Secret

Barney spent the entire ferry ride back from Shelter Island texting Robin.

Sure, he was there for his Bro-in-need, giving Ted's shoulder the occasional sympathetic squeeze. But from the moment he'd got her first text ("OMG! U R not going 2 believe who's on the ferry right now!!") he knew he'd finally got the green light. ( Read more... )

Caught

Today he wears Armani, simple black single-breasted, a charcoal Prada shirt and matching silk tie. Silver cufflinks and Tag watch show he's dressing down. A little funereal perhaps, but she likes it and that's the important thing.

He's feeling relaxed, confident. They did their thing so recently that the buzzing has ( Read more... )

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          Barney made a mad dash for the bedroom. "Jesus, Scherbatsky! Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?"

She turned around, holding up a tiny piece of sparkling jewellery. "I found this in your bed."

He sagged with relief. "Is that all? From the way you were cussing, I thought you'd found a cigarette burn in the silk ( Read more... )

          "Jesus!" Ted exploded, storming out of the bathroom. Barney looked up in surprise, quirking an eyebrow.

"It's Robin!" Ted explained. "Towels all over the floor again! We've talked about that! Jesus! She's such a grinch."

Except he didn't say "grinch".

Barney looked momentarily panicked. "Ted… you're not going ( Read more... )

5. Ted

Ted was wondering what on earth Barney was doing in Lily and Marshall's room (it didn't bear thinking about) and when he opened the door, he took one look at the Hieronymus-Bosch-esq scene in front of him, turned around and walked right out again.

He blinked slowly, once, twice, three times. He took a deep breath.

( Read more... )

4. Marshall.

Barney was wriggling against him so Marshall lifted one knee and straddled him, letting go of his cock. The minute he did so, Barney turned his head to watch the girls.

"Wow," The blonde man said, reverently. "Marshall, is that the hottest thing you've ever seen in your life?" He reached over to squeeze Lily's ( Read more... )

What would it be like to…?

1. Fly

1980

Loretta Stinson had dreaded this day for almost five years. The phone call had sent her into a panic - running from a job she was close to losing already, all the way to the hospital and Barney's bedside. When she saw that he was very much alive and well, apart from a broken leg, Loretta sagged with ( Read more... )

2. Robin

Robin staggered out of the bathroom stall, her face flushed and her clothing in disarray. She was pretty sure that what just happened couldn't have happened. But she was throbbing like crazy and her lips felt bruised and puffy and… oh god… Marshall.   Lily put a hand on her shoulder. "Don't freak out, okay. But shall we take this ( Read more... )

Paper moon

Barney wonders if unrequited love isn't the single greatest thing on earth. For someone who's been dead inside for ten years, this sudden expanse of feelings - hurt, longing, desperation, need - is a revelation. He's almost scared of getting anything more. What if a relationship means death to those feelings? What if he loses ( Read more... )

Part 3

Luke met Sam Fortimer a few weeks before he'd gone home for spring break. Sam was in his final year of his master's degree, had the keenest mind in the faculty and was, by far, the coolest guy that Luke had ever met.

Luke had no idea what Sam was doing at a lame college like Wesleyan. Any of the Ivies would have taken Sam ( Read more... )