Hey guys
First of all, I want to apologise for taking so long to reply to these comments... I've just left for a three-week hiatus to Dublin City University, I'll have limited Internet time while I'm here, and *of course* I completely forgot to do it before I left :p
I really appreciated all of these comments

so needless to say, I was pretty grateful when it didn't
I've had the time of my life writing this story, and most of that was gleaned from the fantastic feedback I got - thank you all
so much for your comments

I really appreciate everything you've said, all the constructive critiscm, etc etc etc... you've made it a better story
Sara.