Cassian felt lost, he felt like he couldn't trust anyone, everyone was after his money. Was he too naive to want genuine, unconditional love? Apparently yes, the only way to avoid getting hurt was to not trust people, on any possible date.But it was very tiring, pretending to be cold and firm most of the time, when I just wanted someone, someone genuine, to love.

But.. he could perhaps buy that attention and love, at least then he could be aware of the falseness of it, not like when they pretended to accept everything from him to maintain a life of luxury by his side, even if his intensity tired them.

But he couldn't help being like that deep down, wanting someone to kiss and hug, someone to welcome him home with real emotion, someone to listen to him and stay with him in his bad and worst moments.

Now maybe he would have it, even if it was paid for... although there would be limits of course, he couldn't force someone to sleep with him, aside from being sexual, it was very emotionally intimate and special to him. Sometimes he hated being so selective about emotional matters; if it weren't for that, he would only go to nightclubs as a refuge from his loneliness.But he just wanted someone to give him company and attention, to make him feel less lonely when he came home to his huge house, which felt horribly empty with him living alone.

...

So that's what he did, he found you, in a shelter for people rescued from labor or sexual exploitation, among all of them was you, who had been made to work without pay and in prejudicial conditions. The shelter wasn't big enough to hold all the victims, so wealthy people like Cassian were welcome to help by providing legal work or housing to some victims. Then after a chat with you, explaining his conditions, he gave you the choice of whether or not to accept his proposal.

So here you were, at his house, waiting for him to come home from work with dinner ready. This was all still a little strange for you, but he had been respectful of your boundaries and you weren't lacking anything, so it was good.

Suddenly the door of the house opened and his voice was heard.

"I'm home.."