Okay, at first this chapter was going to be completely different but I wanted to use Tracy as a part of this chapter because she's important to the B/R relationship. I wanted to show the Barney/Tracy friendship because I really think the two of them would become best friends along the way after meeting and then re-meeting at Barney and Robin's wedding. So, I wanted to bring her into this story a bit more so the next couple of chapter will include her.

I decided to expand this story a little bit more than I initially wanted to. So, it's not going to have the 10 chapters I had said I wanted this story to have. I think it's a good way to go for this story in the next chapters because she is the reason why B/R reunited and why they are all at Ted's house wanting to help him through the hard time he has gone through. In this chapter, I used the years that follow BR's breakup, 2016 because I wanted to show where BR's relationship was at before they decided to divorce. As I said I wanted this story to go with the timeline in the final episode of the series but fill in the blacks to what the gang was up to before Tracy became ill and then her passing away. I wanted to do something totally different with this chapter at first but I think this is good for this chapter. The timeline is from 2016 to 2030 but show the in between of those years, so don't be confused if you see the years in the next chapters it's just there to show you which year it is. 2016, it's the year of their divorce and the year when Barney and Robin's relationship started to crumble so I wanted to show just how they went from being happy on the day of their wedding to getting back together two years after they divorced and then I will show how they got back together and how they got remarried without anyone knowing or finding out for years.

P.S. Don't get discouraged with Barney's behavior in this chapter he's just going through a lot in the lead of to B/R's divorce fyi he doesn't mean what he says here.

2025

The day of Tracy's funeral was one of the worst days of the gangs lives. It had started out okay for Marshall, Lily, Barney and Robin. The day they lost their friend, the woman who had come into their lives when their lives all changed had become really close with all of Ted's friends. She had quickly became fast friends with Lily, who she had many things in common with and had the same sense of fashion and style. They had become the two members of the gang who cooked for the holidays or a special event in the gangs lives, just like Lily had done in the past for the gangs get-together's. Lily and Tracy had their specialties in what they make, like Lily was the best at making the main courses of food, like the turkey at Thanksgiving and Tracy's main food to make was always her 'sombitches' cookies and she would also make the worlds best lemon bars. Desert items were Tracy's best things to make and the gang all loved everything she baked.

Barney, had become quickly friends with Tracy wants they re-met at his wedding and reintroduced himself to her and he also thanked her for setting him straight about his true feelings for Robin which he tried to ignore for a very long time. Barney and Tracy's friendship had become kind of like a brother/sister relationship, they got along really well, they liked talking to each other and hanging out, Barney would go to Tracy for advice whenever he needed it, and it was most of the time he had known her that he went to her for advice and a lot of it had to do with Robin especially in the months before the divorce and the times after the divorce in which he had a couple of breakdown over what happened between him and Robin.

2016

"Hey, Barney what are you doing here?"

Barney knew that Ted wasn't home yet so he wanted to talk to someone about what had been going on between him and Robin in the last couple of weeks since she took that international correspondent job at WWN. Barney and Robin had been fighting for weeks because of whatever reason comes up to cause a fight. Either, Robin would forget about calling him or a special event that was coming up or she would come home late at night incredibly exhausted from the day and night she's had. And, the day they had their biggest fight was the day she left for Spain. Leaving without even telling him she was going to be in Barcelona for three weeks. When she came home, it was done. They got into a fight about not telling him that she was leaving for three weeks which made him so angry that once she stepped inside the apartment, the first thing she sees is a pissed off Barney standing in front of her looking mad.

"What the hell, Robin?" He asked in loud and angry tone. Robin walks over to the coffee table and sets her purse down after she set her luggage by the front door after she entered the apartment. She sits down on the couch without saying a word to him.

"Ugh!" She says annoyed and agitated both from the three weeks with no contact between them even though she knew Barney was mad at her. And, for Barney's attitude as she just came home from being away for three weeks, she didn't want to have this fight right now due to being really tired, of everything that's been going on between them since taking this job. Barney has not been the supportive husband she thought he would be since he was the one who told her she should take the job.

"Barney, I can't do this right now I just got home from a long trip. Can we not do this right now?" She asks, not looking at him as he looks/stares at her from the distance he's standing at, which hasn't changed since she stepped foot inside the apartment.

"No, Robin. We can not, you left without even telling me you were going to be taking a three week trip to Spain. And, when you did tell me you were already in your hotel there. You, know I thought by letting you take this job I would be happy for you, because I want you to succeed and have the career you always wanted. But, I'm beginning to regret ever allowing you to take this job." He didn't really mean what he just said or isn't happy and proud of her and her success. But, he really isn't happy and the way she's shutting him out of the decisions she makes, it makes him mad that she is acting this way, the way she always used to act when it came to relationships vs. job and for the last few weeks it seems like he's losing to her job and slowly starting to lose her.

"I left because we weren't talking, we just had a fight. I didn't tell you because I knew you would freak out over this. What do you want from me? You said I should take this opportunity and supported me even though I had doubted even taking it because of you." And, that's when she finally looks at him for the first time since she sat down.

"Look, I am proud of you and your success, really I am. But, I'm getting tired of coming in third in your life these days. I thought once we got married, we were on the same team here. I thought we could really make this marriage work and I was happy for you when you took this job but I'm beginning to regret allowing you to take this job." And, that's when she finally had enough of his whinny attitude.

