"No," Teddy says quickly, with a brief shake of his head, "it's fine." The couch wasn't as comfortable, sure, but that wasn't the issue. He'd slept better the night before than he had since Billy'd woken up missing two years.

It's having his arms around his boyfriend and listening and feeling his breathing that makes Teddy sleep like the dead. Everything's felt all wrong without that.

"...so this is just the most awkward," he says finally, looking a little miserable and totally unsure.