Chapter 7- One More Opinion

A/N: I am so sorry I didn't get to update last night. I didn't end up getting home from the party I was at until 3am. Happy Ted meeting the Mother!

Ok, so he needs to talk to Robin, but apparently that isn't an option right now. He isn't even sure how he is going to talk to her about the whole situation again. He really needs some more advice. Unfortunately, there is only one person left to call: Ted. He doesn't always like talking to Ted about Robin, because that means having to admit a little bit of fault for not knowing her quite as well. Ted always likes to brag that he knows Robin so well. In this case, it might not be a bad thing, so he calls Ted.

"Hey Ted, you busy?"

"That depends. If you are calling to hang out at a strip club, my answer is yes, I'm busy." He figured Ted would give some sort of pretentious answer he wasn't in the mood for.

"No Theodore, don't be so cocky. I need some advice."

"Oh. Well, Tracy and I were just about to meet for dinner at the bar before we head back out of the city for the night. Do you want me to come over?" Ted wonders what this all could be about. Barney just doesn't ask him for advice.

"Yeah. I could really use that." He stops and thinks for a second. "Do you think Tracy would mind joining us? I could use her opinion too."

"Sure. We'll be over soon." Ted thinks something about this is really weird. Bringing Tracy into this is certainly unusual. He hopes that Barney is being as serious as he sounds, and he isn't asking for advice on how prank his neighbor.

Barney sinks back onto the couch. Right now he is so concerned about Robin, and well frankly about the baby that might be as well. She seems to be in denial about this, and for some reason, so do Marshall and Lily. Maybe Ted will be able to explain why this is happening.

He sits for what seem like hours waiting for someone to show up, either Robin or Ted and Tracy. The thoughts about what could be and what is and isn't are really messing with his head. In reality though, it is only a few minutes before Ted and Tracy arrive.

Ted enters the apartment, followed close behind by Tracy. Ted sits down on the couch next to Barney and Tracy sits down in the chair.

"Barney?" Ted treads cautiously. He doesn't think he has ever seen Barney upset like this.

"Yeah?" Barney mumbles.

"What's up?" Ted tries to get Barney to say anything.

"Hmmm?" Barney murmurs.

"You called us over here for advice. Now what's up?" Ted interrogates, getting a bit annoyed that his and Tracy's dinner has been interrupted by a now not talking Barney.

"Oh yeah," Barney murmurs. All of a sudden though, words explode out of Barney. "There's something going on here, and Ted, frankly, I think you are in on the conspiracy against me right now."

"Okay..." Ted stutters out.

"So no opinions until I ask for them!" Barney shouts. He turns his attention away from Ted and onto Tracy.

"Tracy, you haven't know us that long, so I doubt you have any idea what is going on." Barney says causally to Tracy. He doesn't really want to blame her. He is sure that she has nothing to do with this. Now, Ted on the other hand...

"I don't either, Barney." Ted states, a bit aggravated with the whole situation. Barney turns to glare at Ted.

"Shut up Ted," Barney spits back. "I said no opinions until I ask for them."

Barney focuses his attention back on Tracy. "What would you say is wrong with a woman who needs to pee constantly, is getting 'food poisoning' every other day, is moody, turns down one of her favorite foods for something she doesn't eat often, and is so hungry she is eating the weirdest things?"

"Hmm, that kinda sounds like you..." Ted lets out with a giggle.

"Not now, sweetie." Tracy cuts off Ted. Tracy glares over at him, and the silent conversation continues between the two of them. Barney notices what is going on between them and brushes it off. He can deal with that later.

"Uh, back to me please." Barney interrupts.

"It sounds to me like she would be pregnant." Tracy replies sweetly, now back on track from her silent conversation with Ted.

"Thank you!" Barney answers with a shout. Tracy just proved his point, yet again.

"Wait," Tracy says, stumbling across her words. "Is this about Robin? Is she pregnant?" Ted lets out a muffled snort when she asks.

"What was that about Ted?" Barney remarks snidely.

"Yeah hun, what was that about?" Tracy questions.

"Uhhh... nothing." Ted tries to catch himself. He wasn't sure if Robin ever told Barney about her inability to have children, but now he guesses not. "Nothing at all. Is that what you think Barney? You think she's pregnant?"

"Yes." Barney says dejectedly. He isn't sure why he is dejected now, but somehow it feels like he is wrong, after all four of them confirmed it. He must be wrong if they can't see it. But he was so sure earlier.

"Uhh, Barney?" Ted says.

"Yeah?"

"Just be careful with this. Just go easy with Robin." Here it is again from Ted. Another person warning him to be careful with Robin. What the hell is going on?

"Why does everyone keep saying that?" Barney shouts again. This is really starting to piss him off.

"I think you need to talk to her about that," Ted replies simply.

"And that too. What the hell is going on here?" Barney really wants to know. He really needs to know. There shouldn't be any secrets here.

"You need to talk to Robin." Ted states as gently as possible.

"Fine." He sulks down on the couch like a six-year-old, complete with the pout on his face.

"Honey?" Tracy says quietly to Ted.

"Yeah sweetie?"

"Can you go get us a cab? I want to talk to Barney alone for a minute."

"Okay..." Ted looks at her like she can't be serious. He doesn't think that there is any more to talk about.

"Please," she urges him.

"Sure. See you downstairs." Ted turns reluctantly and leaves the two of them sitting in the apartment.

"What's really going on Barney?" Tracy questions him.

"I don't know," Barney replies with a melancholy voice. "I really wish I knew right now."

"Does she really have all of those symptoms?" she asks. He cocks his head a looks at her. He thinks for a moment that she might see it too.

"Yes." He states. "And more I didn't mention." He watches her as she thinks about what he just said.

"Do you remember when she got her period last?"

"Not for certain, but now that I think about it, it has been a while."

"Barney?" She looks at him, wondering.

"Yeah?"

"I think you are right."