In the evening they all sat together in the living room. For the next day they had planned barbecues in the evening and the rest of the day they wanted to spend the beach. Ramiro said goodbye for the night and the four stayed for a while. The boys talked about the next game, which should take place against a strong team. Everyone was a little tired from the day, so they did not stay up much longer.
Ramiro had already prepared breakfast the next morning and they all started well in the day. He had a phone call and the four ran to the beach after breakfast. They were there alone. When Ramiro joined in, he thought to himself that he had not seen the students so boisterous for a long time. Mercedes ran a strict school administration, which of course contributed to the good reputation of the school, but not always to a good mood. He also noticed that Alvaro and Juanma got along really well and was happy about it. That Zoe had so much fun on the holidays was particularly pleasing to him, because she was the victim of the party.
He thought of the time with Mariana and how similar Mia had become to her. Isabel had been a good replacement mom. He was still angry little bit that she had not told him the truth on the other hand, he could understand that she had accepted the wish of Mariana. How happy Mariana would have been to see Mia like this.
Alvaro came to him and talked to him a bit. Zoe sat down on Mia's towel, watching Juanma swim and Zoe said, "You're really lucky that Ramiro is your father." "Yes," Mia said and smiled. "If only the situation around it were not so difficult"
"That's going to to be good Mia," Zoe said. "We should just enjoy the days" "What's the matter with you and Juanma?" Mia asked.
"What should be the matter with us?" Zoe avoided eye contact with Mia. "Come on, Zoe, I know you. I realize that you get along great with him. And you also throw him some eyes "
Zoe looked down and could not resist a grin. "I do not know either. Somehow he is very different than I thought. I like him. But he is also still very attached to you "
"That will change," Mia said.
Juanma came out of the water and sat down to the girls. "Are you water-shy" he asked laughing
"hey we were already in there" Mia protested
"Yes, clearly with your legs" grinned Juanma Since the girls were suddenly silenced when he came he then asked "I have not disturbed your conversation, right"
"No, its all right," Zoe said. At noon they had a snack planned in the house, so they all set out on the way. Mia then retired a bit into the room, Alvaro went with Ramiro to get some snacks for the barbecue and Zoe sat down on the terrace. Juanma thought about it and then sat down next to her.
Zoe looked at him "it's nice here, right?"
"Yes you could almost wish the time would not come to an end"
"O yeah, I could well live without school" laughed Zoe.
"Yes that too"
"What do you mean?" Zoe asked.
"Here it is finally quiet. You do not always have to justify yourself or be watched. "
"Do you mean lupe?"
"Yes for example .." he paused for a moment "she wrote to me yesterday"
"Does she know that Alvaro is here?"
"Apparently not, because she asked if I take Mia away from her brother. She does not seem to have gotten with you, that you are here. And I wonder how she knows I'm not at home. "
" Maybe your mother talked to Mercedes "
" No, we agreed that if they see each other, she does not say where I am, and she wants to meet Marcelo more often" He looked down- He wished his mother was happy, but she still found it difficult to imagine being with a man other than his father.
"What did you answer Lupe?" "Nothing yet," said Juanma. "She came back to the topic that she misses me and she is sorry and that I should give her another chance."
"Do you believe her?"
" Yes, a little bit. Lupe is basically not as vicious as she seems to the outside. But she can not lose and she is selfish. "
"But you have changed ..."
"Yes thanks Mia. I had the only one goal to become a professional basketball player. And I did not care what I lost along the way. Just the fact that I wasn't allowed to play and Mia have shown me that there are other important things and, above all, beautiful things. Did she ever tell you how we sang Ya no mas together for the first time? "
"Only briefly" said Zoe," outside on the stairs "
" If we perform the song, then there is only her and me ".
They were interrupted because Alvaro and Ramiro came back. Ramiro had bought air mattresses and Alvaro said "there is a small disco in town, Ramiro has offered to drive us and pick us up tomorrow night.What do you think about it? "
" Of course I'm in, "Juanma said and Zoe nodded.
"Why are you still sitting here and not on the beach?" Alvaro asked with a laugh.
"Ok let's go get Mia", Zoe called and a while later they were on their way to the beach. The boys blew up the air mattresses.
Then everyone went into the water. Zoe and Mia are fasting each other's mattresses to keep them together and let them drift. The boys tried to make each other's mattress tip over and left the water after a while.
They fell with Ramiro in a conversation until Juanma suddenly realized that the girls were a good deal aborted. "Alvaro let's get the girls in, they drift off too far" The boys went into the water and swam to Zoe and Mia. They did not realize that they were far from their place on the beach. Together they changed with the mattresses until they were back at Ramiro.
Ramiro went to the house to prepare the barbecue. The others stayed a bit on the beach and then came to the house. After showering, she prepared all the food together and sat on the terrace .. They all ate too much. Zoe and Mia cleaned up the kitchen after the meal and Ramiro wanted to teach a game of cards to the boys. Then Juanma's cell phone rang. He left the terrace to make phone call and headed for the beach. The others played a bit but everyone was tired from the fresh air and the raging in the water.
Alvaro said to Mia that Juanma is not back yet. She said "I'll go look for him, he was on the phone"
She quickly found him on the beach and he looked out to the water. "Hey everything ok?" Mia asked. "Yeah, I just love to watch the water"
"Was that your mother at the phone?"
He grimaced and said "no Lupe"
"Oh, ok," Mia said.
"She wanted to know where I am and if I'm with you and she said she knew you would be not serious about Alvaro because now you would be with me. You know how she is. Then she started again that we were such a great couple and she wants that again "
"What are you thinking?" Mia asked
"Lupe and I do not fit together, at least not anymore and the more I think about it, we never fit together. But she just can not stop. "
"Come on let her talk and we enjoy the days here."
"Yes we do that too I just had to calm down a little bit"
"I'm looking forward to dancing tomorrow"
"Yeah,it will be great. "
Juanma got up and they went back to the house. When Juanma walked into the room, Mia Alvaro briefly told what Juanma had said.
"She also wrote to him several times, he told me yesterday," said Alvaro.
They stayed a bit on the terrace. They did not have much time alone so they enjoyed it now. Alvaro had brought a candle to the table and they sat tightly entwined on the bench. "It's amazing how quiet it is here," said Alvaro. Mia put her head to his shoulder, "I would love to fall asleep with you, but we can not do that here," Mia said.
Alvaro grinned and said "Well maybe Zoe would be happy if Juanma sleeps with her in your room"
"Hey, we should not pair them up. Either they find each other or not, "laughed Mia.
"No, it was just fun."replied Alvaro.
They were both tired and went to the rooms and even if it was difficult for Alvaro to detach from Mia, they said goodbye for the night.