"Did you love me?" she asked.

"Yes," he replied. "Especially now."

It wasn't, "Especially now you've stopped shouting at me."

It wasn't, "Especially now I've been seeing you without any underwear on."

It wasn't, "Especially now lol jks plz keep my baby."

It went more along the lines of, "Especially now I know what love is. Especially now we've got a beautiful daughter. Especially now we're a family. Especially now I've seen you at your worst and you still make my heart do flips any time you come near me."

But she was tired, and fragile, so he kept quiet.