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

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

She crunches toast. “What am I making myself

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

up on his investment?”

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

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

“Charles.”

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

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 is

her toast, her brow

“Something wrong?”

look like? This Charles the

he's gay, so the

down her toast and her

???

along if that's okay,” I

sunny. “The more

lobby. Michael steps smartly, but

strides forward, hand offered. “Charles, great to see

shake. “You too, Michael. I’ve been looking forward to

you. This is my friend James and

meet you, James." He offers his hand, smiling

Instantly likeable…

past me to settle on Charlotte and

She looks down, then at me,

eyes

Chad. You might like to know that your employer is my

and Michael stand

etiquette is silent

The receptionist is staring…

no-one teach you

Time to take charge…

“Charlotte… Perhaps we should

*****

head for the

gesture him through to the lounge, Michael and Charlotte following, he swirls around, gives an apologetic nod to Michael, then

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