Okay so this might be the last update for a little while. Not to long, I'm thinking about a week, but I usually like to get an update out everyday so I feel bad! The reason I was able to update so often was because I wrote a few chapters before I started to post them but now I am all caught up and I have a busy week ahead of me. I promise I will be back though because everybody's kind words about my writing mean so much to me! I really appreciate everybody who takes the time to read my version of these characters. Thank you all so much and I hope you enjoy this new chapter:)

Ch.16

It was now early Saturday morning, just a couple of hours before they were due to leave for Hawaii. The whole gang was planning to meet at JFK airport at 12:00 noon. Robin was getting the last of her things together before she had to leave. She and Barney made plans to take a cab together. Robin had to admit that she was really looking forward to this trip. It had been awhile since she got to spend more than a few hours with her friends and she was excited to get the chance to make more memories with them. Robin ran around for a few more hours just to make sure everything was set for her to leave. She dropped a key off at her neighbors so they could water her houseplants and made sure that they would also get her mail. It was 11:15 when Robin arrived at Barney's apartment. She left her bags in the cab and ran up to Barney's apartment so she could help with his and Ellie's bags. As she approached Barney's apartment she could hear music coming from inside. She recognized it right away, he was listening to his get psyched mix. You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi was playing when she knocked on the door.

"Oh hey Robin, come on in!" Barney leaned in to greet Robin with a kiss. "Are you excited or what?!"

"Yeah I'm pumped! I guess I don't have to ask you the same." At this moment Ellie saw Robin and ran over to her, practically jumping into her arms to greet her.

"Hey Ellie. Are you excited to go to Hawaii?"

"Yeah, daddy said I can go swimming there."

"You sure can. That should be fun right?"

"Well actually I told Ellie I would teach her to swim. She doesn't know how yet." Barney said excitedly.

"Oh cool Ellie. Swimming is a lot of fun. You're going to love it." Robin said to Ellie, seeing the excitement in her eyes. "But Barney we really need to go. I left the meter running."

"Okay then lets do it. Ellie grab your bag, were leaving now okay." Ellie walked over to a duffel bag and picked it up, despite it being almost as big as her. "Robin, do you think you can grab her suitcase, that's just my carryon she's got there."

"Yeah sure." Robin walked over to Ellie's suitcase and picked it up easily, due to the fact that it was so small. After Barney locked up the apartment, the trio went down to the cab where they loaded the bags into the trunk. They had about a half hour cab ride before they arrived at the airport, where they immediately found Ted, Tracey, Penny and Luke. Greetings and hugs were given before Barney and Robin checked their bags. Soon Marshall, Lily, Marvin, Daisy and Aubrey showed up and the whole gang was together. Robin expected questions from the gang about her and Barney as soon as they showed up but she got none. Usually her friends pried for information on everything so this came as a shock to her. When they were on the security line Robin pulled Lily aside.

"Lil, did you tell anyone about me and Barney? Everyone seems clueless to it."

"Well that's because they are. I saw how important it was that it was kept a secret so I didn't tell anyone, not even Marshall. Do you know how hard that was for me?"

"Oh thank you so much Lily, you're the best! But don't worry; you wont have to keep the secret much longer. Barney and I were planning to tell everybody this week any way. We figured we wouldn't be able to hide it while we are all in such close quarters."

"Good because I feel like I'm going to explode with this secret any minute."

"Just a couple more hours, I promise." When the crew finally made it through security, it was just about time to board the plane. Robin got to sit with Barney and Ellie, of course giving Ellie the window seat due to the fact it was her first time on a plane. Ted, Tracy and Lily sat together letting Marvin, Daisy and Penny sit with each other. Marshall was stuck watching Aubrey and Luke by himself. At realizing this, Marshall turned around to Ted.

"Hey Ted, this is you on the way home buddy. So enjoy it while it lasts."

Ted just laughed before saying, "Okay Marshall, if you say so."

It was about 15 minutes before the plane started moving. All of the kids got very excited, especially Ellie, Penny and Luke who had all never been on a plane before. Ellie kept her focus out the window while Barney kept his focus on Ellie. He watched how excited she got and that made him feel like the happiest man on the planet. Robin watched Barney as he smiled at his daughter. She never thought that she would fall for a man with a kid but he was making it hard for her not to. Robin had been on a plane with Barney many times before but this time was different. She could feel that he was as excited as her to go away this time. She could also sense the unease that Barney had at being on a plane. He was never really too fond of flying. He always got nervous right before take off and despite how content he seemed looking at Ellie, Robin could also see that the fear wasn't completely gone. She looked down and saw him gripping the armrest with white knuckles and very sneakily put her hand on top of his. She rubbed the top of his hand with her thumb until she could physically see Barney relax. Barney then turned to Robin, blue met blue as their eyes found each other and then he leaned in and whispered in her ear,

"I know I've got nothing to worry about, I got you."