Loner's Retreat: Cassian & Lucia (The Ending)

CASSIAN

The silent tension surrounding Cassian and Vivian in his bed was growing thicker by the second. Vivian wasn't a confrontational woman. She liked things done quickly and efficiently, the details never mattered to her. For a while, Cassian operated the same but since he got to Loner's Retreat, something inside him rose up from the ashes, causing a shift in his dormant spirit.

The first sign came to him when he decided to let go of his stubborn personality and let loose during the nude art class, letting himself enjoy being in the company of people who weren't so focused on money and power. The second came after he followed Lucia into that outside shower and held her in his arms, as if they could erase whatever had been troubling her. Realizing he wanted to be the one to take care of her and release her of any pain she was obviously in, had made him recognize he no longer fit the bill of the Italian prince ready to take over the throne with his brilliant fiance. He simply wanted to be someone Lucia Johnson could trust with all her secrets and her voluptuous body.

Even now, with her allowing Vivian to catch them having some of the hottest sex he's ever had, he still felt the desperation to make things right with her. Lucia could fuck all the men and women she wanted, Cassian knew she thought about him when she made them come. Lucia made it clear tonight when he caught her and her friend in the act a few hours ago. She'd stared at him with the same intensity he felt whenever she was near him. The fact that he didn't feel guilty about it, even while Vivian was laying quietly next to him in his bed, made Cassian realize it was over between him and his high school sweetheart.

"I came to tell you I was sorry, Cassian. But it seems not even that would be of any use." Vivian broke the ice between them, while Cassian rubbed his face with hands, contemplating his next move.

"No, I suppose it wouldn't," Cassian countered, glancing over at her as she stared up at the ceiling. He met this stunning woman at the tender age of 15, during a wild night of disobeying his unbearable parents, when he almost ran over her on his scooter in the village. She'd been pretty calm about the whole thing, even then. But she was as smart as a whip and

Cassian had a thing for smart girls with nice breasts. She'd been wearing a deep wine colored dress that night that outlined them perfectly, and it was all it took to give him the courage to ask her to spend the night out on the town with him.

They made a good team back then, relationship-wise and on the business side as well when they graduated college together. But Cassian didn't see that free-spirit inside of her anymore. Vivian had grown to be the same kind robot they were both raised by. Cassian had broken free of that lifestyle just by being here, enjoying the present, and he'd be damned if he went back to the toxic environment without making some changes first.

And he needed to start with Vivian.

"You can have the condo in Venice. I'll look for something else when I get back," Cassian offered her as he sat up in his bed and Vivian's hand immediately grabbed a hold on his.

"It's alright. I packed all of my stuff before I came here." Vivian informed him, and Cassian raised an eyebrow at her in confusion. "I knew there had to be a reason why your stay here was extended. I guess it took me seeing you with her to understand that we don't want the same things anymore," she added as she twisted her engagement ring off of her finger and handed it to him as she sat beside him.

He stared at the 25-Carat diamond ring he specifically had made for her and chuckled at how nervous he'd been when he bought it five years ago.

"Do you think we can still be friends?" Cassian asked the blonde woman he thought he'd grow old and senile with, and smiled when she nodded and reached to shake his hand again.

"Of course, Cassian. We can work on that when you figure out what you want first. I suggest you start with the pretty brunette drinking beer by the beach." Vivian encouraged, with a hint of friendly mischief in her brown eyes as she pointed towards Lucia, who was indeed sitting on a beach chair, sipping on a bottle of beer as she stared into the dark ocean ahead of her. Cassian stood next to Vivian as they both observed their surroundings when they got up from the bed and felt the cool ocean breeze hitting their skin by the opened window.

"She hates me," Cassian concluded when Lucia glanced back over her shoulder and caught them looking in her direction. Her eyebrows furrowed and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly with contempt before she returned her gaze to the ocean.

"And you're Cassian Romano, there isn't a frown in the world you can't turn upside down with your charm," Vivian claimed proudly as she patted his shoulder and kissed his cheek. "Go get her." she urged him on with a wink and he nodded nervously, clearing his throat before he left his room.

