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"Speaking."
(Thinking)
Narrator Ted
Scene Change
Chapter 8th and Final Chapter: Hellos and Goodbyes
In the Streets of New York
"…I'm pregnant." Robin looked at Barney and waited for a response. His response didn't have to be positive; she wasn't hoping that it would be. He was the first and only person she ever wanted to break the news
about her pregnancy. She just wanted him to know.
Barney's mind was having a hard time registering Robin's news. He stared at her plainly and couldn't utter a single word. His grasps around her shoulders started to loosen. He had to say something! She was expecting a
reaction, and he was the only one who could give it to her. He had to be cautious. He needed to choose his words wisely in order for Robin to understand what he felt.
"You're pregnant?" He bit his tongue in disappointment and looked away. (Damn it! Was that the only thing I could say?)
"Are you deaf man!" She exasperated. "How many times do I have to say that I'm pregnant? Isn't once enough for you?" Robin stood tall when she went all out on Barney. Her eyes burned a hole on his face as she
caught her breath. Her warm exhales touched Barney's neck. "I'm sorry…" She realized that she didn't have to shout at him; she lowered herself and came back to her senses. "I didn't mean to it's just that I –"
"Don't apologize!" Barney blurted. "Don't apologize… It wasn't you fault." Barney rubbed her shoulders to calm her down. "Is it… mine?" He asked.
Robin wiped her tears and gave out a chortle that had been mixed with sadness. "Yes. You were the last person I've ever slept with." She answered. "Argh! I shouldn't be crying; it's my hormones acting up." She
reasoned.
"No Robin your hormones are perfectly normal… Can we please discuss this somewhere else?" He suggested.
At first, Robin was not comfortable of discussing her situation privately. For one thing, if they were ever going to find a place to sit and talk about it Barney would obviously bring her to his place. But after rethinking about
Barney's offer, and the possibility that Lily, Marshall and Ted would come out of MacLaren's anytime soon; she let her stubbornness out of the way and agreed.
Inside Barney's Apartment (Living room)
Robin sat herself down on Barney's leather couch. She looked at him in the kitchen preparing some drinks and started to think if telling Barney about her pregnancy was a good idea. She had a bad feeling in her stomach
and started to feel a little flushed. To deceive herself and Barney she made herself look fine by grabbing a random magazine on the coffee table, and started reading it with complete intent.
"Okay I'm back." Barney announced, holding the two non-alcoholic drinks in his hands. "A cup of coffee for me and a glass of water for you." He placed the drinks in front of Robin, who ignored his hospitality. He didn't
need her to react or thank him with his hospitality because he knew he didn't deserve it. Seriousness aside, something has caught his eye. He looked at Robin, pretending to read the magazine intently, with his head
tilting slightly on the side. "Umm Robin, I hope you know what you're reading?"
Robin closed the magazine with a scoff. "Something very interesting I can tell you that!" She looked at the cover page and started to read the title, not noticing what genre she 'accidentally' picked up. She started out
strong but after reading the next few words she lowered her tone until she stopped. "Men's weekly; How to use the right positions…" She threw the magazine behind the couch feeling embarrassed. "Why do you have
that filth in your house?" She diverted her embarrassment with a question.
"Why are you asking? Do you want more!" He joked. He sat next to Robin giving her a significant distance. And by the meaning of distance I mean the other end of the couch.
Robin looked at the glass of water and grabbed it with intense hateful passion. "Tsk, I miss drinking." She chugged down her glass of water before placing it back on the table. "I miss the flavor, the smell of good
fermented wine, the feeling of smooth brandy slithering down my parched throat… I miss drinking."
"Don't worry!" Barney assured. "After you take good care of that kid, I'll treat you to a truck load of liquor stricken beverages!" He said with a smile.
At that moment what Robin had feared became reality. "What do you mean by that?" (Does he really want to be a part of this!)
"Oh come on Robin, you know what I mean." He chuckled. "You can't drink while you're pregnant. Hilarious!"
"But what makes you so sure that I'm going to keep it?" Her tone and her face were in a serious state when she told Barney.
