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06/03/2026

Alice gives Ruairi some loving care, and George and Amber hatch a plan.

Having heavily persuaded Ruairi to come round for tea at The Nest, Alice says both her and Miranda are worried about him. Ruairi admits the thought of going back to Home Farm without Jenny there feels really weird. Alice agrees, but also looks forward to sitting by the French windows and conjuring up Jennifer鈥檚 presence. Ruairi starts crying, before rejecting Alice鈥檚 offer to move into the Nest with her and Martha instead. Alice pushes, she can easily move into Martha鈥檚 room and they鈥檇 both love his company. Ruairi though insists he鈥檒l stay at Blossom Hill, at least while he can still afford it. Alice reiterates he鈥檇 be very welcome and makes him promise that there鈥檚 nothing else bothering him.

George and Amber ambush Eddie and Will into a meeting, producing the scan photo of Eddie鈥檚 first great grandchild. They explain, the next scan鈥檚 only eight weeks away and they don鈥檛 want to bring their baby home into a divided family. Left alone to talk, Eddie asks why Will can鈥檛 put their differences behind him, like him and George have done. Will argues that he couldn鈥檛 turn his back on George like Eddie did. He was taking care of someone who could have died. Will then admits what George did to the family was awful, but reckons he鈥檚 really turned a corner since. They hug and agree to draw a line, grateful to George and Amber for bringing them together. Elated, Eddie suggests a resurrection of the Cider Club on Sunday. This reunion deserves a celebration!

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