When he finally got to the beach, he hesitated before approaching Lucia, not sure of what to say or how to even begin to apologize for his deception.

"Cassian Romano, first and only son to Stella and Alessandro Romano, heir to their multi-billion dollar real estate empire, soon-to-be married to Princess Vivian Rossi of the Rossi royal family. Am I invited to the wedding?" Lucia's words were slurring a bit in between her humorless short laughs, but Cassian caught every bit of anger behind them. He made his way around her chair to face her and lowered himself onto the sand before her, attempting at holding her gaze but she looked away as soon as he caught the tears streaming down her face.

The guilt killed him instantly but it didn't stop him from trying to gain her forgiveness.

"You have every right to be angry with me. And I don't blame you if you'd like to throw that beer bottle at my head right about now," Cassian started and paused when she started laughing again as she tried to stand up on her feet but she was too intoxicated to balance herself well so he held her against him. Which was futile since she pushed him away and stormed away from him, walking down towards the water.

"You feel that?" Lucia shouted as she spread her arms wide and closed her eyes when he reached her side again.

"Feel what?" Cassian asked just as a the breeze became violent and the waves crashed harder against their bare feet.

"There's a storm coming. And guess what? This place you wanted to take away from me so badly? It's going to be washed away pretty soon. I hope you'll stick around to drown yourself with your own money," Lucia spat out angrily as she reached for something inside her pocket, which turned out to be the deed to her family's property, with her signature at the bottom. He stared at the furious woman in front of him and tore the deed to shreds, throwing the pieces of paper into the ocean.

"Isn't this what you wanted?" Lucia asked in frustration, gesturing towards her retreat in the background. Cassian shook his head at her in response as he took her face in his hands and pulled her closer, staring down into her red and puffy eyes.

"No. Not anymore. I don't know what you did to make me change my mind but it happened. So I'm here to make you a better offer." Cassian stated, wiping away the remains of her tears from her cheeks.

"Before you do, you should know I killed my ex-boyfriend. Killed him real good too. So good, he stayed right here, " Lucia paused to point to her head, "stayed until he made sure I was never able to use this again." Lucia finished with a hiccup as she pointed to her heart next.

Cassian knew Lucia had her own secrets but he had no idea she'd been carrying all this around with her. It didn't scare him off. In fact, it only made her more human to him, more authentic. Not that she wasn't before. He was just used to her keeping her emotions in check.

This was a whole other side to Lucia he intended on exploring more deeply. But only after he convinced her to give him another shot.

"Are you mad at me because I wanted to buy this place or because you have feelings for me?" Cassian asked, even though he already knew the answer. Lucia pushed his hands away as she thought about her answer, and it only made him smirk at her evasiveness.

"You're getting married," Lucia tried to change the subject and he gave her an exasperated look.

"I wouldn't be out here if I were still going through with the wedding. Now, answer my question, you stubborn, drunk, smart and incredibly sexy woman." Cassian insisted as he pulled her against him and held her tight, so she wouldn't run away from him again.

"I'm not stubborn. And I don't have feelings for you." Lucia denied as she glanced down at his lips, causing Cassian to laugh at her lie.

"I can add liar to the list if you'd like." Cassian teased and it made Lucia's hand strike up to slap him but he caught it in time.

"Charm will not get me to forgive you, Cassian Romano," she rebutted with a frown, which Cassian smoothed over with the light brush of his lips.

"Are you sure about that, Ms. Johnson? Because I can assure you, you're as wet as the ocean ahead of us right now," he challenged, which he knew would be the start to rekindling the fire that he put out when his deception was exposed earlier.

"I'm a hyper-sexual woman. Your charm means nothing." Lucia insisted, with wild fury in her stubborn gaze and it only made Cassian more turned on.

