“You are probably right, Katy. We are moving too fast,” Mike responded to her appearance in the doorway to his bedroom. He smiled at her arrival, and came over and gave her a soft kiss on the lips and took her hands into his, but he wasn’t ready to go any further. His ego had already and easily recovered from her earlier request for him to slow down, but he wasn’t ready to reward that behavior with more intimacy immediately.<br/><br/>“I’m going to record my early video diary while it’s still fresh in my mind,” he said to her. “Then I’m going to unpack and organize my gear. I’ll find you later this afternoon. I promise. I’m sure Beth and Sean will be back from their run soon, too.” He gave her one last kiss and shut the door.<br/><br/>Mike explained to his diary that this was going to be harder than he thought, and that he would have to control himself more if he didn’t want to offend Katy. He admitted to his diary that he already liked her, but if the relationship was overly sexual, she would just feel used and be left not liking him without any escape to get away, either. He sympathized with her feelings and desires, and he hoped he could convey that to her without seeming disinterested himself. Mike spent some time talking about Sean and Beth, too, and how he thought it was so hot when they went into the boathouse, and how obvious it was that they were fucking. It had really turned him on…far more than he ever thought possible. In turn, he wondered if they had avoided the same pitfall that he and Katy had fallen into, or had they fallen into it as well? Mike was an optimistic fellow, and he confided that he thought Beth and Sean had avoided it.<br/><br/>Just as Mike had finished with his video diary, the telltale thumbing of a helicopter flying over was heard. It was getting louder and closer, and Mikkel suddenly realized that it wasn’t flying over, but landing. No one from the University had informed them that there was going to be some kind of landing today, and he found himself excited about this unplanned surprise. He left his bedroom and immediately made his way out to the helicopter pad. He was eager to learn about this new development.