Ted and Robin's Bedroom, Westchester. Later that same night 9:30 pm.
Ted and Robin are lying in bed. It is dark except for Robin's nightlight. (NOBODY LIKES THE DARK)
ROBIN: Ted, I'm a little scared.
TED: You've slept with me in this room multiple times since we started dating and you never freaked.
ROBIN: It's not the fact that I'm sleeping in the same room and the same bed that you used to share with Tracy, god rest her soul.
TED: Actually, I changed the mattress in 2029 since it was wearing out. Only I used to spray Tracy's favorite perfumes on it. My psychologist suggested that would help me cope with the void of widowhood.
ROBIN: It's all good. I understand. And you've got me now. I'll be there for you during those times you miss her. But that's not it. I'm just worried about this couples night with Lily and Marshall.
TED: I'm not bonkers about it either even though they are my best friends. But they have been dying for a couples night since we started dating again. I think things will be different this time, since we're doing this as fifty-somethings as opposed to thirty-somethings.
ROBIN: Maybe we can show them our photos and video footage from our honeymoon…well, the outdoor parts.
TED: And maybe we can bring some of our own food or a favorite board game or something. You're not scared of couples night. Something else is bothering you.
ROBIN: I hadn't been a wife for 16 years. And you hadn't been a husband for 8 years.
TED: We'll learn together. Remember you once told me that two thing are needed for a successful relationship? Chemistry and time? Well the chemistry and time have finally come in sync. Just because your marriage with Barney failed does not mean it will happen again with me.
ROBIN: And I'm not planning on quitting the earth anytime soon.
TED: I don't plan to die soon either. I learned a lot from my marriage with Tracy. When I tied the knot with you I knew I have to love you through everything: our ugliest, stupidest fights (God forbid), our lazy Sundays, our 5am Christmas mornings, every speedbump, every pang of jealousy and boredom, and every moment of uncertainty. [pauses] You and I have both been through very sad and lonely times and I just want the two of us to be happy for whatever time we've got left.
ROBIN: I don't want to lose you Ted.
TED: You won't. [pauses then chuckles] I can't believe you still sleep with a nightlight in your early 50s…so Canadian!
ROBIN: Nobody likes the dark!
[knock on the door is heard]
TED: Who is it?
PENNY'S VOICE: It's us Dad! May we come in?
TED: Sure, we're decent. Come on in! [turns on lamp]
Door opens. Penny and Luke enter carrying a birthday cake with a "54" candle lit on top. They also carry paper plates plastic silverware. Robin's dogs follow them in.
LUKE and PENNY: [singing in unison] Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Dad, happy birthday to you!
TED: [blowing out the candle] Oh my god! Thanks kids.
LUKE: So what did you wish for?
PENNY: He can't tell us, otherwise it won't come true.
TED: But you can kind of figure out what I wished for.
LUKE: [staring at Robin] I think I figured it out.
The four of them start eating slices of the cake. Luke is feed some pieces of the cake to Robin's dogs.
ROBIN: You two baked this? This is delicious!
TED: Tastes like Mom's recipe.
PENNY: Actually it's Mom's recipe crossed with Aunt Victoria's.
TED: No wonder the chocolate has that nice German flavor to it. [pauses]Oh Robin, don't get jealous! She always hoped you and I would end up together! And I broke my engagement with her a long time ago to keep my friendship with you.
LUKE: What happened, Robin, was that Aunt Victoria sent a cake from Munich, shortly after Mom's funeral, to express her condolences.
PENNY: Despite our grief, we liked the cake so much that Dad asked her for the recipe. When she gave it to him she also wished that Dad would find happiness again an appropriate number of years later. She said it in such a way that she was hoping for the reunification of you and Dad.
LUKE: Kind of like East and West Germany in 1990.
ROBIN: [shedding a few tears] That was really sweet of her. Oh, Ted I'm so sorry! With all the hype about the wedding, the honeymoon , and the jetlag, I forgot that today is your birthday. I'll get you a nice present later in the week.
TED: You already did. [hugs and kisses her]
End of Act 2.