A part of him had half expected to pass Ty on the road back from LA. But he hadn't, and he hadn't been able to face it yet when he got back - so he went through the official motions. He got discharged, he got fucking diagnosed, which just made him feel like he was broken now, and he got contact names for L.A.
A therapist. A support group at the West L.A. Vet Center.
There was nothing of his in San Diego, really. He and Gael had been planning to move in together when he'd gone missing, and his belongings were already in L.A. In storage, Gael had told him on the phone one night. Sarah had come out and gotten everything out of his apartment one day so he didn't have to look at Carlos' name everywhere.
So technically he could have just left. But both Gael and his mom had asked if he'd seen Ty yet, and how long were they going to let him get away with saying no?
That was how he ended up in front of a rental near the beach, ringing the doorbell. Definitely more Byrd's type of place than Ty's, he thought. Well, that was love for you.
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A therapist. A support group at the West L.A. Vet Center.
There was nothing of his in San Diego, really. He and Gael had been planning to move in together when he'd gone missing, and his belongings were already in L.A. In storage, Gael had told him on the phone one night. Sarah had come out and gotten everything out of his apartment one day so he didn't have to look at Carlos' name everywhere.
So technically he could have just left. But both Gael and his mom had asked if he'd seen Ty yet, and how long were they going to let him get away with saying no?
That was how he ended up in front of a rental near the beach, ringing the doorbell. Definitely more Byrd's type of place than Ty's, he thought. Well, that was love for you.