"I'm telling you guys, the talk," Lily chimed for about the millionth time.
"No, Lily, for the last time, we're not having the talk!" Robin hung off Barney and smiled contently; she always loved it when they joined forces, especially when it was against the rest of the gang.
"Robin, I'm pregnant now; I see things twice as clearly, and it's obvious you need the talk." Barney and Robin rolled their eyes simultaneously. "Fine, fine, you don't believe me? What happens if you guys break up, huh?"
The two shifted uncomfortably. If they broke up, no would ever take Robin; she'd be disgraced for sleeping with a guy she wasn't married to. As much as Barney wanted to protect her from that, he couldn't.
"Lily," Barney whispered, "stop."
Noticing that she'd hit a few nerves, Lily stopped. "Alright… sorry, but I still really think that-"
"Lily!" Barney warned. He sighed and rubbed his temples before Robin whispered to him that maybe it was time to go home. The rest looked down while the two walked out, it was a sensitive subject; they shouldn't have brought it up.
"I feel terrible," Lily moaned, putting her head down on the table, trying unsuccessfully to control her emotions.
"It's not your fault honey; we've all been bothering them about it for months," Marshall soothed.
"W- Well, what are we gonna do?" Lily sniffed.
"They need to talk about it," Ted finally spoke up, "Meg and I have."
"Well, maybe they don't." All eyes shot to Marshall, "No, hear me out, do you really see them breaking up? I know I don't! I honestly, think they can pull this off."
"I guess you're right, but they need to decide that on their own, and I think we need to apologize."
Ted and Marshall nodded, and they all walked out of the bar and towards the couple's house.
Knock
Knock
"It's them isn't it?" Robin groaned.
"One way to find out," and Barney stood up to get the door. "Who is it?" he called sarcastically, winking at Robin.
"It's us," a mopey voice called back.
He reluctantly let them in then and flopped back down on the bed where Robin was sitting. They fidgeted awkwardly and looked down at the dingy, wooden floor.
"So, listen," Marshall was the first to talk, "We're really sorry, for, ya know-"
"It's okay guys, we know you were just trying to help," Robin cooed softly, "It's just hard to think about, ya know? We were just sick of always hearing about what would happen if we screwed this up."
"But," Barney continued, "We've thought about it and decided that we're in this for the long haul, so it'll all be fine."
An enormous grin marked Marshall's face.
"I'm so proud of you!" Lily hugged them.
"Wow, guys, that's great." Theodore commented lastly.
"Yeah," Barney held Robin's hand, "It is."