Barney's joking attitude disappeared when Robin raised the question of keeping her child. "Aren't you?"
Robin turned the other way. "I don't know." She confessed. "Don't you remember how many times I've said that I didn't want to have children?"
"Yeah, all the time."
"Well I still do!" She spat." Barney fell silent and sat closer to Robin. This time she didn't run away. "Having a kid was not in my plan. And besides, how can I take care of a child if I can't even take care of myself properly? I
can't do this alone…"
"You won't be alone…" Barney mentioned in a whispered voice. "I'll be here."
Robin was in the verge of tears when she heard Barney's response. She looked at him with a glimmer of hope that this might work but was suddenly shrouded by the past. "No! No, this isn't right!"
"How can this not be right Robin?" Barney asked. "And don't you start with the 'we tried this once and it wouldn't work' crap thing again." Fighting her back with words would usually provoke Robin and attack back, but
Barney was willing to take that chance and to raise the danger zone he held her hand firmly against his chest. "Maybe we didn't have a reason to be together back then, but now… We do."
"You've got to be kidding me!" Robin released her hand from Barney's grasp and carefully rubbed it with her other hand. "It's only now that you started to fall in love with me again because I'm pregnant? Do you pity me
that much?"
"Robin… I've never stopped loving you, even after we broke up." He shared.
"Oh yeah? What about all those plays you 'tested' and those girls in Brazil…? What about Nora?" She stung him where he was hurt the most. She remembered what Nora meant for Barney. They were perfect together,
like bread and butter. She was also the reason why she became so jealous about their relationship. They were perfect. "Did you still love me?"
Barney couldn't answer. He was surprised by Robin's attack and knew that he couldn't make any excuse. His playboyish ways got the best of him.
"I thought so." She sighed. "There is no possible way we could go back. And with that there is no way that neither of us can take care of this child."
"How would you know?" Barney questioned. "Have you ever tried to take care of a child?"
"Barney, I don't need to try because I know. Look at us! I have parents with a failed marriage and a father who doesn't even know that I'm here. And you think mine's worse what about yours? Your mother constantly
lied about your roots and your father told you to keep partying when you were young? We'd make bad parents." She cried.
"You're right." Barney suddenly blurted. "You're right when you said that we have imperfect parents, but that doesn't mean that we're the same as them." He reasoned. "We can become great parents Robin; there is a
big chance that we will."
"What chance do we have with mother who loves to smoke cigars and drink scotch with a father who can't stop eyeballing dumb and aloof women and disguises himself that he may someday forget his real name?" Robin
snarled. "Yeah, we have a big chance." She got up, grabbed her bag and said her last words to Barney before leaving. "Get this in your head Stinson! We can't take care of a child because we are still children, and this kid
is not the reason why we should be together again got it!"
Barney stood up and chased her before she could get to the door, blocking her only means of going out. "Hear me out Robin!" He said. "This may sound strange, but I've been thinking of the whole family thing for a while.
I thought that that wasn't possible, until…"
"Until what?"
"Until I heard you broke up with Kevin." He answered. "I saw you, crying; tired of getting your heart broken again and the fear of you getting old alone. I sensed it in you. But you don't have to be alone… Marry me." He
suddenly asked.
Robin couldn't believe what she just heard. She knows that Barney is crazy, but not that crazy. "What!"
To prove her that he wasn't crazy; het got down on one knee and held her hand. "Marry me, I was too stupid not to have asked you back then, but now I'm sure now. Marry me."
This was an unconventional way to ask a woman's hand in marriage. For one thing, he didn't have an engagement ring with him, and two, he didn't ask her with the traditional 'will you'. Robin was under the spotlight and
felt the weight of the pressure on her shoulders. Barney was pleading this time, no jokes; no stupid plays. He was dead serious about this.
"I'm sorry Barney, but I can't." The words came out of her mouth like she said it everyday. She retraced her hand from Barney's grasps and passed him to get to the door.
"Then what can I do to help you?" He asked.
