Well, that was certainly quite a lot for Edward to take in. It appeared as though she was quite enamoured of him which left him quite befuddled since the thought of romance had never crossed his mind, quite simply, he had been certain that he didn't deserve another chance at love considering how his first marriage had ended. Now he had Ruth informing him that his opinion on the matter was not shared by at least one person and he was tempted to correct her on her own feelings. But before he could think of what to say she was getting up and heading back toward the house.

That, at least, was good and he moved to join her. Thankfully, the benefit of some motion gave him time to actually digest some of his thoughts and he decided that he should not, in fact, try to explain to her that she couldn't feel as she currently did. That was not how emotions worked, he was aware of that much. This left him with the question of what he should do since he didn't want Ruth to leave the manor over a crush. But he was not sure was quite fair to the young woman since he had no idea if he would or could accept her feelings. He was quite fond of young Jacob and would hate to not have the boy around to dote on, but he wasn't sure that was sufficient reason so wed the lad's mother by itself. He felt very put upon and decided that his idea for a cup of tea was precisely what was in order.