"ALLOWED ME? Are you kidding me, Barney." Robin stands up from the couch and starts to pace in between the couch and the coffee table. "How, dare you? How dare you talk to me like this. I had taken this job because I wanted to take it, I did ask you if you were okay with me taking this position knowing full well that it would take me to any place in the world for whatever number of weeks. And, you told me and I quote "I am proud of you, you should take the job because it's your dream to travel" I took that job and was happy to take it. What the hell happened between the time I took this job and now?" Robin yells, her voice is getting deeper and scratchier as she yells every word she uses.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say I allowed you. I never allowed you to do anything you didn't or would want to do. I just, I'm…" He bows his head and looks at the floor below his feet. By, this point Barney had moved from where he's standing and is now in front of his big screen TV and Robin had moved from behind the coffee table to near the kitchen counter close to near the entrance to the bedroom.

"I'm sorry, I just miss you. I didn't mean anything I said I'm just mad that you seem to not care about what I want, about my needs, it's always your job that comes first before our relationship. I'm upset but I don't mean to say what I said." They don't really look at each other after this, for a few minutes they are completed silent until Barney says the next thing he says.

"I think I need to go." And, without putting on a jacket, or his suit jacket he grabs his keys and wallet from the kitchen counter and leaves without another word, shutting the door behind him.

"I need your advice."

Tracy, steps aside and let's Barney inside the house. The house is still getting renovated and Tracy had just moved in after her and Ted got engaged and after they had Penny. So, the house was a little messy because of the renovations and baby things all over the living room and the main hallway.

Barney and Tracy go to the kitchen and they sit down. Barney is quiet for a minute then starts to talk again.

"It's about Robin." He begins to tell her about all the problems they have been having in the last few weeks and by the end Tracy had given him the most honest advice.

"But, are you happy for her?" She asks him, he just finished telling her what happened between him and Robin and she starts with asking him if she's happy with the job she has and finally if he's happy with supporting her.

"I am, but I'm not. Not, really." He sounds a bit saddened but less annoyed and angry than he was earlier this evening.

"But, Robin taking this job is what she wants and I should be happy for her." He almost looks like he's about to cry, Tracy being the supportive/good friend places a hand on his and smiles lightly at him.

"Then, support her because I'm sure she needs your support right now." He nods and smiles but only lightly knowing that she's right and he needs to be the supportive husband he should be.

"Okay, sorry to bother you I should go now." Barney says, after they hug as they remained sitting next to each other at the kitchen table.

"Just, remember that you love her and apologize for the way you acted and she will forgive you and you guys will be fine." He nods his head again as she opens the front door.

"I do. Thanks, Trace you were a big help." He smiles a bit more wider than a minute ago then hugs her once more and leaves.

2025

"Oh, my god. Barney. Robin." As, the funeral was coming to an end Barney and Robin after being discreet about their relationship had been caught in a intimate position.

They, break the embrace they had on each other and looked up to see their friends standing before them. Lily looked shocked but giddy as she smiles from ear to ear and Marshall looks weirded out due to what he just saw and a little bit shocked but surprisingly he looked happy.

"Calm, down Lily. Yes, we are back together but this isn't the time to discuss this. We are at a funeral and poor Ted looks miserable." Barney, points over to a sad and lost Ted on the other end of the cemetery near the parking lot.

"I can't believe it. I mean, you two were divorced what happened?" Lily asked after she calmed herself down.

"Yes, we were but." Robin, finally after not talking for a few minutes showed her friends her left hand, smiling lightly. Barney, follows suit and shows his own hand with his right on it.

"We, have been back together for seven years. But, it's a long story so can we talk about this later Ted needs us right now." Barney says. He's ready to finally have this long secret be revealed but this isn't the right time to talk about this when their friend just buried his wife.

"Fine, but don't think you two are going to dodge this discussion or I will..." And, with that, Lily points her finger at both of her friends before turning and walking away from Marshall.

"Wow, that was awkward." Barney, says once Lily and Marshall were out of ear shot turning to Robin who was trying to fix her shirt after putting it back on after getting caught by her friends.

"Yeah, it was." Robin, replied shaking her head then pulling down her skirt and fixing it to be in place again.

"But, as I said before. I'm glad we did get back together when we did because if I ever lost you again." Robin, had been pretty quiet for a while as they walk in silence back to their limousine holding hands and walking a bit close to each other but not too close after they collected their clothes and themselves.

"I know. You are never going to lose me again, okay?" She nods and he pulls her into him for a hug then they look at each other a smile lightly for the first time on this terrible day.

"I love you." She tells him, they are both holding each others waists as they stood by the limo.

Looking around to see if Ted's anywhere in sight, luckily he wasn't which was good for them because neither wanted Ted to find out that they were together again, especially after he lost Tracy.

"I love you, too always." They kiss one last time and then enter the car.

On this day, they all gathered back at Ted's house for a wake. This day was so dull and sad they all needed something to make them happy and for Lily and Marshall it was Barney and Robin being together that changed the demeanor of this glum sad day.

"But, how did you get back together?" Ted, asks.

Barney and Robin just told them the short version of the story but Ted wants to know the bigger story, classic Smosby.

"Well..." Barney and Robin start to tell the whole story of how they got back together.