06/08/2020

Alice calls Brian about an unhappy farmer that Home Farm has an arable contract with and he reassures her that she can handle it. Brian’s pleased he convinced Alice to step in while Adam is recuperating, she’s doing really well. Meanwhile, Alice has to tell herself she’s up to the job even if she doesn’t feel like she is.

Brian’s visited Adam at home and thinks he looks worse than when he was in hospital. He tells him he’s drafted in Alice but that doesn’t lift Adam’s spirits, which Brian puts down to sibling rivalry. Brian thinks about his sister and how they’re no longer in touch. He doesn’t want the same thing to happen with the next Aldridge generation. At the end of the day, Brian relaxes with a drink. It’s been a good day on the harvest, Alice is off to a good start and Adam looked happier when he told him that the work is doing Alice good – giving her a sense of achievement by helping Adam when he really needs it.

Chris rings Alice at the Home Farm office. He wants to tell her that he’s thinking of her but she cuts the call short saying she’s too busy. He decides to cook something special to celebrate delivering the tree sculpture and Alice’s first day at Home Farm. Alice is pleased with how her first day has gone. She wants to celebrate and her heart sinks at the thought of Chris’s plans for the evening. She calls Chris to say she’s working late and will miss dinner. Chris understands there can be a lot to get used to in a new job. He loves Alice’s determination. He leaves the dinner in the oven and the table laid for Alice for when she gets home.