As the car pulled up to the red carpet, Vicki looked like she was ready to collapse. She was trembling. Timmy reached over and put his arm carefully around her shoulder. And her pink eyes looked up into his.

"I can't do this Timothy. I'm not supposed to be here."

"Why not Victoria?"

"I'm only here because you need a date. I'm not pretty enough, nice enough, nothing. I don't deserve to be here." Timmy carefully pulled her into a hug, cutting her off.

"Miss Valentine…Victoria. You are here because I asked you to be my date. I wanted to bring the most amazing woman I could find and I have been lucky enough to do just that. The woman with me is smart, funny, she entertains me which is incredibly difficult to do. She has demonstrated she cares about me in some small way shape of form." Timmy caught the blush appear on Vicki's cheeks here. "I bought her this dress because she needed one which was good enough to keep up with her. I, for one, am not sure I will be able to focus when I get up on stage because you are so beautiful. And as for nice enough, you have trusted me and helped me more in the past three weeks than anyone in my entire life."

Timmy opened the door and gently turned Vicki to face it. "You belong here. You deserve to be here. And I am thrilled that you are here with me." Timmy went to push her gently toward the door to help her out when Vicki surprised him. She slipped from his grip and kissed him. It was soft, gentle, and sweet. And Timmy lost himself in it, wanting it to never end. And then it did.

"Ahem, sorry Timothy, I shouldn't have done that. I appreciate what you said." Here she turned to jump out of the car, leaving a bewildered Timmy wondering what had just happened. He climbed out, but Vicki wouldn't even look at him. But she had kissed him. What did it mean? So he slipped out of the car himself and slipped Vicki's arm around his. When he did, he saw her glance at him and he offered her a smile. She returned it briefly before turning back to face the crowd and cameras. As Timmy stood, there was an eruption in the sound. It was deafening.

And the two made their way inside. After posing a bit and trying to avoid answering questions, Timmy and Vicki made their way inside to their table. Chase was already there dressed to the nines in his tux. Timmy had foregone the tux, sticking with his classical professor outfit. He was performing tonight, after all.

And the show began. It was an awards show and Timmy claimed a few. The night was moving very smoothly. Vicki seemed to relax, not afraid for him to touch her and whatever seemed to have upset her in the car was certainly gone. Then it came time for Timmy to perform. He offered Vicki a quick peck on the cheek, removed his jacket, and made his way back stage.

As Timmy was strapping up, Chase came beside him.

"You two seem to be getting on well."

"She kissed me." Timmy said it so matter-of-factly that Chase nearly jumped out of his own skin.

"She what?!"

"She kissed me. She was freaking out and saying she didn't deserve to be here and I told her she did more than anyone. And she kissed me." There was an insanely happy grin on Timmy's face which led to Chase smacking him on the back.

"Well then you need to tell her."

"I'm getting ready to."

"You sure?"

"Absolutely."

"Timmy."

"What Chase?"

"Just…be careful. I don't want to see either of you get hurt. And I know your business is doing well right now. Vicki's has seen better days." This caught Timmy' attention.

"What?"

"Her match making business. She agreed to help because she needed a big name. Things have been on the decline since…that night."

"Oh." This stopped Timmy in his tracks. But he had made up his mind. "But I still need her to know Chase."

"Ok man."

And Timmy moved on stage as he was announced. As he moved to the mic, not one for being showy, just a damned good performer, Timmy took in the audience. He saw their happiness, their excitement and energy. Timmy drank it all in.

Then he came to Vicki's face. There were so many emotions there, but only in her eyes. There was happiness, sorrow, anger, frustration, disappointment, thrill, and too much more to name. Timmy felt his chest tighten and knew he was in love with that woman. He had loved her his entire life and was in love with her now. And he needed her to know.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Tiberius Tee." The announcer said. Timmy took a deep breath before taking the mic.

"Good evening everyone. I'm going to be performing a new song for you this evening. It was written about an incredible woman."

With that, Timmy began his song. He felt himself giving into it. He felt each chord cut through him and almost felt as if he was croaking the words because of the weight of emotion. The guitar sung in his hands and the words drifted through the air. It was almost a haunting melody. But it was beautiful.

As he watched the room, he saw tears. He saw love and pain. He knew the people loved this song.

All but one. As his eyes fell on Vicki, she wouldn't meet his. He could see the tears on her cheeks, but she would not look at him. Timmy felt himself ready to cry as he finished the song. And was given a standing ovation.

