《 Roman 》<br/>Location: Abendblume<br/>Present: Ray Sr<a class="username" data-user-id="6997" data-username="Sayd" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/6997/">Sayd</a><br/><br/><div class="bbm_float fright" style="float:right;margin:0 0 5px 10px">
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</div>Roman was happy to stay for dinner. More often than not, things didn't align for that to happen; with the exception of Sunday; Sunday was still family dinner with everyone around the table. It wasn't so bad. It was most often Amira doing a lot of the talking, she was pretty good at that; in a good way. She made for a good segue between what would probably otherwise become another business meeting or just a table of men silently eating.<br/><br/>The idea that the meeting had just been about reports and some shifting of responsibilities was reasonable enough, but the idea that Armando was stepping back and Alvaro forward didn't really seem to fit the casual description his father laid out. Armando was one of the hardest-working men he knew handling the Hales as well as his own family. Alvaro was something different, not fully defined in the years he'd come to work for them. Prior to that, Roman could only remember a handful of times meeting Alvaro's former employer; a family from Mexico involved in international trade. They were sophisticated and always came in high-class clothes in high-class cars with lavish gifts; an unassuming soft-spoken man with an incredibly beautiful and smart wife. Once, his brother had gone with their dad on a working vacation with the Rosales family at their home in Spain. The pictures Ray had shown him when they got back were insane. The opulence of that 'vacation house' was almost ridiculous and while at first, Roman had surmised that Alvaro was their Armando, he'd begun to wonder more about that.<br/><br/>"I almost thought about canceling it for today after what happened yesterday," he replied conversationally, "but then I thought maybe it'd actually be a good time for it. Give the kids something else to focus on, give the parents some downtime if they needed it. I was only missing four, so I guess it was good." Even if his dad had never been a huge sports fan himself, he was a big fan of family, and now that he was working with the kids, Roman felt he was doing something positive that he and his dad could actually connect a little over. "I have three that show real talent. You know what I mean, they mostly all try hard and learn, I just mean raw natural talent and interest. I think I'm going to do some separate practices with them. maybe evenings."<br/><br/>Dinner remained pleasant with topics moving easily between them. He was glad to hear his sister was feeling a little better and he promised to go look in on her later and maybe spend some time with her since his brother was going to be busy. It wasn't his first choice, but it was something that would help his dad feel at ease more. After the food and conversation had run out, he took his leave, inviting his dad to stop by their next practice if he just wanted to enjoy a little downtime. Another quick hug and he was on his way with the comfort that all was well.