he'd timed it because of course he had. frank might not have been the harvard alumini in the relationship, but he was a damn good detective. he knew his ex wife, and she worked on a schedule, — the moment he thought about it he figured there was probably some specific timing when it came to visiting tyler, and then all he had to do was pay attention to ethan's rambling about his coming and goings to catch on on what it was exactly. — so, of course, he timed it, he timed his way into to parking on the entrance of the golden ranch about five hours after ellie had last left. late enough that she would have been gone by now even if she had decided to stay a little longer, early enough that she wouldn't have come back yet, not for another two days. frank sat there in the driver's seat of the truck that advertised to everyone just who was driving, without him ever needing to leave his spot and thought about going back home. — his life was fine. he had a girlfriend, she was pregnant, he was happy. happy-ish. aas close to happy as he was capable of being. there was no goddamn reason in hell as to why he really needed to confront tyler about getting back with ellie. and yet there he was, gripping onto the steering wheel, gritting his teeth. knuckles white and jaw hurting. — maybe suvi was right all along, maybe he did need therapy, maybe admitting to a fucking stranger how much of a coward he truly was was better than whatever aimless bat swinging of his terrible feelings he was currently doing. he loved ellie, he loved tyler, he hated them both so much he couldn't think straight. he wished suvi's could make him forget he had a past, that there was ever any before her. he wished she was all there ever was. all there would ever. — frank took one deep breathe, allowed himself a second when he realized it came shaky. shifted his weight back and forth and then back again. and he was out of the truck, slamming its door, stalking his way to tyler, all anger and bravado, "you know, you are—" god, seeing his face made everything so much fucking harder. "you can be one motherfuckin' little shit sometimes, you know that, tyler?"