After this chapter I will close this story with a eplogue with the gang. Which will have all the five + Tracy happy and living the lives they were meant to live together. The gang is not split in this story, they are happy, healthy and most importantly will always stay close friends.
Robin's vows to Barney
"You are the love of my life, my best friend from this day forward I will always be supportive of you and take you first before anything else. Yes, I have my career but that doesn't make me happy or fulfilled. When I thought I lost you forever I began to wonder why I let you go. I thought it would be for the best because I thought you weren't happy and I saw you each other before we divorced being unhappy with me so... Barney Stinson, from this day forward honesty will always be present with us but what's most important is keeping things from each other. Those days before we divorced I kept a lot of things bottled up in me that I couldn't express so I kept it to myself and it eventually ended our marriage.
But, that isn't relevant right now. I brought you here today because I want to be with you, not in the friendship way cause we both know we aren't just friends anymore, that went out the window along time ago. For me, when I married you I thought we would be together forever and when that ended my life wasn't together. I thought the divorce was for the best, to make you happy again but truth is it was the wrong decision. The worst decision I've ever made was letting you go because you make me happy. Happier than I've ever been in my life before so that's why I decided to get you back. That's why we're here standing in front of Sam on this beautiful beach in Hawaii re-marrying the love of my life."
Barney and Robin are standing on the beach renewing their vows but before this Robin had to get Barney to the beach without him fully knowing why he's going there. When they arrived at the beach, everything had been already completed. The sand pictures were made, there was a tent overlooking the ocean which was the alter, Sam had already arrived which was a surprise that Barney didn't know about either and there was flowers everywhere with a heart drawing in the sand in front of the alter where Barney and Robin will stand to renew their vows and make a new fresh start together.
Barney was in shock to say the least, he's never been so speechless in his life before. This really threw him a little bit but in a good way.
"Wow, did you do all of this?" Barney asks looking around the beach at the many different wedding things that had been placed there. He really had no words to describe this moment it was the most beautiful, awesome thing he's ever seen and the sight. At this beach, during sunset was a beautiful thing to see.
"Yep, with a little help from my friends." As Robin said this Barney sees Sam, James, his family, the limo driver and someone he doesn't recognize all walking towards him.
Robin turns to Barney taking both of his hands and looking up at his beautiful blue eyes and says "Barney Stinson, this is your wedding day... Well, second wedding day and I did this for you and for us because I love you. I've never known myself well enough in love, my career had taken off and it became a thing I thought I needed in my life. The only thing that I thought could make me happy, traveling around the world and becoming the number one new network anchor. But, that was when I thought I didn't need anything or anyone else but now that's not my problem. Yes, I love the career I have now but I love you more so we are here today to do something for the second time because frankly the first time wasn't enough for me...
So, I just had to ask you. Barney Stinson, will you marry me?" At this moment both were crying, Barney was still a bit shocked so the tears start coming down after he realized what Robin was telling him. He gently wiped his face as well as Robin's smiling and shaking his head in tears.
"Yes." He didn't even need to give her a solid answer because she already knew from the way he smiled at her when she asked him to marry him but the answer sealed the deal for her.
"Wow, I'm shocked but amazed at how you pulled this off. I don't think anyone has ever even done this wonderful, awesome, legendary thing for me ever in my life. Robin Scherbatsky, I knew you had at least a little romantic part of your heart." He loves to tease her with many things but in this moment it wasn't a tease it was serious and heartfelt because he has never met anyone as incredible as Robin and nobody has ever done this for him. Who knew Robin Scherbatsky is so romantic?!
"I wanted to make this perfect, this whole idea was mine but I did have some help from Lily and from these guys." Robin points her finger at the three gentleman standing not too far away from them, the men waved back with smiles on their faces.
"I can't believe Lily kept this a secret. How long have you been planning this?" Barney asks wanting to know but didn't need to know cause this is just wonderful.
"A month, actually it was Lily who booked the flight we were on to get here and the hotel which I had stayed at once after we divorced. I know I came back to New York after that but I wasn't in New York long before I decided to get away from everything, mainly you and my life that wasn't going as I thought and hoped it would go. So, I came her to relax and clear my head about everything that's happened. I loved this hotel and the location which is when I figured out what I wanted and the answer was you. So, after a week I came back home to New York and planned to get you back. I wasn't sure how to get you back but this was planned after I talked to Lily about getting you back. She helped me get you to the airport and knew I still loved you and also knows about this whole wedding. She's the only one who knows besides these people here that I planned this for a while."
Barney's still in awe of all of this but all he did was take her lips to his and passionately kissed her for a good five minutes before breaking the kiss.
"I love you Robin, you really are the best person I know and I am glad I met you because you changed my life. You changed me, for the better and made me see a bigger picture one I could never erase from my mind or heart. When we got divorced it was the most painful, emotional time for me. Losing you was the worst thing that's ever happened to me and I regretted right away leaving you when I did because I still loved you. There hasn't been a minute since then that I haven't thought about you, about the divorce, about us. I wasn't been happy after the divorce but there hasn't been a day that went by that I haven't thought about everything that happened." This is the first time in along time that both had been open and honest with each other about their relationship and everything after they divorced it really opened their eyes to realize that both had been lost and unhappy but both are at ease about that time now.
Soon after they were under that alter with the heart in the sand kissing and becoming husband and wife again. This time it was more easier for them, more less stressful than their first wedding and also more peaceful. Being on the beach during sunset renewing their vows but also adding on to what they said on the day of their first wedding, this time being completed honest with each other and not holding anything back. Barney said something that will always be something remembered from this time to the future...
Barney's vows
I will never take you for granted or keep things from you every again when I'm sad, alone or unsure about something I will always go to you first and talk about it because you are my best friend, you are my soul mate, you are the only person who I can talk to about whatever and not be judge about it. You know me better than I know myself which used to be a little scary but now it's something I take with me through life. I love you more than anything in this world and from this day forward I will always put you first.
Robin goes on to say exactly the same things that Barney did but added that she won't put her career ahead of him and their relationship because it's the thing that started drifting them apart before they decided to divorce. Of course, Robin still loved where she is with her career now but it's not the main thing that makes her happy so saying this to Barney has been something she's been waiting to say ever since their marriage crumbled.
