I Know It's Perfect

He hugs her tighter, the fire building behind his eyes finally cresting as once, twice, a hundred times the tears flow down his cheeks and catch in her hair. She is still, calm, and despite the overpowering emotion they have created, she says nothing and merely grasps his shirt more firmly.
He knows that her time has run out.
And he knows he can only love her so much to make her stay.