<em>~ Marcus, alone in the room after Vince and Bo depart ~</em><br/><br/>It was eerily quiet now, the women having gone upstairs to their rooms and Bo and Vince heading off to the bathroom.  Marcus strolled around the lounge for a moment, letting his eyes wander over everything he saw, smiling at this and that.  In all the time he’d owned the castle, never had it seen more life than it had that night.  Life, vibrancy, sexuality, and emotions; it’s what made a place more than just a place and it was beginning to infuse the house.  He liked that, liked it a lot.  This group of individuals had been hand chosen for this “experiment” because he felt that, of all the applicants, they represented the best chance for a successful poly group and, more importantly, the formation of a loving family.<br/><br/>Turning, Marcus strolled across the room, pausing just long enough to scoop up the expensive bottle of scotch that Bo had left behind.  No sense leaving it here and Bo might want another drink before the night was done.  Whistling to himself, he entered the hallway and made his way to the billiards room.  It had been a while since he’d been there, pool not being all that much fun unless you had someone to play against, and while he waited he gathered the cue sticks and set the balls on the table in their rack.  Done, he plopped on the couch at one end of the room and sipped his tea, settling in to wait for their return.<br/>