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

She crunches toast. “What am I making

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

up on his investment?”

to be active in the project, so I made

more toast. “No problem. What's

“Charles.”

kind of self-defence does he do? Does he specialise in anything particular? Judo,

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

chews on her toast,

“Something wrong?”

does he look like? This Charles

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

down her toast and her gaze

???

I'll tag along if that's

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

hotel lobby. Michael steps smartly, but Charlotte

man stands waiting, tall, blond, powerfully built. Michael strides forward, hand offered. “Charles, great to see

the hand with a firm shake. “You too, Michael.

introduce you. This is my friend James and my

to meet you, James." He offers his hand, smiling

Instantly likeable…

travels past me to settle on Charlotte

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

his eyes wild,

Chad. You might like to

and Michael

is

The receptionist is staring…

teach

Time to take charge…

Perhaps we should go somewhere

*****

for the

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

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