FORTY-THREE
Thumping woke Jean from a dream he couldn't quite remember. He hoped it wasn't a pair of elephant seals again, humping against the side of the hut. They'd nearly knocked one of the huts over last time, and as no one else had seen the seals in action, everyone had just thought he'd done a poor job of assembling the hut. When the truth of the matter was that no hut, no matter how well put together, could withstand the pounding of an elephant seal really getting into the action with his lady friend.
He should tell Audra that story. Maybe it would make her laugh, or at least smile.
He stared up at the foam ceiling. The hut didn't feel like it was shaking, so the thumping must be coming from somewhere else.
Jean pulled on a coat and cracked open the door so he could stick his
