Chapter 27

• Kat and I broke any pretense that the half-hour early morning fucks were going to suffice after we got home from Vegas. We still did them once a week or so, but as spring turned to summer, and our need for intimacy grew, we started taking advantage of her boyfriend's work travel schedule during the week. We started cooking together. We went out to dinner or drinks at out-of-the-way restaurants and bars, where it was less likely our presence together would be noticed. And we started ramping up our games to higher and riskier levels. The thrill was just too great a temptation.
• One Friday night in June, Kat and her boyfriend attended a fundraiser for the local food bank. We planned in advance that I would go, too. It was at a very good art gallery, with one of my favorite restaurants catering. They were going to auction off a few pieces by local artists to raise money for the food bank. Kat wore a turquoise cocktail dress that left absolutely nothing to the imagination. There were a couple hundred people in attendance, and it was a fun crowd.
• I watched Kat work the room with her boyfriend. She knew I was tracking her. He went to the restroom, and I bumped into her at the bar while she was alone.