After I met your mother Part 1

Disclaimer: I don't own anything of HIMYM

Chapter II

2013

The night is glum, rain is pouring down onto the train station. I was talking to this old woman who was sat next to me, I told her that I had seen you before, but I couldn't go up and talk to you because I was leaving to go to Chicago the following day. "That woman with the bass guitar," the woman stated; " is that her?" As she motions to Tracy standing on the train platform alone. "That is her! This is so exciting! Go talk to her!" The old woman urged.

"Be call lady dayum!" I said nervously. I don't know where I got the courage, but I stood up, into the rain walked up and tapped you on the shoulder.

"Excuse me… hi," I approached

"Hi." Tracy responded.

"I'm the…"

"Best Man. I know." I stood in the on pouring rain and asked,

"Can I?" I motioned to the umbrella.

"Sure get under here!" Tracy replied

"Great show tonight."

"Oh, thank you."

"Your Cindy's ex roommate right?" I asked

" And you're the professor. I took one of your classes." Tracy responded with a smile.

" Really… which one?" I enquired.

" Econ 305."

"Econ 305…" and then I realized. "Oh no."

"Oh yeah!" Tracy responded, laughing

"Well excuse me, I'm going to jump on the tracks now."

"No, no, no you were great." She said, and I laughed.

I noticed something as I was talking to you;

" Wait a sec, this is my umbrella. I left this umbrella at Cindy's. You totally stole my umbrella!" I said in realization.

Tracy laughed." No way. This is my umbrella I bought this."

" Excuse me, this even has my initials on it T.M. Ted Mosby."

" Yeah right….Ted Mosby, look again these are my initials T.M. Tracy McConnell." Tracy stated.

"Ermm no Tracy McConnell it's T.M. totally my umbrella."

"Your T.M. totally mistaken because this umbrella has always belonged to me. Although I did lose it for a few years there. So I went to this dance club…"

"On day." I said understanding.

"On day."

"And you left it there."

"And I left it there." She said

"And you never thought that you would see it again."

"And I never thought I would see it again."

We both stood there in the rain, enjoying a silence. "It's funny how you just find things…" She continued. We both looked at each other and smiled.

"Hi!" I started

"Hi!" Tracy responded laughing.

"I'm Ted Mosby." I said lifting up my hand.

" Tracy McConnell." She responded before shaking my hand.

"Oh look," I said as the train arrived," the train is here."

We both walked onto the train and sat next to each other on two empty seats, the train was empty. The old woman from the earlier conversation smiled at me. And I smiled back before asking," how did you get to be in that band? Is it difficult, I never had trouble when I was in a band before with my friend Marshall."

"When I was a kid I was quite the detective let me guess, the band consisted between you, Marshall and Lily its on new years eve, your all drunk and you have a karaoke machine." Tracy uncovered.

" That was impressive but not as impressive as the Mosby boys, we cracked a lot of cases like the mystery of the missing retainer." I put across casually.

" I bet that it was in the trash." She saw my expression, and she smiled, "I knew it."

"The Mosby boys were respected by all in the neighborhood."

" The Mosby boys, let me guess it consisted of you and your Mum…" I shook my head, "Your sister, and a pet rabbit?" Tracy asked uncertainly," No, I've got it, a squirrel!" Tracy said excitingly.

"I still can't believe that Squirlock Holmes turned on us like that. Eight weeks training down the drain." I said seriously which made me and you laugh for a long time until we could not laugh anymore.

"I created the band 3 years ago, just because I loved playing the bass and I thought that it would be fun to be in the band. But after a while, this guy Derek," Tracy said after we had calmed down.

"Derek…" I Interrupted ," I know that guy, we tried to break my and Barney up, Barney is the groom." I said to her.

" I know Barney, I have met him before.

" Really where?" I asked, intrigued

" He hit on me in a drug store but then we had a big talk and I persuaded him to go after Robin, and they are now married, that's a coincidence that I am in the band playing at their wedding right?" She remarked.

"Oh yes, " I laughed, " anyway, he was trying to make me and Barney fight and after a while we did, and then we came to our senses and I punched him in the face." I finished, laughing.

" Thank you for that, he took control of the band within months and tore the band apart, but now he is gone. "

" Some random person bought me a scotch right after that, so it was worth it." I said, smiling.

" That was me." Tracy said, " There' s no need to thank me."

" Yes I do, I owe you a drink. Can I have your number so I can buy that drink for you?" I said nervously.

" Yeah that would be great." Tracy responded, putting her number into my phone " This is my stop, I'll see you…"

" Soon, I'll give you a call soon." I said," Goodnight."

I watched you go and then soon afterwards I gave Hammond a call, stating that I could not move to Chicago as I had other things to do. Obviously he wasn't happy about it, so I had to hang up the phone.

1 Day Later, at McLaren's bar.

I woke up in the morning tired, well because I decided to watch the first half of breaking bad series 5 again, and noticed that the time was 11:00. I had missed my flight to Chicago, but I didn't care because I had decided that I was not going to move away from New York because I met you. After getting a bagel, I watched the Cavaliers game from the night before because I had missed it, before going to the bar and after ordering a beer and sitting down for 20 minutes I noticed Marshall and Lily walked down the steps leading down from the apartment, and Marshall started, " It feels odd without Ted here. It's got a different vibe, you know." He notices me suddenly sitting at the bar having a drink and shouts, " Are you kidding me? Ted what are you doing here?" Marshall enquired.

" I'm having a drink." I responded like it was the stupidest question ever.

"No what are you doing in New York, you're meant to be in Chicago." Lily asked forcefully.

"I met a girl." I responded matter of factly.

"Really Ted, you put me and Lily through all that. Who is that who is this girl anyway?" Marshall asked, annoyed that Ted put them through emotional stress.

" She's the bass player in the band."

"Oooo I love her she's great." Marshall and Lily responded quickly at the same time.

"I think I'm going to call her." I stated whipping my phone out of my pocket.

" Ted, you only call a girl after 3 days, remember?" Marshall told Ted. I shook my head in disagreement.

" That's a stupid rule, but you wait 3 days Ted, everyone knows that.

My finger was hovering over the call button but after a minute I decided to press it and told them, " I'm calling her." Marshall shook his head as I stood up and leaned against the jukebox. Tracy picked her phone up after a few seconds and said, " Hello."

"Hey, It's me." I responded

" Who is this? She asked.

" its Ted remembers from the Train."

"Oh hi Ted how are you."

"I'm great thanks um, would you….like to go to dinner with me tomorrow night?"

"Sounds great."

" I'll pick you up. Where do you live?"

"118th and you better not be a serial killer I would hate to be killed with chainsaw and by a guy who wears a hockey mask." She stated.

I laughed and replied," You gave me the perfect idea."

I could hear Tracy's laugh from down the phone and she finished "I'll see you then."

I went up to Marshall and Lily after the call was finished and announced, "I'm seeing her tomorrow night."

By the way Ted did you watch the game, the Cavs lost to the Lakers two nights ago." It's not looking good man."

The three of us talked into the night, just like old times.