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announcer: Tonight
on "The Bachelor"...
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- Whoo!
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- Much like falling in love,
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the first step is the hardest.
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- Ahh! [laughs]
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How's it going?
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Knowing that I'll be meeting
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four families
certainly will help
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make sense of my feelings.
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- I'm falling in love
with you.
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Like, bringing you home
is such a big deal to me.
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- Oh!
- I'm so excited for him
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to get to know, like,
where I came from.
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- Clayton could be
my husband,
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and I hope my family can see
the person that I see.
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- Tonight could change
everything.
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I told him I was falling
in love with him.
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- I don't know where
his relationship's at
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with the other three.
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- Who's gonna be here
to pick up the pieces?
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- Do you think
you love Susie?
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Proceed with caution.
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- You better be good to her.
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I don't give a damn
about anything else.
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- As a father, people always
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have to prove their selves
to me.
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What are you gonna do
to not hurt her?
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♪ ♪
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[upbeat music]
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♪ ♪
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- It is Hometown week,
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and this is the most
important week for me
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in my entire journey.
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I have
four women left with me,
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and I haven't said
I'm falling in love
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with any of these women
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just because saying the words
holds a lot of weight.
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But knowing that I'll be
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meeting four families
this week
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certainly will help me
make sense of my feelings.
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Today, I am
in Poquoson, Virginia,
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to meet Susie's family,
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so I am so very excited.
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Oh, there she is.
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This is a woman that has
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so many great
characteristics about her.
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And what I really love
about her is
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how her family
is so important to her.
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- I'm gonna come to you.
- Bring it to me.
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In Croatia, Susie told me that
she's falling in love with me.
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And it could be very well
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that I've already
begun to fall in love.
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So today, I'm excited to see
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how much farther we can take
this relationship.
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- Welcome to Virginia.
- Mm-hmm. I'm excited.
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Look at this view.
- I know, it's pretty, right?
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- Yes, what do you
have in store today?
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- I'm excited to introduce
you to my family tonight.
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- Yes.
- But before that,
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I have a really fun day
planned, some surprises.
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You ready to go?
- I am, I'm so ready.
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- Good.
- So let's bring it.
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- Okay, let's go.
- Okay.
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- Clayton's a man that
I'm falling in love with,
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and after today and, like,
seeing how he is
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here in Virginia
and how he is with my family,
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like, I feel like,
if everything goes well,
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we'll be one step
closer to like,
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truly being in love.
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But before that, there's
one thing that I need to know.
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So today we're gonna find out
if Clayton likes being choked.
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[rock music plays]
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♪ ♪
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- Oh, my gosh.
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- Jujutsu is something
that I'm passionate about.
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It's something that I love.
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I started
training jujutsu in Japan,
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and I think it changed
my life.
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I used to struggle a lot
with body image,
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and I feel like,
training jujutsu, like,
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I see my body as a weapon.
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And, like, I'm really excited
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that I get to share this
with him.
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Nice.
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- Hey, Susie.
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- Brendan's
a former coach of mine.
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He's now
a professor in jujutsu.
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He's a black belt.
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So he's gonna teach us some
moves today and have some fun.
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- Can't wait
to get my ass kicked.
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- So why don't you guys
go ahead.
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We got Gis over there for you,
go get changed out,
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and we'll meet you
back here on the mat.
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- Let's do it.
- All right, let's go.
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I'm really excited.
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Didn't think I would be
throwing on a jujutsu outfit,
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but here we are.
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- Ow, ow!
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Look at you.
- I'm ready, let's go.
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Did I tie it right?
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I don't even know
if I tied it right.
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- It's really close.
- Do you want to fix him?
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- Yeah, okay.
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Clayton
is killing it in the Gi.
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I actually was like,
most thrilled about, like,
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forcing him to wear one.
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But he looks good,
and like, he's...
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he's, like, ready to roll.
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- All fights start on the feet.
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But they
don't end there, right?
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Unless you get the perfect
throw, the fight keeps going.
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So the first thing
that she's going to do,
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she's gonna take her butt
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and she's gonna
put it over here.
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So it's called shrimping.
She gets her hips away.
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- It's called what?
- Shrimping, all right?
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She makes that shrimp motion.
- It's called shrimping.
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This is it.
We can't make this up.
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- We just can't get away
from shrimp.
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Yeah, I mean,
I've had shrimp follow me
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throughout
this entire journey.
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It's ridiculous.
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It's never going away,
apparently.
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- I try to push in,
she hips away, she shrimps.
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Brings the leg through.
And then she wraps her legs.
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safe position.
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Got it?
- You can stay there.
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At the end of the day though,
I'll shrimp with Susie
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any day of the week.
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- Hip away.
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Knee to elbow.
Collect, wrap the guard.
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Good.
- Nice.
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- All right,
so we got that position.
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So she's gonna get one arm in,
one arm out.
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Leg goes over, locks the shin.
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And then she's gonna
pull down on my head,
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hip up and pinch her knees.
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- Like I said,
today we're gonna find out
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if Clayton likes being choked.
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- [coughing]
- Oh, [bleep]!
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Are you okay?
Are you okay?
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- I'm good, no, no,
I wanted to see.
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- Turns out he does.
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♪ ♪
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- Am I in your element?
Virginia Susie.
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- This is Virginia Sue.
- Virginia Sue.
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- So far today
has been so much fun.
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I can't wait for Clayton
to meet my parents and, like,
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see what my family is like,
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because family's
truly so important to me.
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I aspire to have a
relationship like my parents.
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So it's important
for Clayton to meet them
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and just to, like,
see where I come from.
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And I want him just to, like,
know why I am the way I am.
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I was nervous to bring
you like, home-home,
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to be honest, as you know.
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- What are you--
were nervous about?
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Like, were you nervous
that I'm just gonna, like,
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look at this and be like...
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- No, like,
I think I'm just really
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different from, like,
where I'm from.
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My town, like, I don't know,
I guess I just, like,
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wanted so bad my whole life
to get out of where I was from.
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And with my dad
getting sick, like,
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a lot of it kind of made sense.
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And I was like,
I'm certainly meant to be here.
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Like, my dad is the man
that I've looked up to
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my whole life.
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And when he got sick,
like, one of like,
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the most
heartbreaking things for me
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was like, um...
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Oh, God, I didn't want say it,
but just like,
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the thought of him,
like, not being there
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to, like, walk me down
the aisle one day.
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Like, he set such a standard
of like, what a man should be.
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And, like,
I want him to meet my person.
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I want him
to be there on that day.
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And like, I don't know,
I just, I don't even like
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to think about it, but to be
feeling what I'm feeling
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and to be feeling like
I'm falling in love with you,
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like, bringing you home to meet
him specifically is, like,
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such a big deal to me
and, like, so important.
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- Yeah--yeah.
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I mean, I can only really
like, sympathize with how
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tough going through
all that would be.
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I think I'm, like,
really excited obviously
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to meet him because, again,
if, like, that's the standard
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you hold for, like,
what a man should be,
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you know,
then it's like, okay, like,
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I want to, like,
see what that is.
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- Yeah.
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- And hopefully live up
to that expectation.
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So I hope to, yeah,
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I really hope to just
make the most of today,
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and I know we will,
and I'm excited.
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- Me too.
- So thank you.
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- I'm excited.
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It's a big deal for me
to introduce somebody
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to my dad like this.
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My dad means
so much to me and, like,
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I can't even imagine,
like, a world without him.
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So, like, for me to bring
Clayton home and for him to be
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someone I am potentially
going to marry, like,
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it's very serious
and it's very much real.
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- All right, well,
should we go meet the parents?
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- Let's do it.
- All right, let's do it.
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- Okay.
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♪ ♪
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[upbeat music]
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- Ooh, here we come.
- How are you feeling?
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- I'm a little nervous,
but that's okay,
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because that just means I care.
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Right now, I'm about to meet
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Susie's mom, Jean,
her dad, Tom,
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her sister, Barbara,
and her best friend, Lauren.
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It's very important for me
to be able to get the approval
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of her family because
with that, that takes us
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one step closer towards,
you know,
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finding that everlasting love.
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Hello.
- Hi.
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- How are y'all doing?
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- Oh, my gosh.
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Clayton, this is Lauren.
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This is my best friend.
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- I'm gonna hug you.
- Yeah, I'm a hugger too.
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- Your ears
must have been burning.
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We were just talking about you.
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- You can tell
the second that Susie
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walks in the room that,
like, her father,
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like, they have this
incredibly strong bond.
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So I really do want
his approval.
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Like it means so much to me,
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considering, like,
how important he is to her.
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- You brought me flowers too.
- I did.
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[laughing]
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- Awesome, thank you.
- Always the jokester, Tom!
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- This is a really big step
for Clayton and I.
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And it's a really big deal
to my parents.
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I'm not, like, worried
about my parents
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not embracing Clayton,
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but they're, like, the most
important people in the world
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to me and like, their opinions,
like, definitely matter.
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- I'm so glad you're here.
- Who, me or her?
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- Both of you.
- I need to hear every detail.
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- Where did you go,
what did you do?
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- We have went through such
an incredible journey together.
249
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- I can't even imagine.
- Tell us about it.
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- She shocked me out the limo.
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A little buzzer.
- Oh, yeah.
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- Wait, what did you do?
You did that?
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- Then she was
the first one-on-one date.
254
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She was the first
one-on-one date, yeah.
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[all cheering]
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And we were--we--we did it big.
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Like, I felt like after that,
I even, like,
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thought after the first
one-on-one date
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I was like, man,
I feel like we've been dating
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for like, over a year.
- Oh, wow.
261
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- Yeah, it's so crazy.
- That's good.
262
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- 'Cause it was
so natural, yeah.
263
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- Well, I'm excited
that you guys are here.
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I'm excited to get to know
Clayton, and I'm excited.
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- Cheers.
- Cheers.
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- Susie, let's go have a chat.
- Let's do it.
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I'm excited to talk
with my dad and just kind of
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check in on him
and see how he's doing.
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I've missed my family
so much this whole time,
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and it feels good to be home.
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Like, I feel happy.
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Are you--I wanted
to ask you like,
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is everything going well with
you since I've been gone?
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- Yeah, yeah, I--
- Like, your health
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and everything?
- I have an MRI tomorrow,
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but I'm expecting good results.
- Okay.
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- And I'm getting
stronger every day.
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- I shared with him like,
when you got sick, like,
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one of the things I thought
about that, like,
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broke my heart, and I'm like,
I don't even like to
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talk about it was, like, the
thought of you not being there
282
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on, like,
the day that I get married.
283
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- Hey, I'm gonna be here
for that--I'm gonna be here.
284
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- I told him today,
I was like,
285
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my dad is, like,
the golden standard of, like,
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what I expect in a person
and, like, in a partner.
287
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- Thank you.
- In a man and like...
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Yeah, like, you've just really
set the standard really high.
289
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And I think that's why
I've been so tough on people
290
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in the past in relationships
and stuff, like...
291
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- Because of me?
- Kind of a savage.
292
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'Cause you're just
such a good person.
293
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Like,
you're just such a good...
294
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- Thank you.
- Man, and like,
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I think that's
what's scary in this is that I,
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like, I do believe everything
that he's shown me and stuff.
297
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But like, if he's not, like,
I know I won't stand for it.
298
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I do think that Clayton
and I have something special.
299
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It doesn't feel like,
any other kind of relationship
300
00:11:05,064 --> 00:11:06,633
that I've had before this.
301
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So I just hope that my dad,
like, really likes Clayton.
302
00:11:11,604 --> 00:11:13,806
- I just
want you to know, like,
303
00:11:13,873 --> 00:11:16,910
if you choose Susie,
what you're getting.
304
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And I don't know if she--
I know she's talked to you
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00:11:18,845 --> 00:11:21,181
about it, but I got really sick
last year.
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And on one of the worst nights,
she slept next to my bed
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and would not leave
my side all night.
308
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And that's the type
of person you're getting.
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She's--she's special.
You know that, right? I mean...
310
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- I figured that out
so early on.
311
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- Yeah.
- Yeah.
312
00:11:36,496 --> 00:11:38,097
- I'm surprised someone
hasn't nabbed her yet.
313
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- Well, that's what--
- You've got her on the line.
314
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All you gotta do
is reel her in.
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- I asked her that, I said
the guys that you've apparently
316
00:11:44,003 --> 00:11:47,140
talked to before this, like,
are dumb as a box of rocks.
317
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'Cause I was like, I don't
understand how you're here.
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But I'm not gonna question it.
319
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I said, because like,
if I even tried to find
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a yellow flag,
I couldn't find one.
321
00:11:53,980 --> 00:11:55,481
- My wife and I look up to her
322
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because she sets examples
for us all the time.
323
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Just how nice she is.
324
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What a good person she is.
325
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I mean, she's amazing.
326
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And the thing I see
is that when you guys
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walked in the door,
there was definitely
328
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something there with you guys.
329
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And I felt really
comfortable just having
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you come into my house,
you know?
331
00:12:18,438 --> 00:12:20,273
I mean, you seem like
a really good guy.
332
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And I know this too,
I know Susie would know
333
00:12:23,142 --> 00:12:24,677
if you were a bad guy or not.
334
00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:26,813
You know,
so I defer to her judgment.
335
00:12:26,879 --> 00:12:28,414
- Thank you so much.
- And I'll tell you this.
336
00:12:28,481 --> 00:12:30,250
if Susie loves you,
we'll love you.
337
00:12:30,316 --> 00:12:32,051
- You know,
it's a major thing to get
338
00:12:32,118 --> 00:12:35,555
the blessing of Susie's father
339
00:12:35,622 --> 00:12:38,725
knowing how much
he means to her.
340
00:12:38,791 --> 00:12:41,160
And it's a great step
in the right direction
341
00:12:41,227 --> 00:12:43,229
to know that there's
nothing holding us back.
342
00:12:43,296 --> 00:12:48,067
I'm so blown away by who
Susie is and her character.
343
00:12:48,134 --> 00:12:51,170
- Yeah, she is incredible.
- It absolutely blew me away.
344
00:12:51,237 --> 00:12:53,506
- And if you guys
do end up together,
345
00:12:53,573 --> 00:12:54,907
you know, she will be loyal.
346
00:12:54,974 --> 00:12:56,676
- Yeah.
- As long as you're loyal.
347
00:12:56,743 --> 00:12:58,144
If you're not loyal,
then she's outta there.
348
00:12:58,211 --> 00:13:00,213
- And rightfully so.
- Yeah.
349
00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,182
Um, you know, do you think
you love Susie?
350
00:13:04,817 --> 00:13:08,121
- So I will say
that I have very,
351
00:13:08,187 --> 00:13:09,889
very strong feelings for Susie.
352
00:13:09,956 --> 00:13:14,127
And to fall in love to me is...
353
00:13:14,193 --> 00:13:15,662
it's very sacred and like,
and I--
354
00:13:15,728 --> 00:13:17,330
and I know that I will--
I will get there.
355
00:13:17,397 --> 00:13:20,533
There's a part of me that
is trying to make sense of it
356
00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,769
in my head with--
just to be honest with you,
357
00:13:22,835 --> 00:13:26,606
with other women around,
I'm like, I don't necessarily--
358
00:13:26,673 --> 00:13:28,041
like, I kind of guard myself
'cause I'm afraid to like--
359
00:13:28,107 --> 00:13:29,575
I'm like, I don't want to fall
in love with, like,
360
00:13:29,642 --> 00:13:31,244
four people--
that doesn't make sense.
361
00:13:31,311 --> 00:13:34,013
And so--but when I look
at Susie and I'm like,
362
00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:35,682
I don't--there's--
there's no question in my mind
363
00:13:35,748 --> 00:13:37,450
that, like, I will get there.
364
00:13:37,517 --> 00:13:39,919
Speaking with Susie's mom,
I can understand her concern.
365
00:13:39,986 --> 00:13:41,988
You know, I have these
feelings for Susie,
366
00:13:42,055 --> 00:13:43,990
and they're extremely strong.
367
00:13:44,057 --> 00:13:46,159
But I also have these feelings
for these other women as well.
368
00:13:46,225 --> 00:13:47,827
And it's like,
my head is spinning.
369
00:13:47,894 --> 00:13:49,462
It's like,
can I fall in love with
370
00:13:49,529 --> 00:13:52,365
four women at one time?
And I just don't know.
371
00:13:52,432 --> 00:13:55,234
- I can see
that there's definitely
372
00:13:55,301 --> 00:13:56,969
a connection
between the two of you.
373
00:13:57,036 --> 00:13:59,272
- I feel really good
about where I'm at.
374
00:13:59,339 --> 00:14:02,375
- Do you think
you want to marry him?
375
00:14:02,442 --> 00:14:05,044
- I think I could
marry this man.
376
00:14:05,111 --> 00:14:07,180
But it is still very scary.
377
00:14:07,246 --> 00:14:09,515
Because I feel like
Clayton is somebody
378
00:14:09,582 --> 00:14:11,184
that could, like,
break my heart.
379
00:14:11,250 --> 00:14:13,186
- I think
that you're on the right track
380
00:14:13,252 --> 00:14:14,787
to be cautious.
- Mm-hmm.
381
00:14:14,854 --> 00:14:18,491
- You know,
I came right out and asked him,
382
00:14:18,558 --> 00:14:21,494
you know,
"Are you in love with Susie?"
383
00:14:21,561 --> 00:14:23,396
He didn't say that he's
in love with you, he said,
384
00:14:23,463 --> 00:14:26,099
but he can see that
he could get there with you.
385
00:14:26,165 --> 00:14:28,501
And that he would
never want to hurt you.
386
00:14:28,568 --> 00:14:30,703
So proceed with caution.
387
00:14:30,770 --> 00:14:32,905
- Yeah.
388
00:14:32,972 --> 00:14:35,308
I think my mom
being concerned is, like,
389
00:14:35,375 --> 00:14:37,610
something I will, like,
keep in the back of my head.
390
00:14:37,677 --> 00:14:39,445
Proceed with caution,
I think is what she said.
391
00:14:39,512 --> 00:14:42,682
But I think she sees
that he's a good man.
392
00:14:42,749 --> 00:14:46,452
So it didn't affect
how I feel about Clayton.
393
00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:48,187
- I'm so glad we got
to meet you, Clayton.
394
00:14:48,254 --> 00:14:49,522
- So glad.
- I really just wanna
395
00:14:49,589 --> 00:14:50,790
say it again--
you're so awesome.
396
00:14:50,857 --> 00:14:52,458
- I hope
we get to see you again.
397
00:14:52,525 --> 00:14:53,826
- Yeah.
398
00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:56,195
- I think tonight, like,
brought us a lot closer.
399
00:14:56,262 --> 00:14:59,165
Having Clayton
meet my family...
400
00:14:59,232 --> 00:15:01,367
like, that in itself
is a big deal.
401
00:15:01,434 --> 00:15:04,504
I feel like my family
could see Clayton
402
00:15:04,570 --> 00:15:06,873
becoming a part of the family.
403
00:15:06,939 --> 00:15:10,143
- I obviously will be
waiting for the next time
404
00:15:10,209 --> 00:15:12,745
that we can be together,
so don't forget about me.
405
00:15:12,812 --> 00:15:14,514
- I won't forget about you.
Don't forget about me!
406
00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:15,948
- That's not going to happen,
I can tell you that.
407
00:15:16,015 --> 00:15:17,583
- Okay, good.
- That's not happening, so...
408
00:15:17,650 --> 00:15:19,385
Absolutely.
409
00:15:21,287 --> 00:15:24,857
[soft music]
410
00:15:24,924 --> 00:15:27,226
- I think I'm really just,
like, putting myself
411
00:15:27,293 --> 00:15:29,929
out there and putting
my heart out there.
