Timmy sat down on the sidewalk. He had been just walking back and forth for the past few days. It had been a week since the show. There were already several people out calling and looking for him. The rumor was that he had disappeared. Spurned by the woman the song was about. Pity the rumors were right.

So Timmy had gone off. He had made his way from LA to Boston. It had taken three days, but here he was. He had spent the past two days just walking, remembering. And today, he decided to play.

It was going to be hard. Emotions were important for Timmy in his music, but right now he wanted to avoid them. Yet for some reason, the melody he had written but couldn't find the words for was stuck in his head. So Timmy settled down on a corner and whipped out the acoustic guitar he had picked up. He began plucking the strings and humming along to the tune.

As a crowd gathered, Timmy lost himself in the music. He shut his eyes and faded into it. And then he began to sing what was in his heart. He felt his chest trying to rip itself open as he reached the chorus.

I'm sorry for the way I made you feel

I'm sorry for your heart that I tried to steal

I'm sorry for the life that we'll never see

I'm sorry for the dreams which will never be

But I'm not sorry that we were.

Timmy was lost in the music and did not hear the crowd applauding. He didn't notice as different people began tossing money in his direction. And he certainly didn't notice when a shorter women strolled up and plopped right down beside him.

As Timmy let the last note ring out, he was startled by a polite cough from beside him. Timmy nearly jumped when he looked over and saw pink eyes staring back at him.

"What are you…how did you…but….Vicki?" Vicki just smiled back. As he began to scramble away, she placed her hand on his arm.

"Just sit with me, ok?" Timmy nodded, unsure of what else he could do.

"That song was gorgeous." Timmy just stared down at his feet.

"Who was it about?" This time Timmy looked at her as if she was crazy, drawing a laugh from the red head.

"Ok, stupid question." The two sat in silence, simply being there for a moment. Then Vicki decided she needed to say something.

"Ok, look. If you aren't going to say anything, then I am and I really need for you to listen to me, ok Twerp." As she said the last bit, Timmy felt himself relax a tad, almost smiling. He nodded his head at her. Vicki let out a deep sigh and dove in.

"Timmy, you are an amazing person. You are now and you always have been. Since your little stunt in your interview, my phone has been ringing off the hook." She paused here and took his hand. "But I have been a bit preoccupied. It is really hard to talk to you when I can't find you. But Chase gave me some ideas so I have been wandering around Boston for the past three days just hoping I could find you. And now I have you here and I need to say something. After that, you can talk, ask questions, or just leave and I will understand. Ok?"

She looked at Timmy. Timmy knew, while losing himself yet again in those captivating pink eyes, that he would never leave her. He was still hurting and he needed some answers, but he would never leave. Doing it this time had been painful. So Timmy nodded at her.

"Ok, here goes nothing. Timmy, when your parents went to prison, something inside of me snapped. It kind of made me realize what you went through. I saw you cringe from me, but I always thought you were treated better by your parents. I felt so terrible. I wanted to make it up to you. And then when they got on us about your parents, you were only worried about me getting in trouble. Timmy, no one, not even my parents have ever been so nice and caring to me. But I was 19 and you were 13. I could have taken you in as your guardian, but I was already falling in love with you. I know, weird for me to do, probably creepy at that age, but it happened. And I did the only thing I knew how to do. I ran. I was scared. I had been so mean and you were so good to me. I was just waiting for something to come tear the carpet out from under my feet."

Vicki paused to take a breath. Then she went on. "I didn't realize what my leaving would do to you and I have hated myself for that every day Timmy. I went looking for you, trying to find you. But everywhere I went, you had just left. I was so far behind and I kept falling farther and farther behind. And I hope you can ever forgive me for that. But time went on. I heard about Tiberius Tee and he had some great music. My sister kept making jokes about it being you, but I didn't want to believe it. Sure, I wanted you to have a good life like he seemed to have, but I didn't want you to be as sad as he always seemed. Then Chase offered me a chance to meet you. I couldn't turn it down."

She stopped again. Timmy was sure this time he saw tears starting, so he gave her hand a squeeze. He needed her to know he was still there. After another deep breath, Vicki went on.

"Well, I met you and you were everything Tootie and I ever imagined. You were kind, sweet, and generous. You were amazing in more ways than I felt I deserved. I feel in love with you that first night. I still wasn't sure if you were Timmy, but you were amazing.

