Demelza sighed as she walked in to the kitchen and looked at Jinny as she started to make their tea.

"Mam," Jinny said as she looked at her, "would you like me to put tea on?" Ross looked at Jinny and shook his head.

"No thanks Jinny, you go off early today, I'm taking my wife out for a bit."

Demelza looked at him confused. "Ross?" Demelza asked confused.

"Just a walk along the beach my love," Ross said as he kissed Julia on the head as Prudie took her upstairs to bed.

"Let me just prepare something for us," Demelza said practically singing, which Ross struggled not to smile at her.

Francis looked at Elizabeth and Aunt Agatha and sighed crossly. "I'm going to Nampara," Francis said as he stood up furiously, "I bet she's gone to Ross for him to help her." Elizabeth sighed at this.

Ross helped Demelza over the wall and smiled at her as he kissed her gently. Demelza smiled up at him. "I thank you," Ross whispered as he looked at her.

"What for?" Demelza asked, "I ain't done nothing."

"Haven't," Ross corrected her smiling, "you have, more than you'd ever know."

"I couldn't see Verity wasting away," Demelza said sighing, "she deserves happiness for what she's done for you and for me..."

Ross looked at her confused. "For me?" he asked looking at her.

"When Verity came to stay," Demelza said as she looked out to the sea as they stopped and let the sea go over their toes, "she told me what you were like when you came back from the war after you found out about Elizabeth and Francis." Demelza shivered as she had a thought of Ross and Elizabeth.

Ross wrapped his arm around her. "Are you cold?" Ross asked worriedly.

"No I'm quite warm," Demelza said as she looked at him, "she came and got you out of what's the word, a black cloud... She then helped me with everything, she was the first person I told when I was with child..." Ross looked at her.

"When I came home," Ross said whispering, "I was distraught, I lost the woman I loved to my cousin..." Demelza looked at him. "Notice the past tense," Ross whispered gently, "that's because I met you, your never going to be Elizabeth..."

Demelza turned and looked at him coldly. "I know that..." Demelza said bitterly.

"But I don't want you to be Elizabeth..." Ross said honestly, "Elizabeth will always be my first love but you are my wife and the mother of our child, your my true love."

Demelza looked at him tears in her eyes. "Oh Ross," Demelza said as she wiped her eyes, "Let's go home..." Ross looked at her full of lust and love.

Francis knocked angrily on Nampara's door.

Prudie staggered drunkenly to the door and opened it as Francis barged in.

"Where is she?" Francis asked as he nearly pushed her over.

"Who?" Prudie asked as she looked at him.

"Where's my sister," Francis asked as he looked around in blind fury and saw Julia looking at him.

"She ain't here," Jud said as he looked up at him, "it ain't just doing this, it ain't just barging in here, it ain't just pushing my wife..."

Francis looked at him. "You pertulant waste... where is my sister?"

Jud stood up and looked at him. "She ain't here..."

Francis pushed him sending him flying on Julia's cot.

Francis heard the door shut.

"What's going on," Ross asked angrily as he saw his cousin man handle his servant.

"Julia!" Demelza screamed as she ran to her daughter who was screaming on the floor.

Ross looked at Francis. "What have you done to my daughter?" Ross asked his voice full of anger and disgust.

"Where is my sister?" Francis asked ignoring his question.