4118: miles from DC to Landstuhl.

3: times he vomits from sickening dread.

15: emails he reads over and over.

725: her room number.

2: hours before she awakes.

13: times he nearly says "I love you" while they watch TV.

52: seconds to buy a dozen red roses.

27: minutes he spends crying in the hospital bathroom.

9: cups of coffee he ingests as they cut her open a second time.

264: times he says "I love you" while she's still unconscious.

1: smile she gives him when she awakens again.

Forever: time he'll always be there for her.