"The easiest thing you can do… Don't tell anyone. You will be the only person who knows about my pregnancy… Even my parents don't know about it." She answered. "That's all I ask for."
"What happens if your secret will suddenly show under your clothes?" Barney asked. "You do know that your stomach will bloat after a few months."
Barney was right. A few more months and Robin will start gaining weight. She did not see this coming. She held herself up and raised her head. "Don't worry I'm sure I'll think of something."
After your Aunt Robin told Barney about her pregnancy, she had exactly two months, three weeks, eleven days and six hours to make sure that her belly won't show under her clothes. She tried so hard to find a way. There was one
time, when she overreacted that her baby bump was already visible that she wore layers of thick clothing on a hot day and lied that she was having a bad cold… Things she comes up with. Anyway, time was running out and she
could sense that she couldn't hide her stomach any longer. She was about to tell us the truth when something big came up. I just wished that she had told us back then… It would have been easier for us; especially for Barney.
Inside MacLaren's Pub
Ted and Barney were in one side of the booth while Marshall was in their opposite side staring blankly across the bar. Lily was near the bar, with eyes circled darkly as if she was punched on both eyes perfectly.
"Lily, are you alright?" Carl, the bartender asked. He looked at her eyes and was shocked to see them in deep purple. "Woah! You want me to get some ice for those black eyes?"
"No thanks Carl." Groggily grabbing the four bottles of beers in between her fingers, Lily didn't realize that she was talking to the guy on her right and not Carl. "I'm fine."
Carl held the sides of Lily's head and turned her head towards his direction. "I'm over here. Are you sure you don't want any ice? It's like you and Marshall had a boxing match." He peeked over her shoulder and saw
Marshall with the dark rims around his eyes as well. "And it looks like none of you won."
"Don't worry Carl." Lily gave him a lazy smile. "It's just that our hands are tied and we couldn't find a solution to our problems."
"What problem is that?" Carl asked.
Back in the booth Ted and Barney tried to snap Marshall out of his blank and yet seriously creepy stare. The dark rims around his eyes gave his eyes a sunken effect and the lines on his face never looked so; abundant.
Ted did the usual thing to get people out of their daze. He waved his hand across Marshall's face, he screamed really loudly near his ear. He even clapped his hands in front of his face. When his luck went out, it was
Barney's turn to shine.
"Damn it, what's wrong with him?" Ted cursed. "I've don't everything and he still won't snap out."
"Let me give it a shot."
Barney's methods were; impractical. First, he threw a handful of peanuts on Marshall's face which only caused him to wink. Next pinched Marshall's nose, which was a bad idea, because after a few minutes of holding his
nose he felt something warm and gooey flowing out. After wiping his soiled hand he made his final attempt to snap Marshall out of his daze.
"Sorry buddy." He popped his finger in his mouth and showered it with his saliva. Ted was disgusted and inched a little further from Barney when he knew what he was about to do. Barney took his finger out of his mouth
and shoved his saliva filled finger in Marshall's ear.
Marshall felt the uncomfortable liquid in his ear and started to scream. "OH MY GOD SPACE WORMS ARE IN MY HEAD!"
Feeling satisfied, Barney wiped his finger on Marshall's shoulder and sat back down. "Voila, he's back in Earth."
"Marshall, what's up with you and Lily? Have you been watching Survivor marathons again?" Ted asked.
"No, we don't even have time to do that." Marshall explained. "It's just that Lily and I decided not to have a babysitter again, and it's killing us like crazy!"
"Why won't you just hire another nanny?" Barney asked. "I mean, I'm pretty sure it wasn't Ted's fault why you can't hire anybody."
"Actually…"
Kids, after I broke up with Cookie she felt really bad. Not because I broke up with her, but because her parents knew that she wanted her to become a teacher instead of a lawyer. And because of MY stupid acts, she started
spreading bad rumours about Marshall and Lily. It ranges from something simple like they were strict and like to see their employees suffer to something drastic like they were in a cult that loves to sacrifice virgins.
