After I met your mother

Chapter VII

2016

I stopped my story for a moment, to take a long breath, to continue when Barney said, "Ted, where am I in this story, where is the most awesome person whom you have ever met, who barely plays a part in this story, I just don't get it."

"Barney, being honest, I don't know what was really happening between you and Robin at this time. I barely saw you and I only got to speak to you on the phone about once a week, because you were both so busy the entire time." I retorted.

"Barney, why don't you tell us what was happening between you and Robin." Tracy said.

"Why thank you Tracy, it was on September 5th and I was feeling swell."

2013

I was up all night in our apartment in Morocco, drinking beer and working on the boner joke of the day. I had fallen asleep at around 3 o'clock in the morning, and I woke up to seeing Robin sleeping silently beside me. I decided to have a stroll through the blue streets of Chefchaouen. I then surprised Robin by bringing us on an overnight stay at the Sahara desert. I pushed her through the door and undid the blindfold covering her eyes. "Barney! Why did you just blindfold me, I was blind for 3 hours, I don't care what you're going to do your dead, your…." Robin finished her screaming at me and adjusted to her surroundings. "Barney, this is incredible, where are we?" She asked, transfixed.

"We are in the Sahara desert. I thought that you needed a few days break from your job. I spoke to your office; they said that that was fine; they have been impressed with how hard you have been working. I have not seen you that much whilst here in Morocco, and I wanted to bring you to the most beautiful part of it. " I finished awesomely. "Barney… I can't believe that you did this. What are we going to do anyway, relax by the pool, go for hikes into the Sahara…"

"We are going to do that, but first…. put on your helmet Sherbocksy we are going to go rally driving. The cars pulled up and I jumped into one. I saw her expression and I was puzzled. "What's up? Is anything wrong? " Is asked.

"This is the… COOLEST thing you have ever done Stinson. I bet you 20 bucks that I'm going to beat you."

"Challenge accepted." I responded smoothly.

The race itself was very intense. There were crashes everywhere, every single person was driving very aggressively, but the leaders were far ahead. Robin and I were fighting for 5th place. The Sahara desert glistened in the afternoon sun, whilst our tires dug into the sand. Robin rammed into my car from the side, trying to put me off balance and make a mistake, I would not let that happen, I pulled into 5th gear as I pulled ahead of Robin before slowing down for a steep turn further ahead. I could see the finish line in the distance. The crowd was cheering us on. The winners were already finished and were yelling too, there hands in the air. Robin tried to overtake me around the outside. I had the inside lane, cutting her off. My heart was thumping in my chest as I looked in the wing mirror to see that Robin was 10 meters behind. I was already celebrating when I turned the last corner and entered the final straight. But then, suddenly, Robin took out my tire, making me spin around and Robin overtook me and finished in 5th place. I turned around quickly, before ramming another guy off in the final 50 meters and taking 6th place. I went up to Robin afterwards and kissed her. That night we had the fiercest sex of our lives. While you, Ted were banging Tracy here in your crummy apartment I was banging my wife in the Sahara desert, you jealous?"

"Barney are you finished yet?" I asked him.

"The story is not finished. So, the following day was one of the best of my entire life, well except from the time I reached the 200th women mark, or when I achieved the perfect week, but you get my idea. We had a hike in the Sahara desert and we hung out at the pool. We also did tennis and the rally racing again, Robin won again, this time she came 2nd overall and I came 4th, and we were sad to go back to the apartment. Robin went straight back to work, working non-stop, travelling all of the time, which meant that we did not have that much time for each other anymore. I went to meet you guys a month after this, because, I did not want to admit this to Robin, but I really missed New York, the fortress of Barnitude, McLaren's, you guys I just wanted to see you. You were in that part of the relationship, 5 months in, where you get really comfortable with each other, but you still can't keep your hands off with each other. Trust me I remember. We were talking together, and then you decided to just start making out because Ted said he would get the next round. I mean what? It's not like I was jealous or anything how you two were getting along so great.

I stayed in New York for a month, and Robin stayed for a week, because she wanted to see how you two were doing, (he pointed at us) but she didn't stay long. I left with her after she said that she was going back to Japan for a couple of months, and I took the long plane journey with her to Tokyo, got to the apartment and had some great-

"Barney I think that that is enough. Ted, how about you continue, your much more interesting story. " Tracy said sweetly, smiling at me.

"Ok, we continue."