Michael
Richard waves me to a seat. “All working out with the hotel then, Michael? How's my investment coming along?”
“It's all going pretty well. In fact, I was going to ask if you're free one day next week.”
“For?”
“For coming up to the hotel and meeting the new staff. I've been trialling them down at the City Centre, but I'm happy with them now.”
“All good?”
“Some.” I rock a hand. “I shed a couple who didn't come up to the mark but I'm left with a team I'm very happy with. They're all multifunctional but specialising in different areas.”
“Those areas being?”
“One is a qualified swimming instructor, which means among other things, that we can make visits a full family affair. The parents can bring the kids and there's someone to keep an eye on them in the pool.”
“Sounds good. And the others?”
“One is a chiropractor cum masseur…”
“Which frees up your time...”
“Exactly. She does aromatherapy too. And the third can take charge of the self-defense classes.”
“Which frees up Charlotte.”
“Quite. So, if you would like to, you and Beth can meet them all and maybe you'd like to use the facilities while you're there?”
“I'm sure Elizabeth would want to. Massage and aromatherapy would be just the sort of thing she’d enjoy. And of course afterwards, she can tell her friends about it.”
“I sort of had that in mind myself.”
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James
the jug to me.
toast. “What
self-defence trainer. The other new staff too when they arrive this afternoon, but him in particular. You can talk him through what you've been doing and perhaps give him an overview of the clients. Richard and Beth are
on his investment?”
project, so I made a point
“No problem. What's he called? This
“Charles.”
what kind of self-defence does he
defend herself, or a man for that matter, he seems happy to
her toast, her brow
“Something wrong?”
like?
clientele here is mainly female, he's real eye-candy. Big, blond, blue-eyed strapping guy but I'm almost certain he's gay, so the women
toast and her gaze travels to
???
along if
Michael’s smile is sunny. “The more the merrier. Let's make him
Michael steps
Michael strides forward, hand offered. “Charles, great to
takes the hand with a firm shake. “You too, Michael. I’ve been looking
introduce you. This is my friend
you, James." He
Instantly likeable…
his gaze travels past me to
Chad.” She looks down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um, let me introduce you both to my
his eyes
“Yes, husband. Hi, Chad. You might like to know that your
and Michael stand
book of etiquette is silent on
The receptionist is staring…
no-one teach
Time to take charge…
I say. “Charlotte… Perhaps we should
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for
and Charlotte following, he swirls around, gives an apologetic nod to Michael,
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