Numbers

One day at the beach
2 second eye contact
3 semi-witty attempts to start a conversation
4 involuntary spasms while asking her out
5 hours talking on a park bench
6 red Rosebuds
7 km. stroll along the seashore
8 on 10 on the happiness scale - holding hands for the first time
9 sleepless hours
10 egoistic thoughts of pretending hard to get
11 treacherous steps to her doorway
12 skipped heart beats
13 seconds of lip contact
14 minutes exchanging awkward apologies
15 whacky reasons why we could still be friends
16 classes of Analytical Philosophy together as 'friends'
17 coffees on-the-go, discussing existentialism
18 minutes of unconsciousness
19 drops of tears
20 days of recluse
21 mile drive to hospital
22x22 inch glass window of the ICU
21 endless hours in surgery
20 silent prayers
19 hours of nervous pacing and nail biting finally pays off
18 anxious breaths before her first words
17 day stay at the hospital
16 favorite songs on the Mix CD
15 Pizza nights with Chicken Soup for the Soul
14 different kinds of sea shells
13 freckles resembling a constellation
12 hours of Stanley Kubrick special
11 unpleasant side-effects of radiation
10 on 10 on the happiness scale - the person you love comes back from the brink of death
9 fleeting minutes of arms wrapped around each other
8 days of sunshine and rainbows on the Galapagos
7 hours on our toes with Nickelback at The O2
6 pints of slurred speech, impaired balance and euphoria at the Oktoberfest
5 floors of making out in the elevator
4 padlocks on the Ponte Vecchio
3 course meal at Pierre Gagnaire
2 free souls in the rarified atmosphere
Six and a half billion souls on this planet, all you need is One

.......When words are hard to come by, you take refuge in numbers.