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Hey guys! If you've clicked on this story, YOU ARE AMAZING! So yeah, this amazing show ended 4 years ago but I am sure I'm not the only one who still loves it. So, this story is a collection of song lyrics that I used as prompts to write one shots. I really wanted to get something published ASAP but I'm still working on my baby of a story. I started that before the finale but never had the guts to publish it, so I'm currently finishing it and polishing it off before I publish it. Please read and review (so I know someone's reading) and enjoy!

Treat You Better

I know I can treat you better than he can.

2032

Barney sat across the room from everyone, sipping his scotch. They were all laughing at a joke Marshall told. He watched as Ted snaked his arm around Robin's waist. Jealousy began to fill him. Why is he jealous? He shouldn't be jealous. Robin's not his anymore.

Barney always thought he and Robin would grow old together. But, they got divorced sixteen years ago. Ellie was born twelve years ago. Tracy passed away eight years ago. Robin and Ted got back together two years ago and got married last year. This was their one year anniversary party.

As it got later, Barney started to notice things. Little things, about the way Ted treated Robin. He acted like she was his slave instead of his wife, asking – demanding – she clean up spilt drinks and get cheese platers.

"At least she's good for something." Ted said, while Robin was wiping the table where Ted himself had spilt beer. It was quite uncharacteristic of Ted to say something like that. Robin laughed it off, but Barney could tell that that joke had hurt her feelings. Robin chucked the napkin in the bin and crawled back onto the couch with Ted. He put his arm around her and pulled her unnecessarily close, looking Barney in the eye as he did it.

Robin pulled his arm off and moved further away. "Ted, no."

"Come on, Babe." Ted replied, trying to pull her closer. She shook her head. Luckily, he stopped. Barney was angry. Robin didn't deserve a guy like Ted. She deserved a guy who was kind and respected her wishes. She was way too good for Ted.

Barney waited until the party was dying down before he confronted Ted. All six of the kids were upstairs on their phones and Lily and Marshall had fallen asleep on the couch. Barney was helping Ted and Robin clean up.

"Ah Ted, can we talk for a minute? On the patio?" Barney asked.

Ted glanced at Robin. "Ok." The two men went outside and closed the glass sliding door behind them. It was a nice night with a warm breeze. "What do you want to talk about?" Ted questioned.

"Robin." He replied.

Ted's eyes flashed with anger and a little bit of jealousy. "I'm married to her. She's mine, Barney."

"Don't say it like that! She isn't yours! She isn't anybody's! She's a human, not property that you can own! She doesn't belong to you Ted!" Barney yelled. "You treat her like crap. ABSOLOUTE CRAP! She's the most amazing woman in the world and she deserves a man who treats her better than you do."

Ted scoffed. "Yeah, like you treated women better. You talked about them like they were objects!"

"I never took advantage of a woman. If she said no, I never pushed her. And I gave every single woman a choice. You aren't treating Robin like your wife. You can't treat her like that. This is 2032 not 1932. Women aren't servants to the men anymore." Barney replied.

Ted rolled his eyes. "Right. Because you were such an amazing husband to Robin. That's why your marriage only lasted three years."

"It was a mutual divorce, Ted. You know that." Barney mumbled. That statement had hurt.

"Was it Barney? Was it really? Robin was pulling away from you and throwing herself into her job because you were a crappy husband. You were emotionally unavailable." Ted stated. That made Barney angry, because it wasn't true. Only he and Robin knew the reason she started keeping to herself and pulling away, and he was sworn to secrecy by her.

"Tracy was going to leave you." Barney mumbled. He had not meant to say that. Tracy had asked him not to tell Ted, but she wasn't here anymore and Ted was on his high horse thinking he had a picture perfect tragic love story and thought that the he could treat Robin with the same disgusting behavior he had towards Tracy.

"What?" Ted asked, angry.

"Tracy was going to leave you. She told me. We met up a lot because I was miserable, missing Robin and she was angry from being treated like crap. Then she got sick. You were a horrible husband to her, and you're a horrible husband to Robin." Barney informed him. Ted was shocked. "I know I did, and I still can treat Robin better than you can."