"Art school and the loans that come with it." She watches him as he works. "I've gotten a few commissions, but I'm still working on getting my name out there. I teach a watercolor class at one of the recreation centers three times a week in the meantime. It's not much, but it can be fun."

"You were in the army?" She raises her eyebrows in surprise. She certainly wouldn't have guessed that, but then again, there is a certain straightness in his posture. Or maybe she's just looking for clues that she'd been blind to before. She squints.
"I'm trying to imagine you with a buzz cut."