooth her thoughts but it doesn't really have the effect it should be having.
"I just don't get it, what is Lily's problem? She was my best friend and suddenly she doesn't want to be friends. We, had the same argument a few years ago and I thought I was going to lose her friendship, and now I did. What, is wrong with me and the decisions I make? Why should it be a concern or any of her business what I should do in my life or how I feel? She just suddenly ends things because she thinks I'm not there for her or even friends the way friends should be to her?" She's, really emotional over this and the more she gets worked up the more she's going to stress out and that's not good for her health and the baby's.
"I don't know. I'm sorry it came to that decision but I don't know what Lily was thinking when she decided to stop being friends. She didn't have to be so harsh and rash with her attitude about whatever it is she's upset about. But, look you need to stop thinking about this because it's not good for you, it's already made you emotional and it's stressing you out. So, please for now wipe this off your mind because I don't want you to get overly worked up over this. It's not good for you and the baby." He's, right she thinks. She still can't completely erase this off her mind but she knows it already caused her stress, stress she doesn't need right now and the concern of Barney's is good. So, for now she's going to stop thinking about it because she can already feel her blood pressure rise and that isn't good.
All, she does next is pulls him in for a hug cause she needs his arms around her. She, needs to feel loved right now and Barney's been so wonderful since they got back together, he instantly calms her whenever she's like this even when she wasn't pregnant, that's one of the things she missed after the divorce. But, she's so happy she has that feeling of closeness, happiness, and compassion again that she missed so much when they were apart.
Later, that night when Robin was taking a shower Barney called up Lily wanting to talk to her about Robin and what happened when they talked two and a half weeks ago.
"Yeah, Lily it's me." He says, keeping his tone light and quiet.
"Barney, what's up?" She asks, wondering why he's suddenly calling her at this time of night.
"Yeah, so I wanted to ask you something and you need to be honest with me." He's trying to be calm about this and not get angry because if he does he will slip and tell her the real reason he knows about Lily and Robin's conversation and then things will unravel and he doesn't want that to happen. So, he keeps himself from getting too angry with her while also being patient in waiting for her responses.
"Okay, what do you want to ask me?" She asks, she doesn't know why he's calling her but she guesses she knows why so she discreetly keeps herself calm while talking.
"So, I ran into Robin last week and she told me that you had seen her and talked to her about me. She said, that you ended your friendship with her and it was mostly because of me. So, why would you end your friendship like that when you two were always best friends and were scared to lose each other?" To, try and be calm and cool about this and not give away things he can't talk about.
"Uh, ha so you heard about our conversation. I um, ended our friendship because Robin was being selfish and she didn't care about any of us anymore and it didn't seem like she cares at all about who she hurts. So, yeah I ended our friendship but it was going to happen even if I didn't see her that day at your apartment. I was thinking a lot about this and came to the realization that it's best we go our separate ways." Lily's tone is a bit harsh is what Barney thought but he keeps his tone calm as he has to not give away anything he shouldn't.
He really wants to yell at her but because Robin is here and the fact that he can't tell Lily about why this sudden change in attitude she has towards Robin these days. He has to remain the way he's talking because he doesn't want Robin knowing that he's talking to Lily because she didn't want him to talk on her behalf. But, the more he talks to Lily the more his mood changes, he wants to yell at her and curse her out on the way she's acting towards Robin but he doesn't instead he asks.
"But, why would you end your friendship with Robin? She didn't do anything wrong, she was just going through a tough time, that is all. Why, would you end years of friendship like that when she didn't do anything to cause you to stop being friends with her." He really doesn't understand Lily, this whole change in the way she talks about Robin makes him angry, not just on her behalf but because this whole situation is because of their divorce which was not her fault, it was their fault, it should be something that they deal with not Lily and this sudden change is so not like Lily it's rude, mean and kind of bitchy for her to be acting this way.
"But, she did. She left me, she left us all and she stopped coming to the gang's events. She, was kind of a bitch in the way she left and it rubbed me the wrong way. I'm sorry, but this is just how I feel, it's best that we take this time apart to figure things out. But, I am sorry that I was bitchy when we talked the other week but I'm not changing me mind." He wasn't going to make her change her mind, but this just makes him even madder because this whole thing is because of him and the divorce so their friendship ending is really unnecessary.
