♪
>> Announcer: TONIGHT ON THE
LIVE SEASON FINALE OF
"THE BACHELORETTE."
>> I HAVE TWO MEN, AND I'M IN
LOVE WITH THEM BOTH.
>> Announcer: MICHELLE'S
JOURNEY OF LOVE COMES TO A
DRAMATIC CONCLUSION.
>> I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH
LIFE WITHOUT YOU.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW MEN LIKE
BRANDON EXISTED.
>> THERE'S NOTHING ELSE I WANT
MORE IN THE WORLD THAN MICHELLE.
>> I FOUND MY FOREVER PERSON,
AND ALL I THINK ABOUT IS SHARING
MY LIFE WITH HER.
>> I FEEL THINGS WITH NAYTE THAT
I'VE NEVER FELT IN A
RELATIONSHIP BEFORE.
WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH TWO
PEOPLE, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH
PERSON IS YOUR PERSON?
>> I AM VERY READY TO GET DOWN
ON ONE KNEE.
>> ARE YOU?
I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE 100% IN.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE HE'S READY
FOR AN ENGAGEMENT?
>> TO BE HONEST?
UM, NO.
>> I DESERVE TO PUT MYSELF
FIRST.
PUTTING MYSELF FIRST IS
SOMETHING I'VE NEVER DONE.
>> I JUST HOPE YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO HURT HER.
>> HERE I AM, MADLY IN LOVE WITH
YOU, AND IT IS TERRIFYING.
>> THERE'S NOBODY ELSE IN THIS
WORLD THAT I'D RATHER GIVE MY
HEART TO.
>> THIS COULD BE IT FOR ME.
>> OH, GOD.
WHAT AM I DOING?
>> Announcer: IT'S THE
SHOCKING ENDING YOU'LL NEVER
EXPECT.
>> THIS IS THE HARDEST DECISION
I'VE EVER MADE.
>> Announcer: AND IT ALL
STARTS RIGHT NOW.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪
>> HI!
GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS,
BACHELOR NATION END.
I'M KAITLYN BRISTOWE AND WELCOME
TO THE VERY FESTIVE, VERY
EXCITING, AND OF COURSE VERY
DRAMATIC LIVE SEASON FINALE OF
T"THE BACHELORETTE."
[APPLAUSE]
NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE, I AM ALONE
UP HERE TONIGHT.
NOTHING LIKE DOING LIVE TV SOLO.
WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING COULD GO WRONG.
IT'S OKAY.
BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, TAYSHIA
WAS RECENTLY EXPOSED TO COVID,
SO ‐‐ I KNOW.
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE CAN'T BE WITH
US TONIGHT, SO TAYSHIA, WE AND I
AM REALLY GOING TO MISS YOU.
NOW, ON A LIGHTER NOTE, TONIGHT
IS GOING TO BE AN EVENING FILLED
WITH LAUGHS, TEARS, AND A WHOLE
BUNCH OF SURPRISES.
WE'VE GOT PAULIE CLAUS HERE.
LOOKING GREAT.
[APPLAUSE]
WHO'S GOING TO TELL US WHO'S
BEEN NAUGHTY AND WHO'S BEEN
NICE.
WE HAVE BACHELOR ROYALTY IN THE
HOUSE.
JOE AND SERENA.
[APPLAUSE]
BECCA AND THOMAS.
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.
YOU LOOK GREAT.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
AND LATER, A SN SNEAK PEEK OF TE
AND CLAYTON HIMSELF WOULD JOIN
US TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
ABOUT SOME OF THE GOSSIP
SWIRLING AROUND BACHELOR NATION.
BUT FIRST, MICHELLE'S JOURNEY IS
COMING TO A CLOSE.
DOES SHE FIND LOVE?
AND SHE ENGAGED?
AND IF SO, IS IT TO MEET?
[APPLAUSE]
OR BRANDON?
[APPLAUSE]
WELL, LET'S FIND OUT TOGETHER.
"THE BACHELORETTE LIVE FINALE"
STARTS RIGHT NOW.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪
>> WAKING UP THIS MORNING WAS
NOT EASY.
I AM STILL FULLY AFFECTED BY
LETTING JOE GO.
BUT THE FEELINGS THAT I HAVE FOR
THE TWO MEN WHO ARE HERE ARE
EVEN STRONGER THAN THAT.
AND I FEEL REALLY EXCITED
BECAUSE WE ARE NEARLY AT THE END
OF THIS JOURNEY, AND I COULD BE
ENGAGED IN A FEW DAYS.
BRANDON AND NAYTE ARE THE TWO
MEN THAT I HAVE LEFT, AND THEY
BOTH MEAN THE WORLD TO ME, JUST
IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT MEN LIKE
BRANDON EXISTED.
