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Who: Laurice Butz and Barnabas Stinson
Where: Um....wherever they are?
When: Shortly after this phone call.
Summary: Larry has something of a girlfriend. Barney responds with issues.
Rating: PG (at most? Will change should rating change)
Log:

Barney couldn't say he was looking forward to this talk. He hated conflict, of any kind and especially hated conflict between friends. He didn't want to feel that loneliness again, when Ted had told him that he didn't want to be friends anymore. Yes they'd made up, but still. It had happened.

And Larry was his closest friend here. His partner in crime, his bro, his wingman. And now he had a girlfriend. And yes, Ur was nice and pretty cool, but still. What if they kept getting closer and got married and left him behind because he was clearly the third wheel and where was Lily when he needed her because she would be able to help him with this! And what if he made a move on Ur and ended up repeating his mistake with Robin?

Still, he dragged his feet to the usual place, halfheartedly looking for Larry.

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Because Larry is the most oblivious person in the world, that's why. Especially when it comes to relationships.

Larry stared at Barney, dumbfounded that his relationship with Ur could be causing issues. They hadn't done anything that weird, right?

"What about her?" He finally responded, tone defensive.

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What about her indeed. Barney didn't want to come off as totally mean, because Ur was a nice person, and he liked her well enough.

"It's just...you and her and the being together thing..." Barney rolled his eyes. He shouldn't have done this. He hated confrontation, especially about things like this. He needed Lily or Robin. Hell Robin would be a godsend in this situation.

"You're a couple."

Sorry this took so long.

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There was a slight pause as Larry squinted at Barney. "And? I told you about all my other relationships and you didn't have issues with those."

He was totally missing the point, and he knew it. He just didn't want to admit that he remembered Barney saying something about not liking relationships.

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"Well, yeah, because those are past relationships. The girls aren't here, they're gone, they're in the past. I don't mind hearing about past girlfriends. It's the hear and now that bugs me."

And he ends up wondering where he fits in and if he'll get left behind and what would happen to him if that was the case and all that other stuff that he doesn't like thinking about.

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Larry looked a little defeated. "Oh..."

He turned away and started to play with his drink, at a loss at what to say next. Eventually, he spoke up again. "What about it bugs you?"

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Barney sighs. How could Larry not have noticed this?

"Look, it's like this. You're a couple. A couple is two people. It's not like we're the three musketeers or whatever. There's you guys, and then there's me. I feel like a third wheel and that you guys are going to go off and get married and I'm going to be left behind..."

And he was babbling. He'd had too much to drink and now everything was coming out and at least he'd stopped himself before he got to the part about Ted dying alone, eaten by cats.