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 make yourself available after breakfast for

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

You can talk him through what you've been doing and perhaps give him an overview of

his investment?”

in the project, so I made

toast. “No problem. What's

“Charles.”

the butter. “And what kind of self-defence

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 clients in the City have been very happy with him. But his forte

her

“Something wrong?”

does he look like? This Charles

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

???

if that's okay,” I

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

the hotel lobby. Michael steps

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

hand with a firm shake. “You too, Michael. I’ve been

is my friend James

He offers his hand, smiling

Instantly likeable…

then his gaze travels past me to settle

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

eyes

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

and Michael

book of etiquette is

The receptionist is staring…

teach you

Time to take charge…

“Charlotte… Perhaps we should

*****

for

and Charlotte following, he swirls around, gives an apologetic

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