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2.
"What are you doing here?" Ryan asked.
"I just wanted to know how my son's doing, is that such a bad thing?"
"It took you long enough." Ryan replied, as he looked over to Seth, who seemed for once to be very good to show his emotions off on just his look, and Ryan understood that he was asking him whether he was okay with Frank being here. Ryan smiled slightly, wondering where the hell, Seth started to become the protective brother.
"I was in jail, Ryan, you refused all those years to come visit me, I don't think my letter would ever convince you to do." Frank replied.
"How did you find me?" Ryan questioned, knowing now that Frank working for Kirsten was just a way to get to him, he remembered very well that his father had never been stupid, the boozes and drunkenness had only made him look that way.
"Social services. Ryan, I am your father, the least you could do is understand that I'd want to see you." Frank replied, and while Seth found his answer to that way too short, it made Frank also seem a bit easy, a long wide story about how he would've found him, would except seem creepy, also make him seem someone who really worked on searching for his son, which could ultimately only help, although they were indeed two sides on that story.
"Well, you sure didn't act like one before." Ryan replied, still refusing his father to come nearer him, while Seth, being completely left out of the conversation, which he didn't really mind, had gradually seemed to have gotten closer to Ryan, ready to step between Ryan and his father, if necessary. He didn't know how this would be turning out, all he knew was that you couldn't exactly be talking about a happy reunion right now.
"Ryan…" Frank sighed, and Seth wondered why he was speaking Ryan's name so many times, in every sentence Ryan's name came forth, never kid, or son, always just Ryan.
"I know I haven't been a good father to you, but you've got to believe me when I tell you that I'm changed."
Seth realised that that sounded pretty true, considering all those years he had pictured Ryan's father to be this big, strong, tattooed, drunken, …. Monster, and standing in front of him was a clear sober, well dressed, calm guy. "What do you want from me?" Ryan asked, and Seth's gaze went back to him, and noticed that his words might not show it, but his face did, it was not that he was angry, it was more that he was upset, distraught, and very uncomfortable.
"To talk, I want to get to know you." Frank stated out the obvious.
"I can't. I'm sorry, I just, maybe later, but not now." Ryan replied, and Seth was almost glad he said that, although the guy seemed to appear normal, the past that hung over this was unforgettable, Seth couldn't see past the fact that this man, however he looked like, was deep inside, still a guy who had hit his own wife and kids, multiple times.
"Just for a few minutes." Frank said, but Ryan shook his head.
"I think it's best if you just leave." He answered, which appeared to shock Frank only a slight bit, he had probably anticipated this already at first, but he made no sign of leaving, seeing this, Ryan, looked over to Seth, before walking away himself.
"Ryan." Frank protested, walking after his son, but Seth blocked his way.
"I think I heard him say that he wanted you to leave." Seth replied, as Ryan turned back to see what was going on, Frank really seemed to have changed, but that could also just be appearance, and for that, he did not want to leave Seth alone with him.
"Who are you? His bodyguard?" Frank answered, frustrated that this kid was blocking his way to talk to his son, one that he hadn't seen in years. He understood why Ryan did not want to see him, but at the end he still stayed his father, every boy wanted a father.
"I'm his brother." Seth replied, not looking over to Ryan to see his reaction, as Frank's reaction was pretty interesting too.
"Ryan, I know this probably is too soon for you, I know you have some trust issues, but I'm working here now, living here too, you can't avoid me forever, there will come a point when you realise you can trust me." Frank said, seemingly ignoring Seth's words, yet visibly shocked by them.
"Oh, but I'm not that sure, if you will continue having a job here." Seth commented, knowing that as soon as his mother would found out about this, she'd think twice about having Frank working with her.
"Seth." Ryan said, coming back towards the two off them, he was surprised by Seth's reaction by now, but had known before that Seth had once many years ago, promised him to have his back, and he had not let that promise down, he knew that saying that he didn't want to talk to his father with Seth by his side, would cause Seth to make sure that that didn't happen too, but if his father was really changed, he did not want him to lose his job, although Kirsten finding out about his real identity would probably be forced to do so nonetheless, not just because he was his father, but because Frank Atwood, had a crime record, and a quiet long one too. "He doesn't …." He didn't continue, knowing that saying he doesn't mean that, was a total lie, and Frank would know that too.
"It's okay, I wasn't expecting on keeping that job anyway, I don't think Kirsten or even Julie will be so welcome to have me, once knowing that I'm Frank Atwood. That doesn't mean that I won't try to get another one here, I'm starting to like it here."
"You don't like it here, you just want to see Ryan." Seth stated, and although Frank didn't seem to like this boy talking so harshly, Ryan had to admit that he did.
"Well, I guess that's partly true." Frank said, and he smiled again, momentarily letting a part of his frustration slipping out, but knowing that that was surely not a good way to get Ryan trust him, or even this other boy, Seth or something like that. He knew he had to show people around here that he could be trusted, but he had never guessed something like this to happen, a boy calling Ryan his brother, it was like he was a part of this family. "I just want to talk and get to know my own kid, I know I need to prove myself, but I can't do that, if you don't give me a chance." He said, and this time his words, seemed to have gotten at least Ryan to understand him partly.
"I want to give you the chance, but …. I …"
"I get it, not now, I'll just come by another time." He stated, as he forced another smile on his face and this time turned around to leave, not one of the boys following him as he walked towards the door, not one of them to be seen as he got back in his rented car, and drove off, if he wanted himself to be back in Ryan's life, he'd obviously have to try harder.