THIS MAN WILL DO ANYTHING FOR ME
AND WANTS TO MAKE ME FEEL
COMFORTABLE, WANTS TO MAKE ME
FEEL LOVED.
AND WITH NAYTE, I FEEL THINGS
THAT I'VE NEVER FELT IN A
RELATIONSHIP BEFORE.
THERE'S JUST SOMETHING SO
SPECIAL ABOUT OUR CONNECTION AND
OUR CHEMISTRY.
THE LAST PIECE OF THESE TWO
RELATIONSHIPS IS HAVING MY
FAMILY'S APPROVAL.
>> MICHELLE!
>> HI!
>> NO CRYING.
>> TODAY, BRANDON WILL BE
MEETING MY FAMILY, AND BRANDON'S
KIND OF LUCKY BECAUSE HE ALREADY
MET MOM AND DAD.
>> OH, GOSH.
>> I MISS YOU YOU GUYS.
>> I MISS YOU, TOO.
SO HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> GOOD.
[LAUGHS]
>> GOOD?
>> WHERE ARE YOU AT?
>> I HAVE TWO AMAZING PEOPLE
LEFT.
BRANDON AND NAYTE.
MOM AND DAD, YOU MET BRANDON ‐‐
>> RIGHT.
>> WHEN WE STOPPED IN.
ANGELA, YOU HAVE NOT MET
BRANDON.
>> I HAVE NOT.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU FEEL
STRONGER ABOUT HIM A LOT MORE
NOW THAN YOU DID ON THE
ONE‐ON‐ONE WHEN WE SAW YOU IN
MINNESOTA?
DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT HAS REALLY
PROGRESSED?
>> YES.
THAT EVENING AT DINNER, BRANDON
TOLD ME THAT HE WAS FALLING IN
LOVE WITH ME.
>> OH, WOW.
>> YES.
AND THEN, I ACTUALLY TOLD
BRANDON THAT I'M FALLING IN LOVE
WITH HIM, AS WELL.
>> YOU DID?
>> WOW.
>> I REALLY LIKED HIM.
>> HE SEEMED GENUINE WHEN HE WAS
AT OUR HOUSE.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, HE
REMINDED ME OF ME.
YEAH, SO.
COMPLIMENT.
>> THAT IS.
>> HE DID SAY THAT.
>> AND HE JUST SEEMED TO TREAT
YOU REALLY WELL.
>> YOU COULD SEE THAT BRANDON
WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR MICHELLE,
AND, YOU KNOW, LaVONNE IS MY
NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, AND I SEE
HIM DOING THAT WITH MICHELLE.
AND I LIKE THAT.
>> YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO
LIKE HIM.
>> HI!
YOU CAME PREPARED.
>> YEAH.
YOU LOOK GOOD!
HI.
>> HI.
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> I'M READY TO SEE THE YOUNGS.
IT WAS SO COMFORTABLE SPEAKING
TO THEM LAST TIME, AND SO, YEAH,
I CAN'T WAIT TO, YOU KNOW, TELL
THEM, LIKE, HOW MY HEART CAME TO
FALL IN LOVE WITH THEIR
DAUGHTER.
FROM THE LAST TIME THEY SAW ME
TO NOW, LIKE, OUR RELATIONSHIP
HAS PROGRESSED SIGNIFICANTLY.
LAST WEEK, MICHELLE TOLD ME THAT
SHE'S FALLING IN LOVE WITH ME.
ENGAGEMENT'S RIGHT THERE, AND I
JUST WANT TO GET TO IT, AT THIS
POINT.
LIKE, I'M SO SICK OF WAITING
NOW.
LIKE, I JUST WANT TO MARRY THIS
WOMAN.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO!
>> HI.
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> THESE ARE FOR YOU.
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
HONEY.
>> SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU.
>> HOW GOES IT?
>> HOW'S IT GOING?
>> IT FEELS LIKE I'M ALREADY
PART OF THE FAMILY.
LIKE, "HEY, GUYS, GOOD TO SEE
YOU AGAIN."
I'M HERE.
AND HER FAMILY IS EVEN MORE
WELCOMING AND OPEN AND
EVERYTHING YOU COULD ASK FOR.
>> THIS IS JUST FOR YOU.
>> OKAY.
OH, JEEZ.
>> YEAH.
YOU KNOW, THE FIRST TIME WE MET,
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD, BUT I
WAS WEARING YOUR DAD'S SWIM
TRUNKS.
>> I DID HEAR ABOUT THAT!
THAT IS SO FUNNY.
>> YOU KNOW, SOMETHING TO MAKE
UP FOR THAT.
>> WELL, YOU HAVE GOOD TASTE,
TOO.
[LAUGHTER]
>> I LOVE IT.
>> BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
WANT TO WEAR THOSE AGAIN.
