Cass didn't even care to pretend not to be surprised, and he was quite sure there was something else behind this sudden reluctance. He just needed to figure out what.
And then the obvious answer stared him in the face and he felt a waive of guilt rush over him for not considering it. Of course the villa didn't seem appealing to Percy. The last - and only - time they'd been there had been just a couple of days before his little performance. He winced at the memory.
'We can walk,' he said, biting his lip, though he didn't walk, rather he stopped short looking at Percy. 'I'm sorry. I shouldn't have suggested the villa, not after last time. I didn't mean to remind you of-' he really didn't want to mention it either. 'Look if you'd rather go home that's fine too, or I can ask Emilia to borrow one of her other houses. It doesn't need to be the villa if you're uncomfortable there.' Granted he loved the place, but he had only himself to blame for messing things up, even if his intentions in their own warped way had been good.