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

me. “Charlotte, can you make yourself available after

crunches toast. “What am I

trainer. The other new staff too 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

on his

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

over more toast. “No

“Charles.”

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

use to defend herself, or a man for that matter, he seems happy to teach it.”

her toast, her

“Something wrong?”

look like? This Charles

blond, blue-eyed strapping guy but I'm almost certain he's gay, so the women are comfortable with him when it has to

toast and her gaze travels to

???

if that's okay,” I

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

the hotel lobby. Michael steps smartly,

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

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

introduce you. This is my friend

you, James." He offers his

Instantly likeable…

travels past me to settle on Charlotte and he

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

eyes wild,

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

and Michael

is silent on

The receptionist is staring…

teach you

Time to take charge…

Perhaps we should

*****

for

the lounge, Michael and Charlotte following, he swirls around, gives an apologetic nod to Michael, then sweeps Charlotte into

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