I TOLD YOU I'D GET YOU NEW ONES.
SO, THERE THEY ARE.
>> WE REALLY ENJOYED MEETING YOU
LAST TIME.
>> I ENJOYED MEETING YOU GUYS.
>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> CHECKING BACK IN WITH THE
FAM, I'M DEFINITELY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THOSE IMPORTANT
CONVERSATIONS, BUT I'M ALSO
EXTREMELY NERVOUS.
AND, YOU KNOW, LAST TIME WE
TALKED, IT WENT GREAT, BUT I
KNOW TODAY CAN GO EITHER WAY,
AND I TRULY DON'T WANT TO LOSE
HER.
THAT'S WHY I'M TAKING THIS SO
SERIOUS.
>> TRYING TO THINK OF WHICH
ORDER TO ASK MY QUESTIONS.
>> NO, YOU'RE GOOD.
[LAUGHTER]
JUST FIRE 'EM OFF.
>> SO, MICHELLE IS PRETTY
DOGGONE AMBITIOUS, AS YOU CAN
SEE, AND SHE HAS DREAMS OF
FINISHING UP HER MASTERS,
BECOMING A PRINCIPAL, AND, WHICH
OBVIOUSLY CAN COME INTO PLAY,
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE BEHIND A
WOMAN WHO IS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
>> YEAH.
>> I HAVE SEEN IT CAUSE PROBLEMS
IN OTHER PEOPLE'S RELATIONSHIPS.
>> I THINK THE BEST THING,
YOU KNOW, LIKE, FOR ME, IS THAT
MY MOM IN MY FAMILY IS THE
POWERFUL WOMAN, ONE, YOU KNOW,
WHO HAS DREAMS AND AMBITIONS AND
EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, SO THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME
WHATSOEVER.
>> OKAY.
>> I SUPPORT MICHELLE.
I KNOW SHE HAS AMBITIONS AND
DREAMS, AND I KNOW SHE WOULD
SUPPORT MINE JUST AS MUCH AS I
SUPPORT HERS.
>> OKAY.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IF I
WOULD BE THE ONE TO MARRY YOUR
DAUGHTER?
>> IF SHE PICKED YOU, WE WOULD
GLADLY ADOPT INTO OUR FAMILY.
I MEAN, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
WELCOME.
[LAUGHTER]
>> I LOVE IT.
SECOND TIME DOESN'T HURT.
[LAUGHTER]
>> HE WOULD BE ACCEPTED AS A
MEMBER INTO THE FAMILY.
IF HE IS THE PERSON OF CHOICE.
[LAUGHS]
AND LET'S HOPE THAT LaVONNE,
MY WIFE, FEELS THE SAME WAY.
>> SO HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
HOW DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR
FEELINGS HAVE PROGRESSED FROM
THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU?
>> YEAH, SO, ACTUALLY, MY
FEELINGS PROGRESSED A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT.
TRULY FOUND OUT THAT I WAS IN
LOVE WITH YOUR DAUGHTER.
>> MM, WOW.
>> YEAH, SO THAT WAS A BIG
MOMENT FOR ME JUST BECAUSE I
DON'T USE THAT WORD TOO LIGHTLY.
AND YEAH, SHE IS THE MOST
INCREDIBLE WOMAN THAT I'VE EVER
MET IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
>> I LOVE TO HEAR THAT.
SO, FOR THE FUTURE, HOW DO
YOU ‐‐ HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
MAYBE LIVING IN MINNESOTA?
>> I WOULD DEFINITELY MOVE TO
MINNESOTA AND START A LIFE
THERE.
>> AND HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR JOB
GOING?
OR WHAT YOU DO?
>> YEAH, SO MY JOB IS ACTUALLY
REMOTE.
>> OH, THAT WORKS.
>> YEAH, SO.
>> FLEXIBLE.
>> YEAH, FLEXIBLE.
>> CHECK.
>> CHECK, YEP.
EXACTLY.
I WANT TO BECOME PART OF YOUR
GUYS' FAMILY SO BAD.
>> I WOULD BE SO HAPPY ABOUT
THAT.
I REALLY WOULD.
I WANT SOMEONE WHO IS GENUINE,
SOMEBODY WHO WILL PUT HER FIRST,
AND I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES
THAT YOU REALLY LOVE HER, AND...
>> I DO.
>> YEAH.
YOU WOULD BE WELCOME IN THE
FAMILY.
[LAUGHS]
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
I JUST WANT TO MARRY HER SO BAD,
YOU KNOW.
>> I WANT THAT FOR YOU, TOO.
[LAUGHS]
I KNOW THERE IS STILL SOMEONE
ELSE HERE, TOO, BUT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH, I WOULD BE SO HAPPY IF
YOU'RE HERE IN THE END.
