Dawn

Authors note: hi! Hope you are all well. This is a little different to what I normally write, so I really do hope you enjoy it. This is the moment, from Ted's perspective, when he asks Robin out, in the finale. I would absolutely love it if you reviewed this, both negative and positive reviews help me so much, and they honestly do make my day! ~Daisy

p.s. the fact I've written this, doesn't necessarily mean I was pleased with the finale, I actually still don't know how I feel about it, I just thought this would be something interesting to write!

My heart thumping, I silently shut the car door. I pressed the doorbell, then stood outside, amongst the long shadows of New York's night. My fists were tightly clenched around the French Horn, I would never ever let go. Just like before, the little window opened, and just like before, Robin, dressed in her pyjamas, poked her head out of the window. Just like before, I raised the French horn above my head, my hands still clamped around it, and said nothing.

A pause. A pause that lasted forever, I felt my pulse rise and rise, the blood leave my stomach, giving me butterflies.

It had been years since we'd last seen each other, and then suddenly out of the blue, I'd turned up like this. I was a real adult now, I shouldn't be doing that sort of thing.

Then robin smiled at me, a smile that turned into a grin.

'Ted?'

I didn't know what to do, what to say, so I just shrugged.

'Um, well, wait one sec.' Robin said, as she disappeared.

A stream of profanities, that thankfully remained in my head, flowed through my mind. We were too old for this, we needed to grow up and move on., I was so certain I had, but... Apparently not. Yet another wave of nerves rushed through me, making me want to collapse. She was disappearing and not coming back. Why would she even come downstairs?

The door opened. Shit. Robin stood there, wrapped tightly in a dressing gown.

'Hey, um, look I know we're old and frail and dull now. Most of our lives are in the past... But goddammit, why not? I mean, most of our lives are in the past! We've done the difficult parts now.

Oh shit. What am I doing? No. God, look I'm gonna go home, sorry... Oh god what am I gonna do?' I rushed, desperate to go home, and attempt to bear the mortification for the rest of my life.

Just as I began to turn around, robin grabbed my shoulders, and swivelled me back.

'Ted.'

'Yeah?'

And then she kissed me. And in that moment where our lips met, I was 28 once again, desperately in love, full of hope I would soon lose.

I opened my eyes, to see hers staring back at mine. Her eyes were soft and delicate, and there were slight wrinkles around her eyes. We leant away from each other, for a second, and then brought our foreheads together, so they were just touching.

At the same time, we both opened our mouths and said the same words.

' I love you.'

We paused.

She smiled gently at me as she said, 'Goddammit we're old'

'So old.' I agreed.

I slowly sat down on the steps, pulling her down next to me. With her head on my shoulder, and my arm wrapped around her, we watched the world go

by. And that was where we sat, unmoving, absolutely still and silent. We watched the sky turn from a deep blue, to the colours of sunrise, tinting the whole city in gold.

For six years I lived in the darkness of the night, only to discover I would share dawn with Robin.

A/N: so... Hope you liked it, but whatever you thought about it, I would love to know, so I would absolutely adore you if you wrote a review! Thanks!