[Billy glances over at Teddy, lips pursing for a moment, then lifts his good leg to lightly brush it against his boyfriend's thigh. He can't really reach from where he is, and Teddy doesn't sound upset - which he's glad about, of course - but he feels like there ought to be some physical contact for that. His mom's such a sore spot that Billy's always concerned when she's mentioned.

For him to sound even a little casual about it... that's progress, isn't it?]

It was Grey's Anatomy at my place, until Mom got tired of Dad's complaining how inaccurate it is. ...Did you know there's a blonde doctor on that show named Teddy Altman?