LAST CHAPTER
God, I've loved writing this story, and I hope the ending lives up to expectations, as I got REALLY emotional writing it.
Song - Fireflight
Artist - Wrapped in your arms.

18
'Wrapped in your arms'

"I'm proud of you, son." The Million Dollar Man burst into his son's house, and gave him a hug.

Months of planning had come down to this. The wedding day had arrived.

"First Brett, now you! The grandchildren are going to be pouring in!" He let out that million dollar laugh.

"Do you want anything to drink, Dad?" Ted asked his father.

"I need to use your bathroom actually. I'll be back in a minute." The Million Dollar Man made his way down the hall.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Cody came out of the kitchen and approached his best friend.

"Cody, why are you asking me this?"

"Barbie left here in pieces last night." Cody admitted. "She spent about half an hour crying on my shoulder. I had to call Mickie up and get her to come pick Barbie up."

"You know I didn't mean to hurt her like that." Ted felt instantly guilty.

"Yeah, well, she doesn't." Cody grabbed his jacket from the couch. "Listen I'm gonna go pick Mickie up."

"Okay." Ted shook his friend's hand.

"Listen man, do me one favour?"

"Sure."

"Just do the right thing. The thing that's right for you."

- - -

"I can't believe this day is finally here." Mickie sighed, sitting in bed next to Barbie.

Mickie had to leave the bachelorette party early to go pick a crying Barbie up off a curb, and Mickie had to sleep in Barbie's bed to stop her from crying.

It killed her.

"It's really gonna happen, isn't it?" Barbie pulled the duvet covers tightly around her.

"Remember what I said to you at Barbie's engagement party?" Mickie pulled Barbie's hair out of her eyes. "It's only over for now."

"That was a year ago, Mickie." Barbie sighed. "It's over for good now."

"I take it you're not going to come today."

"I can't." Barbie shrugged. "I can't bring myself to see him standing up there with her."

There was a knock at the door.

"That must be Cody. You look beautiful."

"Thanks." Mickie smoothed out her dress. "You know, for what it's worth, I wanted you guys to be together."

"So did I." Barbie sighed, pulling the covers over her head.

- - -

"This is the biggest and happiest day of your life, son. You've found the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with and nothing will ever compare with this. You're a man now, and you're about to enter the sacred union of two people..."

Ted began drowning out his father's words. Now he was stood at the head of the church, everything was becoming that little bit more realistic.

If this was the happiest day of his life, why did he feel like someone had punched him repeatedly in the stomach?

"I need to use the bathroom."

Ted made his way into the back bathroom of the church and looked at himself in the mirror.

"Come on, Ted. Snap out of it." He told himself, lightly slapping himself across the face. "Stop being stupid."

If this was the happiest day of his life, why was he seeing Barbie's face in his head instead of Rachel's?

'You've found the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with'

'Perhaps in a couple of years, we could work things out, and we'll fall in love again'

'Just do the right thing. The thing that's right for you'

'You could do so much better than Rachel'

'Because I love you'

Why was Barbie's voice so much louder than everyone else's?

He pulled out his cell phone, and began texting Cody.

Once the message was sent, Ted dug deep into his pocket and pulled out the packet of cigarettes.

Message sent to CODY – Tell Rachel I'm sorry

He knew what he had to do.

- - -

Barbie cracked open a bottle of red wine from room service and drank straight from the bottle.

She'd hit rock bottom, and all she could do was turn on her iPod speakers and listen to the song that came up on her shuffle.

Cause I want it all or nothing at all
There's no where left to fall
When you reach the bottom, it's now or never
Is it all, or are we just friends
Is this how it ends, with a simple telephone call
You leave me here, with nothing at all

Barbie began crying again. She'd never experienced real heartbreak before.

So this is what it feels like.

She went into her bathroom and pulled out a long line of toilet paper, and dabbed her eyes with it.

A knock on the door shook her from her crying.

"Go away!" She called.

The knocking persisted.

"I said, go away!" She made her way towards the door, and pulled it open.

"I have something which belongs to you."

Barbie looked at the cigarettes in his outstretched hand.

"I remembered."

- - -

"You're here." Barbie felt a smile crawl onto her face. "And not..."

"Not getting married." Ted smiled back at her, before drawing her face in close to his. "I care for you too much to let this go."

"No more games. No more messing around." Barbie nodded, her forehead resting against his.

"This is it." Ted kissed Barbie lightly on the lips. "Just the two of us, together."

"I love you, Ted." Barbie held the cigarettes tightly in her hand as tears sprung into her eyes.

"I love you, B." He kissed her on the lips with more love than he'd ever kissed her, or anyone else, before.

Barbie knew she was right where she wanted to be, as the music from her speakers drifted up to her ears.

And I'm here to stay
Nothing can separate us
And I know, I'm ok
You cradle me gently
Wrapped in your arms.... I'm home

Everyone loves a happy ending, don't they? It may be a little cheesy, but I think a little cheesyness was needed!
The idea of the title 'So Familiar' is really about finding that one person who is right for you, and when you're with them, you're 'home', hence why I chose 'Wrapped in your arms' as the final song, as it's such a representation of this story.
I will NOT be writing a sequel to this, as it ended so happily, however I won't rule out writing more Ted/Barbie fics.
Thank you to everyone who commented and read this story. You are all amazing and make my day :)
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- Melissa X