Ch.11

"Lily I need your help." As soon as Robin realized what Barney had been implying she needed to call Lily just to make sure she wasn't going crazy.

"Is everything okay? Please tell me a hobo didn't still your clothes while you were sleeping last night?"

"What? Lily no, I didn't sleep outside, I stayed at Barney's and that's kind of what I need to talk to you about.

"You stayed at Barney's? Oh my god Robin was that awkward?"

"No it actually wasn't. It went better than I expected. So well, I think I may have unknowingly agreed to go on a date with him."

"You guys are going on a date?! WOOOO! I knew you guys were going to get back together! I knew it!"

"Lily, god calm down we are not getting back together. I didn't even realize what I was agreeing to when I said I would go to dinner with him. Should I cancel, I should cancel right?"

"Well that depends. If you realized he was asking you on a date in that moment would you still have said yes?"

"I don't know, maybe. Its just, I just got back to New York a couple weeks ago and the last thing I want to do is run back to my past, especially a past that's as messy as mine and Barney's."

"Then give it some time. Barney isn't going anywhere. He hasn't seen anyone in years and he even said if It didn't work with you it would never work with anyone. Just see how things go with him as a part of our group and then maybe you'll still want to go on that date."

"Okay Lil, thanks. I'll let you know if anything happens."

"Okay, I'll keep in touch, bye."

When robin hung up she went into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of wine. What had she done? A date with Barney? Did she really want that? She didn't know what she wanted. But she did know she would think about it. She had to, it was Barney, she was never one for giving up so easily on Barney. After all, if he thought they should give their relationship another chance then it wouldn't hurt to try. Robin figured the best thing she could do was to just go about her normal day and get ready for work. If Barney really did want to go on a date, he would call.

And he did, three days later.

"Hey Robin, watcha been up to?"

"Nothing really, just settling into my new job and apartment. How about you? How's Ellie?"

"Oh Ellie's great! And for the record, she has not stopped talking about you since we spent the day together. I think she's liking you Scherbatsky."

"Awe, well I'm glad to hear that. She is a cute kid."

"She is isn't she! Anyway, I was wondering if you remembered what we spoke of before you left the other day."

"I do remember, I was actually wondering the same the thing by you."

"Of course I remember. There's no way I'd forget. I just want to make sure of something though. You know that was me asking you to go on a date with me right? Because I kind of realized how much I miss you after spending that time with you, and now that your in New York for good there is really no reason we cant give it another shot."

"Yeah I kind of figured that's what it was. And listen Barney I have had a lot of time to think about it and I'm not so sure I want to jump back into my past again. Every time I do that it just winds up biting me in the ass. Its not like we were dating and broke up and could give it another try. We were married, like really married and we went through a divorce, and you have a kid now. Its more than just seeing where things go now, we have a lot behind us and with Ellie we would have even more in front of us. Are you sure you want to go through that all with me? Because I need to be sure that's what you want before I agree to anything."

"Robin, I have never been so sure of something in my life. What's the worst that happens, we have a bad date? If that's the case then we agree to keep it platonic. I really want to give this another shot Robin, the fact of the matter is that I was my happiest in the times I spent with you."

Robin began to get that feeling in her stomach, the nervous feeling she got whenever she talked to someone she could see a real future with. Barney had given her that feeling on more than one occasion, and he was doing it again.

"Pick me up at 7:00."