"Oh… That bad huh? Oh well good luck to you!" Barney gave Marshall and Ted a pat on their shoulder before chugging down his glass of scotch.
Lily came back from the bar with the four beers. She placed them on the table and sat next to her husband. "Thank God Michael's spending the weekend in your mom's house." Lily wrapped her arm around Marshall's
shoulder while the other hugged the neck of the beer bottle.
"Yeah, I thought we wouldn't get any privacy ever since Michael learned how to speak, He can't stop yappin since the day he said 'Oh'." Marshall smiled at the end remembering the first word his son ever said to them.
"So any idea where Robin's at?" Ted asked.
Barney looked at the pub's entrance before tapping his wristwatch. "She'll be here in about…"
Suddenly they saw Robin at the entrance of the pub heading towards the booth.
"Now!" Barney continued.
"Hey guys what's up?" Robin grabbed a chair and sat at the head of the table.
"Wow, Scherbatsky why are you in such a good mood?" Ted asked.
"Well, I've got some good news." She announced.
"Really?" Barney's face lit up when Robin announced that she was about to announce some good news. In his mind, he thought that Robin will finally tell the gang that there will be an additional member in the family.
(Robin must've realized that we can take care of a child. I'm pretty sure the gang would be surprised, but after she tells em' about the kid I'll make a sweeping declamation about being a good role model to my kid.) "Go
on Robin tell em' all about it."
Robin took in a deep breath and shared the good news. "I got a job as a news anchor."
"Oh my God congratulations!" Lily was thrilled and started to give Robin bear hugs.
"That's awesome Robin, now we can watch you more frequently now." Ted joked. "No, but seriously what time do you get on air?"
"8:00 in the morning…" Robin answered.
"That's great we can still –"
"Canadian standard time." She continued.
Ted stopped completing his sentence and looked at Robin intently. "What do you mean, standard Canadian time?"
"It means that the news station I'll be working in is in Canada…"
Her words rang into her friends' ears. They were happy to hear that she finally hit her dream job, but in a land far away from New York? They didn't know how to react.
"So that means; you'll be leaving New York?" Lily asked.
"Yes."
The atmosphere shifted from a ready to drink mood to a silent one. Ted didn't like this feeling one bit and started to scratch the label of the beer bottle with his nails. He needed to find a loophole to make Lily realize that
her best friend won't be leaving her forever, and fast.
"Hey don't worry about it Lily." Ted asked with an assuming face. "Robin will still be able to hang out with us during the weekends."
"Not, exactly. I have to go back to Canada and permanently stay there until, that is of course they decide to fire me or replace me."
Robin knew perfectly that her friends were distraught when she gave them the 'good news'. She too loathed the idea of leaving her friends and going back to her homeland. But it was the perfect opportunity. Having the
job she dreamed since she was a little girl, and hiding her pregnancy from her friends and family. This was a chance too good enough to pass.
"Aren't you guys happy for me?" She said with a hint of sadness in her words.
Lily was outraged that Robin didn't consider her best friend's feelings and accepted the job. She couldn't go all out on Robin because of stress and the fact that Carl might kick them out of the pub and released all her grief
in the comfort room. The loving husband, Marshall, followed his wife to the comfort room and consoled her sadness. Ted on the other hand, had the guts to lash out his anger on Robin.
"Robin, how could you?" He asked.
"What's wrong Ted? Aren't you happy for me?"
"Of course we are Robin, but didn't you at least think about us while you were making this decision?"
"Yes… I thought long and hard… It wasn't an easy decision." She claimed.
"Then couldn't you at least pull some strings and tell the network to not keep you in Canada?" He pleaded.
"No can do. Rules are rules, and if I want to keep my new job I have to follow them."
"Can't you at least reconsider? You will be leaving us behind –"
"God can't you guys be happy for me? It's what I've always wanted." Robin stood up from her seat and marched towards the exit.
"Robin come on let's talk about this." Ted tried to get her attention but she ignored it. "Where are you going?"
Robin stopped at the end of the bar and looked at Ted with her face all red. "I'm going somewhere where my real friends will appreciate me."