412
00:15:29,996 --> 00:15:32,064
I feel like I told Clayton
how I feel,
413
00:15:32,131 --> 00:15:33,599
that I'm falling
in love with him
414
00:15:33,666 --> 00:15:35,435
and that with every
interaction, every, like,
415
00:15:35,501 --> 00:15:38,504
day we get together, it just
becomes more and more real.
416
00:15:38,571 --> 00:15:39,906
- See you later.
- I'll see you soon.
417
00:15:39,972 --> 00:15:42,408
Obviously,
I want Clayton to feel like
418
00:15:42,475 --> 00:15:43,810
he's falling in love with me,
419
00:15:43,876 --> 00:15:47,046
and I want to Clayton
to get there with me.
420
00:15:47,113 --> 00:15:49,382
We'll just
have to wait and see.
421
00:15:51,951 --> 00:15:54,887
[mellow guitar music]
422
00:15:54,954 --> 00:16:01,828
♪ ♪
423
00:16:01,894 --> 00:16:04,430
- We're in Denver, Colorado,
424
00:16:04,497 --> 00:16:06,165
in the beautiful
Rocky Mountains
425
00:16:06,232 --> 00:16:07,767
for my Hometown date.
426
00:16:07,834 --> 00:16:09,535
Denver means so much.
427
00:16:09,602 --> 00:16:11,370
It's where I learned
to become a nurse
428
00:16:11,437 --> 00:16:14,273
and I was a Denver Broncos
cheerleader for five years.
429
00:16:14,340 --> 00:16:16,642
I've really just done
so much growth
430
00:16:16,709 --> 00:16:19,011
and coming into myself
as a woman.
431
00:16:19,078 --> 00:16:21,214
All right here, baby.
432
00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:22,682
So I'm excited to be back
433
00:16:22,748 --> 00:16:25,318
and to be able
to share it with Clayton.
434
00:16:25,384 --> 00:16:27,086
- Gabby!
435
00:16:28,221 --> 00:16:30,022
How's it going?
Oh--oh, here we go.
436
00:16:30,089 --> 00:16:31,357
[laughs]
437
00:16:31,424 --> 00:16:32,492
- These last couple
of weeks have been,
438
00:16:32,558 --> 00:16:34,427
like, monumental for us.
439
00:16:34,494 --> 00:16:35,828
It's good to see you.
440
00:16:35,895 --> 00:16:38,264
Every time we see each
other, we keep growing
441
00:16:38,331 --> 00:16:40,766
and discover a new part
of our relationship,
442
00:16:40,833 --> 00:16:43,002
so bringing him home
to meet my family
443
00:16:43,069 --> 00:16:44,871
is just kind of, like,
the icing on the cake.
444
00:16:44,937 --> 00:16:47,773
I can't wait for you
to meet my family later.
445
00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:49,342
- We gotta make it there first,
right?
446
00:16:49,408 --> 00:16:50,576
You know,
I don't know what you have
447
00:16:50,643 --> 00:16:52,111
in the wilderness here.
448
00:16:52,178 --> 00:16:54,747
- You have to cut down trees
and fight bears to meet them.
449
00:16:54,814 --> 00:16:56,349
- Oh, okay.
I'm here for it, you ready?
450
00:16:56,415 --> 00:16:58,451
- Yeah, let's go.
- All right, let's go.
451
00:16:59,719 --> 00:17:01,153
- We have a surprise!
452
00:17:01,220 --> 00:17:02,488
- Okay, our first surprise.
453
00:17:02,555 --> 00:17:04,857
- I am kinda stoked
that I get to surprise you.
454
00:17:05,691 --> 00:17:06,726
- Ooh, we get a little...
455
00:17:06,792 --> 00:17:07,760
- You can't hike
without a backpack.
456
00:17:07,827 --> 00:17:09,328
- Yeah?
457
00:17:09,395 --> 00:17:12,031
Colorado's just like the mecca
for, like, outdoorsy stuff.
458
00:17:12,098 --> 00:17:14,200
- Hold on now.
- That's for later.
459
00:17:14,267 --> 00:17:15,568
- Who am I fighting off?
- I don't know.
460
00:17:15,635 --> 00:17:17,670
Maybe a bear--there's
bears around these parts.
461
00:17:17,737 --> 00:17:20,373
There's wildlife
all around us.
462
00:17:20,439 --> 00:17:23,042
Which is kind of scary,
but I know he can fight off
463
00:17:23,109 --> 00:17:24,277
whatever comes our way.
464
00:17:24,343 --> 00:17:25,811
Do you know what
you're supposed to do
465
00:17:25,878 --> 00:17:27,146
when you see a bear?
466
00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:28,948
- If you see a black bear
you're supposed to,
467
00:17:29,015 --> 00:17:30,917
like, scream at it and get big.
468
00:17:30,983 --> 00:17:32,852
- Yeah. What if
you see a grizzly bear?
469
00:17:32,919 --> 00:17:34,020
- You play dead.
470
00:17:34,086 --> 00:17:35,388
- Oh, my God,
how'd you know that?
471
00:17:35,454 --> 00:17:36,756
- Can't you tell
I'm, like, Mr. Outdoorsy?
472
00:17:36,822 --> 00:17:38,157
- No.
473
00:17:38,224 --> 00:17:41,761
- What I love about Gabby
is that she makes me laugh.
474
00:17:41,827 --> 00:17:44,830
Everyone knows that she
is the funniest woman alive.
475
00:17:44,897 --> 00:17:46,032
Gabby, stop!
476
00:17:46,098 --> 00:17:47,333
- Your pants aren't
going to cover them.
477
00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:48,868
Okay, okay, okay--
- The other one's laced up.
478
00:17:48,935 --> 00:17:50,336
So it only makes sense.
- Okay, I'll do it!
479
00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:52,038
Oh, my God.
480
00:17:52,104 --> 00:17:53,172
- [laughs]
481
00:17:53,239 --> 00:17:54,407
Like,
you just don't know, like,
482
00:17:54,473 --> 00:17:55,708
the next word that
comes out of her mouth.
483
00:17:55,775 --> 00:17:57,243
It's always a wild card.
484
00:17:57,310 --> 00:17:58,511
- I'm the bear...
- Yeah.
485
00:17:58,578 --> 00:18:00,246
- And then you do
what you would
486
00:18:00,313 --> 00:18:01,514
to scare off the bear.
487
00:18:01,581 --> 00:18:02,515
- All right.
- Okay.
488
00:18:02,582 --> 00:18:03,950
- Ready?
- Yeah.
489
00:18:04,016 --> 00:18:07,787
- [screams]
- [laughter]
490
00:18:07,853 --> 00:18:08,955
- No!
Oh, my God!
491
00:18:09,021 --> 00:18:11,724
- Throw you down.
I'll throw you down.
492
00:18:11,791 --> 00:18:13,292
- Okay.
493
00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:17,129
- Gabby stands out because
not only has she shown me
494
00:18:17,196 --> 00:18:19,131
her humorous side but,
like, in the last few weeks,
495
00:18:19,198 --> 00:18:20,933
she's trusting me,
she's opening up.
496
00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,702
It's just so easy with her.
497
00:18:22,768 --> 00:18:24,170
Every time we see each other,
it's, like,
498
00:18:24,236 --> 00:18:26,272
our relationship just--
it skyrockets.
499
00:18:26,339 --> 00:18:29,275
- Can you handle the altitude?
500
00:18:29,342 --> 00:18:30,476
- This looks promising.
501
00:18:30,543 --> 00:18:35,047
- Just wait.
I did this all for you.
502
00:18:35,114 --> 00:18:37,183
- Wow,
that's actually really cool.
503
00:18:37,249 --> 00:18:40,252
- And it's called
Proposal Rock.
504
00:18:40,319 --> 00:18:42,188
So did you bring my ring?
505
00:18:42,254 --> 00:18:44,957
- Okay, hold on now.
506
00:18:45,024 --> 00:18:50,563
- So look in your bag.
There should be a ring.
507
00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:54,867
And it needs to be a size
at least 22 to fit over these.
508
00:18:54,934 --> 00:18:56,969
Proposal Rock
was just a subtle hint.
509
00:18:57,036 --> 00:19:00,706
If he decided to propose there,
like, I wouldn't say no.
510
00:19:00,773 --> 00:19:03,109
- Scenic and romantic?
Gabby's being romantic?
511
00:19:03,175 --> 00:19:05,378
- I know.
- What?
512
00:19:05,444 --> 00:19:06,612
- Don't tell anyone,
I'll kill you.
513
00:19:06,679 --> 00:19:08,280
- Is that even possible?
- No.
514
00:19:08,347 --> 00:19:09,615
- How's it feel?
515
00:19:09,682 --> 00:19:12,184
[romantic music]
516
00:19:12,251 --> 00:19:15,254
♪ ♪
517
00:19:15,321 --> 00:19:18,391
- I've been looking forward
to this day for so, so long.
518
00:19:18,457 --> 00:19:20,126
It just feels, like,
meaningful in a sense
519
00:19:20,192 --> 00:19:22,061
that we can just jump in
right where we left off,
520
00:19:22,128 --> 00:19:23,863
and it's like
no time has passed.
521
00:19:23,929 --> 00:19:26,966
Do you see anything else?
522
00:19:27,033 --> 00:19:29,135
- I'm not looking yet.
- Okay.
523
00:19:29,201 --> 00:19:31,470
- Oh, I see a...
524
00:19:31,537 --> 00:19:34,440
- A hot tub!
525
00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:36,142
- A hot tub?
- Yeah.
526
00:19:36,208 --> 00:19:37,710
- Okay, I love hot tubs.
527
00:19:37,777 --> 00:19:39,378
- Me too.
- Yeah.
528
00:19:39,445 --> 00:19:41,447
- I really have
high hopes for tonight.
529
00:19:41,514 --> 00:19:44,517
I'm just excited to show off
my family and to show off
530
00:19:44,583 --> 00:19:46,852
Clayton and watch
how they get along.
531
00:19:46,919 --> 00:19:48,521
- Hoo-hoo! Ooh, that's cold.
532
00:19:48,587 --> 00:19:51,691
- I have feelings for Clayton,
and I really want to tell him,
533
00:19:51,757 --> 00:19:53,259
but I know in the back
of my mind,
534
00:19:53,325 --> 00:19:55,461
like, I just have to wait
for the perfect time.
535
00:19:55,528 --> 00:19:58,998
And I think that will come
after him meeting my family.
536
00:20:00,866 --> 00:20:04,103
- So okay--so I am curious.
- Yeah.
537
00:20:04,170 --> 00:20:08,107
- Like, with tonight,
who all will I be meeting?
538
00:20:08,174 --> 00:20:10,710
- So my Aunt Julie is coming...
- Okay.
539
00:20:10,776 --> 00:20:13,312
- And then my Uncle Rich
and then their daughter Keira,
540
00:20:13,379 --> 00:20:15,047
my cousin, and my grandpa.
541
00:20:15,114 --> 00:20:16,248
- Okay.
542
00:20:16,315 --> 00:20:20,786
- There is, like,
some kind of family stuff
543
00:20:20,853 --> 00:20:22,221
going on at home.
544
00:20:22,288 --> 00:20:25,991
My dad's girlfriend of, like,
ten years was recently
545
00:20:26,058 --> 00:20:29,495
diagnosed with cancer,
so because of COVID,
546
00:20:29,562 --> 00:20:33,632
he's not gonna be there,
which is, like, hard for me.
547
00:20:33,699 --> 00:20:35,401
It's just not
a good time for him.
548
00:20:35,468 --> 00:20:37,870
And I can't really,
like, ask him otherwise,
549
00:20:37,937 --> 00:20:40,473
because, like, health stuff
always comes first.
550
00:20:40,539 --> 00:20:43,175
- Absolutely. And no, I mean,
obviously I wanted to...
551
00:20:43,242 --> 00:20:44,477
meet your dad
'cause I knew how much...
552
00:20:44,543 --> 00:20:46,779
- Yeah.
- Like, he means to you,
553
00:20:46,846 --> 00:20:49,014
but when it comes to, like,
a family member being, like,
554
00:20:49,081 --> 00:20:51,650
not in the best health,
then, like, that makes sense.
555
00:20:51,717 --> 00:20:53,886
Just hoping that, like,
by the end of this,
556
00:20:53,953 --> 00:20:55,588
that I can, like, see myself
being a part of the family.
557
00:20:55,654 --> 00:20:57,022
That's what's so important.
- Yeah, totally.
558
00:20:57,089 --> 00:20:59,258
It makes me, like, really
excited, you know,
559
00:20:59,325 --> 00:21:00,760
for the future.
- Yeah.
560
00:21:03,229 --> 00:21:06,098
- It's very exciting.
- Yeah.
561
00:21:06,165 --> 00:21:07,266
There's a lot on my mind,
562
00:21:07,333 --> 00:21:09,268
talking to Clayton
in the hot tub.
563
00:21:09,335 --> 00:21:12,505
I'm just, like,
really kind of excited to
564
00:21:12,571 --> 00:21:14,740
let it all out on the table
and let him know
565
00:21:14,807 --> 00:21:16,575
that I do think that I'm
falling in love with him
566
00:21:16,642 --> 00:21:19,011
and, like,
I'm excited to tell him that.
567
00:21:19,078 --> 00:21:21,947
But I really wish
my dad was here tonight
568
00:21:22,014 --> 00:21:24,350
and I wish I could just
get some feedback,
569
00:21:24,416 --> 00:21:26,719
because he's normally
the person I turn to.
570
00:21:26,786 --> 00:21:28,821
[soft music]
571
00:21:28,888 --> 00:21:31,290
♪ ♪
572
00:21:33,993 --> 00:21:36,462
[gentle music]
573
00:21:36,529 --> 00:21:38,697
- I have skin showing.
574
00:21:38,764 --> 00:21:40,432
♪ ♪
575
00:21:40,499 --> 00:21:42,935
I'm so excited.
- I'm very excited.
576
00:21:43,002 --> 00:21:44,637
This is the moment,
like, we've been talking about.
577
00:21:44,703 --> 00:21:46,305
So here it is, so...
- I know.
578
00:21:46,372 --> 00:21:48,073
- You ready?
- I'm ready.
579
00:21:48,140 --> 00:21:50,743
- Yeah? So remind me again
who I'm meeting.
580
00:21:50,810 --> 00:21:54,780
- My Grandpa John
and Aunt Julie,
581
00:21:54,847 --> 00:21:57,516
Uncle Rich, cousin Keira.
582
00:21:57,583 --> 00:21:59,552
- Okay, all right,
you take the lead.
583
00:21:59,618 --> 00:22:02,421
- I'm so excited for Clayton
to meet my family.
584
00:22:02,488 --> 00:22:05,257
My dad couldn't be here
because of COVID
585
00:22:05,324 --> 00:22:07,259
and the safety
of his girlfriend,
586
00:22:07,326 --> 00:22:10,596
but I'm so grateful the rest
of my family is here.
587
00:22:10,663 --> 00:22:13,299
They just step right in,
no questions asked.
588
00:22:13,365 --> 00:22:15,367
- Is that them?
589
00:22:15,434 --> 00:22:17,002
- Oh, my God!
590
00:22:17,903 --> 00:22:19,805
- Oh!
591
00:22:20,172 --> 00:22:21,407
- Wow.
592
00:22:21,473 --> 00:22:23,609
- Hey, Clayton, I'm Julie.
Nice to meet you.
593
00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:25,411
- You've got to be
the guy, huh?
594
00:22:25,477 --> 00:22:26,512
- This is Clayton.
595
00:22:26,579 --> 00:22:28,347
- Good luck to you, man.
Good luck to you.
596
00:22:28,414 --> 00:22:30,015
- Are you telling me I need it?
- Yeah, oh, yeah...
597
00:22:30,082 --> 00:22:32,318
- I mean, I'm falling in love
with Clayton,
598
00:22:32,384 --> 00:22:34,887
and telling him that
is terrifying.
599
00:22:34,954 --> 00:22:37,690
And I know my dad would
have a ton of questions.
600
00:22:37,756 --> 00:22:41,360
So it is hard not to have
him here for this huge moment.
601
00:22:41,427 --> 00:22:43,762
So I am nervous.
602
00:22:43,829 --> 00:22:45,130
- Thank you for inviting us.
603
00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:46,932
- Oh, my God, no,
thank you so much for coming.
604
00:22:46,999 --> 00:22:48,434
- And being a part
of this journey with you.
605
00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:49,768
- They're all from out of town.
606
00:22:49,835 --> 00:22:51,570
And I'm so glad
you guys are here.
607
00:22:51,637 --> 00:22:54,940
Like, I just feel so
fortunate, and if anything,
608
00:22:55,007 --> 00:22:57,076
like, I'm glad he
gets to meet you guys now
609
00:22:57,142 --> 00:22:58,844
and then we can, like,
build our relationship
610
00:22:58,911 --> 00:22:59,845
with Dad later.
611
00:22:59,912 --> 00:23:01,914
- Yes.
- Of course.
612
00:23:01,981 --> 00:23:04,083
So how has it been?
Tell us all about it.
613
00:23:04,149 --> 00:23:05,985
Tell us about your adventures.
614
00:23:06,051 --> 00:23:08,087
- It's been crazy.
615
00:23:08,153 --> 00:23:12,124
- All the way back
from night one at the limo,
616
00:23:12,191 --> 00:23:13,993
your little--
- Clayton.
617
00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:16,829
- So what was your line?
- No!
618
00:23:16,896 --> 00:23:18,631
- Okay, we gotta hear this now.
619
00:23:18,697 --> 00:23:20,599
We gotta hear it.
- Is Clayton blushing?
620
00:23:20,666 --> 00:23:21,901
[laughter]
621
00:23:21,967 --> 00:23:23,469
- Yeah, you'll understand
why in a second.
622
00:23:23,535 --> 00:23:24,536
- [laughs]
623
00:23:24,603 --> 00:23:26,872
- Ugh, I had, like,
this pillow made
624
00:23:26,939 --> 00:23:28,207
with his face on it.
625
00:23:28,274 --> 00:23:29,808
I was like, I'm Gabby,
626
00:23:29,875 --> 00:23:32,778
and I know my feet
are gonna get tired later,
627
00:23:32,845 --> 00:23:34,813
so I'd really like
to sit on your face.
628
00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:39,184
[laughter]
629
00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:41,287
- Gabriela!
630
00:23:41,353 --> 00:23:42,388
I think it's great.
631
00:23:42,454 --> 00:23:44,556
- Grandpa
has a good sense of humor!
632
00:23:44,623 --> 00:23:46,392
- I'm not gonna blush,
I don't think.
633
00:23:46,458 --> 00:23:47,793
[laughs]
634
00:23:47,860 --> 00:23:50,562
Going into tonight,
I wasn't sure what to expect.
635
00:23:50,629 --> 00:23:53,933
When I saw Gabriela
and Clayton together...
636
00:23:53,999 --> 00:23:54,967
they looked really happy.
637
00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,302
- What?
638
00:23:56,368 --> 00:23:58,037
- Clayton, would you,
like, to talk with me
639
00:23:58,103 --> 00:24:00,706
for just a few minutes?
- All right, let's do it.
640
00:24:01,774 --> 00:24:03,842
- But what
I really want to know
641
00:24:03,909 --> 00:24:08,614
is enough about Clayton
to feel that
642
00:24:08,681 --> 00:24:10,983
he was good enough
for Gabriela
643
00:24:11,050 --> 00:24:15,354
and that he felt
an honest feeling for her.
644
00:24:15,421 --> 00:24:18,424
I don't give a damn
about anything else.
645
00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:20,793
- With Gabby, I guess--
I'm curious, like,
646
00:24:20,859 --> 00:24:22,695
so how was she growing up?
