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

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

can.” She crunches toast. “What

introduce you to the new 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

on his investment?” I

the project, so I made a point of inviting them. Give her the opportunity

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

“Charles.”

the butter. “And what kind of self-defence

for that matter,

her toast, her

“Something wrong?”

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

down her toast and her

???

I'll tag along if that's okay,” I

“The more the merrier.

Michael steps

forward, hand offered. “Charles, great to see you. Thanks for

hand with a firm shake. “You too, Michael. I’ve

is my

meet you, James." He

Instantly likeable…

me to settle on Charlotte

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

eyes

on his shoulder. “Yes, husband. Hi, Chad. You might like to know that your employer is my second

Michael

is silent

The receptionist is staring…

teach

Time to take charge…

“Charlotte… Perhaps we should go

*****

for

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

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