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Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A mistake on many levels, Flower was born at a time in Christian's life where all he wanted to do was drink and smoke. She was a light, a saving beckon which forced him to open his eyes to his future for a moment. With her sweet smile and tiny hands, Christian spent the next six years of his life being nothing but a loving father to her. Unfortunately for them however his marriage failed and Christian became distant. The two see each other once a month, hardly talk, and Flower now resents his childishness and immature nature. To bad you can't pick your parents.

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.
~ Clarence Darrow

The second coming. Slinger is a younger version of his dead beat father in many ways. Both are free independent spirits who are intelligent, artistic, and wildly passionate. The other real difference is while Christian is a slacker, flaky, and irresponsible, Slinger is not. Perhaps this is why the boys often butt heads, getting along for a couple days then the next threatening to kill each other. Ah to teenage angst. Too bad Slinger isn't leaving daddy dearest anytime soon, not unless he wants to live with his psycho mother.

Never say that marriage has more of joy than pain.
~ Euripides

Lily-Rose is a free spirit who lives to paint and make her own clothing and jewelry. A woman who is spiritual, cosmic, and slightly insane - she was the perfect idea for a first wife for Christian. Married after a week of knowing each other, the two spent the next ten years in a fight to kill each other. Divorce was easily the best thing that happened to the two. These days they can be found bickering, throwing things at each other, and constantly bad-mouthing each other to their children. They also can be found drunk together every four months, laughing and acting like they are best friends. Go figure.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
~Thomas Jefferson

A presistant little thing, Carly has slowly become a muse in Christian's life. Though he finds her arguemenative, ignorant, and youthful, for some reason he can't seem to shut her completely out just yet. True, could easily be his child and true, he is a person who is most content when alone, but eh, what harm can a little frustration cause? Not as if he is planning to fall in love against his will, allow her to move in, introduce her to his ex-wife and his children who hate him, all before having some marriage in the desert... right?