Context: post 3x02 (and therefore, post break-up with Gael)
Prompt: #050 Vacation
Word count: 200
Comment: Inspired by Harry Styles and a very subtle song. :D I had to, really. I tried to weave in some of the lyrics - see if you can find them!
"So," Barney says, picking up a plate and sidling up to Robin at the buffet table. They're doing brunch after a late night, and Robin's fighting more of a hangover than the others, not having been drinking for the past few months.
"Hmm?" she says, stacking pancake upon warm pancake.
"What was it about Gael actually?" he says, watching her drown the treats in maple syrup. "And please don't give me that crap about how you wanted to hold on to Vacation Robin."
"That is the reason, though." She reaches for the bowl of supple strawberries.
"He was good, wasn't he? In bed?"
She places more berries carefully around her pancake stack, trying to ignore him.
"Go on, spill the tea. What did he do so well you let him tag along?"
He's unbelievable. What's it to him? Isn't it enough that she didn't want to go to bed alone in the evening?
She decides to humour him, searching the table. She picks up a slice of watermelon, looks into his eyes and gets a taste of the sweet, soft flesh with a poignant bite. "Happy?" she says, licking her lips delicately.
"Oh, you have no idea," he breathes, delighted.