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

jug to me. “Charlotte, can you make

She crunches toast. “What am I

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

up on his

be active in the project, so I made a point of inviting them. Give

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

“Charles.”

self-defence

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

chews on her toast,

“Something wrong?”

he look like? This Charles the

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

toast and her gaze travels

???

tag along if that's

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

hotel lobby. Michael steps

powerfully built. Michael strides forward,

a firm shake. “You too, Michael. I’ve been looking forward to seeing the

This is my friend James and my wife,

James." He

Instantly likeable…

gaze travels past me to settle on Charlotte and

lurking behind me. “Hello, Chad.” She looks down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um, let

eyes

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

and Michael

book of etiquette is silent on

The receptionist is staring…

teach

Time to take charge…

“Charlotte… Perhaps we should go somewhere

*****

for the

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

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