Map Across Your Heart

by moonlight-shimmer

"You have not traveled enough," she said. "Or you'd know that every journey makes its own map across your heart." - Sharon Shinn. Life is not about reaching a destination; it's about getting there. This is a collection of missing moments illustrating Barney and Robin's journey, laughter, tears, heartbreak, happiness, friendship and lots of fluffiness included! :)

57. If it ain't you, baby

Context: season 8
Prompt: #081 Letters
Word count: 100
Comment: Who else thought that the gang 'borrowing' Ted's stuff was hilarious? :D Here's a little shout-out to that. Title's from "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys. Check out the lyrics, B/R-shippers! :') xx

But I don't want nothing at all if it ain't you, baby

"Ted," Barney says, entering his best friend's apartment as if he lived there. "I need to borrow your calligraphy pen and ink." He sits down in the armchair.

Ted raises his eyebrows. "'Borrow' as in never returning it, thinking Ted won't notice?"

Barney grins. "Yeah."

Ted goes over to his desk. "Why do you need it, anyway?"
"I'm adding a new chapter to the Playbook. It's gonna be legen –"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Just return it, okay?"

Back at his place, Barney writes down the first letters of his last play:

The Robin.

"This ink is really awesome," he smirks.