I can't get the picture out of my head. This either episode two or three. It is Swarkles with a hint of Mobatsky but its mostly all Swarkles. It's not going to end well for poor Theodore. Not that it ever seems too. Poor Ted.

He came out of the bathroom in his suit pajamas and found her sitting in their bed. Her head was on the pillow and she was looking at something but he couldn't really see what it was.

Barney climbed in beside her to look and smiled when he saw it. "Wow, I remember that, we got Wendy the waitress to snap that picture" he commented.

"Ted gave it to me as a present" Robin answered. "Aren't we supposed to open the wedding presents after the wedding together?" Barney asked.

She nods and then points to Ted. "You do remember him right? He insisted I open it now" she answered.

Barney chuckled. "True, I'm just glad it's just a photo of all of us, I was a little worried for a moment"

"Why? Ted's your best friend" she asked.

"But he still had you first Scherbatsky, when I saw you two at the carousel I was scared he was going to try something" Barney admitted.

"You were there?" Robin asked and Barney nodded with a smile. "I knew you needed me but…he got there first so I left" he answered. He leaned over and kissed her lips.

"Do you still think he's…" Robin started but trailed off. Barney just kissed her again. "Nah, I think your right, Ted was just there as a friend and I really do get to be the one who marries you" Barney said.

Robin nodded. "Yeah…" she agrees softly. "I did love Ted but that was a long time ago, he's just our friend now and he's going to find his own girl" she said.

"Uh huh…I love you too Robin" Barney answered. She smiled and they curled up together. "I love you too Barney" she answered. Barney closed his eyes and fell asleep. Robin couldn't fall asleep though and soon had her eyes opened.

She meant what she said. She loved Barney Stinson with all her heart and was immensely happy they were getting married. Why did it bother her then that Ted Mosby's gift was just a photograph?

Robin had to admit she fell for him because he was a little insane.

He threw three parties just to see her again. He stole her a blue French horn and admitted he'd get her an orchestra if he could. He made her a light show even when she refused to tell him what was really wrong and that he wasn't in charge of making her happy. He even gave up a job interview because he knew she needed him.

Ted Mosby was an amazing man but so was Barney Stinson.

Barney treated her like a queen. He wouldn't let her help him win a game of laser tag and instead lost with her. He held her when she cried over getting broken hearted by the same man. He danced with her and made everyone in the room take notice.

Robin listened to Barney snore lightly and smiled. She was making the right choice she knew. Ted was looking for his soul mate and it obviously wasn't her. So why did she feel so strange?

She untangled herself from Barney and decided to lay it all out. If she was ever going to be happily married she had to finally put all the past behind her, even if it meant hurting him in the process.

She tracked him down at his room and he answered her door.

"Where is it Ted?" was her greeting.

"Where is what?" he asked confused.

"I don't know! Obviously something more than a photograph!" she snapped and he just looked more confused.

"Why don't you come inside instead of making a scene?" he suggested and she walked into his room.

"I love him Ted" she said when they were inside. "I know?" Ted answered and she sighed.

"Please don't make this into a game Ted, I'm stressed out already and…"

"And you don't need me making some foolish gesture of love that'll just embarrass you when you have to shut me down again" Ted finished. His tone became a little cold and unfriendly.

"I didn't come here to hurt you" Robin explained. He folded his arms. "No, you just wanted to confirm our love was a fluke and we were never meant to be together" he retorted.

"Don't take it like that Ted, I did love you" she said.

"But you don't love me anymore" Ted finished again.

"Would you stop acting like I'm trying to hurt you!" she snapped.

"How can I Robin? Because it seems to me that both the bride and groom of this wedding are acting like I have no self control!" He snapped back.

Robin just sighs. "I'm not trying to hurt you Ted, I just….know you" she answers.

"That hurts Robin" Ted answers. "I'm not some creep who is going to try and ruin a marriage because I was in love with a girl" he adds.

"What about Stella?" she asks and he gives her a cold look. "I didn't say a word to her" he tells her.

"But…your story…"

"Yeah…I wanted to tell her all that but…I didn't…I saw her walk to her door and I saw Tony meet her. He was holding Lucy and I decided to just shut up and let them be" he explained.

"I'm sorry" she answers and Ted just shakes his head. "I can't believe you two don't trust me" he mutters.

"We do Ted"

"Not!" he snaps back. He goes to the side table by the bed and opens the drawer. He takes out a box and turns back to her.

"Apparently you two don't really know me then" he said and gives her the box. "Here, I was going to give this to you just before the wedding began but since its damn important you can have it now!" he says and slams it in her hands.

He folds his arms and waits. She opens the small box and gasps. "You…you found it" she says.

"You unburied it when I almost married Stella and left it in a pencil box that's been sitting on my desk" he explains.

"Ted…"

"Don't Robin…I was going to surprise you a few minutes before the wedding begins. I wanted to put that around your neck and give you a warm hug. I was just going to thank you for your amazing friendship and wish you both the best of luck" he tells her.

"I'm so sorry Ted…I don't know what I was thinking"

"Neither do I Robin and maybe if you both feel this way about me maybe I won't be at the wedding"

"You have to!"

"No, I don't! Maybe instead I'll leave today"

"Leave?" Robin asks in shock.

"Yeah, I'm moving to Chicago and I don't know if or when I'll return" he tells her.

"You can't…" Robin murmurs and one tear falls.

"Yeah…I can and I am Robin…but thanks so much for everything, it's nice to know how much I meant to you both" he says and goes into his closet and grabs his suitcase that's conveniently all packed.

"Goodbye Robin, thanks for letting me know you never truly loved me and now least you both won't have to worry about me making a scene" he tells her and leaves.

She hurries after him and takes his hand. He pulls away. "Don't Robin! You told me once it wasn't my job to take care of you and I ignored that. Now its time for me to follow that advice, let Barney take care of you now since you obviously never wanted me!" he snaps and storms off.