Hrmm, in my own mind, he knows, hence her "corset and shackles" comment and his "naughty girl" reply. For me reading it, their meeting(s) have been a move from O/l to R/l. But again, I didn't want to spoonfeed too much information when writing this. I wanted to gear it more towards my target reader (women) being able to imagine themself as "Shannon".

In my own heart, i have a yearning for that tender sweet romance, and i think that a lot of ladies feel the same way, looking for that "perfect" romance.