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

coffee for himself and Charlotte then passes the jug to me.

I can.” She crunches toast. “What

particular. You can talk him through what you've been doing and perhaps give

on his investment?”

so I made a point of inviting them. Give her the opportunity to be

toast. “No

“Charles.”

self-defence does he do?

downs his coffee in 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 happy to teach it.” He reaches for the coffeepot. “Certainly the clients in the City have been very happy with him. But his forte

on her

“Something wrong?”

he look like?

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

her toast and her

???

tag along if

sunny. “The more

for the hotel lobby. Michael steps smartly, but Charlotte

built. Michael strides forward, hand offered.

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

me introduce you. This is my friend James and

you, James." He offers his

Instantly likeable…

then his gaze travels past me to settle on Charlotte and he gapes.

then at

his eyes wild,

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

and Michael

etiquette is

The receptionist is staring…

teach you manners,

Time to take charge…

Perhaps we should

*****

head for the

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

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