"This is not her fault Lil, this should be between me and her but this seemed to be because of me. You ended your friendship because of me and that's not fair on her when she didn't do anything wrong to cause for this. Maybe..." he really didn't want to do this but this was for the best and for their friendship as well. He needs to part ways with the gang to focus on Robin. This is stressing her out which is not good for her so it's best they all go their separate ways, at least for now until everyone cools off and Robin gives birth. It's for the best, no matter how bad he feels about separating Robin and himself from the gang, it's best for them both to focus on the baby and their life together and let this drama just play itself out. "It's best that we stop being friends, I think it's time to go our separate ways at least for the time being. I can't be around all of this unnecessary drama, it's not good for any one of us. So, I'm sorry Lily but this is for the best." He is saddened about this but for the health of Robin and their baby, they need to be out of each other's lives at least for now because if this continues it will only stress Robin out more than she already is and that can't happy. He can't have this continue, it's not good for any of them.
"But, Barney this has nothing to do with you. I'm still your friend. It's just that I can't be around Robin or be friends with her right now but this has nothing to do with you." Lily's saddened by this sudden decision, but Barney's standing firm on this and not changing his mind despite Lily's cries. He needs to do this for Robin and for them, all. At least for now.
"I know, but it's for the best I'm really sorry. Please tell the gang I said I need to take some time to myself, let them know I still love and care for them but at least for now we need to have separate lives because I can't have this drama in my life right now." He closes then opens his eyes, saddened by this decision but it needs to happen for everyone's sakes.
He hangs up without saying goodbye after Lily shouts out again that this has nothing to do with him. This had to happen, although he feels bad he can't be friends with his friends because right now Robin needs him and that is his focus. Maybe, sometime after the baby is born they can all sit down and talk this out together without so much hostility between them.
So, Barney now knows what happened between Robin and Lily. Even though he's upset and angry with Lily, he can't have this go on so he ends his friendship with Lily as well so he and Robin can move on smoothly with their lives. But, all this drama Barney realizes that Robin has been stressing over this so after hanging up the phone he goes to check on Robin to see how she's doing since she went to go take a shower earlier.
"Hey, Robin is everything okay? Did you take your shower?" He asks, Robin was still in the bathroom with the door closed so he wondered if she took her shower while he was talking to Lily.
"Yeah, I'll be out in a sec just drying off a bit." She says through the door keeping her voice small and soft.
Barney, waits for her to get out of the bathroom but his conversation with Lily is still weighing on his mind. He does really feel bad but knows this will get more out of hand, he couldn't let that happen so he needed to end this situation to prevent anything more from happening. He, knows that Lily will likely tell Marshall and Ted about this decision but he doesn't care, he's doing this mostly for Robin not for himself. Robin, needs him right now so it's not good for her health and the baby's to have this continue.
"Hey, so I was thinking. I know you need to be mostly off your feet so I thought that you need to get some relaxation after everything you've been through in the last few months even years. So, here..." he hands her an envelope he had gotten out of his nightstand draw, he had put it there yesterday after he bought this gift for her hoping she didn't look there during this day while he was at work. But, he had seen her really upset over this whole situation with Lily which is slowly stressing her out so he wants to get her to relax more so this gift will help her do just that.
She, takes the envelope smiling at him wondering what he bought her.
"Two, tickets. Plane tickets and a brochure?" He just smiles taking the brochure from her.
"I got us a week away to the Bahamas. Sun, fresh air and all the relaxation you need right now. After, everything you went through I think you need to get away for a bit. So, what do you say? This Friday we'll get on a plane and go for a little vacation because frankly we both can use it." He hoped that this will get her to relax and forget everything going on it will be good for her and for them to get away for a little bit before her pregnancy gets too difficult. It's for the best for her, he hates to see her stressing out over this whole whatever it is with Lily thing.
She just smiles brightly saying "absolutely, it's like you read my mind." She says pulling him in for a hug.
He is thrilled she loves this idea of his because in just a few days they will be married again and he knows that the bigger surprise will be waiting for her when they get to the Bahamas. He, had been planning this for a week now but hoped that they could hold off on going to the Bahamas since she can't really travel much but he cleared it with her doctor and he said it was okay to go so he booked the flight and the hotel earlier this week at his office. This will be the biggest surprise, well another big surprise for Robin he's done and he knows she secretly wants to marry him so he knows she will love this get away-wedding.
So, on that Friday they get onto a plane heading for The Bahamas after the last three weeks they had. They, needed the sun because it was the dead of winter and January so they need some sunshine and warmth with some quietness after everything that was going on recently. This, vacation will get them to forget and relax and that's what this whole idea of this vacation is about.