>> THAT'S EVERYTHING TO ME.
>> IT WOULD BE SO LOVELY TO HAVE
BRANDON IN OUR FAMILY.
>> YOU'RE SO SWEET.
>> HE IS JUST SO SWEET.
YOU CAN FEEL IT.
I'M VERY MUCH A FEELINGS PERSON,
SO I JUST FEEL LIKE WHEN I LOOK
AT HIM, I FEEL LIKE I CAN FEEL
HOW MUCH HE LOVES HER, AND I
BELIEVE IT WHEN HE SAYS IT.
>> HE WOULD DO ANYTHING, HE
WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR ME.
>> AND I BELIEVE THAT.
>> YEAH.
I REALLY DO HOPE THAT YOU FIND
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HERE,
AND THAT YOU FIND SOMEBODY AS
SPECIAL AS YOUR DAD.
I MEAN, I REALLY DO BELIEVE
THAT.
BECAUSE HE IS JUST AMAZING, AND
I MEAN, I JUST LOVE HIM MORE
THAN I EVEN DID ON THE DAY WE
GOT MARRIED, RIGHT?
SO, I JUST WANT THAT FOR YOU.
I REALLY, REALLY DO.
>> LOVE YOU, MOM.
>> LOVE YOU, SWEETHEART.
>> I COULD REALLY PICTURE
BRANDON BEING HER BEST FRIEND.
I FEEL LIKE EPHRAIM AND I ARE
BEST FRIENDS AND I WANT THAT FOR
HER.
I KNOW HE LOVES HER.
I CAN SEE IT IN HIS EYES.
AND HE REALLY HAS WON MY HEART.
>> IT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE TO
SEE YOU AGAIN.
I REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU'RE PART
OF THE FAMILY ALREADY.
I REALLY, REALLY DO.
>> AWW, STOP.
[LAUGHTER]
>> STOP, BUT KEEP GOING.
[LAUGHTER]
>> I THINK TODAY WAS JUST
PHENOMENAL.
HUGE DAY.
>> GOOD LUCK, HONEY.
>> JUST THE LOVE THAT I GOT FROM
THEM MEANT EVERYTHING TO ME, AND
I CAN'T WAIT TO MARRY HER, MAN,
I JUST CAN'T.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TO BE A PART OF
YOUR FAMILY IF I GET THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> I'M HAPPY IT WENT SO WELL,
AND IT MEANS A LOT TO ME THAT
THEY CONNECTED WITH YOU LIKE
THAT.
YOU JUMP IN, AND YOU DON'T MISS
A BEAT, AND THAT IS SO SPECIAL.
I CAN TELL THEY REALLY ‐‐ LIKE,
THEY REALLY LIKE YOU.
>> I REALLY LIKE THEM, TOO, SO.
♪
>> BRANDON MEETING MY FAMILY
TODAY WENT PERFECTLY.
I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT THEY SEE
HOW WONDERFUL OF A PERSON HE IS
BECAUSE THE MORE TIME WE SPEND
TOGETHER, I FALL EVEN MORE IN
LOVE WITH HIM.
MY FAMILY HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR
SOMEBODY LIKE BRANDON FOR ME,
WHO IS GOING TO BE MY
BEST FRIEND, IS GOING TO LAUGH
WITH ME, IS GOING TO TAKE CARE
OF MY HEART, IS GOING TO MAKE ME
FEEL SEEN AND BE THERE EVERY
STEP OF THE WAY.
I COULD REALLY SEE HIM BEING
SOMEBODY WHO I COULD ENJOY LIFE
WITH.
♪
>> TODAY IS NAYTE'S FIRST TIME
MEETING MY FAMILY.
I'M VERY EXCITED.
I'M IN LOVE WITH HIM, AND I ALSO
WANT THEM TO SEE HOW SPECIAL HE
IS, TOO.
THIS PERSON COULD BE MY
SOULMATE, AND I HOPE THEY ARE
ABLE TO SEE THAT NAYTE FEELS THE
SAME WAY ABOUT ME.
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> AMAZING, AMAZING.
WOW, YOU LOOK GOOD.
>> EXCITED?
>> MM‐HMM, VERY EXCITED.
>> I DEFINITELY LOVE MICHELLE,
AND I KNOW SHE LOVES ME, TOO, SO
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING
THE FAMILY.
THERE'S A VERY STRONG CHANCE
THAT I COULD BE THE LAST GUY
HERE, AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, I
THINK ‐‐ I THINK IT'S GOING TO
GO WELL.
NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT ANYTHING.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE HARD NOT TO
COMPARE NAYTE TO BRANDON.
>> I HOPE WE FEEL AS COMFORTABLE
BECAUSE WE FELT SO COMFORTABLE
WITH BRANDON, WE FELT LIKE HE
WOULD FIT RIGHT IN.
