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

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

“What am

new 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 of the clients. Richard and Beth are coming too

up on his investment?”

wants Beth to be active in the project, so I

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

“Charles.”

butter. “And what kind of self-defence

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 is

on her toast,

“Something wrong?”

he look like? This

Big, blond, blue-eyed strapping guy but I'm almost certain he's gay, so the women are comfortable with him when it has

puts down her toast and her gaze travels

???

tag along if that's okay,”

Michael’s smile is sunny. “The more the merrier. Let's make

Michael steps smartly, but Charlotte hangs

strides forward, hand offered.

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

you. This is my friend

meet you, James." He offers

Instantly likeable…

gaze travels past me to settle on Charlotte and he

she has been lurking behind me. “Hello, Chad.” She looks down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um, let me introduce you both to my

eyes wild,

shoulder. “Yes, husband. Hi, Chad. You might like to know that your employer

and Michael stand

is silent on this

The receptionist is staring…

teach

Time to take charge…

we

*****

for the

following, he swirls around, gives an

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