Chapter 137

Aria's POV I hesitated, but the window to recall the message had already passed. Suddenly anxious, I sat there staring at my phone, feeling restless. Would Aiden think I was being conceited? Lillian noticed me fixating on my screen. "Got some eye candy on that phone?" She leaned over for a peek, just in time to see Aiden's reply pop up. Lillian pulled back dramatically. "...Sorry, I shouldn't have set myself up for punishment." She knew there'd be couple stuff, yet still looked. Serves her right! I glanced at my phone anxiously, opening Aiden's reply: "Ok." Just one word? Really? Mr. Carter, are you sure you don't want to say anything else? Maybe throw a compliment my way? Would that kill you? I waited several minutes, but no follow-up message came through. Fine, I guess I was reading too much into things anyway. I put my phone down and looked up just in time to catch the host on stage looking directly at me. "Please don't tell me they picked me," I whispered to Lillian beside me. Lill