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,

She crunches toast. “What am I making myself

but him in particular. You can talk him through what you've been doing and perhaps give him an overview of

on his investment?”

he wants Beth to be active in the project, so I made a point of inviting

scrapes butter over more toast. “No

“Charles.”

over the butter. “And what kind of self-defence

use to defend herself, or a man for that matter, he seems

on her toast,

“Something wrong?”

does he look like?

the great thing. Given 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 physical.” His phone beeps and he checks the screen. “Ah,... That's him arriving

toast and

???

if that's okay,” I

more

Michael steps smartly, but Charlotte hangs

forward, hand offered. “Charles, great to

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

introduce you. This is my friend James

you, James." He offers his hand,

Instantly likeable…

gaze travels past me to settle on Charlotte and

looks down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um,

eyes

husband. Hi, Chad. You might like to know that your employer is

Michael

of etiquette is silent on this

The receptionist is staring…

teach you manners,

Time to take charge…

say. “Charlotte… Perhaps we should go somewhere more

*****

for

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

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