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

“What am

him in particular. You can

up on his

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

“No problem.

“Charles.”

of self-defence does he do? Does he specialise in

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

chews on her

“Something wrong?”

look like?

guy but I'm almost certain he's gay, so the women are comfortable with

toast and her gaze travels

???

if

“The more the merrier. Let's

for the hotel lobby. Michael

blond, powerfully built. Michael strides forward, hand offered. “Charles, great

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

you. This is my friend James and

James." He offers

Instantly likeable…

gaze travels past me to settle

looks down, then at me, then at Michael. “Um,

eyes

Chad. You might like to know that your employer is my

Michael

book of etiquette is silent

The receptionist is staring…

no-one teach you manners,

Time to take charge…

I say. “Charlotte… Perhaps we should go somewhere

*****

for the

says nothing, but as I gesture him through to the lounge, Michael and Charlotte following, he swirls around, gives an

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