After being shuffled to an upscale cafe, I watched the siblings interact as though they were any ordinary family on a random weekday morning. They shared food and laughed about growing up together, taking turns at trying to embarrass the other by bringing up anecdotes. I took it all in, enjoying the intimate breakfast.

“Okay, so if you played softball,” I said to Gia, tilting my glass in her direction before turning to Elliot, “And you played soccer..”

“Football,” he ...