"And I knew I didn't deserve you. So I went deep to find the most amazing women I could find. Women who could be everything you deserved, everything who could make you happy. And none of it worked. I felt happy about that, even if it meant losing a bet." Vicki laughed and smirked at this. "Only time in my life I have ever been happy about losing a bet. And so we were off, and you were still sweet and amazing.

"You made me trust you. Timmy, I have not actually trusted someone…well, ever. It was all I could do to keep from throwing myself at you. Then we went to the show and you were so kind. I knew I was in love with you. I kissed you because I needed you to know that.

"And when I kissed you, I realized I didn't deserve you. I needed to run, to get away because you deserved someone as sweet and caring and kind as you. You deserved to be happy and I didn't think I could be that. So I pushed you away."

Vicki stopped. She was fighting tears clearly here, so Timmy pulled her into a hug against him. She fought it at first, but after a few tugs fell carefully against him.

"Then you sang that song. It hurt to hear, because it was so beautiful. You put into words and music everything I had been struggling with for nearly 12 years. I knew right then you were Timmy. I knew then that I had always and would always love you. And I knew that I was the worst thing in the world for you. So I pushed. I ran. I tried to get away. Yet you were still sweet and still looking out for me.

"When I got back to the hotel, I talked to Chase. He reminded me that I wasn't the only one in this decision and that maybe I should stop running and let you decide if you were up for the challenge. And Timmy, I'm tired of running. So I'm going to sit right here. I'm going to let you decide what we should do. But you should know I am head over heels in love with you and if you'll have me, I want to be in your life. However that is, just tell me what you want."

With that, Vicki clung tightly to Timmy, wrapping her arms around his chest. She sobbed a time or two before relaxing her grip and leaning back into the wall. She looked up to see a difficult look in Timmy' face. She wasn't quite sure if it was happiness or sadness or anger. It scared her a bit.

It scared her even more when Timmy stood up. He just stood there for a moment before glancing down at her. Without a word, he strolled around the corner and Vicki felt herself begin to cry. She had known this would be a possibility, but she had hoped it wouldn't be. And she had scared him so much he had even left the guitar. She put her head to her knees. Here she was, 31 and crying like a child because her famous rock star crush didn't love her back.

As she felt the sobs drying out, Vicki felt a shadow fall over her. She looked up to see Timmy standing there, offering her his hand. She knocked it away and got to her feet.

"No, you have made it quite clear. I'm sorry for bothering you sir, I'll be-"

"Shut up Vicki. You had your chance to talk, now let me." The look of shock on Vicki's face made Timmy grin. He reached out and took her hand. He held it in his.

"Vicki, when you left, I was crushed. Sure you had been mean, but you had been there. That was more than even my friends had done. I wanted to protect you from the world and I hated you when you left…for all of about three seconds. After that, I just hoped you could find happiness. I had hoped it would have been with me in your life, but I just wanted you to find happiness.

"Then you came back. I had been through hell and was out of emotions for songs. But Chase brought you back into my life and it was all I could do not to tell you who I was. My heart was racing again for the first time. I fell in love as soon as those pink eyes were back in my life.

"And now you are asking if you can be my friend. Or you are trying to get out of my life. I'm not quite sure. But my answer is no. Vicki, I let you walk away from me before, but the fact is that I believe each and every word not only that I told you in the car, but that I put in these songs. And with that in mind, I need you in my life, not as a friend, not as a guardian." Timmy paused and got down on a knee as he asked his next question.

"But perhaps you might stay as my fiancée for now and one day as my wife" Timmy held up a ring. The look in Vicki's eyes as he asked that was more than he could have ever hoped for. Her pink eyes shown with a new passion. He could see the tears trying to come back and Vicki fought them off as she nodded and croaked out a yes. So Timmy jumped to his feet. He wanted to kiss her. Not like their last kiss, which had been short and sweet, but a real kiss they were both ready for and passionate about. So Timmy wrapped his arms around her, pulling Vicki close to his chest. They pressed their lips together in a kiss the likes of which the world has never seen.

Each could feel the heartbeat of the other as their lips and bodies melted together. It was the embrace and caring caress of 12 years of distorted love finally being granted time to shine. And both Timmy and Vicki knew their lives were being rocked yet again.