>> YEAH.
>> RIGHT.
>> HI!
>> HOW IS EVERYBODY DOING?
>> CAN I COME THIS WAY?
>> GIVE YOU A HUG.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> GOOD, GOOD.
>> THIS IS THE LAST PIECE IN
THIS RELATIONSHIP, WHERE I NEED
MY FAMILY'S APPROVAL.
THEY HAVE BEEN RIGHT ABOUT
RED FLAGS IN THE PAST WITH
PEOPLE THAT I'VE DATED, LIKE,
ESPECIALLY MY MOM.
THEY SOMETIMES SEE THINGS THAT I
DON'T PICK UP ON, AND SO I
REALLY HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL
TODAY.
>> SO!
HOW'S IT GOING?
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD.
I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD.
THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING,
AMAZING JOURNEY, YOU KNOW, AND,
YOU KNOW, JUST ALL OF THIS,
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF NEW FEELINGS
THAT HAVEN'T BEEN FELT BEFORE.
I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY I'M HERE,
I GUESS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO
SAY.
[LAUGHTER]
I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY I'M HERE.
>> BUT, YEAH, AFTER HOMETOWN
DAY, NAYTE SHARED THAT HE WAS
FALLING IN LOVE.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU DID?
>> AND THEN, DO YOU WANT TO
CARRY ON THE NEXT PART?
>> YEAH.
THAT WAS HUGE FOR ME.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WASN'T
SOMETHING I'VE EXPERIENCED
BEFORE.
THAT WAS, LIKE, THE FIRST
RECOGNITION OF "OKAY, NAYTE,
THIS IS SOMETHING REALLY
SERIOUS," SO.
>> WE'VE JUST KIND OF HAD A
RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS NOT SLOWED
DOWN WHATSOEVER.
YEAH.
>> LOOK AT US NOW.
[LAUGHS]
>> NAYTE, SHOULD WE GO TALK?
>> YEAH, LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
>> WITH NAYTE, THERE WAS A
DIFFERENT VIBE THAN WHAT WE SAW
WITH BRANDON.
BRANDON WAS DEFINITELY A WARMER
PERSON, INITIALLY.
>> SO, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
MICHELLE?
I CAN SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, SEE
SHE HAS THESE FEELINGS FOR YOU,
AND I JUST HOPE THAT THEY ARE
THE SAME.
YOU KNOW, IN REVERSE.
>> DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY.
FEELINGS ARE BEING RECIPROCATED,
FOR SURE, DEFINITELY.
MUTUAL FEELINGS.
I DEFINITELY WANT TO GET DOWN ON
ONE KNEE.
NOW, THE LOGISTICS OF, YOU KNOW,
WHERE ARE WE MOVING, ARE YOU
COMING HERE, AM I COMING THERE,
ARE WE GOING ELSEWHERE, YOU
KNOW, THE ACTUAL LOGISTICS OF
EVERYTHING, I DON'T KNOW.
>> OKAY.
INTERESTING.
NOW, MICHELLE HAS LOTS OF
AMBITIONS, AND SHE WANTS TO STAY
IN MINNESOTA.
>> YEAH.
>> THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WHERE SHE
WANTS TO LIVE HER LIFE.
>> YEAH.
>> NAYTE WAS VAGUE ABOUT MOVING
TO MINNESOTA, SO IT KIND OF
RAISED A CONCERN.
WHEN YOU MAKE A PROPOSAL TO
SOMEONE TO MARRY THEM, YOU WANT
TO LIVE IN THE SAME PLACE THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE WITH THAT
PERSON.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO MOVE TO
MINNESOTA IF SHE ASKS YOU?
I'M ASSUMING YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT
THIS.
>> HER AND I DEFINITELY HAD THAT
CONVERSATION ABOUT MOVING.
THE THING ABOUT ME IS THAT I AM
ALL ABOUT THE ADVENTURE, AND,
I MEAN, I HAVE MOVED SO MANY
TIMES IN MY LIFE.
>> OKAY, SO MAYBE MOVING IS
EASY.
>> MOVING IS VERY EASY ‐‐
>> WHAT ABOUT STAYING STILL AND
BEING CONTENT?
>> UM, I GUESS I HAVEN'T GIVEN
THAT TOO MUCH THOUGHT.
YOU KNOW, MICHELLE AND I HAVE A
LIST OF ALL THE ADVENTURES WE
WANT TO GO ON, SO THERE'S A HUGE
ADVENTURE THEME GOING ON IN OUR
RELATIONSHIP ‐‐
>> THAT'S GREAT, AND THAT'S
REALLY GRANDIOSE, TO TRAVEL AND
TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS, BUT THEY
CAN BE A DISTRACTION TO WHAT
YOUR RELATIONSHIP IS REALLY
ABOUT.
