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

I can.” She crunches toast. “What am I making

the new self-defence 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 of the clients. Richard and Beth are coming too to meet

his investment?”

but he wants Beth to be active in the project, so I made

butter over more toast. “No problem. What's

“Charles.”

slapping marmalade over the butter. “And what kind of self-defence does he do? Does he

If it’s something a woman can use to defend herself, or a man for that matter, he seems happy to teach it.” He

on her toast, her

“Something wrong?”

like? This Charles

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 are comfortable with him when it has to get

and

???

I'll tag along if that's okay,”

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

hotel lobby. Michael steps smartly,

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

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

This is my friend James and

to meet you, James." He offers

Instantly likeable…

past me to settle

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

eyes

Hi, Chad. You might like to know that your

and Michael

book of etiquette is silent on

The receptionist is staring…

teach you manners,

Time to take charge…

I say. “Charlotte… Perhaps we should go somewhere

*****

for the

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

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