AN: I'm back!
"I GOT THE JOB AT WWN!" Robin yelled into the phone as soon as she had exited the WWN office building. She was exhilarated from her tight schedule but so proud of herself. Clutching her phone tightly, she wandered on the streets, collecting her hand into a fist and half-nibbling on her knuckles with a heart full of excitement she could barely contain.
And Barney must have felt the same enthusiasm on the other end of the phone as his response had come with a noticeable degree of thrill.
"Whoa! Calm down, crazy. But I'm so proud of you."
She could not see his face, but she knew he must have been grinning, and she did, too.
"Thanks! I'm just relieved now." She mumbled into her phone while fighting against her urge to burst into a fit of giggles. She felt like a child.
"Well, you should be!" He responded with glowing elation, which only caused her to smile even bigger.
"So!" She paused, gathering herself. "What are you doing?"
"Oh, you know. At GNB…" There was silence as she waited for him to speak again. "You know what? We should have a celebration."
"No way!"
"Come on, you got the job! You should be very proud of yourself. WWN is miles better than Metro News One. You've come a long way since that crappy little ditch."
"Fine. But I've got some places to look at later so I won't be free until… Um, maybe six-thirty? What do you think?" She pondered.
"I think that's great."
"Okay. But it's not that much of a big deal. We can just stay home."
"As you wish."
"You're the best-" Before she had a chance to finish her sentence, she felt her phone vibrate with the notice of an incoming call. "Hey, I can't talk. I have an incoming call and it might be important... So I'll see you later?"
"Alright. Remember that I'm so proud of you."
"Thank you!"
And with that, she ended their call to respond to the unknown caller.
"Hello?"
"Hello. Miss Scherbatsky?"
"Speaking." She responded, wondering who that would be on the other end of the line. Did anybody even address her as Miss Scherbatsky anymore?
She was doubtful until she heard the next sentence.
"Great - this is the Charing Cross hospital calling."