Hey wasup y'all so as you can tell by my pen name I normally write for Smallville but after seeing the How I Meet Your Mother finale I was really disappointed and figured if they just had to kill Tracy off that they could at least given her Ted and the rest of America one little piece of closure to help everyone including myself deal with it better I have written this little short story I hope it helps

One Last Goodbye

It was a cold snowy February afternoon as Tracy's funeral had just wrapped up at the small New York Cemetery.

Barney, Robin, Lily, Marshall and the kids had all went back to their cars to give Ted a little privacy as he stands in front of the grave of his late wife.

"Why did you just leave me and the kids like this you were supposed to be my forever my reward for all those years of crippling loneliness and now your gone." He shouts angrily slamming his hand down on the headstone tears falling from his eyes as the cold wind swirls around him stinging his face

"I didn't leave you." A familiar voice calls out from behind him

He quickly turns to see Tracy standing there a huge smile on her face wearing a white dress a golden light shining around her.

"What are you doing here?" Ted says shock and surprise overwhelming him "I had to see you to talk to you one last time." She says steeping closer to him

"Look I know it's going to be tough for you but you have to be strong for me for the kids and most of all for yourself." She says a comforting tone in her voice

"I really don't know if I can." He says sobbing even harder now

"Yes you can you'll have help you'll have Marshall, Lily, Barney Robin and the kids."

"You can get through this I know you can." She says placing a comforting hand on his shoulder

"Just one more thing Ted if the opportunity for you to love again ever presents itself again take it."

"That's never going to happen no one is ever going to replace you." He says certainty in his voice

"Ted I don't want you to replace me I just want you to be happy."

"I don't want you to go through the same thing I did after I lost Max."

"Alright fine if the opportunity does present itself again which I doubt it will I won't let it pass me by ok." He says smiling at her

"Good"

"I love you Ted Mosby." She says as she leans in and kisses him one last time before fading into thin air

"I love you to Tracy Mosby." He whispers as the wind picks up blowing snow against his face

Suddenly he hears the sound of snow crunching he turns to see Robin and Penny standing they're looking at him concerned

"You ok Ted?" Robin asks concern for her friend clear in her voice

"Yeah I'm fine." Ted says walking over to his friend and his daughter

They are walking back to the car when Penny looks up at Ted and asks

"Dad who were you talking to?"

"Oh nobody honey just the wind." He reply's a soft smile on his face as he glances back at Tracy's grave that is now covered in snow

So there you go I hope y'all liked it and I hope it help some of y'all grieve and hopefully your all crying a little less now I know I am

PS I am thinking of doing a separate story at some point based on this one tell me what you think (It's not going to be a Ted and Robin story I respect Barney too much to do that)

Until Next Time

Clark Luthor 322