Severus' many hangs up stem from rather sad episodes in his life, so dealing with them won't be easy. It has to be done, though, so that he might end up walking finally free of them all and allowing himself to be loved in the way he should have been all along...

Yes, Severus is slowly learning to trust Harry with his thoughts and emotions. It's a slow but constant process and I'm sure Harry will continue to work hard to make his love fall for him.

Their next date is coming out very soon. And no. I'm not telling you if there will be a kiss or not. That will spoil the suspense of wondering constantly about it, wouldn't it?

Thanks, as always, for taking the time to both read and review, myk. Your lovely comment made me smile so hard... :)