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

coffee for himself and Charlotte then passes the jug to me. “Charlotte, can you make yourself available

She crunches toast. “What am

to the new 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

up on his

I made a point of

“No problem.

“Charles.”

kind of self-defence does he do? Does he specialise in anything particular?

seems to cover the field. If it’s something a woman can use to defend herself, or a man for that matter, he seems happy to teach it.” He reaches for the coffeepot. “Certainly the

on her toast, her

“Something wrong?”

look like?

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

her toast and her gaze

???

along if that's okay,” I

“The more

lobby. Michael

blond, powerfully built. Michael strides forward, hand offered. “Charles,

a firm shake. “You too,

you. This is my friend James and my

meet you, James." He offers his hand, smiling

Instantly likeable…

then his gaze travels past me to settle

me. “Hello, Chad.” She looks down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um, let me

his eyes

shoulder. “Yes, husband. Hi, Chad. You might like to know

Michael

book of etiquette is

The receptionist is staring…

no-one teach you manners,

Time to take charge…

we should go somewhere

*****

for

to the lounge, Michael and Charlotte following, he swirls around, gives

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