Halliwell Manor has been empty for several years. The layer of dust that has accumulated on the furniture is unpleasantly thick. There are cobwebs in every corner, waiting to spring themselves on an unsuspecting visitor. The rooms smell musty, like a waterlogged library. Though the garden shows signs of maintenance, the interior is oppressively lifeless. Without people to fill it, the house has become a shadow of its former self. Underneath all of that, the place is the same as the sisters remember. Halliwell Manor looks like home.
Theo seems to be less than content with the chastity involved, but he cooperates.
"Well, thank you for the help." She turns to Marks. "To both of you."
"Oh, you're quite welcome."
Just another day in the life of Bartholomew Marks.
"Warren, shall we go?"
"Don't worry about coming in the middle of the night. I don't think Theo is going to get his promised honeymoon gift that involved me, Felicia, Fernanda and handcuffs."
They go downstairs first. "Okay, so... we should figure out the future."
"What do we need to figure out? I'm your husband, I think that's a good start."
"Well, what exactly to do with the future? We have an entire magical destiny to deal and that sounds like the sort of thing that gets loved ones involved even if they don't want to."
"Lucky I don't have any of those, then. Look, I'll help you kill demons as long as I can take their powers, it's not that complicated. Think of it like an investment."
-He sighs.
"I'm sorry this isn't what you were expecting. I'm sorry for lying to you. I'm not sorry that I'm going to help you save the world. That's what this is. You get me powers, I use them to help you reach your goals."
"Well, at least this is a symbiotic partnership." Sigh. "This is probably not the best time to propose this, but do you have... family that we should be concerned with?"