Twenty-Six
Monday, May 23
Pearl Harbor Naval Station
Eva snuck Soledad in through a back door at the base’s officer’s quarters, where she and her team were staying, and got her settled into her room. Rascal had stayed behind with the dolphins, and with Jose, who was finally in Hawai‘i legally. That freed up Axel to go on a date with Sarah to the officer’s club.
While Soledad was taking a shower, Eva called Thomas.
“Good timing,” he said. “I just landed.”
“Landed? Where are you?” Eva asked. She felt a pang of possessiveness for not knowing Thomas had travel plans. Yet why should she? The two rarely talked.
“Hawai‘i,” Thomas said, a smile in his voice.
“Really? I’m at Pearl Harbor with the dolphins. What are you doing here?”
“My mom called me. My tutu is missing.”
Eva gasped. She k