>> HAS HE INDICATED "I WANT TO
GET MARRIED RIGHT AWAY"?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
BUT WE HAD THE CONVERSATION OF
"WOULD HE BE READY FOR AN
ENGAGEMENT?"
HIS RESPONSE WAS YES.
100% YES.
>> I'M HOPING THAT NAYTE HAS THE
QUALITIES THAT MICHELLE HAS SEEN
THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN.
SHE'S THE ETERNAL OPTIMIST.
SHE'S ALWAYS THINKING OF WHAT
CAN GO RIGHT.
AND NOT WHAT CAN GO WRONG.
>> SO, YOU'VE NOT BEEN IN LOVE
BEFORE.
>> YEAH.
WHEN YOU ‐‐ LIKE BY DEFINITION
OF HOLLYWOOD FILMS OR KIND OF
WHAT YOU HEAR ABOUT BEING IN
LOVE, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER
EXPERIENCED THAT BEFORE.
BUT I TRUST MYSELF, WHEN I LOOK
INTO MICHELLE'S EYES WHEN I TELL
HER THAT I LOVE HER, YOU KNOW,
THAT I'M FALLING IN LOVE WITH
YOU, LIKE, I TRUST THAT.
>> SO DO YOU FEEL LIKE SHE'S THE
ONE?
DO YOU FEEL LIKE SHE'S THE ONE
FOR YOU?
>> I MOST DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE,
YOU KNOW, IF IT'S, YOU KNOW,
SAYING "THE ONE FOR ME," LIKE,
THOSE KIND OF CLICHE SAYINGS,
WHAT I FEEL IS THAT MY MIND AND
MY HEART ARE POINTING DIRECTLY
AT MICHELLE, AND I DEFINITELY
DON'T TAKE LOVE SERIOUS ‐‐ I
DEFINITELY DON'T TAKE LOVE FOR
GRANTED ‐‐
>> DON'T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY, HUH?
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
[LAUGHTER]
GOING DOWNHILL RIGHT NOW.
>> I DEFINITELY DON'T TAKE LOVE
FOR GRANTED.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A GAME TO ME
TO SAY WORDS LIKE THAT.
>> I ‐‐ I BELIEVE YOU.
I MEAN, I'M STILL NOT SURE THAT
AT THE END OF THIS, YOU REALLY
FEEL LIKE YOU'D BE READY FOR AN
ENGAGEMENT.
>> OH, HOPEFULLY I HAVEN'T
PORTRAYED THAT.
>> NO, HONESTLY, THAT'S HOW I
FEEL.
I FEEL LIKE YOU FEEL REAL
RESERVED AND, LIKE, I'M NOT
SURE THAT ‐‐ I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE
100% IN.
>> NO, I AM DEFINITELY IN.
>> OKAY.
>> AT THE END OF THIS, IF, YOU
KNOW, MICHELLE DOES CHOOSE ME, I
AM VERY READY TO GET DOWN ON ONE
KNEE.
>> ARE YOU?
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF SHE
DOESN'T CHOOSE YOU?
>> UM, I'VE BEEN TRYING JUST NOT
TO THINK ABOUT A NEGATIVE, UH,
FINISH TO ALL OF THIS.
>> BUT IT'S A POSSIBILITY.
DON'T YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT BOTH
SIDES, KIND OF?
>> YEAH, NO, IT'S DEFINITELY A
POSSIBILITY, AND...
THAT WOULDN'T BE FUN.
>> RIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT REAL OPEN WITH YOUR
EMOTIONS, I DON'T FEEL.
YOU'RE SAYING THEM, BUT I'M NOT
QUITE FEELING THEM.
>> FEELING THEM.
>> YOU KNOW, NAYTE WAS VERY
KIND, HE SAID ALL THE RIGHT
THINGS, BUT I REALLY WASN'T
GETTING THAT FEELING THAT, THAT
HE WAS READY, FOR SURE, TO
PROPOSE TO HER.
>> I THINK SHE'S REALLY FEELING
A LOT FOR YOU.
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU'RE FEELING IT FOR HER,
TOO.
>> THAT IT'S GENUINE, YEAH.
>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS SHE
LIKES ABOUT HIM IS THAT HE'S A
LITTLE MORE SURPRISING, MAYBE A
LITTLE LESS PREDICTABLE.
TO BE HONEST, I AM WORRIED ABOUT
THAT.
>> I JUST HOPE YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO HURT HER.
I HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW THAT
SAME FEELING BACK TO HER.
>> IT REALLY WOULD BE JUST
HEARTBREAKING IF THIS ENDED
WITHOUT AN ENGAGEMENT, IF THE
PERSON SHE CHOSE, THINKING
THEY'RE READY, AND THEN THEY'RE
NOT.
