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

“What

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

on his

Beth to be active in the project, so I

toast. “No problem. What's

“Charles.”

the butter. “And what kind of self-defence does he do? Does

or a man for that matter, he

chews on her toast, her brow

“Something wrong?”

like? This Charles the

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

down her toast and her gaze

???

if that's

“The more the merrier.

Michael steps smartly, but Charlotte

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

the hand with a firm shake. “You too, Michael. I’ve been looking forward

my friend James

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

Instantly likeable…

travels past me to

behind me. “Hello, Chad.” She looks down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um, let me introduce you both

eyes

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

and Michael

of etiquette is

The receptionist is staring…

no-one teach you

Time to take charge…

Perhaps we should go somewhere

*****

for

but as I gesture him through to the lounge, Michael and Charlotte following, he swirls around,

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