647
00:24:22,761 --> 00:24:25,631
Like what kind of--
has she always been kind of--
648
00:24:25,698 --> 00:24:27,566
- She's always been a dingbat.
649
00:24:27,633 --> 00:24:29,735
She's been a lovable dingbat.
650
00:24:29,802 --> 00:24:31,704
- She--you know
what's so fun about her
651
00:24:31,770 --> 00:24:33,973
is she keeps me on my toes.
652
00:24:34,039 --> 00:24:35,841
But, like, that's what I love
is, like, a sense of humor
653
00:24:35,908 --> 00:24:37,209
is so important to me.
654
00:24:37,276 --> 00:24:39,311
And, like, there was a whole
side of, like, being able
655
00:24:39,378 --> 00:24:41,647
to talk about
the emotional side of things.
656
00:24:41,714 --> 00:24:43,615
And I think at first
she was a little more reserved,
657
00:24:43,682 --> 00:24:45,884
but then she's really
opened up a lot
658
00:24:45,951 --> 00:24:47,286
since the beginning
of the journey.
659
00:24:47,353 --> 00:24:49,254
- Obviously I care about
my granddaughter a lot.
660
00:24:49,321 --> 00:24:52,858
So she's a good kid.
661
00:24:52,925 --> 00:24:55,260
You'd better be good to her.
- Yeah, I know what I have
662
00:24:55,327 --> 00:24:57,062
in front of me, absolutely.
- Okay.
663
00:24:57,129 --> 00:25:02,901
I would certainly advise her
and you to not be in a hurry.
664
00:25:02,968 --> 00:25:04,336
- Absolutely.
665
00:25:04,403 --> 00:25:07,006
- You really need
to get to know a person.
666
00:25:07,072 --> 00:25:11,143
So I encourage you
to not run into it.
667
00:25:11,210 --> 00:25:13,679
And I'm certainly going to tell
Gabriela the same thing.
668
00:25:13,746 --> 00:25:14,913
- Absolutely.
669
00:25:14,980 --> 00:25:17,483
- And so far,
I like what I've seen.
670
00:25:17,549 --> 00:25:20,252
Of course, it's early, so
I may change my mind about you.
671
00:25:23,789 --> 00:25:26,091
- I know you know,
but it means, like,
672
00:25:26,158 --> 00:25:27,693
the whole world
to have you here.
673
00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:29,995
- Well, you know, we would
always be here for you.
674
00:25:30,062 --> 00:25:31,296
This is a big deal.
- Yeah.
675
00:25:31,363 --> 00:25:32,598
- This is
a big journey for you.
676
00:25:32,664 --> 00:25:34,066
So we're excited.
677
00:25:34,133 --> 00:25:35,300
So tell us about it.
678
00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:37,636
- You nervous?
- Yeah.
679
00:25:37,703 --> 00:25:40,706
Like, I feel like,
I'm just, like, in a blender.
680
00:25:40,773 --> 00:25:43,042
Like, I can't really,
like, sort out my emotions
681
00:25:43,108 --> 00:25:44,243
or, like, what's right or wrong
682
00:25:44,309 --> 00:25:46,145
or, like,
think about the future.
683
00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:47,646
- I mean, do you feel like you
684
00:25:47,713 --> 00:25:49,381
see a long-term
relationship that, like,
685
00:25:49,448 --> 00:25:51,417
Clayton could be
your life partner?
686
00:25:51,483 --> 00:25:52,684
- Yeah.
687
00:25:52,751 --> 00:25:55,054
- Have you
told him you love him?
688
00:25:55,120 --> 00:25:57,189
- No, and I've been
very cautious
689
00:25:57,256 --> 00:25:59,525
with my words and my feelings.
690
00:25:59,591 --> 00:26:02,261
I wanted to see him
with you guys.
691
00:26:02,327 --> 00:26:03,762
- I'm actually happy
that you guys
692
00:26:03,829 --> 00:26:07,066
haven't leaped forward
with that too soon.
693
00:26:07,132 --> 00:26:08,567
You can't rush to "I love you."
- Yeah.
694
00:26:08,634 --> 00:26:10,903
- See where this
relationship goes, you know?
695
00:26:10,969 --> 00:26:13,672
- Well, you know,
we just want you to be happy.
696
00:26:13,739 --> 00:26:15,040
You know, I love the fact
697
00:26:15,107 --> 00:26:17,042
that you're getting to be you
around him
698
00:26:17,109 --> 00:26:19,144
and you're not trying to be
somebody different.
699
00:26:19,211 --> 00:26:21,547
I mean, the fact that
he can goof around with us
700
00:26:21,613 --> 00:26:22,981
right off the bat.
701
00:26:23,048 --> 00:26:26,385
I'm like, okay, that's good.
Yeah, that's really good.
702
00:26:26,452 --> 00:26:28,954
Gabby feels like
she can be herself,
703
00:26:29,021 --> 00:26:31,890
she can be open,
she's let her guard down.
704
00:26:31,957 --> 00:26:34,760
She's not one
to throw out the L word.
705
00:26:34,827 --> 00:26:36,962
But I think if she were
to tell him
706
00:26:37,029 --> 00:26:39,131
that she's falling
in love with him,
707
00:26:39,198 --> 00:26:41,433
they might have
a great connection
708
00:26:41,500 --> 00:26:42,868
and a future together.
709
00:26:42,935 --> 00:26:45,104
And I'm very excited
for the two of them.
710
00:26:46,738 --> 00:26:47,973
- So what do you think
of this guy?
711
00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:50,042
- What do you think
of this guy?
712
00:26:50,109 --> 00:26:51,477
- Well, then
I can be honest to you?
713
00:26:51,543 --> 00:26:53,445
- Yeah, of course.
714
00:26:53,512 --> 00:26:55,647
- I think he's full of [bleep].
- Oh.
715
00:26:55,714 --> 00:26:58,016
[laughs]
716
00:26:58,083 --> 00:26:59,985
- Anybody that could
possibly like you
717
00:27:00,052 --> 00:27:01,720
is obviously full of crap.
718
00:27:01,787 --> 00:27:05,390
[laughs]
719
00:27:05,457 --> 00:27:09,228
- Yeah.
- I am excited for you.
720
00:27:09,294 --> 00:27:12,397
You know what you want
and what you like
721
00:27:12,464 --> 00:27:13,665
and what you think you love.
722
00:27:13,732 --> 00:27:15,934
All I have to say is make sure
723
00:27:16,001 --> 00:27:18,137
before you make
that final step and say yes.
724
00:27:18,203 --> 00:27:20,038
Because it's gonna be for life.
725
00:27:20,105 --> 00:27:22,975
'Cause if it isn't for life,
I'll be really pissed.
726
00:27:23,041 --> 00:27:25,544
I'll come back and haunt you.
You know that.
727
00:27:25,611 --> 00:27:27,312
- I hope you do,
no matter what.
728
00:27:27,379 --> 00:27:29,047
- I'm sure that I will.
729
00:27:29,114 --> 00:27:32,784
I don't think I could love
anybody as much as I love you
730
00:27:32,851 --> 00:27:35,187
and my wife and...
731
00:27:35,254 --> 00:27:37,222
well, you know--
you know I love you.
732
00:27:37,289 --> 00:27:39,858
- I love that you still
wear your wedding ring.
733
00:27:39,925 --> 00:27:41,460
I miss Grandma so much.
734
00:27:41,527 --> 00:27:42,794
- I've thought
about taking it off,
735
00:27:42,861 --> 00:27:46,932
but I kept saying,
why would I want to do that?
736
00:27:46,999 --> 00:27:49,768
Proud of having been married
to the same woman that long.
737
00:27:49,835 --> 00:27:53,105
So that's why I wear it.
738
00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:54,873
Every marriage has problems.
739
00:27:54,940 --> 00:27:59,378
It's just the ones that last,
both people involved
740
00:27:59,444 --> 00:28:01,680
have gotta be willing
to be flexible
741
00:28:01,747 --> 00:28:03,482
and be willing to be forgiving.
742
00:28:03,549 --> 00:28:05,651
You just have to
keep on loving.
743
00:28:05,717 --> 00:28:09,254
- It's so nice that I'm having
all these conversations with
744
00:28:09,321 --> 00:28:11,690
my family, but they know
and I know that there's, like,
745
00:28:11,757 --> 00:28:14,159
a huge piece missing,
which is, like, my dad.
746
00:28:14,226 --> 00:28:18,497
- Oh, don't you dare cry on me,
for crying out loud.
747
00:28:18,564 --> 00:28:20,098
- I'm falling in love
with Clayton,
748
00:28:20,165 --> 00:28:22,434
and I do
really want to tell him,
749
00:28:22,501 --> 00:28:24,703
but I still feel so torn.
750
00:28:24,770 --> 00:28:27,139
And my dad's normally
the person I turn to.
751
00:28:27,206 --> 00:28:29,208
so I wish, like,
more than anything
752
00:28:29,274 --> 00:28:31,777
that he could have been
here with us tonight.
753
00:28:31,843 --> 00:28:36,348
You guys know, like, how much
you mean to me and just,
754
00:28:36,415 --> 00:28:38,784
you know,
like, Dad's relationship and I.
755
00:28:38,850 --> 00:28:40,219
- Yeah.
756
00:28:40,285 --> 00:28:44,990
- Obviously we wish
he was here but--
757
00:28:45,057 --> 00:28:47,292
- You know he really
wants to be here, honey.
758
00:28:47,359 --> 00:28:49,328
You know he loves you.
He really wanted to be here.
759
00:28:49,394 --> 00:28:51,396
- Yeah, no, I know.
760
00:28:51,463 --> 00:28:53,732
[horn honking]
761
00:28:57,102 --> 00:29:00,105
- Do you hear that?
What the hell is that?
762
00:29:00,172 --> 00:29:01,807
- What's happening?
763
00:29:01,873 --> 00:29:07,512
♪ ♪
764
00:29:17,155 --> 00:29:20,192
[horn honking]
765
00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,503
[soft music]
766
00:29:31,570 --> 00:29:38,176
♪ ♪
767
00:29:38,243 --> 00:29:39,878
- [sobbing]
768
00:29:43,915 --> 00:29:49,054
♪ ♪
769
00:30:05,637 --> 00:30:06,738
- What's happening?
770
00:30:06,805 --> 00:30:08,707
- I think she's got
a special visitor,
771
00:30:08,774 --> 00:30:09,975
maybe her dad?
772
00:30:10,042 --> 00:30:11,677
- I know he wanted to be here.
773
00:30:11,743 --> 00:30:13,312
- I can only imagine.
774
00:30:16,415 --> 00:30:18,684
- [crying]
Thank you, Dad.
775
00:30:21,219 --> 00:30:24,189
Seeing my dad tonight,
when I kind of, like,
776
00:30:24,256 --> 00:30:27,392
needed him most and, like,
expected it the least...
777
00:30:27,459 --> 00:30:28,927
[sobbing]
778
00:30:28,994 --> 00:30:32,264
And for him to, like,
come and--and do what he could
779
00:30:32,331 --> 00:30:35,467
given the circumstances,
it gave me like,
780
00:30:35,534 --> 00:30:39,271
more encouragement
to keep going.
781
00:30:39,338 --> 00:30:43,742
If there's, like, a word bigger
than love, then I would use it.
782
00:30:43,809 --> 00:30:47,045
It was like the best surprise
I could ever, ever ask for.
783
00:30:47,112 --> 00:30:48,947
- That was exciting.
- I know.
784
00:30:49,014 --> 00:30:50,482
- Huh? Yeah.
785
00:30:50,549 --> 00:30:52,551
Are you good?
786
00:31:02,194 --> 00:31:04,863
- It's just emotional.
- Yeah, no, it's a lot.
787
00:31:04,930 --> 00:31:06,231
- Yeah.
[sighs]
788
00:31:06,298 --> 00:31:09,134
- It was a lot, but I think,
like, I'm so excited
789
00:31:09,201 --> 00:31:10,836
to see that he was able
to be here,
790
00:31:10,902 --> 00:31:13,171
if only for a moment, like--
- Totally.
791
00:31:13,238 --> 00:31:15,207
- It means a lot
and I'm happy, like,
792
00:31:15,273 --> 00:31:16,842
that you got to have
that moment.
793
00:31:16,908 --> 00:31:18,643
- Yeah, thank you.
794
00:31:19,878 --> 00:31:21,146
- It's so very obvious
how important
795
00:31:21,213 --> 00:31:23,048
Gabby's dad is to her.
796
00:31:25,550 --> 00:31:27,386
And being able to have
a surprise visit
797
00:31:27,452 --> 00:31:29,254
from her dad at the end
was so very special.
798
00:31:29,321 --> 00:31:32,157
Obviously, I could see it
through her emotions.
799
00:31:32,224 --> 00:31:33,625
- Oh, my gosh, hi!
800
00:31:33,692 --> 00:31:34,860
- What the heck
happened out there?
801
00:31:34,926 --> 00:31:36,995
- What happened?
- Uh, oh, it was just Dad.
802
00:31:37,062 --> 00:31:38,363
- Aw.
- Just Dad!
803
00:31:38,430 --> 00:31:40,399
- Just Dad!
[laughter]
804
00:31:40,465 --> 00:31:42,167
- Oh, my goodness!
- I know, yeah.
805
00:31:42,234 --> 00:31:43,802
- What?
- Good, good.
806
00:31:43,869 --> 00:31:45,804
- Oh, hon--oh, honey.
I'm so glad that you could--
807
00:31:45,871 --> 00:31:48,206
- Mom, you're gonna
make her cry more!
808
00:31:48,273 --> 00:31:52,911
- Aw, I'm just so happy that he
was able to come and see you.
809
00:31:52,978 --> 00:31:55,046
Aw, wow.
810
00:31:55,113 --> 00:31:56,648
- He's really a good guy.
811
00:31:56,715 --> 00:31:59,885
I--I think that you're
gonna get along just fine.
812
00:31:59,951 --> 00:32:01,553
- Bringing Clayton home went,
813
00:32:01,620 --> 00:32:03,288
like, as well
as I could have imagined.
814
00:32:03,355 --> 00:32:05,090
Oh, thank you so much
for having me.
815
00:32:05,157 --> 00:32:06,725
- I love you so much.
816
00:32:06,792 --> 00:32:09,761
- So nice to meet you, I really
appreciate everything.
817
00:32:09,828 --> 00:32:12,964
- Oh, my baby!
[kisses]
818
00:32:13,031 --> 00:32:15,066
- And seeing my dad
was something that I
819
00:32:15,133 --> 00:32:16,868
never, like, planned for.
820
00:32:16,935 --> 00:32:19,337
And then getting
a blessing from him
821
00:32:19,404 --> 00:32:20,972
is, like, huge.
822
00:32:21,039 --> 00:32:22,707
It makes me, like,
really excited
823
00:32:22,774 --> 00:32:25,310
to finally tell Clayton
how I feel about him
824
00:32:25,377 --> 00:32:27,546
and how much he means to me.
825
00:32:27,612 --> 00:32:30,015
- I think tonight, honestly,
like, went so well.
826
00:32:30,081 --> 00:32:32,784
I did feel like I was
a part of the family,
827
00:32:32,851 --> 00:32:34,953
which is so important, like,
that's what I was hoping for.
828
00:32:35,020 --> 00:32:38,790
Like, I really do feel like,
we're in a really great spot.
829
00:32:38,857 --> 00:32:41,560
- Thank you for, like,
obviously coming and just,
830
00:32:41,626 --> 00:32:43,862
like, how much you, like,
have never asked me
831
00:32:43,929 --> 00:32:47,232
to change
and it means, like, so much.
832
00:32:47,299 --> 00:32:48,600
- I would
never ask you to change,
833
00:32:48,667 --> 00:32:50,802
I like you for who you are!
- [giggles]
834
00:32:50,869 --> 00:32:55,774
- I definitely feel like--like
I'm falling in love with you.
835
00:32:57,375 --> 00:32:58,910
- There it is!
- [laughing]
836
00:32:58,977 --> 00:32:59,945
- You're cute.
837
00:33:00,011 --> 00:33:01,746
- [laughs]
838
00:33:01,813 --> 00:33:04,082
- I might have been
waiting on that a little bit.
839
00:33:04,149 --> 00:33:07,118
- [laughs]
- You know? And, I mean...
840
00:33:07,185 --> 00:33:09,187
- But you know,
like, my words have weight
841
00:33:09,254 --> 00:33:12,324
and, like, I don't say them
unless I mean to, and I've,
842
00:33:12,390 --> 00:33:14,593
like, felt it for a while,
but I think seeing you
843
00:33:14,659 --> 00:33:18,129
with my family just,
like, solidified things.
844
00:33:18,196 --> 00:33:19,531
- Oh, yeah,
I'm just so happy now.
845
00:33:19,598 --> 00:33:21,199
[both laugh]
846
00:33:21,266 --> 00:33:22,868
I can't stop smiling.
847
00:33:22,934 --> 00:33:25,303
My smile's just gonna
freeze tonight.
848
00:33:25,370 --> 00:33:27,205
- Oh, my God, I'm so happy.
849
00:33:27,272 --> 00:33:31,243
I told Clayton that I
am falling in love with him,
850
00:33:31,309 --> 00:33:35,680
and he's smiling from ear
to ear and, like, so giddy,
851
00:33:35,747 --> 00:33:38,917
which is so reassuring and
makes it, like, so worth it.
852
00:33:39,017 --> 00:33:41,720
♪ ♪
853
00:33:41,786 --> 00:33:43,088
Okay, bye.
854
00:33:43,154 --> 00:33:44,489
- [chuckles]
855
00:33:44,556 --> 00:33:46,892
- My heart
is so full after tonight.
856
00:33:46,958 --> 00:33:48,326
Bye.
857
00:33:49,361 --> 00:33:52,130
It was just, like,
so special to see, like,
858
00:33:52,197 --> 00:33:54,699
another kind of huge
stepping stone
859
00:33:54,766 --> 00:33:56,368
in our relationship go so well.
860
00:33:56,434 --> 00:33:59,938
I'm so ready to be engaged
861
00:34:00,005 --> 00:34:02,140
and share our lives together.
862
00:34:02,207 --> 00:34:06,578
♪ ♪
863
00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:10,749
[upbeat music]
864
00:34:10,815 --> 00:34:16,655
♪ ♪
865
00:34:16,721 --> 00:34:19,057
- I'm back home
in Oklahoma City,
866
00:34:19,124 --> 00:34:20,792
and Clayton's here too.
867
00:34:20,859 --> 00:34:23,061
It feels so good to be home.
868
00:34:23,128 --> 00:34:26,131
- Serene.
- Oh, my gosh!
869
00:34:26,197 --> 00:34:27,966
- It's so good to see you.
I feel like it's been forever.
870
00:34:28,033 --> 00:34:29,935
- It has been forever!
871
00:34:31,369 --> 00:34:33,405
- How you doin'?
872
00:34:33,471 --> 00:34:36,474
- It's just so sweet to get
to bring Clayton to the place
873
00:34:36,541 --> 00:34:39,644
that I grew up, and he gets
to meet my family today which
874
00:34:39,711 --> 00:34:42,647
is just crazy to think, but I'm
just so excited for that.
875
00:34:42,714 --> 00:34:44,983
- You look
more beautiful than ever.
876
00:34:45,050 --> 00:34:46,384
- Aw, thank you!
877
00:34:46,451 --> 00:34:48,887
- And I am so ready
to not be in charge today
878
00:34:48,954 --> 00:34:50,555
so I'll stop talking.
- Yeah!
879
00:34:50,622 --> 00:34:52,190
- All right, fill me in,
what are we doing?
880
00:34:52,257 --> 00:34:53,792
- Are you afraid of heights?
881
00:34:53,858 --> 00:34:56,227
- How high are we talking?
