[For John]

[robin_sparkles]

Robin had made sure she was looking absolutely rocking and that she had brought it for the date, not even going home to change so much as ducking from the Clinic to the washroom and putting on a thin-strapped red number before heading to the kitchen to meet up with her date. And okay, yes, she was a bit late and it was because she was reading porn with Barney, but come on, who needed to know that.

She sidled into the room, hopping into a pair of sandals and beaming. "Hi, sorry I'm late, had to get ready. We're good? Ready to go?"

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[andsadofeye.livejournal.com]

"Flattering the cook will get you everywhere," said John, leaving the pans for a moment to reach out for his glass of water. "And you don't look too shabby yourself, Robin. That's some dress."

[robin-sparkles.livejournal.com]

Robin grinned broadly as she slowly slid into a chair and crossed her legs. "What? This pretty smoking thing?" she teased, tugging on the fabric. "Compliment definitely accepted. Even if I was going for something a bit less slutty, but hey, I guess it works, right?" she added with a grin.

[andsadofeye.livejournal.com]

"Nothing wrong with slutty," said John. He grinned in between sips of water. "Not that you look slutty. You carry it off. It looks good on you."

[robin-sparkles.livejournal.com]

"I'd allow slutty considering the limited lack of apparel choices around here," Robin was quick to promise, just settling and keeping an eye on the door in the event she needed to do any defensive 'no, my hot Dutchman' plays right about then.

[andsadofeye.livejournal.com]

"Believe me. It's far from the worst thing I've seen a woman wearing in my time."

John followed Robin's eye-line to the door and raised an eyebrow.

"Waiting on someone?"

[robin-sparkles.livejournal.com]

"Just kinda paranoid," Robin promised with a broad grin on her lips. "Public place. Anyone could just happen by and start...you know, making comments." Or informing John about her past history as a pop singer.

[andsadofeye.livejournal.com]

"People talk."

John rolled his shoulders in a broad shrug.

"It's one of their faults."

[robin-sparkles.livejournal.com]

"I just don't want them talking about me. Or my faults. I'm pretty sure you're supposed to leave that for like, the third date," Robin smoothly joked, still watching John as she adjusted her dress over her thighs.

[andsadofeye.livejournal.com]

"You've got faults?" John raised an eyebrow, glancing over at her as he moved to set up plates.

"In a dress like that, I don't believe it for a second."

[robin-sparkles.livejournal.com]

"See, now you're just a charmer," Robin said with a grin, her whole face lighting up while she found them cutlery and napkins, maybe lifting her shoulders slightly with pride. "But yes, I have faults. Like I said, third date material if we get there."

[andsadofeye.livejournal.com]

"Third date," said John, nodding, as he started to plate up some food, glancing over at her.

"I'll keep that in mind."

[robin-sparkles.livejournal.com]

Robin glanced down to hide her secretive little smile. "So, what's one of your first date secrets? You know," she idly and casually said. "The stuff you can tell me that's secretly a praising feature even though you phrase it to make it sound damning?"

[goingtodorking.livejournal.com]

Karen knows what she's supposed to do. Barney told her lots of times. The man looks like he's about to say something, but Karen runs through the door before he's got a chance.

"Mommy?"

[robin-sparkles.livejournal.com]

Robin's eyes go wide with a kind of horror and she scoffed at the kid, giving her a discomfited and really wary look. "Uh, no," she replied dubiously. "Try next door, kid." Because she was in the middle of her date and wanted to seal this deal and kids running in would so not help.

[goingtodorking.livejournal.com]

Karen pauses for a moment.

"Yes! You're my mommy! I'm...um..." Karen tries to remember the exact words that Barny told her to say. "Your baby. Future baby!"

[robin-sparkles.livejournal.com]

Robin just stared at the kid warily, a panicky look in John's direction before she scoffed. "Then why are you British?" she asked, ready to argue this out with a child if she had to. "Seeing as I definitely have no kids and no plans for kids, either."

[goingtodorking.livejournal.com]

"Because..." Karen thinks on her feet, bouncing a little on her toes. "You lost me! But! I'm here now!"

[robin-sparkles.livejournal.com]

Robin was so not buying this and she just crossed her arms, giving her a dubious look. "Then what's your last name?" she countered, not really aiming to sound so superior, but she can't exactly help it.