Timmy left at that. He nearly threw his guitar at Chase as he passed through back stage. He ran right past, not even letting Chase stop him or congratulate him. He needed to see her, to speak with her.

And he caught her right outside the stage. He could see the tears in her eyes. And he felt his own forming.

"Timothy, who was that song about?"

Timmy reached out, but she pulled back as his hand touched her shoulder.

"Who, Timothy." Timmy let out a sigh and waited for a moment, hoping she would look at him. When it appeared that would not be happening, he dove right in.

"It was about a woman who has inspired me to have feelings I did not know I possessed before. I thought I had forgotten. It was about you Victoria."

"And you still had me set up dates?" Timmy was taken aback. He wasn't sure what to say.

"Well…yes."

"Why, if you felt that way?" Timmy felt emotions overtaking him, his reason slipping.

"Because I couldn't exactly tell someone I hadn't seen in years I was in love with her." Timmy froze as soon as the words were out of his lips. He saw Vicki freeze too. Then he heard the question which Tootie had led him to hate.

"So it is you." It was a statement, not a question like when Tootie had asked. Timmy froze, not sure of what or how to respond. Vicki didn't let him. "Tootie kept saying it was you. When she moved in with me, said we needed to find you. I didn't want to believe her. Well, I did, because you deserved a good life. But Tiberius, he never looked happy and I wanted you to be happy Timmy."

She didn't even hide this. And Timmy felt his emotions overcoming him. This time there was some frustration and anger.

"Happy? But you left me Vicki. The one time I was actually happy in my life, as ridiculous as that sounds, and you left me." He saw her flinch a bit as he brought this up. Timmy didn't want to hurt her, but he still felt hurt. "You were the one person I trusted and you left me to that hell." Timmy stopped and saw Vicki breakdown in tears. He reached over and pulled her close into a hug. This was not at all what he had meant to cause for her. After she cried into his chest for a few minutes, Vicki pulled herself away from him. Her watery pink eyes stared into his wet blue ones. Timmy wanted nothing more than to take all of her pain away. But she pulled back, out of his embrace.

"I, umm, need to go." She turned to leave and Timmy caught her hand. "No Timmy, let me go please."

Timmy let her hand drop. Then he called after her.

"Vicki, wait." She stopped and let out a deep sigh as she turned to face him. Timmy reached out and handed her his key to the hotel and the roof. "Look, the hotel and room service are paid for. You please enjoy them for the weekend and Chase will get you home when it is over. Oh, and the jewlery, that is for you. My way of saying thank you for agreeing to stay with me. I'll….I'll leave you alone." With that he turned to leave. He passed Chase who had snuck up on them.

"Take care of her Chase. Don't let her leave and please make sure she enjoys a great weekend." With that Timmy was gone. Before Chase could respond, Timmy had disappeared and he was left facing a crying Vicki. Chase caught her as she sank to her knees.

"I'm losing him again Chase."

"So don't?"

"I have to. I love him. I cared so much about him back then that it hurt, but I had to let him go. I have to do it now too."

"Why Victoria?"

"Because I don't deserve him."

Chase carefully helped Vicki to her feet. Considering her condition, he decided it would be better to get her back to the hotel. It took some time, but he managed it. As she took a shower, Chase turned on the TV to see if the news had anything to say about Timmy.

"…And that was the scene tonight at the awards. Tiberius Tee played his new song and it is already being called his greatest masterpiece. We caught him on his way out after the show and asked a few questions.

'Tiberius, can you tell us about that song?'

'It was a song I wrote for a very special woman.'

'The woman on your arm tonight?'

Chase watched as Timmy fought back his own tears before he offered his response.

'The woman with me this evening, her name is Victoria Valentine. She is a match maker extraordinaire. She has been helping me find love and is very very good at what she does.'

With that, Timmy had strolled off the set and disappeared into the night. Chase hoped he wouldn't be too hard to find, but he knew from experience that if Timmy didn't want to be found, he wouldn't be. He looked up as he heard sniffling. Vicki was standing at the door of the bathroom.

"Did you see all of that?" Vicki just nodded her head.

"Come on dear, let's get you to bed."

Chase carefully settled Vicki into bed. He wrapped the covers over her and listened. He felt his own heart breaking as she cried herself to sleep over Timmy.