Ted let her go and looked at Barney who was speechless the whole time. "What do you think we should do?"
Barney's mind was absent during the whole conversation. Different thoughts occupied his mind when he heard Robin leaving for Canada. (I should have stopped her when I had the chance. I should have convinced her
more… How can I have ignored her situation after we talked?) He instantly left Ted alone in the booth and chased after Robin.
In the Streets of New York
"Robin, wait!" Barney ran after her and held her by the shoulder to get her attention. The situation was all too familiar. He was in the streets of New York with Robin crying her eyes out not knowing what to do next. But
instead of saying something Barney wrapped his arms around Robin and caressed the back of her head. "Shh, calm down everything's going to be fine alright?"
Those caring words spiked Robin's emotion and poured her warm tears on Barney's shoulder. She thought that Barney was going to take the news hard because she and their child will be leaving the city who knows
when. Barney, however, stood his ground and stayed calm handling the situation without getting himself out of control.
"Everything you said… Was it true?" He suddenly asked.
Robin, still wrapped around his arms, wiped her face on his suit and rested her head on his chest. "Yes, I got the call yesterday night. They want a real hoser to be the news anchor in their show."
"Th – That's great!" He held back the tremble in his throat to mask his heartache. "I'm so proud of you Robin Scherbatsky! You got what you wanted."
Robin suddenly chuckled at Barney's response. "Haha, I never knew that it would sound so much better when you say it." She realized.
"What did I say?" He whispered.
"That you're proud of me." She smiled in the comfort of Barney's arms. She had always wanted to hear her father say the six simple words, 'Robin, I'm proud of you, eh.' But when it came from Barney's mouth and with his
tone it sounded so much better and did not need her father's token of appreciation.
Barney felt more powerful than her father now. "And don't worry about the guys. You just left them in shock. They will soon realize about the way they acted and support you all the way." He assured.
"Thanks Barney." She raised her head from his chest and looked at his eyes. He was in pain. Not only will she be leaving his side, but their child as well. She wasn't even sure if she was going to keep the child after
receiving her new position. She never wanted kids anyway. "Why are you so calm about this?" She suddenly asked. "Aren't you mad?"
Barney held her in front of him as a sign of assurance. "No, I'm not mad. It's kind of a let down yeah, but it's your life, and I can't tell you what to do or what not to do." His hands tightened around her shoulders when he
said those words.
"I'll be leaving in a week." She told him. "After that, I'll be very busy and have little time for myself and visit you guys. I'm not sure how long I'll stay in Canada; I sure miss it though."
"Then we should celebrate!" Barney suggested raising his arms up in the air. "Let's go some place fun, right now!"
"But the guys are still bummed. How in the hell are we going to have fun while they still hate my guts."
"I didn't mean all of us. I just meant the two of us." He explained. "Oh wait my mistake…" He wrapped one arm around Robin's shoulder while placing his hand on Robin's stomach. "The three of us…" He corrected.
Sure enough your uncle Marshall and aunt, Lily and I realized our stupidity and apologized to your aunt Robin. It was what she wanted after all, and after a week we brought her to the airport to wish her luck and send her off to
Canada. That was the last time we saw her. Marshall and Lily finally figured out a way to get someone to babysit for them and were happy with their life's arrangement. I in the other hand was still failing to land the girl of my
dreams, and as for your uncle Barney… He gave up chasing women and prioritized to help me find one. I was at shock at first and thought that he would give up easily. But he was determined that he wouldn't look at a woman in his
usual way of thinking and to prove that he was being serious; he gave me his playbook! Now, I thought something fishy was going on because Barney started acting strange when your aunt Robin left. I did my best to pry details
from him but he kept his mouth shut. However, everything became clear one summer's day.
Kids, do you believe in miracles? What about second chances? Well, I do. It's all because six years after your aunt Robin left something amazing happened.
