Studying one of her on her fifth birthday, Tao said, “You look . . . sweet. I can’t imagine you ever being sweet.” Ethan chuckled. “She was sweet when she wanted something.” “And so damn cute and funny,” said Max. “Remember her second Christmas with us, Ethan?” Max ignored Riley’s groan and turned to Tao. “We asked her to write a list of the things she wanted so we could post it to Santa. She came to us later and it read, ‘A new bear, a bike, a Minnie Mouse dress, and a pair of tits.’” Tao burst out laughing. “Turned out she was trying to spell ‘tights,’ but it was still freaking funny.”
