New York State of Mind

It takes him a long moment to figure out that there's anything wrong at all. At night, they start off wrapped around each other and then drift slowly apart and, usually, Charlie wakes up with his arms around a pillow. He lets it go and rolls back towards Ed, slipping his arm around his waist and pulling him in close. He buries his nose into the short hair at the nape of Ed's neck.

He must he half dreaming.
Somewhere, he could swear that he can hear his mom singing.