Masters & Lovers Box Set Three

Chapter 7

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.”

*****

 

James

passes the jug to me. “Charlotte, can you

I can.” She crunches toast. “What am I

to the new self-defence trainer. The other new staff too when they arrive this afternoon, but him in particular. You can talk him

his

he wants Beth to be active in the project, so I made

scrapes butter over more toast. “No problem.

“Charles.”

self-defence does he do? Does he specialise in anything particular? Judo, karate,

that matter, he seems happy to teach it.” He reaches for the coffeepot. “Certainly the clients in the City have been very happy

her toast, her

“Something wrong?”

look like? This Charles

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 are comfortable with him when it has to get physical.” His phone beeps and he checks the screen.

toast and

???

tag along if

is sunny. “The more the merrier. Let's make

hotel lobby. Michael steps smartly, but

blond, powerfully built. Michael strides forward, hand offered. “Charles, great to see you. Thanks for

shake. “You too, Michael. I’ve been looking forward to seeing

me introduce you. This is my

He offers his hand,

Instantly likeable…

his gaze travels past me to settle on Charlotte and

“Hello, Chad.” She looks down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um, let me introduce you both to my first husband,

his eyes wild,

Chad. You might like to

Michael

is silent on this

The receptionist is staring…

teach

Time to take charge…

I say. “Charlotte… Perhaps we should

*****

for the

nothing, but as I gesture him through to the lounge, Michael and Charlotte following, he swirls around, gives an apologetic nod to Michael, then

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