Chapter 104

Aria's POV I woke up to the insistent ringing of my phone. Groggily, I reached for it on my nightstand, my mind still fuzzy with sleep. "Just waking up?" a familiar male voice asked, though in my half-conscious state, I couldn't immediately place who it was. "Who is this?" I mumbled, sitting up in bed and pushing my tangled hair from my face. "Seems Miss Aria is truly busy with important matters, when you previously mentioned I could contact you again for freelance work." My brain finally kicked into gear as recognition dawned. "Julian?!" "Congratulations, Miss Aria, you guessed correctly." His amused tone made me flush with embarrassment. "Do you need something?" I asked, the last traces of sleepiness evaporating. "Of course. My concert tour next month starts in New York, and I need piano accompaniment for two songs..." He let the implication hang in the air, but I understood immediately. A concert tour... I bit my lip, hesitating for only a second before declining: "Sorry, you'll hav