Forty-Seven
Wednesday, December 22
Bailey’s Key
Eva and Thomas entered the submarine, and after giving them a few last pointers, Owens sealed the hatch behind them. This was Thomas’s first time in the Denise 2, and he found it to be much more cramped than its predecessor. There were no windows, just a tablet that served as a viewport to the outside world.
“You ready?” said Eva.
“Ready as I’ll ever be,” Thomas replied.
The truth was, he was really more of a passenger on this trip. Eva could operate the submarine on her own, as she’d shown earlier. But he welcomed the time alone with her, much as it guilted him to admit that to himself, given the circumstances.
They decided to take a different approach to avoid Julian’s usual route in case he decided to return to the bay, and headed w
