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

the jug to me. “Charlotte, can you make yourself available after breakfast for half an

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

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

his investment?”

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

scrapes butter over more toast. “No problem.

“Charles.”

“And what kind of self-defence does he do? Does he specialise in anything particular?

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

chews on her toast,

“Something wrong?”

does he look like? This Charles

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 her

???

I'll tag along if that's

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

the hotel lobby. Michael steps smartly, but

waiting, tall, blond, powerfully built. Michael strides forward,

firm shake. “You too, Michael. I’ve been

is my friend James and my wife,

James." He offers

Instantly likeable…

past me to settle on Charlotte and he

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

eyes

a hand on his shoulder. “Yes, husband. Hi, Chad. You might like to know

and Michael

is silent on this

The receptionist is staring…

teach you

Time to take charge…

say. “Charlotte… Perhaps we should

*****

for the

to the lounge, Michael and Charlotte following, he swirls

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