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

I can.” She crunches toast. “What am

You can

up on his investment?”

in the project, so I made a point

over more toast. “No problem. What's

“Charles.”

self-defence does

or a man for that matter, he seems happy to teach it.” He reaches for the coffeepot. “Certainly the clients in the

her toast, her brow

“Something wrong?”

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

her toast and her gaze travels

???

along if

more the merrier. Let's make him

lobby. Michael steps

forward,

too, Michael.

is my friend James and

to meet you, James." He offers his

Instantly likeable…

gaze travels past me to

down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um, let me introduce you both to my

eyes

You might like to know that your employer is

and Michael stand

etiquette is silent on

The receptionist is staring…

no-one teach you manners,

Time to take charge…

say. “Charlotte… Perhaps we should go somewhere

*****

for

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

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