Tenderly, affectionately (8)
I believe the answer is:
lovingly
This clue is a double definition.
'tenderly' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'affectionately' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
(Other definitions for lovingly that I've seen before include "Tenderly" , "In a very caring way" , "In an affectionate way" .)