Mike’s ego sent out an S.O.S. What had just happened here? He was surprised by Katy’s words, by the dual game of ego soothing she was trying to play. Clearly he had misread her, and he was embarrassed about it. He liked to take charge sexually, and that desire was what he thought he had seen in Katy before she had fouled the rudder. Now Mike was turning in circles.<br/><br/>His initial instinct was to just walk away; to get away from this embarrassing situation as quickly as possible. But that wasn’t Mike, and that wasn’t the man he had spent 40 years becoming. His ego could be dealt a blow, but he would come back from it still brimming with confidence.<br/><br/>Mike picked up her robe from the floor and put it back around her shoulders with a little smirking smile, kissing her lips softly as he tied it back up by touch with his fingers. He parted from her to put his shorts and shirt back on, and then kissed her once more on the forehead. “I’m going to go stow away my gear,” he said. “If you need any help with yours let me know.” With that he parted from her and went back up to his room.