He knew he was in a dream. They were together, and even though he was soundly asleep, he knew that was impossible.
They talked about things which he could not remember once the words left his mouth, and they were in some place he did not know where.
It does not matter.
The only thing that matter was they were both holding hands, laughing and he was happy.
When he woke up, he knew that while it was only a dream, the happiness was real.
He had his answer.