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! :)

104. I can tell that you are at your best

Context: 6x16
Prompt: #070 Snow
Word count: 200
Comment: Post Desperation Day, Robin let Nora go to that Lasertag tournament instead of her, setting Barney up on Valentine's Day. Remember that Predator impression? :D

The familiar sound of MacLaren's on a workday surrounds Robin as she orders another beer. There's something comforting and familiar about the hum of unintelligible voices and the sound of glasses touching around her.

Then, she hears a loud clicking noise next to her ear.

It's Barney with his best Predator-impression, his cheeks flushed from the cold outside, snowflakes melting on his coat, smiling brightly at her.

"Looks like someone had a good time kicking Boy Scout's ass today," she teases as he orders his usual scotch.

"It was okay," he answers, his eyes never leaving hers. "I know what you did." His smile seems to become even more radiant. "With Nora."

Her eyes sparkle. "You know I don't hook up with co-workers."

His laugh is rich and low and she thinks it blends in nicely with the hum of unintelligible voices and sound of glasses touching around her. She wonders briefly why everyone in this bar gets to listen to it.

"Hey," he says after accepting his drink from Carl. He touches her hair, pulling a butterscotch bonbon from behind her ear.

"'Cause, you know," he grins, "best wingman ever."

She rolls her eyes, but accepts the sweet anyway.