"Lying isn't your strong trait, Lucia," Cass reminded her with a grin before he picked her up and carried her kicking and screaming to her shack. She had her own outside shower and he placed her underneath it, letting the cold water wet her face and body when he turned the water on so she'd be free of her drunken state. Lucia gasped as the water slipped down her jumping body, causing Cassian to laugh at the adorable woman who hated him.

"Are you really not engaged anymore?" Lucia asked, using her calmer voice now that she was mostly lucid, as she began to undress in front of him. Cassian tried to focus on answering her question but her nipples were hard and he could practically smell how wet she was for him. How could a man focus on anything but the beauty this woman held from her eyes alone?

"She gave me back the ring and moved out of our place in Venice. She came to say sorry and now we're both moving on. Did you actually kill your ex-boyfriend? And if so, I'm sure you'd look stunning in an orange jumpsuit." Cassian teased her once again and it made her laugh.

"Only you can turn death into laughter, Cass. But...no. I didn't strangle him or stab him or anything horrible like that." Lucia started, as she walked away from the shower and headed towards her shack. Cassian quickly followed her, and opened the door for her like the gentleman he was raised to be, and waited for her to enter before he followed her in and closed the door behind him.

"So tell me how you managed to kill a man and not end up incarcerated," Cassian guided her back into the conversation as he watched her reach for her pills on her side table next to her bed and observed how she swallowed them back as she washed it down with a glass of water. He figured those were her anti-depressant pills, which he now understood why she had to take them.

Losing someone she cared about deeply obviously impacted her in a devastating way, and her hyper-sexuality was probably a rare side effect of taking them for so long.

He only knew because he had a friend with the same problem, only his friend used it to keep himself a high-priced escort.

"Long story short, I found out he was cheating one night, stormed out of our apartment during a heavy rainstorm and he followed me on his motorcycle. He slid off the road, headed straight for a pole and it landed right on top of him, breaking his body in two," Lucia began, then paused as she sat on the edge of her bed and he stood against the door, waiting for her to continue, "I ended up at Dolly's apartment, spent the night there and didn't hear about his accident until morning. I didn't show up at the funeral, or the burial. I was too ashamed, felt too guilty for fucking Dolly that night when he was lying on the side of that road, " she stopped again, swallowing back her tears as she looked up at him, "dead...all because of me.

That's what I do, Cass. I hurt people. I hurt my parents by running away all the time, I hurt Dolly so much she had to see a therapist and you? Look what I did to you tonight. I'm not the fantasy you've built me up to be," she finished, and collapsed her back onto her bed. Cassian was still processing everything she'd just told him but right now, all he wanted to do was to put that long-awaited smile back on her face. If he had to give her fifty orgasms or tell fifty ridiculous jokes to do it, he would.

"Are you ready to hear my offer now?" Cassian asked the naked woman laying in bed as he made his way towards her and laid next to her. Lucia looked at him, and touched his cheek lightly before nodding. "I'd like to be an investor. Not just with this retreat but...with you personally as well." he finished and reached for her hand, letting her know he was serious.

"An investor...why? You could tear this place up and turn it into something better." Lucia reminded him and although it was true, Cassian wanted to see what his money could do for this place, how it would be able to help more people find their purposes in life. Marketing would be the key but he'd work out those details with her later.

"All it needs is some exterior renovations, maybe a few other features to get more people to come here but I guarantee you, if you allow me to help, I can return this sanctuary to its prime," Cassian replied, and held her gaze as she considered it.

"What do you want in return, Cass?" Lucia asked, as she began to unbutton his shirt, then his khaki shorts.

"I want you to see someone that can help with all the pain you carry around. Sex is fun and a good distraction when you need it but," Cassian began to respond as she kissed her way up to his ear and her hand started to massage his growing erection, making it harder for him to concentrate on forming full sentences. "It wont help you heal." He finished, holding back a grunt as she brought him out of his boxers and stroked his tip.

"Are you sure about that?" Lucia questioned hotly in his ear and it made Cassian smirk as he hung his head back in surrender, not being able to resist her touch, especially since his hunger for her kept increasing every second.

"Lucia," he said her name in warning and it made her chuckle against his cheek.

