Yes, no need to apologise, Sue. As Irene noted, titles aren't copyrighted and there's no reason why several stories can't share the same title. There are already examples of that on the Archive, as Nan points out. So you're not stepping on any toes.
It's actually strangely rare for titles to crop up more than once in FoLCdom. I have no idea why and it's always been a minor mystery for me. It's certainly not unusual in other fandoms to find stories sharing titles. Why FoLCdom is different is anyone's guess.
But it does happen and it's nothing to worry about so long as it doesn't bother you that your story shares a title with another. No one reasonable could expect a new author coming into the fandom to check out every story out there before posting their own to ensure a title hasn't already been used.
So don't sweat it, Sue. Just keep writing!
LabRat
