Characters
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Cindy Louise Coleman
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 34
- Orientation:
- Straight
Emily's mom lives in LA. She calls every now and then, comes to visit even less often, but never fails to send her daughter a birthday card every year.
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Randall Scott
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 34
- Orientation:
- Straight
Randy, Emily's father, lives in Santa Barbara with his wife Pamela and their two children, Molly and Tyler. At the time that he and Cindy were together, he wasn't ready to be a father and bailed. He hasn't seen Emily since she was born.
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Robert Coleman
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 39
- Orientation:
- Straight
Mike's oldest brother, he became a lawyer and extended their father's practice, Coleman & Associates, to Beaumont in Riverside County. Despite the tension between his brother and their parents, Rob has kept a close relationship with Mike and even loaned him money to start his auto business - which he doesn't expect to be repaid. He is a self-proclaimed bachelor and prefers being an uncle to having his own kids.
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Julie Phillips
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 26
- Orientation:
- Straight
Lori's sister, Julie lives in LA with her fiance, Dean Marshall. She is a hair stylist and hopes to one day open her own salon. She considers it her life mission to harass Mike whenever possible, and loves to tease her own fiance for loving math so much that he decided to teach it.
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Dean Marshall
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 28
- Orientation:
- Straight
Julie's fiance, he's called "nerd" more often than his own name.
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Megan Wood
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Straight
Jason's on-again/off-again girlfriend.
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Tabitha Ross
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Straight
Referred to as "Tabitha the magnificent" by Emily and her friends - and not affectionately - she's the kind of girl who always gets what she wants. She's nice enough but can be selfish and snide, as any typical teenage girl can be, and the brunt of that attitude is usually Emily.