Potential Husband — Lucy Clark

When rural GP Vicky Harness first met orthopaedic surgeon Steven Pearce, she was deeply attracted, and pleased he's be working in the local hospital - until she found he'd bought some family land to renovate the cottage there. Meanwhile he would be her lodger...!
Given Vicky's strong attachment to the land, why was Steven persuading Vicky to sell the rest of the property, and what would this do to their growing involvement?