Context: post-reunion x)
Prompt: #038 Lessons
Word count: 200
Comment: Barney asks Robin to reenact their encounter at the end of 8x09. I chose the prompt because, when I wrote it (which was before 8x12 aired), I thought that Barney was trying to show Robin how awful it actually is for her to be turned down by him and thus, teach her a lesson, making her realise that she simply can't be without him. So here it goes :)
"No."
They're sitting on his couch and he's close to her, his lips somewhere near her ear.
"Why not? You looked so incredibly sexy the last time you wore them… Plus you stripping. It's a win-win." He kisses her temple.
She coils away from him, taking her wine glass from the coffee table. "Last time I wore them, you turned me down as if it was nothing," she mutters. "So excuse me for not being as enthusiastic about this as you."
Barney smiles against her skin. "I won't turn you down again. You know I won't. You've already learnt your lesson."
Robin doesn't give in that night.
There's a knock on his door one week later. As he opens, he finds her, wearing black heels and a trench coat.
"It's okay if you don't know what you want in life," she repeats her words from that night. "As long as you know what you want…" She unties the coat, lets it fall. "… tonight."
He's grinning like an idiot, hooking his arm around her waist. "I do know what I want… you." She wraps her arms around him. "I want you. In my life."
And there's nothing more to say.