Sentence:  I almost feel sorry for him. I mean, you can see that he <WSD>has it bad</WSD>—his eyes stay trained on my mother's mouth as she tilts the bottle back, watches as she swallows, as she licks her lips. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To be obsessed (with); to be enthralled (by); to be in love (with).