across her yellow-white moon in one long, loose stroke. “The trick is to try not to stop until you have the branch you want. Just do it in one swipe,” he said, patting her on the shoulder. He moved down to Mark, suggesting that he keep blending his sky together before starting on his tree. Then he moved on to the next row of artists.

“So, Simon is single?” Beth whispered.

“He has been dating this girl on and off and on and off for years,” Oliver replied.

“She keeps breaking his heart,” Mark added in a hush.

“So is he currently single?” she repeated.

Oliver cocked his head, staring at the canvas. He dunked another paint brush in yellow and started painting large circles all over the canvas. Beth watched as he swirled t...

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