- We are going up there.
882
00:34:56,294 --> 00:35:00,131
♪ ♪
883
00:35:00,198 --> 00:35:01,900
- Oh, we're gonna be
climbing across that?
884
00:35:01,967 --> 00:35:03,702
- You've gotta work
for all things great.
885
00:35:03,768 --> 00:35:05,236
- Oh, so I gotta
work for it today.
886
00:35:05,303 --> 00:35:06,338
- Uh-huh.
887
00:35:06,404 --> 00:35:07,339
- Yeah, that's what
this is about.
888
00:35:07,405 --> 00:35:08,873
- Yeah.
889
00:35:08,940 --> 00:35:10,709
It is something that I've never
done before but have always
890
00:35:10,775 --> 00:35:13,578
wanted to do, and I thought
what better way to bring
891
00:35:13,645 --> 00:35:16,348
Clayton to my city than to try
something new together?
892
00:35:16,414 --> 00:35:18,516
My gosh,
are you ready for this?
893
00:35:18,583 --> 00:35:20,385
Today we get to take
a leap of faith,
894
00:35:20,452 --> 00:35:23,355
and I didn't know if he was
afraid of heights, heck,
895
00:35:23,421 --> 00:35:25,924
I didn't even know if
I was afraid of heights.
896
00:35:25,991 --> 00:35:29,494
But it's just, like, a huge
step in the right direction.
897
00:35:29,561 --> 00:35:31,863
[laughs]
898
00:35:33,932 --> 00:35:36,134
- There's no way that you
could do this without holding.
899
00:35:37,569 --> 00:35:38,536
Hey, just let go!
900
00:35:38,603 --> 00:35:39,571
Let go--go without holding on!
901
00:35:39,638 --> 00:35:41,006
- Oh, my gosh!
902
00:35:41,072 --> 00:35:42,641
- Just doing
the obstacle course
903
00:35:42,707 --> 00:35:45,276
can kind of tie into like,
a relationship.
904
00:35:48,179 --> 00:35:50,115
- I laugh when I get nervous.
905
00:35:50,181 --> 00:35:52,250
- Yeah, I'm doing the same.
906
00:35:52,317 --> 00:35:54,919
You have obstacles
throughout a journey,
907
00:35:54,986 --> 00:35:56,821
like, as far as when
you're falling in love
908
00:35:56,888 --> 00:35:58,423
and getting to know somebody,
909
00:35:58,490 --> 00:36:00,358
and as you go higher
and higher up
910
00:36:00,425 --> 00:36:03,028
and farther into the journey,
it becomes a little bit
911
00:36:03,094 --> 00:36:05,230
more scary because the emotions
do become involved.
912
00:36:05,296 --> 00:36:06,731
[breathing heavily]
913
00:36:06,798 --> 00:36:10,068
Oh, my gosh.
914
00:36:10,135 --> 00:36:13,438
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
915
00:36:13,505 --> 00:36:15,073
No, no, no, no.
916
00:36:15,140 --> 00:36:16,775
- You're not making
me feel that good about this.
917
00:36:16,841 --> 00:36:18,309
- No.
918
00:36:18,376 --> 00:36:20,245
Oh, my--oh,
I don't even wanna step on it.
919
00:36:20,311 --> 00:36:21,913
It's just getting more...
920
00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:27,018
Oh, I can't even
take another step.
921
00:36:28,486 --> 00:36:31,056
Oh, my gosh, I'm literally
gripping onto this thing
922
00:36:31,122 --> 00:36:34,092
above me, like, if my life
depends on it, 'cause it does.
923
00:36:34,159 --> 00:36:36,327
Oh, gosh.
924
00:36:36,394 --> 00:36:38,997
Okay, there's--
it's almost done.
925
00:36:42,967 --> 00:36:45,136
Oh--oh, my God.
926
00:36:45,203 --> 00:36:47,105
[Serene laughs]
927
00:36:49,140 --> 00:36:51,209
Okay.
- All right, good luck!
928
00:36:51,276 --> 00:36:52,577
- All right, good luck!
929
00:36:52,644 --> 00:36:55,046
Okay, you being that
freaked out by this scares me.
930
00:36:55,113 --> 00:36:57,382
- My heart is racing--you will
see when you get across it.
931
00:36:57,449 --> 00:37:01,086
♪ ♪
932
00:37:01,152 --> 00:37:03,655
- Oh!
[Serene laughs]
933
00:37:03,722 --> 00:37:06,091
Oh, you're really
gonna do that to me?
934
00:37:06,157 --> 00:37:08,660
You're--you're gonna
punk me like that?
935
00:37:08,727 --> 00:37:10,662
You're gonna punk me--
you're gonna stand there,
936
00:37:10,729 --> 00:37:12,464
even just to, like,
really rub it in?
937
00:37:12,530 --> 00:37:14,332
- [laughs]
938
00:37:14,399 --> 00:37:16,234
- What was that?
939
00:37:16,301 --> 00:37:17,635
Explain yourself.
What the hell was that?
940
00:37:17,702 --> 00:37:19,771
- [laughs]
941
00:37:19,838 --> 00:37:21,272
- Are you--are you for--are
you for real right now?
942
00:37:21,339 --> 00:37:22,907
Are you for real?
- I'm for real.
943
00:37:22,974 --> 00:37:25,443
- You're for real?
- That wasn't that bad!
944
00:37:25,510 --> 00:37:28,046
- With every interaction
with Serene, our relationship
945
00:37:28,113 --> 00:37:31,549
grows stronger and stronger
and it took another step today.
946
00:37:31,616 --> 00:37:33,184
Do you see what I'm doing?
947
00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:35,186
Do you see--this is what--
this is--these are the lengths
948
00:37:35,253 --> 00:37:37,355
I'm willing to go
for this relationship.
949
00:37:37,422 --> 00:37:40,191
We continue to be by
each other's side and push
950
00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:44,729
each other to be better and to
rise above, like, our fears.
951
00:37:44,796 --> 00:37:46,564
I don't wanna
be someone who steps away
952
00:37:46,631 --> 00:37:48,233
when it gets tough
or when it's scary,
953
00:37:48,299 --> 00:37:51,069
like, I wanna be someone
that steps into those moments
954
00:37:51,136 --> 00:37:52,604
and makes the most of them.
955
00:37:52,670 --> 00:37:54,606
Oh, my gosh.
956
00:37:54,672 --> 00:37:56,674
Oh, man.
957
00:37:56,741 --> 00:37:58,643
- There is only one way down.
958
00:37:58,710 --> 00:37:59,911
[laughs]
- Ah!
959
00:37:59,978 --> 00:38:03,448
- You got it.
- Ugh!
960
00:38:03,515 --> 00:38:05,683
Oh, come on!
961
00:38:05,750 --> 00:38:07,986
Whoo! Yep!
962
00:38:08,052 --> 00:38:11,089
Oh, here we go, baby, three--
963
00:38:11,156 --> 00:38:13,458
I don't wanna count
myself down.
964
00:38:13,525 --> 00:38:14,826
Oh, my gosh!
965
00:38:14,893 --> 00:38:17,595
- It was hard making
our way up that tower
966
00:38:17,662 --> 00:38:20,865
and stepping off
of that 80-foot ledge.
967
00:38:20,932 --> 00:38:24,602
- Ohh, come on!
Come on, Clayton!
968
00:38:24,669 --> 00:38:27,605
Ah!
- Much like falling in love...
969
00:38:27,672 --> 00:38:30,909
- Three, two--oh, all right,
hold on.
970
00:38:30,975 --> 00:38:32,043
Hold on.
971
00:38:32,110 --> 00:38:34,846
- The first step
is the hardest.
972
00:38:34,913 --> 00:38:36,581
- One step.
973
00:38:36,648 --> 00:38:39,050
One big step, baby.
974
00:38:39,117 --> 00:38:41,052
Oh, [bleep]!
975
00:38:41,119 --> 00:38:43,988
[laughs]
Oh, my God!
976
00:38:44,055 --> 00:38:47,358
[laughing]
977
00:38:47,425 --> 00:38:48,660
- You okay there, man?
- Oh, I'm so fine.
978
00:38:48,726 --> 00:38:49,961
I'm so much better now.
979
00:38:50,028 --> 00:38:52,730
- We both show fear
very differently.
980
00:38:52,797 --> 00:38:54,866
But I was, like,
freaking out on the inside.
981
00:38:54,933 --> 00:38:58,369
But taking the plunge--
you can't take it back.
982
00:38:58,436 --> 00:39:00,104
Okay.
- Just take a step!
983
00:39:00,171 --> 00:39:02,273
Don't even think about it.
984
00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:03,842
Yep!
985
00:39:07,846 --> 00:39:10,882
- [laughing] Oh, my God!
986
00:39:12,884 --> 00:39:15,019
- You didn't even scream!
- [squeals]
987
00:39:15,086 --> 00:39:17,121
- You know,
I panicked a little,
988
00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:18,289
but I'll never forget him
989
00:39:18,356 --> 00:39:20,391
freaking out
at the top of that thing.
990
00:39:20,458 --> 00:39:21,726
Oh, my gosh.
991
00:39:21,793 --> 00:39:24,128
I got to see him going through
992
00:39:24,195 --> 00:39:26,297
all of the emotions
and being human.
993
00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:28,199
Like, I don't want him
to feel like he can't
994
00:39:28,266 --> 00:39:29,968
be scared in front of me.
995
00:39:30,001 --> 00:39:33,771
Which today he showed me
that he very clearly can, so...
996
00:39:35,139 --> 00:39:37,175
[ducks quacking]
997
00:39:37,242 --> 00:39:39,477
Today was
a lot of fun and I feel like,
998
00:39:39,544 --> 00:39:41,880
kind of conquering that
together and just, like,
999
00:39:41,946 --> 00:39:44,315
seeing how you handled it,
it's just, like, more
1000
00:39:44,382 --> 00:39:46,684
of a testament to how
I am falling in love with you.
1001
00:39:46,751 --> 00:39:49,554
And I'm just excited for you
to go meet my family now.
1002
00:39:49,621 --> 00:39:53,391
- So speaking of, who
all will I be meeting today?
1003
00:39:53,458 --> 00:39:54,893
And who do
I need to keep an eye on?
1004
00:39:54,959 --> 00:39:58,897
- Yeah, so today you'll be
meeting my mom, my brother,
1005
00:39:58,963 --> 00:40:01,833
Roland, and then my
best friend, Melanie.
1006
00:40:01,900 --> 00:40:02,967
- Okay.
1007
00:40:03,034 --> 00:40:04,435
- My dad, unfortunately,
will not be there.
1008
00:40:04,502 --> 00:40:05,503
- Okay.
1009
00:40:05,570 --> 00:40:08,907
- My mom and dad
divorced when I was two.
1010
00:40:08,973 --> 00:40:11,442
And for like,
a lot of my childhood,
1011
00:40:11,509 --> 00:40:14,412
I didn't know what marriage
looked like at all.
1012
00:40:14,479 --> 00:40:17,682
I think for that reason,
I'm so much more, like,
1013
00:40:17,749 --> 00:40:20,618
cautious about, like,
people meeting my family,
1014
00:40:20,685 --> 00:40:25,256
and that's why people
haven't met my family.
1015
00:40:26,524 --> 00:40:29,661
- Well, I am so excited that
we've gotten to that point.
1016
00:40:29,727 --> 00:40:32,897
From the first time
we met until now, like,
1017
00:40:32,964 --> 00:40:34,933
I was, like, watching you
1018
00:40:34,999 --> 00:40:36,434
become more confident
and, like,
1019
00:40:36,501 --> 00:40:38,536
being able to talk about
your emotions, knowing that,
1020
00:40:38,603 --> 00:40:40,705
like you said, it wasn't
something you did growing up.
1021
00:40:40,772 --> 00:40:42,473
And I feel that, yeah,
we've knocked down, like,
1022
00:40:42,540 --> 00:40:46,110
all those walls, and so I
think that that'll be apparent,
1023
00:40:46,177 --> 00:40:47,745
obviously,
as we walk in tonight.
1024
00:40:47,812 --> 00:40:49,681
- Yeah.
I think they're gonna love you,
1025
00:40:49,747 --> 00:40:51,582
so I think it'll be
a good night.
1026
00:40:51,649 --> 00:40:53,651
- Yeah, okay.
1027
00:40:54,919 --> 00:40:57,288
- To give someone all of me
and be hopeful that
1028
00:40:57,355 --> 00:41:00,558
that's my person, I have
to feel really comfortable.
1029
00:41:00,625 --> 00:41:04,228
And with Clayton, I've been
really comfortable, which is,
1030
00:41:04,295 --> 00:41:07,832
like, really strange, and it's
a new experience for me.
1031
00:41:07,899 --> 00:41:09,701
Clayton meeting my family
will make this
1032
00:41:09,767 --> 00:41:12,603
even that much
more real to me.
1033
00:41:12,670 --> 00:41:16,541
I hope tonight goes well,
they see the Clayton that I'm
1034
00:41:16,607 --> 00:41:19,043
falling in love with,
and I think they'll see
1035
00:41:19,110 --> 00:41:20,878
that I'm really happy.
1036
00:41:20,945 --> 00:41:23,681
♪ ♪
1037
00:41:25,650 --> 00:41:29,420
[suspenseful music]
1038
00:41:29,487 --> 00:41:31,089
- Yeah, ready?
1039
00:41:31,155 --> 00:41:33,358
♪ ♪
1040
00:41:33,424 --> 00:41:35,893
It's exciting.
- I know.
1041
00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:39,797
It's been at least ten
years since I've introduced
1042
00:41:39,864 --> 00:41:44,302
somebody to my family,
which is crazy to think about.
1043
00:41:44,369 --> 00:41:46,070
But yeah, I'm ready for it.
1044
00:41:46,137 --> 00:41:47,772
I'm excited.
1045
00:41:47,839 --> 00:41:49,907
Hi!
- Hello, how's it going?
1046
00:41:49,974 --> 00:41:52,443
- Tonight
could change everything.
1047
00:41:52,510 --> 00:41:53,978
- Hi!
1048
00:41:54,045 --> 00:41:56,781
A big piece to getting
who I am is meeting the people
1049
00:41:56,848 --> 00:41:58,049
that matter the most to me.
1050
00:41:58,116 --> 00:41:59,484
- What's going on man?
- I'm Clayton.
1051
00:41:59,550 --> 00:42:01,252
- My mom, and my brother,
and my best friend,
1052
00:42:01,319 --> 00:42:03,588
you know, people
that I talk to every day.
1053
00:42:03,654 --> 00:42:05,590
- Hi, I'm Melanie.
- Hi.
1054
00:42:05,656 --> 00:42:07,058
- Nice to meet you.
1055
00:42:07,125 --> 00:42:09,627
- If my brother has ever
been super protective of me,
1056
00:42:09,694 --> 00:42:11,129
normally, he's like,
"Oh, I'm cool,
1057
00:42:11,195 --> 00:42:12,930
I'm your brother,
like, I don't--I don't care."
1058
00:42:12,997 --> 00:42:14,832
But, like, he
really cares deep down.
1059
00:42:14,899 --> 00:42:16,401
And so if it happens,
it'll happen
1060
00:42:16,467 --> 00:42:18,736
in a conversation
between he and Clayton.
1061
00:42:18,803 --> 00:42:21,939
- First off, I'm really excited
to be here, really, truthfully.
1062
00:42:22,006 --> 00:42:25,376
Like, I know we were both
anticipating getting to this
1063
00:42:25,443 --> 00:42:28,546
point, and today, she--first
off, she put me through...
1064
00:42:28,613 --> 00:42:29,847
- Tell us.
1065
00:42:29,914 --> 00:42:31,516
- She tested me
with everything that I had.
1066
00:42:31,582 --> 00:42:32,683
- What did you do?
1067
00:42:32,750 --> 00:42:33,718
- You're not gonna
believe what we did.
1068
00:42:33,785 --> 00:42:35,019
- Tell us, tell us!
1069
00:42:35,086 --> 00:42:37,488
- You guys--you guys
know the Riversport thing?
1070
00:42:37,555 --> 00:42:38,756
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
1071
00:42:38,823 --> 00:42:41,626
- At the top,
there's an 80-foot, not jump,
1072
00:42:41,692 --> 00:42:44,695
but--but you have to step
off of it and just fall.
1073
00:42:44,762 --> 00:42:45,830
And we both did it!
1074
00:42:45,897 --> 00:42:47,265
- If--if there's
something that she
1075
00:42:47,331 --> 00:42:49,100
hasn't done before,
even if you're scared to death,
1076
00:42:49,167 --> 00:42:50,401
it's like,
"No, I'm doing this."
1077
00:42:50,468 --> 00:42:52,837
- Yeah.
Well, we've had a lot of
1078
00:42:52,904 --> 00:42:54,505
firsts, actually,
since it started.
1079
00:42:54,572 --> 00:42:56,207
For our first one-on-one date
we were in Houston
1080
00:42:56,274 --> 00:42:57,642
but went to the Galveston Pier.
1081
00:42:57,708 --> 00:42:59,310
- We went to the Pleasure Pier.
- Yeah.
1082
00:42:59,377 --> 00:43:01,512
- Clayton said, you know,
I feel like, there might be
1083
00:43:01,579 --> 00:43:03,915
something that, like,
you're holding back.
1084
00:43:03,981 --> 00:43:07,919
And there, I was able
to tell him about, you know,
1085
00:43:07,985 --> 00:43:11,722
dealing with so much loss,
you know, Grandma and Shanaya.
1086
00:43:11,789 --> 00:43:14,125
And like, you guys know,
I haven't, like, talked
1087
00:43:14,192 --> 00:43:16,427
much about any of it.
1088
00:43:16,494 --> 00:43:19,464
And so that was,
like, a huge, like,
1089
00:43:19,530 --> 00:43:22,600
I feel like turning point
for both of us.
1090
00:43:22,667 --> 00:43:24,602
- I was anxious
to talk to Clayton.
1091
00:43:24,669 --> 00:43:26,771
I know my sister,
and she instantly seemed
1092
00:43:26,838 --> 00:43:29,740
really, really happy,
which is bittersweet for me,
1093
00:43:29,807 --> 00:43:32,143
because the higher you are,
the harder you fall.
1094
00:43:32,210 --> 00:43:34,946
And I'm really,
really scared for her.
1095
00:43:35,012 --> 00:43:37,081
Clayton, you ready
for the big brother talk?
1096
00:43:37,148 --> 00:43:38,716
- Let's do it.
- All right.
1097
00:43:38,783 --> 00:43:40,151
- I know
how bad she's been hurt,
1098
00:43:40,218 --> 00:43:41,919
and when things get hard,
will he stick around?
1099
00:43:41,986 --> 00:43:44,355
Will he leave and disappear?
1100
00:43:44,422 --> 00:43:46,090
I don't know him.
1101
00:43:46,157 --> 00:43:47,658
- All right.
1102
00:43:47,725 --> 00:43:49,527
Well, how's it going, man?
1103
00:43:49,594 --> 00:43:50,862
- Good, man, good.
1104
00:43:50,928 --> 00:43:52,997
I've never had--
I've never had to do this
1105
00:43:53,064 --> 00:43:55,299
in such a short time, so...
1106
00:43:55,366 --> 00:43:56,934
I've gotta base a lot
of my feelings off of
1107
00:43:57,001 --> 00:43:58,636
how she's acting.
- Yeah.
1108
00:43:58,703 --> 00:44:00,471
- And I'm not listening
to her as much as I'm
1109
00:44:00,538 --> 00:44:02,173
watching her body language.
- Yeah.
1110
00:44:02,240 --> 00:44:04,275
- It takes her a lot to be
vulnerable with her family
1111
00:44:04,342 --> 00:44:07,545
that she's grown up with,
and she just met you.
