Trust me, I'm trying to get into your situation. Then I'd gladly forgo the vacation.
Thanks for your kind words.
I wish you luck my friend. My advice is to keep quiet about your troubles with anyone at work. If you're not easily replaceable, wait until you are holding all the cards and put the squeeze on who contracts you. I know first hand what it's like to have a crucial employee to place demands on me. If you're as irreplaceable as you say you are, You are holding all the high cards and you need to play them at the right time.
All business owners buckle to highly valued employee's, mainly because they're few and far between