Billie and Danny had been dating for a year when Billie was in a tragic car accident that almost killed her and her two friends, Eliza and Zoe. Left with injuries that nearly crippled her permanently, she worried that her wedding plans would have to be put on hold, but when Danny, who was getting ready to graduate in May and then go into the Army, got the news that he may be going to Afghanistan after basic training, they decided to keep their Valentine's Day wedding plans. Their God and the love they shared in the few months following their wedding was all she had to hold on to when the messengers came to her door a month before he was to come home.