1112
00:44:07,612 --> 00:44:10,014
I was shocked when she said,
like, for example,
1113
00:44:10,081 --> 00:44:11,983
my grandma--
that happened two years ago.
1114
00:44:12,049 --> 00:44:14,385
Our cousin--
that happened like, two,
1115
00:44:14,452 --> 00:44:16,787
maybe three months ago,
somewhere in there.
1116
00:44:16,854 --> 00:44:20,558
The fact that she told you
about that is huge,
1117
00:44:20,625 --> 00:44:22,760
because that's still an open
wound for her, for sure.
1118
00:44:22,827 --> 00:44:25,363
So that lets me know
that she sees something
1119
00:44:25,429 --> 00:44:26,697
special in you.
- Yeah.
1120
00:44:26,764 --> 00:44:29,500
- So please,
be really careful and fra--
1121
00:44:29,567 --> 00:44:31,002
it's--it's really fragile.
1122
00:44:31,068 --> 00:44:32,904
- As we've been together, like,
she's continued to open up,
1123
00:44:32,970 --> 00:44:35,106
and it's, like,
for me that's attractive
1124
00:44:35,173 --> 00:44:36,874
because it's, like, wow,
like, this is someone
1125
00:44:36,941 --> 00:44:39,210
who's trusting me
and continues to open up,
1126
00:44:39,277 --> 00:44:41,179
and I don't even have to ask
for it at this point, like.
1127
00:44:41,245 --> 00:44:43,247
- It feels crazy
that I'm asking you this
1128
00:44:43,314 --> 00:44:46,250
because I just met you,
but again,
1129
00:44:46,317 --> 00:44:48,152
it's possible that
the next time I see her
1130
00:44:48,219 --> 00:44:50,488
outside of today,
she might be engaged.
1131
00:44:50,555 --> 00:44:53,824
- Absolutely.
- So do you love her?
1132
00:44:54,926 --> 00:44:56,727
- I...
1133
00:44:56,794 --> 00:44:59,830
Um, to tell you
the truth, like,
1134
00:44:59,897 --> 00:45:02,500
I haven't told anybody
that I'm in love with them.
1135
00:45:02,567 --> 00:45:04,735
I'm not there yet.
1136
00:45:04,802 --> 00:45:08,706
[tense music]
1137
00:45:08,773 --> 00:45:10,174
- What you thinkin'?
1138
00:45:11,776 --> 00:45:15,479
- Um, I told him
I was falling in love with him.
1139
00:45:17,048 --> 00:45:18,783
And I definitely am.
1140
00:45:18,849 --> 00:45:21,219
And when I told him that,
by the way,
1141
00:45:21,285 --> 00:45:24,922
he was like,
face lit up like a little kid.
1142
00:45:24,989 --> 00:45:26,757
- It's kind of surprising
1143
00:45:26,824 --> 00:45:29,060
hearing that
you can get there so fast.
1144
00:45:29,126 --> 00:45:32,797
- Yeah, I think--I think from
the jump, we've had a very good
1145
00:45:32,863 --> 00:45:36,434
connection, like the spark, you
know, that people talk about,
1146
00:45:36,500 --> 00:45:40,905
and I feel pretty comfortable
telling him anything.
1147
00:45:40,972 --> 00:45:44,909
And he always,
like, really listens.
1148
00:45:44,976 --> 00:45:49,180
And so obviously, like, the
most recent thing is Shanaya
1149
00:45:49,247 --> 00:45:52,817
and how, you know, I didn't
have, like, a sister.
1150
00:45:52,883 --> 00:45:56,454
And she was really that
for me growing up, and I told
1151
00:45:56,520 --> 00:46:00,992
him about the fireflies, and...
1152
00:46:02,627 --> 00:46:06,530
He got me this jar.
1153
00:46:06,597 --> 00:46:09,367
He had two of them
and was like, I know,
1154
00:46:09,433 --> 00:46:11,035
you know your cousin
was very important
1155
00:46:11,102 --> 00:46:13,437
to you and that you
think of her.
1156
00:46:13,504 --> 00:46:15,306
Now, part of her is with you.
1157
00:46:15,373 --> 00:46:17,475
Like as we travel,
you can have fireflies.
1158
00:46:17,541 --> 00:46:20,144
- That's so cool.
- It was really reassuring.
1159
00:46:20,211 --> 00:46:21,679
He pays close attention.
1160
00:46:21,746 --> 00:46:23,514
And I was like,
I don't think anybody's
1161
00:46:23,581 --> 00:46:25,816
ever done anything like that.
1162
00:46:25,883 --> 00:46:28,319
- Hearing Serene say that
she was falling in love
1163
00:46:28,386 --> 00:46:30,154
with him was--it was
a pretty big deal
1164
00:46:30,221 --> 00:46:34,292
because important emotions
she really holds close to her.
1165
00:46:34,358 --> 00:46:36,761
So hopefully
he appreciates that,
1166
00:46:36,827 --> 00:46:38,496
because it's
a really big deal for her.
1167
00:46:38,562 --> 00:46:42,133
- Do you feel like you're
in a group of four girls?
1168
00:46:42,199 --> 00:46:44,268
Or do you feel like,
he sees you as Serene?
1169
00:46:44,335 --> 00:46:47,571
- I've felt like he's seen me
the entire time.
1170
00:46:47,638 --> 00:46:49,440
Have you thought about...
1171
00:46:49,507 --> 00:46:50,975
- If this actually happens?
1172
00:46:51,042 --> 00:46:53,978
- How would that feel to you?
What would you think?
1173
00:46:54,045 --> 00:46:56,747
Like...
1174
00:46:56,814 --> 00:46:59,083
- I gotta put a lot
of big brother stuff aside
1175
00:46:59,150 --> 00:47:00,818
because this is so fast.
1176
00:47:00,885 --> 00:47:02,153
Because of
how y'all are looking
1177
00:47:02,219 --> 00:47:03,921
and acting with each other,
it makes me really happy
1178
00:47:03,988 --> 00:47:05,856
but it also scares me the most.
1179
00:47:05,923 --> 00:47:08,225
I don't want you to get hurt.
1180
00:47:13,397 --> 00:47:17,234
I have seen you hurt
in a lot of ways.
1181
00:47:17,301 --> 00:47:19,403
Been up on the phone
with you with you crying
1182
00:47:19,470 --> 00:47:20,671
till 3:00 in the morning.
1183
00:47:20,738 --> 00:47:23,741
I don't--I don't want
you to feel that anymore.
1184
00:47:23,808 --> 00:47:27,244
I've seen you trust
people before.
1185
00:47:27,311 --> 00:47:30,014
Are you comfortable that he's
not gonna break your trust?
1186
00:47:30,081 --> 00:47:32,416
- The real truth of it is
as, like, more feelings grow,
1187
00:47:32,483 --> 00:47:34,285
like, things get scarier.
1188
00:47:34,352 --> 00:47:36,687
Yeah, it could be, like,
what if I fall?
1189
00:47:36,754 --> 00:47:40,658
But to me, it's like,
what if I fly?
1190
00:47:40,725 --> 00:47:42,159
I'm so here for it.
1191
00:47:42,226 --> 00:47:44,228
- That's what scares me
is that you're here for it.
1192
00:47:44,295 --> 00:47:45,429
You ain't scared of nothing.
1193
00:47:45,496 --> 00:47:47,665
You're not
afraid to be hurt again.
1194
00:47:47,732 --> 00:47:49,400
When you jump
off of 80-foot stuff,
1195
00:47:49,467 --> 00:47:50,835
you ain't
afraid to break your leg.
1196
00:47:50,901 --> 00:47:52,403
- I was afraid,
you should have seen it.
1197
00:47:52,470 --> 00:47:54,538
- But you do it anyway.
1198
00:47:54,605 --> 00:47:56,340
So I'm not saying
I don't trust your judgment.
1199
00:47:56,407 --> 00:47:58,542
I do, but be careful.
1200
00:47:58,609 --> 00:48:00,711
Make sure you're
thinking everything through,
1201
00:48:00,778 --> 00:48:03,647
and I trust you, I love you.
1202
00:48:03,714 --> 00:48:05,416
I really, really do.
1203
00:48:06,784 --> 00:48:08,886
- I love you too, thank you.
1204
00:48:08,953 --> 00:48:12,623
I've never seen my brother
emotional like that ever,
1205
00:48:12,690 --> 00:48:17,094
but for him to say those
things to me was good to hear.
1206
00:48:17,161 --> 00:48:19,697
- All right, man,
it was great meeting you too.
1207
00:48:19,764 --> 00:48:21,599
- For as little time
that Clayton got to spend
1208
00:48:21,665 --> 00:48:24,568
with my family tonight,
I feel really at peace
1209
00:48:24,635 --> 00:48:26,904
because I definitely
feel like I have Mom's approval
1210
00:48:26,971 --> 00:48:29,540
and I feel
really good about it.
1211
00:48:29,607 --> 00:48:34,779
I feel secure in our connection
and our relationship together.
1212
00:48:34,845 --> 00:48:36,280
- That went really well.
1213
00:48:36,347 --> 00:48:38,349
- It felt so comfortable
1214
00:48:38,416 --> 00:48:40,451
and, you know,
saying they've, like, never
1215
00:48:40,518 --> 00:48:42,586
really seen me, like,
be so open
1216
00:48:42,653 --> 00:48:45,356
about, like, my emotions
before, and like,
1217
00:48:45,423 --> 00:48:49,026
I don't, like,
want to freak you out at all,
1218
00:48:49,093 --> 00:48:53,230
but I can say that after today,
like, I am not, like,
1219
00:48:53,297 --> 00:48:56,133
falling, in love with you,
like, I am in love with you.
1220
00:48:56,200 --> 00:48:58,803
And seeing you, like,
with my family, like,
1221
00:48:58,869 --> 00:49:03,140
really solidified
that for me, and...
1222
00:49:03,207 --> 00:49:06,844
I don't think it could
have gone any better at all.
1223
00:49:06,911 --> 00:49:09,847
- It's, I mean--yeah.
1224
00:49:09,914 --> 00:49:11,515
Honestly,
I can't stop smiling now.
1225
00:49:11,582 --> 00:49:13,617
[chuckling]
1226
00:49:13,684 --> 00:49:17,755
This is so--it's just so many
feelings but it's like--
1227
00:49:17,822 --> 00:49:19,557
it's just, like,
but it feels so good.
1228
00:49:22,259 --> 00:49:24,595
[romantic music]
1229
00:49:24,662 --> 00:49:30,701
♪ ♪
1230
00:49:35,372 --> 00:49:39,176
You're full of surprises.
The best ones though.
1231
00:49:40,678 --> 00:49:42,680
- Yep, I'm in love
with Clayton.
1232
00:49:42,746 --> 00:49:44,014
He was so shocked.
1233
00:49:44,081 --> 00:49:46,484
He didn't think that
that was coming at all.
1234
00:49:46,550 --> 00:49:49,653
- I will see you
in a few days, okay?
1235
00:49:49,720 --> 00:49:51,589
- All right.
- Okay.
1236
00:49:51,655 --> 00:49:53,290
- You know,
obviously I can tell that
1237
00:49:53,357 --> 00:49:56,594
he's scared a little bit but
I would rather let him know
1238
00:49:56,660 --> 00:49:59,897
how I'm feeling and leave
it all out there than not.
1239
00:50:01,432 --> 00:50:03,968
And I'm willing to be
patient with him
1240
00:50:04,034 --> 00:50:07,238
because I am in love with him.
1241
00:50:07,304 --> 00:50:10,841
♪ ♪
1242
00:50:14,879 --> 00:50:17,815
[bright music]
1243
00:50:17,882 --> 00:50:19,583
♪ ♪
1244
00:50:19,650 --> 00:50:23,754
- So we are here in my
hometown of Clermont, Florida.
1245
00:50:23,821 --> 00:50:27,057
- Oh, look who it is.
- Hello!
1246
00:50:27,124 --> 00:50:28,425
And I can't wait to, you know,
1247
00:50:28,492 --> 00:50:30,561
make more memories here
with Clayton.
1248
00:50:30,628 --> 00:50:32,630
Are you gonna jump?
- Am I jumping?
1249
00:50:32,696 --> 00:50:33,998
You're not gonna catch--
- Are you gonna jump?
1250
00:50:34,064 --> 00:50:35,165
Are you gonna jump?
- You are not gonna catch me.
1251
00:50:35,232 --> 00:50:36,567
You're jumping.
- Let me catch you.
1252
00:50:36,634 --> 00:50:38,402
- You know
you'd come crashing down.
1253
00:50:40,037 --> 00:50:46,210
- Clayton makes me so happy,
and he is just absolutely
1254
00:50:46,277 --> 00:50:48,646
incredible, and I haven't
met anyone like him.
1255
00:50:48,712 --> 00:50:51,115
[whispers] I missed you.
- I missed you too.
1256
00:50:51,181 --> 00:50:54,084
- Our relationship
has just exceeded
1257
00:50:54,151 --> 00:50:56,287
every expectation
I've ever had.
1258
00:50:56,353 --> 00:50:59,023
I am falling
in love with Clayton.
1259
00:50:59,089 --> 00:51:01,125
I'm losing my voice.
- It's okay.
1260
00:51:01,191 --> 00:51:03,928
- And despite
how I might sound,
1261
00:51:03,994 --> 00:51:05,829
I'm so excited to get
this day started.
1262
00:51:05,896 --> 00:51:06,931
Are you ready to see
what we're gonna do?
1263
00:51:06,997 --> 00:51:08,666
- I'm ready let's go.
1264
00:51:08,732 --> 00:51:11,268
[birds chirping]
1265
00:51:11,335 --> 00:51:13,237
- During this journey,
it's all just been
1266
00:51:13,304 --> 00:51:15,039
about him and I
and our connection.
1267
00:51:15,105 --> 00:51:17,775
- Oh, I see I see.
I see what we're doin'.
1268
00:51:17,841 --> 00:51:21,211
- So today I'm excited
for him to meet my family
1269
00:51:21,278 --> 00:51:24,081
and friends but also
just see a little part of me.
1270
00:51:24,148 --> 00:51:26,016
So this is
what we're doing today.
1271
00:51:26,083 --> 00:51:29,053
We're going kayaking,
and it has a clear bottom.
1272
00:51:29,119 --> 00:51:30,220
- So you can
see what's under it, right?
1273
00:51:30,287 --> 00:51:31,388
- Yeah, do you see how clear
1274
00:51:31,455 --> 00:51:32,957
the spring is?
- Yeah.
1275
00:51:33,023 --> 00:51:36,427
- We're in Central Florida,
and there's alligators here.
1276
00:51:36,493 --> 00:51:37,628
- Okay.
1277
00:51:37,695 --> 00:51:39,096
- And there are some
black bears here.
1278
00:51:39,163 --> 00:51:40,998
- Oh, really?
1279
00:51:41,065 --> 00:51:42,633
So we're not safe on--
- And snakes.
1280
00:51:42,700 --> 00:51:44,034
- We're not safe
on water or land, okay.
1281
00:51:44,101 --> 00:51:46,337
- No, it's gonna be
very adventurous.
1282
00:51:46,403 --> 00:51:47,905
- You know, what I really
like about Hometowns
1283
00:51:47,972 --> 00:51:49,807
is, again, I don't have,
like, any control.
1284
00:51:49,873 --> 00:51:51,275
I have no idea
what we're doing today,
1285
00:51:51,342 --> 00:51:53,010
which is actually
very refreshing.
1286
00:51:53,077 --> 00:51:55,613
- Wait, I'm nervous.
Should I, like, hold this?
1287
00:51:55,679 --> 00:51:57,114
- You gonna hold this?
1288
00:51:57,181 --> 00:51:59,950
[laughing]
- Wait, my seat's down.
1289
00:52:00,050 --> 00:52:01,819
I don't want to be in charge,
like, at all times.
1290
00:52:01,885 --> 00:52:04,355
So today I don't have to be,
like, this is all on Rachel.
1291
00:52:04,421 --> 00:52:06,490
She gets to decide
what we're doing,
1292
00:52:06,557 --> 00:52:09,126
like, she gets to keep
all the surprises.
1293
00:52:09,193 --> 00:52:13,063
Whatever we're doing,
we're gonna have a great time.
1294
00:52:13,130 --> 00:52:14,565
I'll tell you what,
we are, like, sitting ducks
1295
00:52:14,632 --> 00:52:15,833
for a gator.
1296
00:52:15,899 --> 00:52:17,267
- I know.
1297
00:52:18,902 --> 00:52:23,507
- It's so quiet, like, whenever
you're, just, like, sitting.
1298
00:52:23,574 --> 00:52:24,942
This is what happens
right before some--
1299
00:52:25,009 --> 00:52:26,810
something comes popping out.
1300
00:52:26,877 --> 00:52:31,548
[oars clunking]
1301
00:52:31,615 --> 00:52:32,983
Everything is so extreme and...
1302
00:52:33,050 --> 00:52:34,685
[chittering]
1303
00:52:34,752 --> 00:52:37,921
What in the [bleep] is that?
1304
00:52:37,988 --> 00:52:39,256
I don't know what that is,
but it doesn't sound
1305
00:52:39,323 --> 00:52:40,324
like anything
I've heard in Missouri.
1306
00:52:40,391 --> 00:52:41,825
So we better get out of here.
1307
00:52:43,827 --> 00:52:45,062
- Oh, my God!
Look at that spider!
1308
00:52:45,129 --> 00:52:46,664
- Oh, my--
- See that?
1309
00:52:46,730 --> 00:52:48,198
Wait, go back, go back.
- Oh, my--no!
1310
00:52:48,265 --> 00:52:50,434
- Yes.
- Holy hell, get me outta here.
1311
00:52:50,501 --> 00:52:51,535
When's the next plane?
1312
00:52:51,602 --> 00:52:53,404
- Wait, did you see
how big that--
1313
00:52:53,470 --> 00:52:55,005
- That thing was huge.
- I've never seen one that big.
1314
00:52:55,072 --> 00:52:57,675
- Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God.
1315
00:52:57,741 --> 00:52:59,243
- That thing could have
taken out Godzilla.
1316
00:52:59,309 --> 00:53:00,811
That thing was massive.
1317
00:53:02,112 --> 00:53:03,414
Just for the record, though,
I mean,
1318
00:53:03,480 --> 00:53:05,516
I totally handled that
reaction like a man right?
1319
00:53:05,582 --> 00:53:08,385
[laughter]
1320
00:53:08,452 --> 00:53:09,553
- I don't know
what they're feeding
1321
00:53:09,620 --> 00:53:11,288
these insects down here,
1322
00:53:11,355 --> 00:53:13,557
but I thought that thing
was gonna jump in the boat
1323
00:53:13,624 --> 00:53:15,192
and have us, you know,
each for lunch.
1324
00:53:15,259 --> 00:53:17,294
Here we go, here we go.
1325
00:53:17,361 --> 00:53:20,330
Now I'm wondering what's
coming around the corner next.
1326
00:53:21,665 --> 00:53:24,001
[romantic music]
1327
00:53:24,068 --> 00:53:26,070
- Oh.
- It's crazy.
1328
00:53:26,136 --> 00:53:28,572
- The kissing tree?
- Yeah it's a tradition.
1329
00:53:28,639 --> 00:53:29,807
You have to kiss me.
- It's a tradition here?
1330
00:53:29,873 --> 00:53:31,375
- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.
1331
00:53:31,442 --> 00:53:34,111
- Clayton and I have
a playful relationship,
1332
00:53:34,178 --> 00:53:35,713
which is something
I've always wanted.
1333
00:53:35,779 --> 00:53:39,683
Someone who could make me
laugh and I could joke with.
