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

crunches toast. “What am I making

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

his investment?”

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

scrapes butter over more toast. “No

“Charles.”

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

“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

chews on her

“Something wrong?”

does he look like? This Charles

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.

down her toast and her gaze

???

if that's okay,”

smile is sunny. “The more the

hotel lobby. Michael steps

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

too, Michael. I’ve been looking forward to seeing

This is my friend James

James." He offers

Instantly likeable…

to settle on

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

his eyes wild,

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

and Michael

is silent on this

The receptionist is staring…

no-one teach

Time to take charge…

I say. “Charlotte… Perhaps we

*****

head for the

the lounge, Michael and Charlotte following, he

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