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,

“What am I

introduce you 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

on his

the project, so I made a point of inviting them.

butter over more toast. “No

“Charles.”

“And what kind of self-defence does he do? Does he specialise in anything particular? Judo, karate,

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

chews on her toast,

“Something wrong?”

look like?

that the clientele here 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

her toast and her gaze travels

???

I'll tag along if that's okay,”

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

Michael steps smartly, but Charlotte hangs

Michael strides forward, hand offered. “Charles,

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

This is my friend James and

James." He offers his hand,

Instantly likeable…

travels past me to settle on Charlotte and he

down, then at me,

eyes wild,

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

and Michael

is silent on this

The receptionist is staring…

teach

Time to take charge…

we should go somewhere more

*****

for

through to the lounge, Michael and Charlotte following,

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