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

coffee for himself and Charlotte then passes the jug to me. “Charlotte, can you make yourself available after breakfast for

crunches toast. “What am I

in particular. You can talk

his investment?” I

so I made a point of inviting

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

“Charles.”

of self-defence does he do? Does

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 with

chews on her toast,

“Something wrong?”

he look like? This Charles

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

and her gaze travels

???

tag along if that's

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

for the hotel lobby. Michael steps smartly, but Charlotte

built. Michael strides forward,

“You too,

me introduce you. This is my friend James and my

He

Instantly likeable…

then his gaze travels past me to settle

steps 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 to my first husband,

his eyes

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

and Michael

of etiquette is silent on this

The receptionist is staring…

no-one teach you manners,

Time to take charge…

say. “Charlotte… Perhaps we should go

*****

for

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

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