he 'd gone beyond the call of duty , had n't he ? `` have i told you recently that i love you ? `` i thought i made things perfectly clear the last time we had this conversation . and now we have a day , or had a day . the like of which they had never seen even in their worst nightmares . if he 'd been eric 's for-real father , i 'd have given him lots of chances to prove his worth . 