James
Michael pours coffee for himself and Charlotte then passes the jug to me. “Charlotte, can you make yourself available after breakfast for half an hour?”
“Course I can.” She crunches toast. “What am I making myself available for?”
“I'd like to introduce you to the new self-defence trainer. The other 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 to meet them all.”
“Checking up on his investment?” I ask.
“Yes, but he wants Beth to be active in the project, so I made a point of inviting them. Give her the opportunity to be involved.”
Charlotte scrapes butter over more toast. “No problem. What's he called? This trainer?”
“Charles.”