THAT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD ENDING.
[APPLAUSE]
♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE THREE
HOUR SEASON FINALE OF
"THE BACHELORETTE."
WE ARE HERE LIVE IN LOS ANGELES,
YOU KNOW, JUST SOAKING UP THE
HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
NOW WE LEFT OFF WITH MICHELLE'S
PARENTS EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER
NAYTE AND HIS READINESS FOR A
PROPOSAL.
SO WHAT WILL THEY SAY TO
MICHELLE?
HOW WILL SHE REACT?
AND ARE HER PARENTS RIGHT?
LET'S FIND OUT.
[APPLAUSE]
>> SO.
>> YES.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> WELL, I THINK HE'S A VERY
NICE GUY.
BUT IT WAS A LITTLE HARDER FOR
ME TO CONNECT, KIND OF FEELING
WITH HIM.
SO, YOU KNOW, HE WAS KIND OF ‐‐
THE WORD IS NOT "ROCKY," BUT I
JUST WASN'T FEELING THE WARMTH.
AND I JUST REALLY DID NEED TO
ASK TO SEE HOW HE WAS FEELING
ABOUT YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU KNOW, WOULD HE PUT YOU AS
A PRIORITY?
THAT WAS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
SOMEBODY WHO'S GOING TO BE THERE
FOR YOU IF YOU NEED HIM.
>> SO GIVE ME YOUR HONEST
ANSWER.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE HE'S READY FOR
AN ENGAGEMENT?
>> TO BE HONEST?
UM, NO.
I THINK THAT'S KIND OF WHY I WAS
TRYING TO PUSH FOR "HOW ARE YOU
REALLY FEELING," AND I WASN'T
REALLY FEELING THAT.
AND I KIND OF EXPRESSED THAT,
REALLY, THAT I JUST NEEDED TO
HEAR MORE FROM HIM.
YOU KNOW, I HAD CONCERNS ABOUT
THAT.
>> MY MOM AND NAYTE HAVING THAT
ROCKY CONVERSATION REALLY
TRIGGERED SOMETHING INSIDE OF
ME.
SHE DOESN'T THINK THAT NAYTE'S
READY FOR AN ENGAGEMENT AT THE
END OF THIS, AND THAT'S WHAT
WOULD WORRY ME.
MAYBE I AM MORE INTO HIM BECAUSE
I'M SCARED OF LOSING HIM AND
HE'S NOT SCARED OF LOSING ME,
BUT I DESERVE TO BE IN A
RELATIONSHIP WHERE SOMEONE LOVES
ME AS MUCH AS I LOVE THEM.
>> I'M HAPPY THAT I WAS ABLE TO
MEET YOU ALL THREE OF YOU GUYS.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU, TOO.
>> OKAY.
>> YOUR FAMILY IS AWESOME.
YOUR FAMILY IS AWESOME.
YOUR MOM IS REALLY A STRAIGHT
SHOOTER, AND I LIKE THAT.
I LIKE THAT A LOT.
>> I THINK WHEN WE'RE
COMMUNICATING, SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN
THE ONE THAT HAS TAUGHT US TO,
LIKE, JUST SAY WHAT YOU FEEL.
>> YEAH.
>> SAY WHAT YOU MEAN.
AND I JUST WANT SOMEBODY WHO IS
GOING TO TREAT ME WELL AND WHO'S
GOING TO PUT IN THE EFFORT,
WHO'S GOING TO STICK AROUND,
WHO'S GOING TO CHOOSE ME FIRST.
AND, I MEAN, A BIG THING WITH MY
MOM AND DAD IS, LIKE, YOU CAN
SAY IT, BUT THEY HAVE TO FEEL
IT.
>> I KNOW.
YEAH.
LIKE, I EVEN SAID THIS TO YOUR
MOM, LIKE, YOU KNOW, I
DEFINITELY DO LOVE YOU A LOT.
WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT ‐‐ THIS
IS WHAT I WANT.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT I WANT.
>> ARE YOU SURE?
100%.
>> 100%.
I'M IN THIS.
>> I'M OBVIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED TO
HAVE SOMEBODY AS IMPORTANT AS
MICHELLE'S MOM NOT TRUST HOW I
FEEL AND WHAT I'M SAYING BECAUSE
I LOVE MICHELLE AND, YOU KNOW, I
DON'T EVER WANT HER TO QUESTION
ANYTHING ABOUT ME.
>> I STILL LOVE YOU.
>> ALL I THINK ABOUT IS JUST
SHARING LIFE WITH HER.
>> GOODBYE.
>> I REALLY HOPE THAT IS HOW
THIS IS ALL GOING TO PLAY OUT.
