Jin waited outside the hotel for Shui the next day as it was time to return to Beijing. A strange sinking emotion unsettled him. Light bags had formed under his eyes, evident of the sleepless night that had filled his mind with the kiss and his own wavering emotions.
He looked up at the blue, cloudless sky, afraid of the consequences. Kissing Shui was crossing a line in regards to the deal he made with the Gods. The fear of something untoward happening ate the peace of his mind. What if last night's kiss counted as him stepping out of his line and Jun would be punished for it? All that happiness that have embraced him would be snatched away from him?
But after talking to Jun this morning, he was assured that nothing sort of impending danger he had imagined took place. He and Ai were doing just fine. Jun was naturally curious of how things were going between him and Shui and he indirectly asked him about it, but Jin diverted from that topic and hung up.
