"I don't doubt all of this," meaning the room around them, "and that car made him feel very loved as well." He was happy that Heather had Tony. He was very good for her.
He laughed at that. "I haven't lost any yet. I think I'll be fine." As for his thought, he did fine with them when he wasn't having to deal with so much at once. Laura had told him once before how bad it was to go without it. And he had been getting enough, up until recently. Probably not as much as Heather thought was enough, but it was what he was used to.