"Alright. But I want something in return," Lucia baited with a grin as she cuddled into his side and he spooned her from behind. His cock was hard as a rock as it poked her ass but he still enjoyed the intimacy she was sharing with him.

"Anything," Cassian whispered into the naughty woman's ear as he slowly teased her with the tip of his dick from behind.

"No more secrets. No more secrets and I'll agree to be your partner until you get tired of me." she countered and Cassian's hand made its way in between her legs, hooking his fingers deep inside of her, causing her to gasp.

"Then I guess we'll always be partners, amore mio," he said into her ear as he finger-fucked her slowly, torturing her with his snail-like movements. Her body was ready for more, but Cassian wasn't ready to give it to her. He loved it when her body shivered with need for him and he intended on getting that exact reaction from her very soon.

While his hand worked on her clit, his cock slowly entered her from behind, letting her get used to his size once again. Lucia moaned into his arm loudly, and Cassian grinned with victory. He loved hearing that sound and it encouraged him to increase the pacing of his fingers, but his cock was still dipping in and out of her wetness painfully slow.

"Tell me how bad you want it, Lucia," Cass demanded huskily into her ear as his fingers flicked at her G-spot in several rapid strokes, then slowed down when she began to breathe heavily.

"Please, please finish me off...." Lucia begged but it wasn't the answer he was looking for. So he removed his cock but kept his fingers completely still inside of her, boycotting giving her any more pleasure until she answered him. Lucia finally turned to look at him and leaned in to kiss him deeply, colliding his tongue with his before she broke apart and smiled at him.

"I want it bad enough to forgive you," she replied with a grin and it made him laugh before he grabbed her face and kissed her furiously, resuming the teasing with his fingers and his cock. Her inner walls grabbed on to him tight and her moans grew louder and louder as they moved in unison.

Cassian's fingers moved quicker, rubbing down and putting more pressure onto her clit. His patience for his own release was getting thinner by the minute, so he decided to turn her over on her stomach and place her hands above her head, using the ribbons that were already there to bind her hands together. Once he was done rendering her helpless, he lifted her ass up, bending her knees and drove right into her opening from behind, making both of them moan loudly at the instant sensation.

His cock slipped in and out, gaining the momentum until she started to roll her hips, making her inner walls wrap tighter and tighter around his thickening shaft. Fuck, he was going to come if she didn't stop. Cassian gripped her hips, to stop her from moving and continued his pumping. His breath quickened as the air around them grew thicker with humidity. The rain had started to pour heavily and he could hear the water patting down onto the earth from the sky. The thunder made him fuck her harder, going as deep as he could without hurting her. He spanked her ass, adding to her pleasure and it made her groan deeply into the pillow she anchored her head onto.

The lightning came next, and so did Cassian. He came just as hard as the rain poured down onto the roof of Lucia's shack, filling her with his juices. She was about to join him in the high a good orgasm came with but he decided he wanted her to scream tonight.

Cassian used his fingers to pry apart her dripping folds and used his tongue and lips to suck as her clit, swirling and suckling at it until she screamed his name and squirted into his mouth. He kept spanking her, and it made her come even harder. He plunged into her one last time, making them both scream out before they collapsed against each other.

"Fuck, can we write that into the contract?" Lucia asked between heavy breaths as Cassian untied her hands, then pulled her on top of him, allowing her to rest her head on his chest.

"If you only have me making you come like that every night, I can make those arrangements," Cassian replied, as he grabbed a hold of the plush and soft skin on her ass and spanked her again. It made her groan as she slid herself slowly against his resting cock.

"Oh, come on. Can't Dylan or Dolly watch at least?"

"I'm a selfish man, Ms. Johnson. I need you all to myself. Until you get tired of me making you scream that is." he teased her and she chuckled as she slid down his body low enough for her mouth to land right on his rising cock.

"No such thing Mr. Romano," she said with a wicked smile, as she licked the rim of his dick, making his hips jump in response, "you got yourself a new business partner."