Where You Go, I Go

Bilbo has a friend, hobbit girl (in this case named Viola Whitfoot), who refuses to let Bilbo leave the Shire on his own in company of 13 strange dwarves and a wizard, no matter what they tell her. She's used to dealing with strangers, after all, after years working at the inn. Friends do not leave each other in time of need. With romance in later chapters.