a widowed single mother. She had an affair with another jai alai player from Spain, which resulted in pregnancy. Since she could barely cope with one child, and had no support from the father (he went back to Spain), she reluctantly gave up Serge's half-brother for adoption. He was adopted by Mabel Mahoney, who lived a few streets away from the Storms. Ford Oelman is Serge's other half-brother, the second child given up for adoption by his mother. Oelman was raised in Alabama, and did not find out about the adoption until he was an adult. He was reunited with Sergio when the older man was in Alabama, but did not meet with Serge until after their grandfather had died. Ford moved to California with his friend Mark to fulfill his ambition of becoming a screenwriter. In Electric Barracuda, it is revealed that Serge has another half-brother. It is revealed that Serge's mother had an affair with another jai alai player from Spain, which resulted in pregnancy. Since she was unable to cope with one child, and had no support from the father (he went back to Spain), she gave up her second son for adoption.[4] Both half-brothers were raised mere blocks apart in Riviera Beach, often playing together as adolescents at the same playgrounds. In Torpedo Juice, Serge marries Molly, who turns out to be a serial killer as well. In a later book, Serge has divorce papers in the glove compartment of the car he is driving, filled out and awaiting Molly's signature. Companions In the books Florida Roadkill and Triggerfish Twist, Serge's companions are a cold-hearted stripper named Sharon Rhodes and an idiotic drug addict named Seymour "Coleman" Bunsen. Although Sharon and Coleman are killed in Florida Roadkill, they both appear in the later novel Triggerfish Twist, which takes place sometime before the events of Florida Roadkill. Coleman reappears in Torpedo Juice, and has been in every novel since. Serge and Coleman meet Sharon's sister Rachel in Atomic Lobster. Serge meets Lenny Lipowicz in Hammerhead Ranch Motel. Lipowicz, a Don Johnson lookalike, shares many of Coleman's characteristics. Lenny continues as Serge's companion in Cadillac Beach and The Stingray Shuffle. To date, other than a brief appearance in Atomic Lobster, Lenny has not appeared in any later books. References Storms, Serge A. Novel series Fictional characters from Miami