The pent up frustration of busy schedules and juggling our secret affair could have brought Kat and me to a breaking point, but it didn't. And, though he didn't know it, we had her boyfriend to thank. He got called away to London as an asset sale began to show cracks, and he would be there for at least two weeks. I was giddy and laid the groundwork for a new surprise, one that I wanted to make Vegas look like amateur hour. The boyfriend's trip would coincide with me closing a significant deal, which always ended up with some vacation on the back end. I knew exactly what I...