Dear readers,

I write to inform you that I have had to discontinue this story. Many have already undoubtedly reached this conclusion. I thank you for reading as far as your did, and apologise for my inability to complete this story.

While story elements are still present in my mind, I cannot remember the details of the story enough to continue it after 7 long years.

Perhaps an explanation is necessary. About half way through my third year of uni my mother became quite ill. She was hospitalised for a number of months (7 from memory). I had to work in order to maintain mortgage payments on her house while she was incapacitated. As you might understand, a 21 year old doesn't necessarily make the same wage as their parent in the same time, so I had to work ludicrous hours to earn enough for both food, utilities and mortgage repayments.

Following her illness, my mother was unable to work as a result, meaning I had to maintain the effort for a while longer. I had dropped out of my first uni degree (graduating with a degree, but not the one I had enrolled for). Eventually I managed to put myself through a teaching degree while still working enough to maintain payments.

It is only recently that my life has given back to me some semblance of free time. While I will not continue this particular fic, I may well write others (oneshots most likely – to ensure I finish them while maintaining my teaching timetable.

Again, I apologise for being unable to finish this story. My warmest thanks to those that took the time to review or kept that small hope alive that the fic might one day be completed.