1334
00:53:39,750 --> 00:53:42,152
And every time I'm with him,
I just feel like
1335
00:53:42,219 --> 00:53:45,923
we pick right back up where
we were, if not better.
1336
00:53:49,359 --> 00:53:52,362
[romantic music]
1337
00:53:52,429 --> 00:53:57,868
♪ ♪
1338
00:53:57,935 --> 00:53:59,169
- Yeah,
I think it's very obvious
1339
00:53:59,236 --> 00:54:01,371
that Rachel and I
have a connection
1340
00:54:01,438 --> 00:54:02,773
because we can't
keep our hands off each other.
1341
00:54:02,840 --> 00:54:04,808
We can't not kiss.
1342
00:54:06,477 --> 00:54:08,178
It's like we have this really,
really strong connection.
1343
00:54:08,245 --> 00:54:10,881
We're very intimate
and I definitely hope
1344
00:54:10,948 --> 00:54:12,349
that her family will like me.
1345
00:54:12,416 --> 00:54:14,952
I hope they can see that
the happiness that Rachel has
1346
00:54:15,018 --> 00:54:17,321
is because of what we have,
the two of us.
1347
00:54:23,660 --> 00:54:27,631
- I truly feel that Clayton
could be my husband.
1348
00:54:27,698 --> 00:54:29,099
And I hope my family
1349
00:54:29,166 --> 00:54:30,968
can see the person
that I see tonight
1350
00:54:31,034 --> 00:54:32,569
and they can see
how happy I am.
1351
00:54:36,607 --> 00:54:38,976
I'm falling in love
with Clayton,
1352
00:54:39,042 --> 00:54:42,746
and I want my family
to also fall in love with him.
1353
00:54:46,416 --> 00:54:48,519
- I really enjoyed, like,
all of today,
1354
00:54:48,585 --> 00:54:50,053
and just spending
time with you.
1355
00:54:50,120 --> 00:54:52,156
It feels like it's been
forever since I last saw you.
1356
00:54:52,222 --> 00:54:54,792
And so to be able to meet
your family tonight,
1357
00:54:54,858 --> 00:54:56,460
like, this is, like,
a huge deal.
1358
00:54:56,527 --> 00:55:00,130
- Okay, so you're gonna be
meeting my mom and my dad,
1359
00:55:00,197 --> 00:55:02,933
and my best friends
Sam and Nate.
1360
00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:09,173
Um, I think my dad is gonna
be your toughest, um, critic.
1361
00:55:09,239 --> 00:55:13,343
He has never really liked
anyone I brought home,
1362
00:55:13,410 --> 00:55:16,780
so there's never gonna be
someone he's like,
1363
00:55:16,847 --> 00:55:17,981
"That one's a good one."
1364
00:55:18,048 --> 00:55:20,951
Like, he's gonna just
be very skeptical.
1365
00:55:21,018 --> 00:55:22,853
And I get
where it's coming from,
1366
00:55:22,920 --> 00:55:26,356
but sometimes it can
come off a little bit harsh.
1367
00:55:26,423 --> 00:55:28,892
So I just want you
to be prepared
1368
00:55:28,959 --> 00:55:30,994
going into tonight.
- So he's pretty blunt.
1369
00:55:31,061 --> 00:55:32,963
That's what you're saying.
- He's very blunt, yeah.
1370
00:55:33,030 --> 00:55:34,498
- Okay.
- He's just, like,
1371
00:55:34,565 --> 00:55:36,066
a tough Italian guy.
1372
00:55:36,133 --> 00:55:38,302
- Is he gonna give the firmest
handshake when I walk in there?
1373
00:55:38,368 --> 00:55:39,503
Should I try
to out-squeeze his hand?
1374
00:55:39,570 --> 00:55:41,738
- Probably.
[laughs]
1375
00:55:42,840 --> 00:55:45,008
- No, honestly,
I think, like, you telling me
1376
00:55:45,075 --> 00:55:46,009
that he's gonna be tough.
1377
00:55:46,076 --> 00:55:47,411
Like, when you first said it,
1378
00:55:47,477 --> 00:55:51,048
I am almost welcoming
of the tough questions.
1379
00:55:51,114 --> 00:55:53,517
I have to also earn their trust
1380
00:55:53,584 --> 00:55:55,319
the same way
I had to earn yours.
1381
00:55:55,385 --> 00:55:57,154
If anything, I just hope
that I can shake his hand
1382
00:55:57,221 --> 00:55:58,589
by the end of the night
and he can be like,
1383
00:55:58,655 --> 00:55:59,923
"All right," you know,
"you're not that bad."
1384
00:55:59,990 --> 00:56:01,358
If I get a
"You're not that bad, kid..."
1385
00:56:01,425 --> 00:56:03,627
- Then we'll be going
in the right direction.
1386
00:56:03,694 --> 00:56:04,962
- "You're not that bad, kid,"
then we're solid.
1387
00:56:05,028 --> 00:56:06,196
So just know, like,
I understand.
1388
00:56:06,263 --> 00:56:08,232
- This answer
is making me so happy, like,
1389
00:56:08,298 --> 00:56:09,833
you have no idea.
1390
00:56:09,900 --> 00:56:12,035
'Cause I have been
so stressed about it,
1391
00:56:12,102 --> 00:56:13,136
and I just don't want it
1392
00:56:13,203 --> 00:56:14,671
to, like, affect the way
you see me,
1393
00:56:14,738 --> 00:56:15,806
should it not go well.
1394
00:56:15,873 --> 00:56:18,542
Because I am falling
in love with you.
1395
00:56:18,609 --> 00:56:22,279
And I'm so excited
to introduce you to them.
1396
00:56:22,346 --> 00:56:23,881
Just so happy that you're here.
1397
00:56:23,947 --> 00:56:25,015
It's going to be great.
1398
00:56:25,082 --> 00:56:26,016
- It's coming around
the corner.
1399
00:56:26,083 --> 00:56:27,451
- And I'm so excited.
- I know.
1400
00:56:32,623 --> 00:56:35,692
- I just want tonight to be
as perfect as today was,
1401
00:56:35,759 --> 00:56:39,463
and I'm just hoping tonight
my dad doesn't, you know,
1402
00:56:39,529 --> 00:56:43,267
put him in a position where he
can't see himself fitting in.
1403
00:56:43,333 --> 00:56:45,702
I am very scared
because I do know much
1404
00:56:45,769 --> 00:56:47,971
one conversation
can affect things.
1405
00:56:48,038 --> 00:56:50,374
I really just hope
my dad doesn't get in his head
1406
00:56:50,440 --> 00:56:51,642
and change his mind.
1407
00:56:56,847 --> 00:56:59,783
[suspenseful music]
1408
00:56:59,850 --> 00:57:02,286
♪ ♪
1409
00:57:02,352 --> 00:57:05,022
- We're actually
at your parents' house.
1410
00:57:05,088 --> 00:57:06,890
- I am so excited.
1411
00:57:06,957 --> 00:57:09,493
- Tonight, I'm meeting
Rachel's mother, Mary,
1412
00:57:09,559 --> 00:57:11,628
her father, Tony,
1413
00:57:11,695 --> 00:57:13,630
and then her two friends
Sam and Nate.
1414
00:57:13,697 --> 00:57:15,232
I hear voices.
1415
00:57:15,299 --> 00:57:17,267
Rachel has told me
multiple times
1416
00:57:17,334 --> 00:57:19,169
that she's falling in love
with me.
1417
00:57:19,236 --> 00:57:21,838
She also told me that
it's really important
1418
00:57:21,905 --> 00:57:24,141
that her family
accepts who she's with.
1419
00:57:24,207 --> 00:57:27,477
And so I know
that what lies ahead
1420
00:57:27,544 --> 00:57:30,047
is going to be
a challenging night,
1421
00:57:30,113 --> 00:57:33,050
but hopefully it's gonna
be a very productive one.
1422
00:57:33,116 --> 00:57:34,584
It's gonna be good.
1423
00:57:34,651 --> 00:57:37,087
It's gonna
be a really fun night.
1424
00:57:37,154 --> 00:57:40,724
[tense music]
1425
00:57:40,791 --> 00:57:42,359
Just...you know,
1426
00:57:42,426 --> 00:57:45,395
just be on my side.
Don't be drifting off too far.
1427
00:57:45,462 --> 00:57:48,131
I do want to hopefully
win over her family,
1428
00:57:48,198 --> 00:57:49,499
especially her father.
1429
00:57:49,566 --> 00:57:52,469
And Rachel said
that her dad was tough.
1430
00:57:52,536 --> 00:57:54,905
- Hello.
- Oh, my God.
1431
00:57:54,972 --> 00:57:56,740
- How's it going?
- [screams]
1432
00:57:56,807 --> 00:57:58,675
My baby girl!
1433
00:57:58,742 --> 00:58:00,243
Oh, my God,
I missed you so much.
1434
00:58:00,310 --> 00:58:02,679
- I missed you.
- Oh, my baby.
1435
00:58:02,746 --> 00:58:04,214
- How you doing? Tony.
1436
00:58:04,281 --> 00:58:06,016
- Tony, Clayton,
it's nice to meet you.
1437
00:58:06,083 --> 00:58:08,652
- My dad has always been
the most welcoming presence
1438
00:58:08,719 --> 00:58:10,587
for anyone I've brought home.
1439
00:58:10,654 --> 00:58:13,790
I think I've prepared
Clayton as well as I can
1440
00:58:13,857 --> 00:58:15,325
to meet my father.
1441
00:58:15,392 --> 00:58:18,528
But still,
I am incredibly nervous.
1442
00:58:18,595 --> 00:58:19,830
- So beautiful.
- I can't wait to hear
1443
00:58:19,896 --> 00:58:21,031
everything you guys have done.
1444
00:58:21,098 --> 00:58:22,366
I can't wait.
1445
00:58:22,432 --> 00:58:24,668
- Oh, my gosh.
We had an adventure.
1446
00:58:24,735 --> 00:58:26,536
- Tell me about it.
1447
00:58:26,603 --> 00:58:30,107
- Okay, we were in LA for what,
two weeks, three weeks?
1448
00:58:30,173 --> 00:58:31,742
- Was it two?
- I'm scared.
1449
00:58:31,808 --> 00:58:33,143
- So much happens every day.
- Yeah.
1450
00:58:33,210 --> 00:58:36,113
And then we went to Toronto,
1451
00:58:36,179 --> 00:58:38,815
and I got the group date rose
in Toronto.
1452
00:58:38,882 --> 00:58:40,584
- [gasps] Oh!
- Yeah.
1453
00:58:40,650 --> 00:58:44,821
And then after Toronto,
we went to Croatia
1454
00:58:44,888 --> 00:58:48,058
and then in Croatia,
I got the group date rose.
1455
00:58:48,125 --> 00:58:49,826
- [squeals]
1456
00:58:49,893 --> 00:58:52,229
- Aw, Clayton, good guy.
1457
00:58:52,295 --> 00:58:53,797
- Clayton, you like this girl
or something?
1458
00:58:53,864 --> 00:58:55,332
- Just a little bit, you know.
But I had to, uh,
1459
00:58:55,399 --> 00:58:57,401
I told her, like, I can't pump
the ego up too much
1460
00:58:57,467 --> 00:58:58,802
'cause she starts
giving me this look,
1461
00:58:58,869 --> 00:59:00,237
like, the smile starts.
You get this little--
1462
00:59:00,303 --> 00:59:01,371
- I don't have a look.
1463
00:59:01,438 --> 00:59:02,506
- You have a look--
she has a look.
1464
00:59:02,572 --> 00:59:04,341
I get the one
that's like I have you
1465
00:59:04,408 --> 00:59:05,542
wrapped around my finger.
1466
00:59:05,609 --> 00:59:06,810
[laughter]
1467
00:59:06,877 --> 00:59:08,645
That's the one I have.
I get that a lot.
1468
00:59:08,712 --> 00:59:10,480
- I am going to cheers
1469
00:59:10,547 --> 00:59:12,883
because I have never seen you
1470
00:59:12,949 --> 00:59:14,484
this actually glowing
and happy.
1471
00:59:14,551 --> 00:59:15,619
- I know.
- Seriously.
1472
00:59:15,685 --> 00:59:16,753
- I am serious.
1473
00:59:16,820 --> 00:59:18,688
I haven't seen you
glowing like this.
1474
00:59:18,755 --> 00:59:22,592
- And if you hurt Rachel,
I'm gonna hurt you.
1475
00:59:22,659 --> 00:59:25,062
- [laughing]
Here it comes.
1476
00:59:25,128 --> 00:59:27,764
- But we're gonna cheers
to just family coming together.
1477
00:59:27,831 --> 00:59:29,466
- Yeah.
- Cheers.
1478
00:59:29,533 --> 00:59:31,201
- For sure.
- I love you, thank you.
1479
00:59:31,268 --> 00:59:32,469
- Rachel,
do you want to go talk?
1480
00:59:32,536 --> 00:59:35,372
- I do.
- I love it.
1481
00:59:35,439 --> 00:59:37,908
Rachel is glowing in a way
1482
00:59:37,974 --> 00:59:40,310
that I've never seen her,
1483
00:59:40,377 --> 00:59:42,646
and that's great to see,
1484
00:59:42,712 --> 00:59:44,915
but there's still
three other girls,
1485
00:59:44,981 --> 00:59:47,084
and I don't want
to see Rachel hurt.
1486
00:59:47,150 --> 00:59:51,388
As happy as you do seem,
you know,
1487
00:59:51,455 --> 00:59:54,224
like, how are these
other people feeling?
1488
00:59:54,291 --> 00:59:58,261
- He's never given me
a reason to doubt him.
1489
00:59:58,328 --> 01:00:01,465
Every time I'm with him,
I truly do feel like
1490
01:00:01,531 --> 01:00:03,233
I'm the only person there.
1491
01:00:06,336 --> 01:00:09,906
- How do you feel about, like,
Fantasy Suites?
1492
01:00:09,973 --> 01:00:12,476
There's still
other people involved.
1493
01:00:12,542 --> 01:00:14,044
- I know.
1494
01:00:14,111 --> 01:00:17,681
- You don't wanna be played.
No one wants to be played!
1495
01:00:17,747 --> 01:00:19,015
- I don't know.
1496
01:00:19,082 --> 01:00:21,651
I don't know where
his relationship's at
1497
01:00:21,718 --> 01:00:23,253
with the other three.
1498
01:00:23,320 --> 01:00:26,123
And it's something you have to,
like, push out of your mind.
1499
01:00:26,189 --> 01:00:28,925
- Because for me,
I'm thinking about, like,
1500
01:00:28,992 --> 01:00:31,061
two months from now,
who's gonna be here
1501
01:00:31,128 --> 01:00:33,296
to pick up the pieces?
1502
01:00:35,132 --> 01:00:36,600
- I know this girl well.
- Yeah.
1503
01:00:36,666 --> 01:00:40,704
- And I've never seen her--
like, to be honest, straight up
1504
01:00:40,770 --> 01:00:43,440
with you, I've never
seen her like this, like, glow.
1505
01:00:43,507 --> 01:00:47,477
That means a lot to me
to see her like that.
1506
01:00:47,544 --> 01:00:50,847
And I told her,
before she left I said,
1507
01:00:50,914 --> 01:00:53,717
don't get your heart
broken because, you know,
1508
01:00:53,783 --> 01:00:55,318
I don't--I don't
wanna deal with it.
1509
01:00:55,385 --> 01:00:57,687
Like, you're--it's gonna--
it's gonna be tough on her.
1510
01:00:57,754 --> 01:01:00,724
And, you know,
I'm--I'm afraid that
1511
01:01:00,790 --> 01:01:03,860
there's four girls left,
that might happen to her.
1512
01:01:03,927 --> 01:01:08,598
And I--oh, my God,
I'm gonna start crying.
1513
01:01:08,665 --> 01:01:11,468
I don't--I just don't
ever wanna see her
1514
01:01:11,535 --> 01:01:12,702
get like that again.
1515
01:01:12,769 --> 01:01:14,304
Like I don't.
It's really--it's really sad
1516
01:01:14,371 --> 01:01:17,407
to see her like that,
it's just not who she is.
1517
01:01:17,474 --> 01:01:21,645
And she's--she's gonna
lose her trust in people again,
1518
01:01:21,711 --> 01:01:23,580
and it's really scary.
1519
01:01:23,647 --> 01:01:25,749
You know, we're Italian
people over here,
1520
01:01:25,815 --> 01:01:28,518
we're very protective
and her dad's gonna be
1521
01:01:28,585 --> 01:01:30,220
a tough, tough guy on you.
1522
01:01:30,287 --> 01:01:32,756
I'm letting you know now.
- As he should be.
1523
01:01:32,822 --> 01:01:33,990
- Tony doesn't like anybody.
1524
01:01:34,057 --> 01:01:36,726
- She's told me about him
and--but my thing is
1525
01:01:36,793 --> 01:01:39,329
is like, I told her,
I said, I'm gonna be myself,
1526
01:01:39,396 --> 01:01:40,664
I think that's the best
way to approach this.
1527
01:01:40,730 --> 01:01:42,332
- Yeah, you don't need--
just do what you gotta do.
1528
01:01:42,399 --> 01:01:43,833
- Yeah.
- Be yourself.
1529
01:01:43,900 --> 01:01:46,536
And then if he doesn't
like you, he doesn't like you.
1530
01:01:46,603 --> 01:01:49,005
- Yeah, you know, Rachel told
me that her dad is gonna
1531
01:01:49,072 --> 01:01:50,840
not skirt around any subject.
1532
01:01:50,907 --> 01:01:52,709
He's gonna ask the tough
questions.
1533
01:01:52,776 --> 01:01:55,278
Like, he's going to be
hard to win over his approval.
1534
01:01:55,345 --> 01:01:57,714
So I'm keeping that in mind,
I'm gonna go in this
1535
01:01:57,781 --> 01:01:59,849
a little bit more cautious
than I normally would.
1536
01:02:03,620 --> 01:02:05,155
- I'm an old-fashioned guy.
1537
01:02:05,222 --> 01:02:07,357
People always have
to prove their selves to me
1538
01:02:07,424 --> 01:02:08,959
that they're good people.
1539
01:02:09,025 --> 01:02:10,927
As a father, you're protective.
1540
01:02:10,994 --> 01:02:14,798
And no matter how old you get,
1541
01:02:14,864 --> 01:02:18,101
you would do anything
to protect a daughter.
1542
01:02:18,168 --> 01:02:21,638
Even with her last boyfriend,
when they were--
1543
01:02:21,705 --> 01:02:23,740
had an argument, and I said,
1544
01:02:23,807 --> 01:02:25,408
"Do you want me
to beat him up?"
1545
01:02:26,876 --> 01:02:30,413
So I'm looking forward
to seeing what he's all about.
1546
01:02:30,480 --> 01:02:33,850
- Thank you for taking the time
to sit down and talk with me,
1547
01:02:33,917 --> 01:02:37,854
and, you know, I'm sure you
might have a lot of questions
1548
01:02:37,921 --> 01:02:40,757
and--and I wanna be able to
answer any and all them and--
1549
01:02:40,824 --> 01:02:42,492
- I do have a few.
1550
01:02:48,365 --> 01:02:50,867
- So I wanna know first
of all, you're happy?
1551
01:02:50,934 --> 01:02:52,335
- I am very happy.
1552
01:02:52,402 --> 01:02:53,903
- Yeah,
I can see it in your face.
1553
01:02:53,970 --> 01:02:56,539
I haven't seen this
in you Rachel, seriously!
1554
01:02:56,606 --> 01:02:58,808
This is the first time
I've seen you like this!
1555
01:02:58,875 --> 01:03:02,145
- I really, really think
I could see him as my husband.
