Nicci listened to Bo's toast and found her eyes going to the two other men.  Brotherhood, she loved that, it spoke of a mutual bond and care that could unite them.  She could see in her minds eye a picture of the Hewitts, a family who had lived in the same rough estate that she had grown up on.  Those three boys had taken on the world, their sharp elbows and determined chins making up for what they lacked in size,  their unique and unwavering loyalty to each other meaning that in the end they became almost untouchable.  She grinned as she imagined the three men as skinny boys with shorts, grubby knees and wicked grins.<br/><br/>Brothers in arms, joined with the common purpose of love without bounds and hearts with no chains.  As brothers they could paint the world around them with the rainbows of polyamory and set all them all free.  Her heart bounded so hard it felt as though it was taking flight.  Perhaps that is what they could all end up doing, taking flight, soaring in the warm currents of the life they must all yearn for - a Utopia that could be reached if they all believed in it enough and created it with their own hands to live in.<br/><br/>Nicci realised Bo was toasting the women and as he finished by saying he felt blessed Nicci shared the same feeling intently.... blessed. She looked into his eyes and smiled back, just raising her glass and not sipping, and replied back, “Cheers.”<br/><br/>Vince's cheerful, and celebratory tone with his soft sexy Irish brogue seemed to call to her party spirit and Nicci's eyes twinkled as she repeated “Fear Not.” and toasted back, “Sláinte!” She drank down the last sip of champagne, setting her glass down on the table, and saw Angus was walking over to them.<br/><br/>He cleared his throat and said, “Excuse me ladies and gents, if you would like to go through to the dining room when you are ready, dinner will be served in a few minutes."<br/><br/>“Before I leave you all to it, I will just explain that tomorrow morning breakfast will be served by Mrs Stuart in the dining room at eight am, and afterwards she will be explaining how the kitchen works, where everything is and how to order food, lay the fires etc.  After lunch I will take her and the girls back to the mainland, we will be sleeping over in the servants accommodation in the other wing tonight,  if anyone needs us for anything.”<br/><br/>“The day after tomorrow I will bring over the other outdoor staff, for the day, to meet you all and also show you around the grounds and go over the livestock needs for when we can't get over to the island in bad weather and exactly where everything is in the kitchen garden and store.”<br/><br/>“The only thing left to add is that I was asked by Mrs Taylor to remind you that your first diary post must be within the first 48hrs and to wish you all a very pleasant evening.”<br/><br/>With that he smiled at them all and left, being careful not to catch Marcus eye.  He did however have a broad grin on his face as he went, it seemed they were all getting on very well, and by God Marcus had chosen some dam fine sexy women.