After Beth left, Rip moved on, never knowing if she was coming back with the way she was talking. He met her a new ranch hand who's a little bit younger than him she's 17, and he's 18 she's a stray like him that John took in. That was almost 10 years ago her and Rip had gotten married and had had 3 kids 2 girls and a little boy neither might not have any family but they've got John who treats their kids like his own flesh and blood. Beth had finally come back to the ranch she thought Rip would wait for her since they were in love, but to see her and him together hurt. One night, the hands went out to a bar, and Rip went to be the designated driver she had stayed home with their kids. Beth had gone and gotten a little tipsy and had kissed and fondled Rip he pushed her off him and left not long after. He walked into the main house since that's where they lived apon John's request walking into their room she was sitting in bed reading a book when he walked in a guilty look on his face. Rip: Baby, something happened he said, guilt ridden he had no feelings for Beth he only had feelings for his wife