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

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

can.” She crunches toast. “What am I

in particular. You can talk him through what you've been doing and perhaps give

his investment?” I

but he wants Beth to be active in the project, so I made a point of inviting them. Give her the opportunity to

butter over more toast. “No problem. What's he called? This

“Charles.”

“And what kind of self-defence does he do? Does he specialise in

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

her toast,

“Something wrong?”

does he look like? This

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

and her gaze travels

???

along if that's

“The more the

for the hotel lobby. Michael steps smartly, but Charlotte

strides forward, hand

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

me introduce you. This is my friend James

you, James." He offers his

Instantly likeable…

then his gaze travels past me to settle

Chad.” She looks down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um, let me introduce you both

his eyes

Chad. You might like to know that your

Michael

is silent on this

The receptionist is staring…

no-one teach you manners,

Time to take charge…

“Charlotte… Perhaps we should go somewhere

*****

head for the

Michael and Charlotte following, he swirls around, gives an

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