Ruth/Harry. 100 words. Episode 3x05. Not my characters.
It's not that she's jealous of Zoe; she envies what Zoe has with Will. A lover, fiancé, the promise of a shared future.
Ruth likes to think she could have that with John Fortescue but, as appealing as he is with his PhD and singing voice, there is one thing he is not. Ironic that it turns out what he is not is precisely what Ruth really wants.
She tells herself she is a woman who knows her own mind, who knows what she wants from life. Her problem is that she can no longer pretend she doesn't want Harry.