Do you play football?' Brandon asks.<br /> 'No.'<br /> 'Baseball?'<br /> 'Nope.'<br /> Brandon is on a roll and won't stop until he's found the answer he's looking for. 'Tennis?'<br /> 'That would be a nada'<br /> 'Then what sport do you play?'<br /> Carlos puts down his food. Oh, no. He's got a rebellious gleam in his eye as he says, 'The horizontal tango.'<br /> ...Alex stands and says through chlenched teeth, 'Carlos let's talk. In private. Ahora.'<br /> ....Brandon turns to my dad with big, innocent eyes. 'Daddy, do you know how to do the horizontal tango?

Simone Elkeles

Simone Elkeles