Sinful Desires (Colifer)

Chapter 4

{Colin's POV}
It was almost seven in the morning. Colin awoke with his normal routine. He showered, got dressed, and brushed his teeth before heading down to the hotel breakfast buffet for his poppyseed muffin and apple. He didn't care much for the hotel's coffee, so he always walked to Starbucks to get himself a coffee.

Colin had started getting in the habit of always grabbing two coffees. One was for Jennifer since she had introduced him to Starbucks in the first place. After that, he would always walk to her house no more than a five minute walk from his hotel, and they would carpool to set.

This time was different, though.

"Good morning, Rhonda!" Colin smiled at the elderly woman working the front desk. She had always been kind to him in keeping his location on the down low and made sure the cleaning staff always left an extra mint on his pillow.

"Morning," she smiled.

"Got anything for me today?" He asked leaning against the counter. She nodded handing him a stack of letters thicker than four stacked bibles. "Anything from Helen?" He asked quietly. She shook her head.

They had gotten into a fight over the fact that she refused to move to Vancouver for his job. Something about how all of her family was there, and he had chosen his career over family.

"I'm sorry, Lucky." She frowned. Rhonda had called him Lucky, or Lucky Charms occasionally, ever since he started staying at the hotel because of his accent.

"Aye, It's alright. I have to meet Jen soon, I'll see you later, Rhonda," he smiled at the elder woman before heading for the breakfast buffet.

Colin took a bite of his apple as he stepped outside. He quickly placed his letters in his car parked outside before turning to the Starbucks next door to the hotel. Walking in, he grinned at the barista.

"The usual please," he asked. The barista nodded smirking back at him. He had never really paid attention to flirting after he got married, but lately he had started to notice it a lot more.

She handed him two cups writing his name with a tiny heart over the 'i' on his. He nodded a thank you and walked out the door, looking to his left before being completely tackled.

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{Jen's POV}
Colin was heaving with something all down his white undershirt.

"M-my chest burns," he held the dark circle on his white t-shirt.

"What is it?" Jen asked leading him to the couch and getting him a glass of water to catch his breath back. He shook his head clutching his chest.

"Coffee," He muttered pointing to the large spot. "It burns!" He yelled.

"Okay, Colin. I'll be right back. Take your shirt off." She instructed getting up and walking to the kitchen. He looked at her funny. "I mean it, take your shirt off!" She said before he obeyed wincing.

Jennifer ran a towel under cold water until it was soaked. She walked back to Colin. "Lay back," she said before looking down at his chest. "Oh my God, Colin!" She gasped at his cherry red burnt skin.

Colin closed his eyes. She felt bad for the poor guy, and she didn't even know what happened. As she placed the cold towel on his chest, he yelled out grabbing her arm.