1556
01:03:02,212 --> 01:03:03,313
I really do.
1557
01:03:03,380 --> 01:03:04,381
- That makes me happy.
1558
01:03:04,447 --> 01:03:05,815
- I know.
1559
01:03:05,882 --> 01:03:08,518
- I did talk to him about Dad.
- [laughs]
1560
01:03:08,585 --> 01:03:11,254
- I'm not kidding, I'm nervous.
- What did you say?
1561
01:03:11,321 --> 01:03:13,023
- I just said
he doesn't like anyone.
1562
01:03:13,089 --> 01:03:15,025
- [laughs]
- Is it wrong?
1563
01:03:15,091 --> 01:03:16,660
- Yeah, no, that's pretty true.
1564
01:03:16,726 --> 01:03:18,728
- My dad
is outside with Clayton,
1565
01:03:18,795 --> 01:03:20,630
and I am terrified.
1566
01:03:20,697 --> 01:03:23,133
I want the conversation
to go well.
1567
01:03:23,199 --> 01:03:26,703
And I'm just hoping
my dad can be civil with him.
1568
01:03:26,770 --> 01:03:29,339
- Nothing to me
is off limits, like,
1569
01:03:29,406 --> 01:03:31,341
I want you to feel as
comfortable as possible.
1570
01:03:31,408 --> 01:03:34,210
And--and again, like,
I also have questions as well,
1571
01:03:34,277 --> 01:03:35,812
and I think it's just
great to be able to open that
1572
01:03:35,879 --> 01:03:38,915
dialogue up and be transparent,
and--and I would
1573
01:03:38,982 --> 01:03:40,850
love to, yeah,
to be in that conversation.
1574
01:03:40,917 --> 01:03:43,486
So whatever it is...
1575
01:03:43,553 --> 01:03:46,022
- Well, you know,
one of the questions
1576
01:03:46,089 --> 01:03:50,827
I have for you is what do you
know about Rachel besides...
1577
01:03:50,894 --> 01:03:52,962
- The exotic locations.
- The exotic locations.
1578
01:03:53,029 --> 01:03:54,931
- All the--all the pizzazz.
1579
01:03:54,998 --> 01:03:56,766
- Do you know her dreams?
1580
01:03:56,833 --> 01:03:59,669
- Well, we have talked about
her past relationships
1581
01:03:59,736 --> 01:04:02,005
and how she has these
aspirations, obviously,
1582
01:04:02,072 --> 01:04:04,441
she's in pilot school,
she wants to be a pilot.
1583
01:04:04,507 --> 01:04:06,776
I love that she's independent,
I love that--like
1584
01:04:06,843 --> 01:04:08,745
she's passionate about
being a pilot, I mean--
1585
01:04:08,812 --> 01:04:09,779
- Right.
- She loves it.
1586
01:04:09,846 --> 01:04:11,881
- Has been since eighth grade.
1587
01:04:11,948 --> 01:04:14,718
So if she wants to work
in Europe for a year,
1588
01:04:14,784 --> 01:04:17,620
what would that do to you guys
and your relationship?
1589
01:04:17,687 --> 01:04:19,456
- I'm not gonna waste
this opportunity.
1590
01:04:19,522 --> 01:04:20,757
Like, I'll do
whatever it takes.
1591
01:04:20,824 --> 01:04:22,025
Like, I'll move.
1592
01:04:22,092 --> 01:04:23,860
I'll go wherever
it makes sense to go.
1593
01:04:23,927 --> 01:04:26,096
And if that means going
to Europe, because,
1594
01:04:26,162 --> 01:04:27,497
you know,
Rachel wants to go to Europe
1595
01:04:27,564 --> 01:04:29,232
and that's--for her work,
then like, then why not?
1596
01:04:29,299 --> 01:04:31,267
- The number one thing
that a parent
1597
01:04:31,334 --> 01:04:33,937
doesn't wanna see
is their daughter get hurt.
1598
01:04:34,003 --> 01:04:35,438
- Yeah.
1599
01:04:35,505 --> 01:04:37,340
- And, you know,
you're in this and you still
1600
01:04:37,407 --> 01:04:40,377
have three other girls.
- Yeah.
1601
01:04:40,443 --> 01:04:44,147
- And I watch you
interact and, you know,
1602
01:04:44,214 --> 01:04:48,084
it almost--to me looks, like,
there is nobody else.
1603
01:04:48,151 --> 01:04:52,655
But that's the part
that's concerning me right now.
1604
01:04:52,722 --> 01:04:54,891
- Absolutely. The thing about
it is I will hurt somebody.
1605
01:04:54,958 --> 01:04:58,027
- You're gonna hurt three other
people, or two other people.
1606
01:04:58,094 --> 01:04:59,896
- I'm going to,
and it makes me sick,
1607
01:04:59,963 --> 01:05:03,199
but it's--it's--again, I--
people say "I don't envy you,"
1608
01:05:03,266 --> 01:05:05,135
and I'm like, yeah,
I don't envy myself either.
1609
01:05:05,201 --> 01:05:07,003
Because, again, like,
dating, you know, from start,
1610
01:05:07,070 --> 01:05:09,205
30 women is not fun,
actually, it's really not.
1611
01:05:09,272 --> 01:05:11,107
It's--but it's like you--
you end up meeting
1612
01:05:11,174 --> 01:05:13,176
someone like Rachel, where
you're like, it's worth it.
1613
01:05:13,243 --> 01:05:16,846
- And if Rachel isn't the one,
what are you gonna do
1614
01:05:16,913 --> 01:05:19,416
to not hurt her?
1615
01:05:19,482 --> 01:05:22,585
- I have no intention
of--of hurting Rachel.
1616
01:05:22,652 --> 01:05:24,687
I don't have a crystal ball
as far as what it looks, like,
1617
01:05:24,754 --> 01:05:25,989
at the end of this journey.
1618
01:05:26,055 --> 01:05:28,224
But I know that I see
a future with her.
1619
01:05:28,291 --> 01:05:30,827
I've had thoughts,
I've dreamt about, like,
1620
01:05:30,894 --> 01:05:32,262
getting down on a knee,
proposing to her,
1621
01:05:32,328 --> 01:05:35,198
like, what life would
look like outside of this.
1622
01:05:35,265 --> 01:05:36,433
If I didn't
see a future with her,
1623
01:05:36,499 --> 01:05:38,001
I would not
be sitting here before you,
1624
01:05:38,067 --> 01:05:41,738
and all I can do
is continue to just keep taking
1625
01:05:41,805 --> 01:05:43,206
these steps, this being one
of them, meeting her family.
1626
01:05:43,273 --> 01:05:44,908
- Right.
1627
01:05:44,974 --> 01:05:48,711
- My hope coming here was
to hopefully walk away saying,
1628
01:05:48,778 --> 01:05:51,014
"Hey, I could see myself
being a part of the family."
1629
01:05:51,080 --> 01:05:52,482
- Okay.
1630
01:05:52,549 --> 01:05:56,586
Well, I really can't
give my blessing...
1631
01:05:56,653 --> 01:05:59,355
because I haven't
talked to my daughter.
1632
01:05:59,422 --> 01:06:02,992
You know, right now
you're just another face,
1633
01:06:03,059 --> 01:06:04,561
you know, until she says,
1634
01:06:04,627 --> 01:06:07,163
"Dad, this guy's
really special to me,"
1635
01:06:07,230 --> 01:06:11,301
is when I would change
in my mind, you know?
1636
01:06:11,367 --> 01:06:12,535
- Her word's
everything to you.
1637
01:06:12,602 --> 01:06:14,604
- Yeah, exactly--exactly.
- Yeah, absolutely.
1638
01:06:14,671 --> 01:06:16,039
That makes complete sense.
I think it's just--
1639
01:06:16,105 --> 01:06:18,208
- So if she gives me
a good word when I shake
1640
01:06:18,274 --> 01:06:20,777
your hand when you leave,
I'll pat ya on the arm, okay?
1641
01:06:20,844 --> 01:06:22,846
- That's--that's--
I'll take that.
1642
01:06:22,912 --> 01:06:24,247
- Nice meeting you,
nice talking to you.
1643
01:06:24,314 --> 01:06:26,115
- Absolutely, it was
great talking to you as well.
1644
01:06:26,182 --> 01:06:27,951
Rachel's father not
giving me his blessing
1645
01:06:28,051 --> 01:06:29,419
is totally understandable.
1646
01:06:29,486 --> 01:06:33,022
He needs to talk with Rachel
first, and I respect that.
1647
01:06:33,089 --> 01:06:34,724
With a father that,
I mean, that cares so much
1648
01:06:34,791 --> 01:06:36,759
about his daughter,
wants to be protective,
1649
01:06:36,826 --> 01:06:39,329
wants what's best for her,
it all makes sense.
1650
01:06:39,395 --> 01:06:42,432
But it's still disappointing
to not get his approval.
1651
01:06:42,499 --> 01:06:44,467
- You know
that I would not be here.
1652
01:06:44,534 --> 01:06:45,668
- I know you, baby.
1653
01:06:45,735 --> 01:06:46,836
- I would not be putting
you guys through this.
1654
01:06:46,903 --> 01:06:49,572
- I know this.
- If it wasn't real.
1655
01:06:49,639 --> 01:06:52,509
And when we were in Croatia,
I did tell him I was
1656
01:06:52,575 --> 01:06:54,744
falling in love with him,
and I really am.
1657
01:06:54,811 --> 01:06:56,946
- Mm-hmm.
- [laughs]
1658
01:06:57,013 --> 01:06:58,781
I know.
1659
01:06:58,848 --> 01:07:02,952
The thing about him is, like,
I've never met someone who,
1660
01:07:03,019 --> 01:07:06,456
like, truly, I feel like, sees
me and, like, has showed me
1661
01:07:06,523 --> 01:07:09,392
that there's a possibility
of someone who could...
1662
01:07:09,459 --> 01:07:11,794
- Be with you instead
of in front of you.
1663
01:07:11,861 --> 01:07:15,265
- Yeah, but everyone
I've ever brought home,
1664
01:07:15,331 --> 01:07:16,933
you were not that nice.
1665
01:07:17,000 --> 01:07:18,601
- I am not, I am not.
1666
01:07:18,668 --> 01:07:21,237
- You have been so mean!
- I know.
1667
01:07:21,304 --> 01:07:22,405
- Did you like him?
1668
01:07:22,472 --> 01:07:23,573
Like, what did you think
about him?
1669
01:07:23,640 --> 01:07:25,475
- Yeah, I think--thought
he was very nice.
1670
01:07:25,542 --> 01:07:29,345
And, you know, he seems
like, he agrees that you would,
1671
01:07:29,412 --> 01:07:31,147
you know, that he would
stand next to you, so...
1672
01:07:31,214 --> 01:07:33,917
- I just, like, feel like,
you know, that, like,
1673
01:07:33,983 --> 01:07:37,787
your opinion has always, like,
meant the most to me.
1674
01:07:37,854 --> 01:07:38,988
- Yeah.
1675
01:07:39,055 --> 01:07:41,558
- And I've always just--
- I love you, baby.
1676
01:07:41,624 --> 01:07:43,359
- I've always wanted you
to be proud of me.
1677
01:07:43,426 --> 01:07:44,861
- I'm very proud of you.
1678
01:07:44,928 --> 01:07:46,763
I'm only afraid
of you getting hurt.
1679
01:07:46,829 --> 01:07:51,234
But if he's what you want,
I'm all for it.
1680
01:07:51,301 --> 01:07:53,770
- I just feel, like,
very grateful that
1681
01:07:53,836 --> 01:07:56,339
you guys are, like,
accepting him and, you know,
1682
01:07:56,406 --> 01:07:57,807
you're not--you're
not being mean to him.
1683
01:07:57,874 --> 01:07:59,509
[laughs]
1684
01:07:59,576 --> 01:08:02,612
That's why I'm the happiest,
because I really
1685
01:08:02,679 --> 01:08:04,914
thought you were
gonna be mean to him.
1686
01:08:04,981 --> 01:08:06,349
- Yeah.
1687
01:08:06,416 --> 01:08:08,418
- You're like, yeah, I
know you probably thought that.
1688
01:08:08,484 --> 01:08:10,019
- I wasn't mean,
I was a really good guy.
1689
01:08:10,086 --> 01:08:11,287
- [laughs]
1690
01:08:11,354 --> 01:08:13,289
- Well, I seen my daughter
1691
01:08:13,356 --> 01:08:15,558
happier than I've seen her
for a long time.
1692
01:08:15,625 --> 01:08:19,028
You know, she said that I was
different, and I was,
1693
01:08:19,095 --> 01:08:20,763
because, you know, you--
1694
01:08:20,830 --> 01:08:22,865
your whole life
is around your children,
1695
01:08:22,932 --> 01:08:25,234
and she was happy, so I
wasn't gonna do anything
1696
01:08:25,301 --> 01:08:27,236
to spoil the party.
1697
01:08:27,303 --> 01:08:28,905
- It was nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you as well.
1698
01:08:28,972 --> 01:08:30,206
It was really great
talking to you.
1699
01:08:30,273 --> 01:08:31,708
- Yeah, I'm not a hugger,
but nice meeting you.
1700
01:08:31,774 --> 01:08:33,376
- It was really great
talking to you.
1701
01:08:33,443 --> 01:08:34,811
Rachel's dad did say,
you know,
1702
01:08:34,877 --> 01:08:36,946
if I speak with her
and I feel that, you know,
1703
01:08:37,013 --> 01:08:39,782
you are someone that's worthy
of marrying my daughter,
1704
01:08:39,849 --> 01:08:41,718
like, I'll shake your hand
and pat you on the arm.
1705
01:08:41,784 --> 01:08:44,621
And that's what he ended
up doing, so overall,
1706
01:08:44,687 --> 01:08:46,356
like, the day
was a huge success.
1707
01:08:46,422 --> 01:08:48,491
- Bye, guys. Have fun.
1708
01:08:48,558 --> 01:08:50,893
- I see a future
more than ever,
1709
01:08:50,960 --> 01:08:52,762
like, than I ever have
with Rachel, like,
1710
01:08:52,829 --> 01:08:55,531
I don't know if today
could've went any better.
1711
01:08:55,598 --> 01:08:59,736
- I just want you to know that
1712
01:08:59,802 --> 01:09:03,673
I truly feel like tonight
1713
01:09:03,740 --> 01:09:07,777
makes me feel even stronger for
you if that's even possible.
1714
01:09:07,844 --> 01:09:10,380
But to be able to see you
with, like,
1715
01:09:10,446 --> 01:09:13,182
my friends and family,
you truly have like,
1716
01:09:13,249 --> 01:09:15,485
no idea
what tonight meant to me.
1717
01:09:15,551 --> 01:09:17,987
And for them to meet
you and see me
1718
01:09:18,054 --> 01:09:21,190
and just know that
what we have is different.
1719
01:09:21,257 --> 01:09:23,059
And that's what I felt
the whole time.
1720
01:09:23,126 --> 01:09:25,428
[whispering]
It just means so much to me,
1721
01:09:25,495 --> 01:09:27,897
and...
1722
01:09:27,964 --> 01:09:30,600
if I was falling for you
before,
1723
01:09:30,667 --> 01:09:33,236
I'm falling even harder
for you now.
1724
01:09:33,302 --> 01:09:34,904
And I would never
bring you here
1725
01:09:34,971 --> 01:09:37,440
or put you through that
1726
01:09:37,507 --> 01:09:40,376
if I truly didn't see us
at the end of this,
1727
01:09:40,443 --> 01:09:42,145
and I told them that.
1728
01:09:42,211 --> 01:09:43,613
I truly do.
1729
01:09:43,680 --> 01:09:45,148
- Yeah, being able to meet
the people
1730
01:09:45,214 --> 01:09:46,649
that mean so much to you,
1731
01:09:46,716 --> 01:09:49,585
it meant so much to me,
more than you know.
1732
01:09:49,652 --> 01:09:51,187
So thank you.
1733
01:09:51,254 --> 01:09:54,524
- Thank you.
1734
01:09:54,590 --> 01:09:57,493
[romantic music]
1735
01:09:57,560 --> 01:10:03,566
♪ ♪
1736
01:10:03,633 --> 01:10:05,568
- Rachel and I
had a phenomenal day
1737
01:10:05,635 --> 01:10:06,869
and then a great night.
1738
01:10:06,936 --> 01:10:10,139
And I think both of us
were really surprised
1739
01:10:10,206 --> 01:10:12,875
by how well it went.
1740
01:10:12,942 --> 01:10:15,278
Rachel is someone
that I see a future with.
1741
01:10:15,344 --> 01:10:17,480
I know what we have
is--it's one of a kind,
1742
01:10:17,547 --> 01:10:20,516
and I love that
she's really all in on me,
1743
01:10:20,583 --> 01:10:23,486
and she's been all in
for a long time now.
1744
01:10:23,553 --> 01:10:25,321
Rachel
absolutely could be my wife.
1745
01:10:25,388 --> 01:10:28,424
Nights like tonight
make me realize that I am
1746
01:10:28,491 --> 01:10:30,626
so fortunate to like,
have such strong connections,
1747
01:10:30,693 --> 01:10:32,095
but I also
realize that I can't carry
1748
01:10:32,161 --> 01:10:35,064
all four connections
into my future life.
1749
01:10:35,131 --> 01:10:38,101
Like this--three of them
end at some point.
1750
01:10:39,268 --> 01:10:42,205
Hearing Rachel's
loved ones say
1751
01:10:42,271 --> 01:10:44,207
this is the happiest
we've seen her in a while,
1752
01:10:44,273 --> 01:10:45,875
if she were to go through
another heartbreak,
1753
01:10:45,942 --> 01:10:47,276
we don't know how
she'd be able to handle it--
1754
01:10:47,343 --> 01:10:51,380
Like, this is the same
conversation that I've already
1755
01:10:51,447 --> 01:10:53,316
heard before in a previous
Hometown,
1756
01:10:53,382 --> 01:10:55,418
and it's not really great
to hear.
1757
01:10:55,485 --> 01:10:58,254
And it doesn't
make me feel good.
1758
01:10:58,321 --> 01:11:01,624
Bye.
- I don't want you to leave.
1759
01:11:04,160 --> 01:11:06,262
- You almost wish
the feelings weren't as strong
1760
01:11:06,329 --> 01:11:09,465
so that it would be
easier to cut ties.
1761
01:11:10,733 --> 01:11:12,668
Night.
- Night.
1762
01:11:16,572 --> 01:11:18,541
- It's just kind of, like,
right now it's where I'm at,
1763
01:11:18,608 --> 01:11:21,177
it's like break three hearts
to make one happy.
1764
01:11:21,244 --> 01:11:27,283
♪ ♪
1765
01:11:29,485 --> 01:11:32,421
[tense music]
1766
01:11:32,488 --> 01:11:39,395
♪ ♪
1767
01:11:39,462 --> 01:11:43,232
- Right now, I am heading
into the Rose Ceremony.
1768
01:11:43,299 --> 01:11:45,768
I am feeling nervous.
1769
01:11:48,905 --> 01:11:52,175
I genuinely am worried
because I think
1770
01:11:52,241 --> 01:11:54,877
we do have a strong connection.
1771
01:11:54,944 --> 01:11:57,880
But Clayton told my mom
that he wasn't in love with me
1772
01:11:57,947 --> 01:11:59,949
and he wasn't falling for me.
1773
01:12:00,016 --> 01:12:02,518
So it's hard to know exactly
1774
01:12:02,585 --> 01:12:04,554
what's going through his mind
right now.
1775
01:12:04,620 --> 01:12:10,426
♪ ♪
1776
01:12:10,493 --> 01:12:13,596
- After my Hometown,
I know how confident I feel
1777
01:12:13,663 --> 01:12:15,698
in our relationship
and our connection.
