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

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

toast. “What am I making myself

self-defence trainer. The other new staff too when they arrive this afternoon, but him in particular. You can talk him through what you've been doing and perhaps

on his investment?”

he wants Beth to be active in the project, so I

toast. “No problem. What's

“Charles.”

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

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

on her

“Something wrong?”

does he look like? This

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

toast and her

???

I'll tag along if that's okay,” I

more the merrier. Let's make him

lobby. Michael steps smartly, but Charlotte

blond, powerfully built. Michael strides forward, hand offered. “Charles, great to see

shake. “You too, Michael.

is my friend James and my

meet you, James." He offers his hand,

Instantly likeable…

travels past me to settle on Charlotte

looks down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um, let me introduce you

eyes wild,

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

Michael

of etiquette is silent on this

The receptionist is staring…

teach

Time to take charge…

“Charlotte… Perhaps we should

*****

head for the

and Charlotte following, he swirls around, gives an apologetic nod to

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