Summary: While Timmy is struggling back in Dimmsdale, it's even worse on Tootie while she is in Philadelphia. This is from her side of the coin and how she feels being separated from her beloved Timmy.

Disclaimer: See Chapter #1. However the song "A Real Fine Place to Start" is performed by the lovely Sara Evans, and is owned by her or her record label.

It's 6:00 on a muggy and miserable morning. Tiffany McDonald sat wide awake on the bed of her motel room on the outskirts of Philadelphia. It wasn't that the room was run down or nasty…far from it. What had awoken Ms. McDonald this early in the morning during the summer was a troubling feeling in her stomach. You see, this was the first time that she had been apart from her boyfriend Timmy Turner for an extended period of time in the two years that the two had been dating.

The sun had just begun peaking through the shades that covered the window. She hesitantly opened them and took in the sight of the most beautiful sunrise she had ever seen. That of course, led her thoughts back to Timmy. She hated the fact that she couldn't bring him along, but Vicky sure as hell could bring along that freaky Mark Chang, who always gave her body the once over and tried to touch her butt on several occasions. It's not fair! Just because she's older, she gets whatever she wants! She mused bitterly.

She went over, and turned on her clock radio. Like Timmy, she had been getting into different genres of music as of late, and one of her favorites was country. That always seemed to have the right love song to get her mind off of whatever problem she was facing and back to where it belonged: Timmy.

"Good morning Philadelphia and the Tri-State Area!" began the D.J. as soon as Tootie tuned in the right station.

"It's 6:07, the temperature outside is a balmy 68 degrees and the sun is shining! This is 103.6 WCPA with all the biggest hits from Music Row! This is the Mike and Tom Morning Show, and coming up, we got the smash hit by the beautiful Sara Evans: "A Real Fine Place to Start"!" The song began, and Tootie just sat back on her bed and closed her eyes trying to think of Timmy.

I'm gonna do it darlin':
I could waste time tryin' the figure it out,
But I'm jumpin' in anyhow.
I've never been this far;
Didn't know love could run so deep:
Didn't know I'd lose this much sleep.

Tootie began to softly sing along as the song moved her, like it always did, right down to her core. They had gone from Timmy being afraid of her when they were ten, to actually being friends first at 12, then came the sultry summer night two years ago that Timmy had professed his love for her. She didn't even see it coming. Nor had she given up on him, sure other guys hit on her…hell Chester had a not so secret crush on her, but her heart would always belong to Timmy no matter what. In fact, Chester was the first one to congratulate the two.

Holdin' you close, chasin' that moon.
Spinnin' all night,
Lovin' just who you are:
Sparks flyin' in the dark.
Shootin' out lights, huntin' down dreams,
Figurin' out what love really means:
Baby, givin' you my heart,
Is a real fine place to start.

Tootie couldn't help but reflect on the events that had happened that lead to this point. Was it so long ago that Timmy was calling her names like "Tootie Fruity" or "Tootie the Kissey Faced Stalker" and throwing dozens of water balloons at her while pining away in futility for Trixie?

Somethin' is goin' on;
I can't explain but sure can touch:
It's callin' both of us.
Stronger than any fear or doubt,
It's changin' everything I see:
It's changin' you, it's changin' me.

Tootie knew exactly what had changed. Puberty had set in, and finally Timmy had begun to mature (although even he would admit that it was a slow process). It came as a complete and total shock to all of them the day Timmy gave up on Trixie. He did want everything to be civil, so he offered his friendship to her, which she finally accepted on the first day of high school. It had amazed her that Trixie would be friends with both of them. But Timmy never really lost faith in the fact that people do change.

Holdin' you close, chasin' that moon.
Spinnin' all night,
Lovin' just who you are:
Sparks flyin' in the dark.
Shootin' down lights, runnin' down dreams,
Figurin' out what love really means:
Baby, givin' you my heart,
Is a real fine place to start.

Right here, right now's the perfect spot, the perfect time.
The perfect moment when your skin is next to mine.

Tootie shuddered a little, thinking about how gently Timmy would hold her hand, or cup her cheek and gently wipe away the tears when she was crying. Puberty had really changed him, and it was all for the better. No longer was he the selfish, shallow little boy. That Timmy had been replaced with a strong, selfless, loving young man who wanted nothing more then for her to be happy.

Yeah, yeah:
Holdin' you close, (Holdin' you close.)
Chasin' that moon. (Chasin' that moon.)
Spinnin' all night,
Lovin' just who you are:
Sparks flyin' in the dark.
Shootin' out lights, (Shootin' down lights.)
Runnin' down dreams, (Runnin' down dreams.)
Figurin' out just what love really means:
Baby, givin' you my heart's a real fine place,

She found herself by the window facing west. She knew that it was the middle of the night back in Dimmsdale, so calling her beloved was out of the question for another few hours. There was a lot to do while she and her family was in town, and though it would help for a little while, her thoughts would always remain on her sandy haired knight in shinning armor.

"Sleep well Timmy, I'll be home as soon as I can. Until then, I hope this kiss finds you well." she murmured before blowing a kiss out the cracked window. She closed her bleary eyes and felt herself carried on the breeze back to California, and back to where she knew she belonged: in Timmy's arms…forever.

Real fine place to start.
Oh yeah.
Oh, oh, oh.

A/N: I'm so happy with the feedback I have received on this fic. It was originally going to be a two shot, but I never quite finished it until now. I got sidetracked and just never finished it. Well here it is and I hope everyone enjoys it. As always, please read and review and let me know what you think!