[At those words, Teddy feels a smile come up - different from the one when he first changed the subject, for this one's real and genuine. His free hand, trapped as it was between them, moves up to find Billy's, where he does his best to lace their fingers together.]

I know. I know... I forget sometimes. I think about the whole... everything, and it's hard to remember when I do.

[He tightens his own grip, meaningful on its own.]

I've got you. And you're the best family I could ask for.

[Yes, he does miss his mother, and her death had left a hole in his heart that could never truly be filled. And yes, he does wish his father could have stayed, even if only for a day more.

But he's never truly alone, even if he does forget in the times when he misses his unattainable family. Because he's got one right here in his arms.]