Go live your way Part 2

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Isabel had seen from the terrace that Alvaro went down the paddock and sat down on the meadow. Ramiro was talking to Alberto about the running and financing of a ranch and so she decided to go to Alvaro.

When she reached him. she put a hand on his shoulder. Alvaro was startled and wiped his eyes. Isabel said "may I sit with you?"

Alvaro nodded.

"Do you want to tell me what happened?" she asked carefully. Alvaro was silent for a moment. Then he told her what Mercedes had said. Isabel put her arm around him and let him talk. She noticed that his voice threatened to break again and took him in her arms. Alvaro said nothing for a while. He held onto Isabel and tried to regain control of his thoughts and feelings. Then he broke away from her and said "Sorry Isabel .."

"There's nothing to apologize for. Mercedes had threatened Ramiro with her intention, but he wasn't sure she really wanted to. And he didn't want to ruin the weekend for you."

"She has now successfully done that," said Alvaro bitterly. "I can't go to Mia like that without her noticing something. Or the others."

"You have already endured and experienced so much together. You talk with them, because they will all want to be there for you, Alvaro."

"But I can't get away from Mia. It's enough when I'm at university, but completely gone, that's unimaginable."

Isabel nodded. She did not want to give Alvaro false hopes, because she knew that Ramiro was in contact with Javier and that Javier did not agree with his children moving, but she did not know how far Mercedes would go to achieve her plan.

"I think Ramiro will talk to Javier and Lupe and you, you have an age where you can certainly say something about what you want when the going gets tough."

"But I don't want to go against my mother either. I mean she's my mother, why on earth doesn't she care how Lupe and I feel." Now Isabel had almost tears in her eyes. She could understand Alvaro so well. She squeezed his hand. "Maybe she still needs time to get over the breakup."

"And that's why she's forcing Lupe and me to split up with Gaspar and Mia? She  should understand exactly how we feel there." He took a deep breath. "You understand that too. And you always make sure that Mia is fine and you are even there for the rest of us."

"I can't tell you what's going on inside her."

Alvaro hung his head. He didn't know how to say that to Mia and he didn't want to spoil the weekend for her or the others either. They heard footsteps behind them and when Alvaro turned around, Juanma was standing behind them. "The boys wanted to take the cars to the dry lake again and the girls help Ruby with a horse." He sat down with them. "What's the matter, Captain?" He asked, even though he could guess what Alvaro had.

Isabel squeezed his hand again and then stood up. She smiled at Juanma and walked back towards the house.

"It's about your mother, right?" said Juanma. When Alvaro looked at him questioningly, he said "My mother told me when I called her back. But I shouldn't tell you and you found out almost at the same time." Alvaro nodded.

"What do we do now," he says to Juanma. Juanma considered. "The day after tomorrow we'll go back. Maybe we should keep it to ourselves until then, if you can do it."

Alvaro shrugged. "You know how Mia is, she immediately notices that there is something." Juanma nodded. "That's true, though. Maybe you should talk to Ramiro. Maybe he already knows something else or can advise you, or maybe he would like to talk to Mia."

After a while he said, "Maybe we should go to the mud lake with Travis and Roberto. Free our minds a bit and then see what happens when we come back. Isabel will surely talk to Ramiro too, and tell him that you talked to her."

Alvaro nodded. "Juanma one more thing. If I really have to move with my mother, you will be there for Mia, won't you?"

"That goes without saying. Of course I will, but you will too. We have managed everything together so far, we can do it too." He pulled Alvaro up and hugged him briefly. "Come on, captain, let's screw up the cars."

Together they went to Travis and Roberto, who were already waiting for them in Alberto's pickup. "Are you driving mine?"  Travis asked and Alvaro nodded.

They drove off together. Juanma was sure that Ramiro would try to talk to Mia in the meantime.

"Mia is lucky with Isabel," Alvaro said to Juanma. "She tried to comfort me and I felt really comfortable talking to her."

Juanma nodded. "She is very empathetic and always makes sure that everyone is fine. I like her too. She also goes well with Ramiro."