1778
01:12:15,765 --> 01:12:18,868
♪ ♪
1779
01:12:18,935 --> 01:12:21,838
I truly want to end up
with him at the end of this.
1780
01:12:21,904 --> 01:12:25,474
And the thought of not,
it's just terrifying to me.
1781
01:12:25,541 --> 01:12:27,710
♪ ♪
1782
01:12:27,777 --> 01:12:30,479
There are still three
other women here and when
1783
01:12:30,546 --> 01:12:33,916
things are this serious
and feelings are this strong,
1784
01:12:33,983 --> 01:12:37,420
it's gonna be definitely
a difficult decision for him.
1785
01:12:37,486 --> 01:12:40,223
- Clayton, how you doin'?
- Hey, Jesse, how's it goin'?
1786
01:12:40,289 --> 01:12:42,458
- Good, man, you look like,
you got a lot on your mind.
1787
01:12:42,525 --> 01:12:44,160
- Yeah, it was a lot this week.
1788
01:12:44,227 --> 01:12:47,797
Meeting the families was very
insightful, like, eye opening.
1789
01:12:47,864 --> 01:12:49,599
- So where's
your head at right now?
1790
01:12:49,665 --> 01:12:51,067
How are you feeling
about all this?
1791
01:12:51,133 --> 01:12:53,836
- I realized that I've
had these women really pour
1792
01:12:53,903 --> 01:12:57,373
their hearts out to me
and continue to be vulnerable,
1793
01:12:57,440 --> 01:13:00,109
but I was
in a place of protection.
1794
01:13:00,176 --> 01:13:04,413
I was afraid to allow myself
to open up because it wasn't
1795
01:13:04,480 --> 01:13:08,718
making sense in my head, how
I was feeling about four women.
1796
01:13:08,784 --> 01:13:11,854
But what I know is that
I have very strong feelings,
1797
01:13:11,921 --> 01:13:14,023
I'm falling in love
with all the women
1798
01:13:14,090 --> 01:13:15,658
in a different capacity.
1799
01:13:15,725 --> 01:13:17,026
- Wow.
- Yeah.
1800
01:13:17,093 --> 01:13:19,295
Yeah, I mean, I...
1801
01:13:19,362 --> 01:13:21,030
- Clayton Echard,
as you stand here right now,
1802
01:13:21,097 --> 01:13:22,265
you're falling in love
with all of these women?
1803
01:13:22,331 --> 01:13:24,066
- Yeah,
I think I might be, yeah.
1804
01:13:24,133 --> 01:13:27,470
I mean, it's--it's exciting,
it's scary, it's overwhelming,
1805
01:13:27,536 --> 01:13:29,572
but I don't
wanna hold back anymore.
1806
01:13:29,639 --> 01:13:31,540
I just wanna allow myself
to--to be able to love.
1807
01:13:31,607 --> 01:13:34,577
I don't want to try
to protect myself.
1808
01:13:34,644 --> 01:13:38,047
And I think it's only right
that I do give them my all.
1809
01:13:38,114 --> 01:13:39,916
'Cause they've certainly
given me their all.
1810
01:13:49,025 --> 01:13:50,593
- Thank you.
1811
01:13:51,327 --> 01:13:55,331
- I don't want them to start
questioning where I'm at.
1812
01:13:55,398 --> 01:13:56,799
They've already told me
they're falling in love,
1813
01:13:56,866 --> 01:13:59,669
and it's like I haven't
said it, and as time passes,
1814
01:13:59,735 --> 01:14:02,104
there's a chance they
could start putting up walls.
1815
01:14:02,171 --> 01:14:04,006
And that's
the last thing I want.
1816
01:14:04,073 --> 01:14:07,109
I just am going to
continue to speak from my heart
1817
01:14:07,176 --> 01:14:08,978
and navigate
to the best of my ability,
1818
01:14:09,045 --> 01:14:11,213
but, like,
it's gonna be painful.
1819
01:14:11,280 --> 01:14:14,150
This is uncharted territory
that I'm entering.
1820
01:14:14,216 --> 01:14:15,551
But I know I have to make
the tough decision tonight
1821
01:14:15,618 --> 01:14:18,120
to let someone go,
that I--that I care about
1822
01:14:18,187 --> 01:14:19,822
and it's gonna be really
hard conversation to have.
1823
01:14:19,889 --> 01:14:21,390
- You know
what you're gonna do?
1824
01:14:21,457 --> 01:14:23,626
- I do know what I'm gonna do.
- Sounds like you have a plan.
1825
01:14:23,693 --> 01:14:24,860
- Yep.
- Good luck man.
1826
01:14:24,927 --> 01:14:26,495
- All right, appreciate it.
1827
01:14:26,562 --> 01:14:32,268
♪ ♪
1828
01:14:32,335 --> 01:14:34,003
- I feel really peaceful
in the fact
1829
01:14:34,070 --> 01:14:36,906
that Clayton knows
100% where I'm at.
1830
01:14:36,973 --> 01:14:38,074
I'm not falling in love
anymore.
1831
01:14:38,140 --> 01:14:39,075
Like, I am in love.
1832
01:14:39,141 --> 01:14:40,476
♪ ♪
1833
01:14:40,543 --> 01:14:42,044
And that does
make things scarier,
1834
01:14:42,111 --> 01:14:45,514
but Clayton's my person.
1835
01:14:45,581 --> 01:14:49,552
I would be absolutely shattered
if I had to go home tonight.
1836
01:14:49,618 --> 01:14:53,022
♪ ♪
1837
01:14:53,089 --> 01:14:54,623
- Thank you.
1838
01:14:54,690 --> 01:14:56,759
- I finally felt comfortable
telling Clayton that
1839
01:14:56,826 --> 01:14:58,494
I'm falling in love with him,
1840
01:14:58,561 --> 01:15:01,797
and it's the most
vulnerable I ever have been.
1841
01:15:01,864 --> 01:15:03,265
I completely shed
1842
01:15:03,332 --> 01:15:06,936
every one ounce of the guard
that I had left.
1843
01:15:07,003 --> 01:15:11,073
So if I didn't get a rose
tonight, it would be, like,
1844
01:15:11,140 --> 01:15:12,475
more than disappointing.
1845
01:15:12,541 --> 01:15:15,945
It would just
be like a failure.
1846
01:15:26,055 --> 01:15:29,759
- You all look absolutely
so beautiful tonight,
1847
01:15:29,825 --> 01:15:33,529
and this week,
to be in your hometowns,
1848
01:15:33,596 --> 01:15:37,099
meeting your families,
it was so special.
1849
01:15:38,234 --> 01:15:42,204
I went into Hometowns
hoping to find clarity,
1850
01:15:42,271 --> 01:15:47,810
and what it comes down to
is just following my heart.
1851
01:15:50,646 --> 01:15:52,481
And it is the toughest decision
1852
01:15:52,548 --> 01:15:55,084
that I've made
up until this point.
1853
01:15:57,086 --> 01:16:00,022
[tense music]
1854
01:16:00,089 --> 01:16:07,129
♪ ♪
1855
01:16:13,736 --> 01:16:14,937
- Susie.
1856
01:16:19,141 --> 01:16:21,310
Susie, will you accept
this rose?
1857
01:16:21,377 --> 01:16:23,179
- Yes, of course.
1858
01:16:25,748 --> 01:16:31,954
♪ ♪
1859
01:16:41,530 --> 01:16:42,965
- Gabby.
1860
01:16:46,836 --> 01:16:48,871
Gabby, will you
accept this rose?
1861
01:16:48,938 --> 01:16:50,639
- Yes.
1862
01:16:57,413 --> 01:17:01,117
- Ladies, Clayton,
it's the final rose tonight.
1863
01:17:01,183 --> 01:17:03,018
When you're ready.
1864
01:17:03,085 --> 01:17:09,492
♪ ♪
1865
01:17:19,468 --> 01:17:22,404
[dramatic music]
1866
01:17:22,471 --> 01:17:28,911
♪ ♪
1867
01:17:28,978 --> 01:17:30,746
- Rachel.
1868
01:17:34,450 --> 01:17:36,218
Rachel,
will you accept this rose?
1869
01:17:36,285 --> 01:17:37,820
- I will.
1870
01:17:48,097 --> 01:17:49,665
- Serene, I'm so sorry.
1871
01:17:49,732 --> 01:17:52,234
Please take a moment
and say your goodbyes.
1872
01:17:52,301 --> 01:17:53,802
- Love you, girl.
1873
01:17:57,273 --> 01:18:00,209
[somber music]
1874
01:18:00,276 --> 01:18:01,677
♪ ♪
1875
01:18:01,744 --> 01:18:03,179
- Can I walk you out?
- Yep.
1876
01:18:03,245 --> 01:18:04,713
- Okay.
1877
01:18:11,120 --> 01:18:13,055
- I'm shaking right now.
1878
01:18:13,122 --> 01:18:15,858
- What a crazy night.
What a crazy week.
1879
01:18:26,435 --> 01:18:28,037
- [sighs]
1880
01:18:30,072 --> 01:18:31,407
Um...
1881
01:18:33,576 --> 01:18:36,212
Wow, I...
1882
01:18:39,315 --> 01:18:43,052
I just wanna--I don't--
I know, like, this is gonna be
1883
01:18:43,118 --> 01:18:46,822
a lot, but again I--I
just want to say I'm sorry.
1884
01:18:52,995 --> 01:18:54,797
- I don't really know
what to say.
1885
01:18:57,700 --> 01:19:00,970
[breathes deeply]
1886
01:19:03,439 --> 01:19:05,507
Can I ask you, like,
what it was?
1887
01:19:05,574 --> 01:19:08,177
Because you said you had
no reservations about me.
1888
01:19:08,244 --> 01:19:10,446
Was it just, like,
what I said to you
1889
01:19:10,512 --> 01:19:13,015
and you just, like,
couldn't feel it back or?
1890
01:19:13,082 --> 01:19:15,184
- No, it wasn't that at all.
1891
01:19:15,251 --> 01:19:17,086
It wasn't something you said
that, like, changed it,
1892
01:19:17,152 --> 01:19:20,322
it just came down to
I had to look back and reflect
1893
01:19:20,389 --> 01:19:22,691
and say, where--where
do I stand with my heart?
1894
01:19:24,526 --> 01:19:27,396
And I just have
stronger connections.
1895
01:19:29,698 --> 01:19:32,601
[gentle music]
1896
01:19:32,668 --> 01:19:37,706
♪ ♪
1897
01:19:37,773 --> 01:19:39,541
- All right.
1898
01:19:46,649 --> 01:19:48,317
- Thank you.
Seriously, thank you.
1899
01:19:48,384 --> 01:19:49,685
I wanna see nothing
but the best for you.
1900
01:19:49,752 --> 01:19:51,453
Thank you so much.
1901
01:19:52,788 --> 01:19:56,925
♪ ♪
1902
01:19:56,992 --> 01:19:58,627
- [sighs]
1903
01:20:20,149 --> 01:20:21,817
I'm shocked.
1904
01:20:21,884 --> 01:20:23,952
Confused.
1905
01:20:24,019 --> 01:20:28,257
I literally told the man
I was falling in love with him
1906
01:20:28,324 --> 01:20:31,126
and in love with him.
1907
01:20:31,193 --> 01:20:35,597
And if that doesn't
do something for him
1908
01:20:35,664 --> 01:20:39,234
then, like,
there's nothing I can do.
1909
01:20:40,636 --> 01:20:42,504
It sucks, it really does.
1910
01:20:42,571 --> 01:20:44,873
And I wish it were different.
1911
01:20:47,109 --> 01:20:50,279
Clayton was able
to break down my walls.
1912
01:20:50,346 --> 01:20:54,416
But, like, I gave it my all.
1913
01:20:54,483 --> 01:20:58,821
So I can feel myself
closing back up,
1914
01:20:58,887 --> 01:21:03,092
and that's why I have, like,
nothing else to say to him.
1915
01:21:07,096 --> 01:21:08,664
announcer:
Coming up next week...
1916
01:21:11,967 --> 01:21:15,971
It's a dramatic
"Bachelor" two-night event.
1917
01:21:16,038 --> 01:21:18,173
- This is Fantasy Suites.
The stakes are high.
1918
01:21:18,240 --> 01:21:20,376
announcer: What happens
on the overnight dates...
1919
01:21:20,442 --> 01:21:22,111
- I am in love with you.
1920
01:21:22,177 --> 01:21:23,579
announcer:
Will change everything...
1921
01:21:23,645 --> 01:21:26,348
- I love you!
- I love you too!
1922
01:21:26,415 --> 01:21:27,716
announcer: Forever.
1923
01:21:27,783 --> 01:21:30,052
- I just don't wanna
hurt anybody.
1924
01:21:30,119 --> 01:21:32,855
But I'm going to.
1925
01:21:35,290 --> 01:21:37,559
I am in love with each of you.
1926
01:21:37,626 --> 01:21:40,295
And I also was intimate
with both of you.
1927
01:21:40,362 --> 01:21:42,531
[both sobbing]
1928
01:21:42,598 --> 01:21:43,799
This is exactly
what I was afraid of.
1929
01:21:43,866 --> 01:21:46,135
- He told me he was
falling in love with me.
1930
01:21:46,201 --> 01:21:48,270
- I shouldn't have to ask
my future husband
1931
01:21:48,337 --> 01:21:49,872
to not sleep
with somebody else.
1932
01:21:49,938 --> 01:21:53,242
- I never thought he could
be in love with three of us.
1933
01:21:53,308 --> 01:21:54,543
In love.
1934
01:21:54,610 --> 01:21:55,911
I don't know
what to do right now.
1935
01:21:55,978 --> 01:21:57,179
announcer:
It's the most shocking
1936
01:21:57,246 --> 01:21:59,248
and emotional ending ever.
1937
01:21:59,314 --> 01:22:00,716
[dramatic music]
1938
01:22:00,783 --> 01:22:03,218
- I'm so broken.
1939
01:22:03,285 --> 01:22:04,520
announcer: And then...
1940
01:22:04,586 --> 01:22:07,556
it's an explosive
"Women Tell All."
1941
01:22:07,623 --> 01:22:09,258
- You're fake.
You're two-faced. I'm done.
1942
01:22:09,324 --> 01:22:10,759
- Shut up.
Like, hush.
1943
01:22:10,826 --> 01:22:13,328
- Elizabeth
is a lying whore.
1944
01:22:13,395 --> 01:22:15,497
announcer: Your favorite
women are back...
1945
01:22:15,564 --> 01:22:17,433
- Game on, bitches.
1946
01:22:17,499 --> 01:22:19,034
announcer:
To talk about each other.
1947
01:22:19,101 --> 01:22:20,969
- You're so defensive.
- Well, you're still a liar.
1948
01:22:21,036 --> 01:22:22,805
- You've done atrocious things.
1949
01:22:22,871 --> 01:22:24,173
- This is [bleep].
1950
01:22:24,239 --> 01:22:25,474
announcer: Shanae...
- You're toxic.
1951
01:22:25,541 --> 01:22:27,643
And you're lying.
- Why is she a liar?
1952
01:22:27,709 --> 01:22:29,711
Don't point your finger at me.
Oh, my God!
1953
01:22:29,778 --> 01:22:31,947
- She said she wasn't
in the hot tub.
1954
01:22:32,014 --> 01:22:33,816
announcer: And shrimp.
1955
01:22:33,882 --> 01:22:35,651
- The Gulf of Mexico called.
1956
01:22:35,717 --> 01:22:37,619
They'd like their shrimp
back, please.
1957
01:22:37,686 --> 01:22:40,122
- This isn't about shrimp!
1958
01:22:40,189 --> 01:22:41,190
- You're not listening.
1959
01:22:41,256 --> 01:22:42,491
- I don't care about
the shrimp!
1960
01:22:42,558 --> 01:22:43,559
announcer:
It's the dramatic...
1961
01:22:43,625 --> 01:22:45,260
- Keep my name
out of your mouth.
1962
01:22:45,327 --> 01:22:46,261
announcer: Two-night...
1963
01:22:46,328 --> 01:22:47,563
- I'm not sorry, hos.
1964
01:22:47,629 --> 01:22:48,730
announcer: "Bachelor" event.
1965
01:22:48,797 --> 01:22:49,731
- You're not listening.
1966
01:22:49,798 --> 01:22:50,799
That's the whole problem.
1967
01:22:50,866 --> 01:22:51,800
- Girl, that's a damn lie.
1968
01:22:51,867 --> 01:22:52,868
- You're not gonna tell me
1969
01:22:52,935 --> 01:22:54,236
how to apologize to you.
1970
01:22:54,303 --> 01:22:55,938
- I'm speaking, I'm speaking.
Can I please speak?
1971
01:22:56,004 --> 01:22:58,240
- I'm done.
Talk to yourself about it.
1972
01:22:58,307 --> 01:22:59,875
♪ ♪
1973
01:22:59,942 --> 01:23:02,945
announcer:
Next Monday and Tuesday.
1974
01:23:04,646 --> 01:23:06,181
- Let me see your feet.
1975
01:23:06,248 --> 01:23:07,349
- You wanna see my feet?
1976
01:23:07,416 --> 01:23:09,351
- I wanna
see the shape of your toenails.
1977
01:23:09,418 --> 01:23:10,686
Oh, they're well-groomed!
1978
01:23:10,752 --> 01:23:11,954
- Thank you!
1979
01:23:12,020 --> 01:23:14,423
- That's surprising.
1980
01:23:14,490 --> 01:23:16,358
- I take care of myself.
- Do you get pedicures?
1981
01:23:16,425 --> 01:23:18,327
- I don't--
I've never gotten one.
1982
01:23:18,393 --> 01:23:19,461
- Oh, that's a shame.
1983
01:23:19,528 --> 01:23:20,729
- I looked--we--
I passed by it
1984
01:23:20,796 --> 01:23:21,763
in the airport
and thought about it.
1985
01:23:21,830 --> 01:23:22,798
I was like, why not?
1986
01:23:22,865 --> 01:23:23,899
You know,
just for the fun of it.
1987
01:23:23,966 --> 01:23:26,034
- Well, you should shave
those toes.
1988
01:23:26,101 --> 01:23:28,170
- No, that's real--
it's a real man.
1989
01:23:28,237 --> 01:23:30,072
Real men have hair.
1990
01:23:30,138 --> 01:23:32,140
- You like to have
furry feet like a hobbit?
1991
01:23:32,207 --> 01:23:34,142
- [laughing]
1992
01:23:34,209 --> 01:23:35,277
What?
1993
01:23:35,344 --> 01:23:37,880
- We're learning
a lot about each other.
1994
01:23:38,881 --> 01:23:40,949
- I've had my feet out in front
of you before, do you just--
1995
01:23:41,016 --> 01:23:43,752
- I've never seen your
feet that up close.
1996
01:23:43,819 --> 01:23:45,087
They were underwater.
1997
01:23:45,153 --> 01:23:46,722
- How do you feel about them?
1998
01:23:46,788 --> 01:23:48,357
- I think you could
shave your toes.
1999
01:23:48,423 --> 01:23:50,158
- [laughs]
2000
01:23:50,225 --> 01:23:52,127
- But other than that,
I think they're fine.
2001
01:23:52,194 --> 01:23:53,662
- Is it a deal breaker
if I don't?
2002
01:23:53,729 --> 01:23:55,330
- Yeah.
- Okay.
2003
01:23:55,397 --> 01:23:56,698
- [chuckles]
2004
01:23:56,765 --> 01:23:59,201
Yeah, if you don't get
them sh--shaven,
2005
01:23:59,268 --> 01:24:02,738
then I don't know if this
is gonna work out, sorry.
2006
01:24:02,804 --> 01:24:03,872
[laughs]