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

She crunches toast. “What am I

in particular. You can talk him through what you've been doing and perhaps give him an overview of the clients. Richard and Beth are coming too

up on his

be active in the project, so I made a point of inviting them. Give her the

“No

“Charles.”

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

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 clients

chews on her toast, her brow

“Something wrong?”

like?

but I'm almost certain he's gay, so the women are comfortable with him when it has to get physical.” His

toast and

???

tag along if that's

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

for the hotel lobby. Michael steps smartly, but Charlotte hangs

stands waiting, tall, blond, powerfully built. Michael strides forward,

“You too,

me introduce you. This is my friend

He offers his

Instantly likeable…

then his gaze travels past me to

where she has been lurking behind me. “Hello, Chad.” She looks down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um, let me introduce you

eyes

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

and Michael

etiquette is silent

The receptionist is staring…

no-one teach you manners,

Time to take charge…

Perhaps we should go

*****

head for the

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

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