In the Streets of New York (Six Years Later)
Barney is seen on the sidewalk with his right hand up in the air. Ten minutes has passed and he is still on the sidewalk looking for the ever reliable cab to go to work. He woke up late that morning and the usual place he
stopped for a cab was so crowded that he looked for another location which was near a newspaper stand. Ranjit wasn't answering any of his calls and he was late for work and to make matters worse it was so damn
hot! Bad luck was written all over this day, but things turned around when an intrigued little girl looked at him.
"Hey, mister what are you doing?" The little girl asked.
Barney chortled after hearing such a question from a child. "What do you think I'm doing I'm trying to get a cab; HEY TAXI!" The yellow taxi zoomed passed him. "SHOOT!"
"Well, from where I come from the taxis aren't this mean… So are the cab drivers."
Barney was amazed and couldn't believe the way the little girl said her snarky remark. He had to know who she was. He looked at the little girl with so much curiosity. "And where is this place you come from?" He asked.
The little girl's blue eyes perked up and started to sway; making her brown pigtails sway left and right. "I'm from Vancouver!" She exclaimed.
"Vancouver!"
"Yep, Canada!" She said it proudly.
Barney crouched to her level and smiled. "You know, I know someone from Canada."
"Really! My mom's from Canada too! Maybe she knows who your friend is. I'm going to ask her."
The little girl ran to the crowded newspaper stand to look for her mother leaving Barney on the sidewalk cabless. He stood up and patted his knees to get the dust off his suit. He raised his hand in desperation one last
time to call for a cab; finally one stopped just for him. But when he opened the door the little girl came out squeezing her way out of the crowd tugging her mother on the other end of her hand.
"Mommy, there's the guy I was talking about." The little girl pointed at Barney.
Her high pitched voice rang in Barney's ears and he couldn't help but turn back. He saw the little girl with her mother. And in that moment; the hustle and bustle of New York City suddenly became silent. The rancid smell
of the sewers smelled sweeter than a rose bud and time slowed down.
"…Robin?" He mumbled.
The little girl pulled her mother closer to Barney to give him a better look. "Mommy, he said that he knows someone from Canada, maybe we know the guy too!"
Barney's jaw dropped when his eyes casted upon her. It was like she has never changed at all. He was about to say something when the cab driver blew his horn to get Barney's attention.
"Hey man! Are you getting in or what?" He snarled.
Barney slammed the door of the cab; wasting the driver's time and giving it to someone else. He walked next to Robin still perplexed.
Robin shared this awkward silence with her daughter and Barney. She didn't' want to get in Barney's way and started. "Hi Barney."
The little girl looked at her mother and wondered. "You know him mom?" She asked.
"Yeah, kid. We're friends… Aren't we?" Barney asked.
"Yeah…" Robin answered softly. It has been years since she laid eyes on Barney. She noticed that he was still wearing his famed suits, but was missing his playboyish charm. "Oh I almost forgot." Robin placed her
daughter in front of her and wrapped her arms around the child. "Honey, say hi to mommy's friend Barney."
"Oh, just like the dinosaur!" She gleamed.
"Yeah just like the dinosaur." He chuckled. "And who might you be?"
"I'm Sacha Andrew Scherbatsky."
"Well put her there Sacha." Barney let out his hand which Sacha received with a good firm handshake. "So, what are you guys up to?"
"Oh you know; we're touring New York." Robin answered. "I promised her to bring her here sometime, and I finally have free time on my hands."
"Well that's perfect. Why won't I show you two around? New York has changed after a few years. What do you say?"
Sacha was happy to receive Barney's request and pleaded her mother to take the offer. Robin couldn't say no to her daughter and agreed.
Overjoyed, Sacha walked faster than Robin and Barney leaving them behind the dust, but in a significant and safe distance that her mother can easily see her.
Barney wasn't sure if Sacha was his. Before Robin left she kept telling him that she might not even keep the child. Maybe sometime after she gave birth to their child she felt guilty for not wanting the child and adopted
one. He just had to know "Is she…?" He whispered.
Robin let out a smile and looked at her daughter. "Yes Barney, she's yours."
