“Once or twice a week,” she says.
“She’s really good,” Nario smiles. “Tell her about the competitions, Sil.”
Sil blushes, looking more disarmed than she has all night. “I have won the state freestyle slalom competition twice, and won bronze in the North American competition. But that was, oh, a few years ago now. I mostly do it for fun these days.”
“Is it like dancing?” I ask.
The way Nario leaps to his feet and dusts his hands on his napkin touches my heart. He’s so excited for his wife. “I’ll show them the video.”
“Oh, not the video! We’re eating!”
But Nario is already gone. He returns a few moments later with his cell phone. He places it on the table and starts the clip. Sil, wearing leggings and looking athletic as all get-out, is doing some really crazy stuff with her feet. It’s
