Follows "With Arms Wide Open." This is a series of one-shots and short stories following the Thorpe and Marler families through the years as the kids grow up. Does not follow show canon, but the canon established starting in my story "Everything Is Different Now."

Alternate universe story set in 1989 exploring what would have happened if Mac had survived his heart attack in 1989. How would he and Rachel cope with the heart attack and resulting surgery and recovery? Would Iris be able to mend fences with her beloved daddy eventually? What effect would this event have on the Cory family as a whole and as individuals?

Disregards the finale entirely. Not for fans of Ted. After a head injury on their honeymoon wipes their wedding day completely from Barney's memory, Robin and Barney must deal with both that loss and the one that preceded it: Ted's pre-wedding betrayal of Barney by trying to convince Robin to come back to him.

One-shot that, hopefully, can fit into either universe I've created. Roger, Holly, and middle of the night musings on sharing a bed and a life.