TWENTY-FOUR
For the remainder of the afternoon, Bailey’s Key was a bustle of activity. Axel and Jose packed up their computer and sound equipment, Gilberto and the other RIMS staff organized enough food for the dolphins to last a few days, and Mel readied dive equipment for everyone. And Thomas checked out with his team back at the cancer center to make arrangements for his patients’ care since he’d now be gone for a longer time than he’d originally anticipated. Eva was so busy overseeing everything that she forgot all about packing for herself until Sol reminded her—and in the end, it was Sol and Romina who went home to pack Eva’s bags.
Of course Axel and Jose had agreed to make the trip. Like Eva, they didn’t want to leave the dolphins, and they knew Eva couldn’t do her work without th
