Context: 8x17
Prompt: #078 Misconceptions
Word count: 200
Comment: Thanks for your reviews and follows and favourites! :) Made my day once again. Now I'm really curious what you think about this one. I didn't like Barney's comments in "The Ashtray", and I found it even worse that Robin didn't call him out on it. So here's my take on what we didn't get to see on screen. Let me know what you think :)
Barney pays for their drinks as Ted says goodnight and goes home.
"Okay, on y va," he grins at her, heading for the door. Robin stops him, "Ehm, I'm going to my place tonight."
"Yeah, we haven't slept at your place in a while. Let's go get a cab!" – "No, Barney, I'm going to sleep at my place."
His face falls. "What did I do?" he asks in a panicked voice.
"Saying that my only passion in life was to please you sexually, maybe?" she proposes, crossing her arms over her chest.
"I meant that as a compliment," he half-smiles, not daring to reach out to her (because Robin looks really pissed right now).
"And there was some other stuff. What about the threesomes and having an open marriage?" She shifts uncomfortably, not looking at him.
"Baby, I didn't mean any of this. I –" She looks up and sees fear in his eyes. "Can we please talk about this?"
"I just need some space tonight, okay?" Robin swallows as they step on the pavement.
"Can I call you tomorrow?" he asks in a small voice, leaving an approaching taxi to her.
"Of course," she answers, getting into the car.
"On y va" is French for, "Here we go." :P