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

then passes the jug to me. “Charlotte, can you make

toast. “What

when they arrive 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. Richard and Beth are coming too to

on his

so I made a point of inviting them. Give her the opportunity

butter over more toast. “No problem.

“Charles.”

of self-defence does

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

her

“Something wrong?”

look like? This Charles the

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

her toast and her gaze

???

tag along if that's okay,”

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

the hotel lobby. Michael

blond, powerfully built. Michael strides forward, hand offered.

“You too, Michael.

is my friend James and

James." He offers

Instantly likeable…

to settle on Charlotte and

down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um, let me introduce you both to my first

his eyes

hand on his shoulder. “Yes, husband. Hi, Chad. You might like to know that your employer is my

Michael stand

book of etiquette is

The receptionist is staring…

teach

Time to take charge…

we should go somewhere

*****

for

Michael and Charlotte following, he

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