"You kept her." He gave out a sight of relief and looked at his daughter. She was skipping a safe distance a child would make in a city that was unknown to her. Her brown pigtails bounced with every step as she tried not
to step on the numerous cracks on New York's sidewalks.
Robin found it odd that Barney let out a sigh of relief. Was he expecting her to leave Sacha in the care of others? "Of course I did. Why would you think otherwise?" She questioned.
"You kept telling me back then that you might not even keep her." He answered.
Robin looked at her daughter and smiled. It's true that she had thought about putting Sacha up for adoption, but something in her stopped her from doing so. "When I saw her wrapped in my arms … I cried." She shared.
"Mywhole life was a mess. I thought having a child would make things worse, but for the first time in my life. I wasn't thinking about how messed up I'll be in the future. Because I knew everything was going to be alright;
at that moment."
Nothing was said after Robin spoke. Barney couldn't say another word and was still fascinated at Robin. She became stronger and happier after she left six years ago. She now had a reason to be.
Sacha noticed the strange silence between her mother and Barney and decided to stop skipping ahead of them. She ran towards her mother and hugged her from her waist. "Where are we going today mommy?" She
asked.
"I'm pretty sure Barney will bring us somewhere; inviting?"
Barney did not think this through. From a very respectable business man he quickly switched his career to a tour guide. He could have probably thought of great places for them to see, if he was given ten minutes to
prepare. In desperation, he brought Sacha and Robin to a place that was considered as Robin's second home.
Inside MacLaren's Pub
"Welcome to MacLaren's fellow hosers!" He introduced the pub with his arms raised to the side, stopping at the middle of the entrance with Sacha in front of him to enhance the effect.
Carl heard Barney and saw who his guests were. "Barney you know minors aren't allowed here." He reminded.
"It's okay Carl, she with me." Robin pointed out whole she was hiding behind Barney.
Carl recognized that voice before, but he will not believe anything without seeing any proof. (I've heard that voice before.) He thought. Robin finally revealed herself behind Barney and entered the pub. It's been a while
since he's seen his good friend and was shocked with his eyes wide open. "Robin!"
His exclamation was heard from the booth the gang still sits in. Even after six years MacLaren's was still the place for them to meet and unwind. Marshall, Ted, and Lily quickly stopped conversing with each other and
turned their heads towards the exit. They weren't surprised to see Barney at all, but where speechless when they saw Robin once again.
Robin saw the gang in the usual booth, nervous of what she's going to say. The gang stood up from the booth and were all excited to greet her and tell her all the things she missed during those past six years. Little did
they know; that she too had her own story to tell.
"MacLaren's still hasn't changed huh?" She chuckled. Robin held her daughter by the shoulders and introduced her to the group. "By the way, I want you to meet Sacha; my daughter."
Kids, you wouldn't believe how surprised we were your aunt Robin told us millions of times that she didn't want any kids and here she was with Sacha one fine day. At first we didn't know that your uncle Barney was the father
because he never told us, and she never brought it up. However, as we were busy talking to Sacha, who was very talkative back then, Robin and Barney would steal glances from each other or hold hands under the table while we
weren't looking. And after a few months they finally told us the truth.
"Did everything end up fine between them?" Ted's daughter asked.
Of course they did! If it didn't end up fine then they wouldn't have gotten married, had your best friend Benjamin a few years later, or even have another baby on the way.
"And why did you have to tell us aunt, Robin and uncle, Barney's love story?" Ted's son groaned.
Because. It was during their wedding reception that I was able o meet you mother.
"Then why didn't you just tell us that?" Ted's son retorted.
Hey, I'm the one telling the story here not you! Besides, I thought it would be cool to add a little more dramatic effect. The story on how I met your mother personally would be on another day. And I swear it's going to be longer
than this one.
End of Ignorance Is Bliss
Woohoo another story down! Reason why I chose Sacha Andrew for the daughter's name was because Robin's full name was for a boy as well. I just thought it would be cool. Anyway thanks for sticking around and I thank you guys for reading and reviewing my story. Onward to finish another project! ~Ciao ^_^