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

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

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

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.

up on his

Beth to be active in the project, so I made a point

more toast. “No problem. What's

“Charles.”

slapping marmalade over the butter. “And what kind of self-defence does he do? Does he specialise in anything particular?

downs his coffee in two gulps. “He 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

her

“Something wrong?”

like? This Charles the

he's gay, so the women are comfortable with him when it has to get physical.” His phone beeps and he checks the screen.

down her toast and her

???

along if that's okay,”

more the merrier. Let's make him

the hotel lobby. Michael steps smartly, but

forward, hand offered. “Charles, great

with a firm shake. “You too,

you. This is my friend

meet you, James." He offers

Instantly likeable…

his gaze travels past me to settle on Charlotte and

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

eyes wild,

his shoulder. “Yes, husband. Hi, Chad. You might

and Michael stand

of etiquette is silent

The receptionist is staring…

no-one teach you manners,

Time to take charge…

Perhaps we should go somewhere more

*****

for the

Michael and Charlotte following, he

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