♪
YOU KNOW, I HATE HOW MUCH I'M
THINKING ABOUT THE HEARTBREAK
THAT COULD BE RIGHT AROUND THE
CORNER.
I HATE THAT I'M LETTING MYSELF
EVEN GO THERE RIGHT NOW.
>> [SIGHS]
NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
REASSESS THINGS WITH NAYTE.
BECAUSE I AM NOT GOING TO BE IN
A RELATIONSHIP WHERE I DON'T
KNOW IF THE PERSON IS GOIG TO
STICK AROUND.
>> I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, AND I
JUST WANT THE BEST FOR YOU.
I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY.
>> YEAH.
>> I WANT YOU TO HAVE ALL THOSE
THINGS THAT DAD AND I HAVE.
YOU KNOW, I WANT THAT FOR YOU.
AND I HOPE THAT ONE OF THESE
GUYS IS THAT.
>> WE LOVE YOU.
AND WE WILL SUPPORT NO MATTER
WHO YOU PICK.
>> JUST...
>> JUST WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY.
>> I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO HAVE
A FAMILY WHO HAS BEEN SO WILLING
TO STAND BEHIND ME WITH
EVERYTHING.
SHOULD WE HAVE A YOUNG FAMILY
HUG?
>> YES.
[LAUGHTER]
>> MY GREATEST FEAR AT THE END
OF THIS IS THAT HER HEART'S
GOING TO GET BROKEN AGAIN.
THAT'S VERY SCARY TO ME.
THIS JOURNEY COULD END IN A BAD
WAY, WHICH REALLY WOULD BE JUST
HEARTBREAKING FOR HER AND
HEARTBREAKING FOR ME, FOR HER.
[APPLAUSE]
♪
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE EXCITING
AND DRAMATIC LIVE FINALE OF
"THE BACHELORETTE."
NOW WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF
CHATTER ONLINE, SO JUST SO WE
ARE CLEAR, EVERYONE AROUND ME
HAS TESTED NEGATIVE, BUT JUST TO
EXERCISE ADDITIONAL CAUTION, OUR
AUDIENCE WILL REMAIN MASKED
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE SHOW.
SO, BACK TO MICHELLE'S JOURNEY.
LATER TONIGHT, YOU ARE GOING TO
SEE QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST
EMOTIONAL BREAKUP IN
BACHELORETTE HISTORY.
HONESTLY, IT IS TOUGH TO WATCH.
BUT FIRST, MICHELLE HAS ONE
FINAL DATE OF EACH OF THE MEN.
BRANDON'S CLEARLY WON OVER HER
FAMILY, BUT HAS HE WON
MICHELLE'S HEART?
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
[APPLAUSE]
♪
>> I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MICHELLE.
IT'S OUR LAST DAY TOGETHER, YOU
KNOW, UNTIL THAT ENGAGEMENT.
I CAN SEE THE FINISH LINE.
I CAN SEE MYSELF GETTING ON ONE
KNEE.
HER FAMILY WAS SO AMAZING.
I'VE NEVER HAD A FAMILY, LIKE,
OPEN UP LIKE THAT TO ME BEFORE.
IT JUST FELT LIKE I HAD A SECOND
FAMILY ALREADY, AND SO, FEELING
ABSOLUTELY ‐‐ I'M FEELING
WONDERFUL.
>> HI.
>> YEAH.
>> HI.
>> YOU LOOK GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I LIKE THAT COLOR.
>> I'M LIKING YOUR SWIM TRUNKS
HERE.
>> YEAH.
>> GO ACROSS THE WATER TODAY.
>> OKAY.
>> I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO
REALLY ENJOY WHAT I HAVE PLANNED
FOR US.
>> OKAY.
>> READY?
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> TODAY IS MY LAST DATE WITH
BRANDON.
[LAUGHS]
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THAT,
BUT YEAH, TODAY IS MY LAST DATE
WITH BRANDON, AND THE NEXT TIME
I'M GOING TO SEE HIM WOULD BE AT
THE PROPOSAL.
I AM REALLY FALLING FOR BRANDON,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE GOING
INTO AN ENGAGEMENT FALLING IN
LOVE.
I WANT TO BE GOING INTO AN
ENGAGEMENT IN LOVE WITH
SOMEBODY.
AND I THINK THE REASON WHY I'M
SO EXCITED ABOUT TODAY'S DATE IS
BECAUSE I'M RIGHT THERE.
LIKE, I DO THINK THAT I COULD
POTENTIALLY ALREADY BE IN LOVE
WITH BRANDON.
BUT I HOPE AFTER TODAY THAT I
WILL HAVE THAT ANSWER.
>> SO, WE ARE GOING TO BE
JET SKIING TODAY.
>> I'M EXCITED!
>> OKAY, WAIT, HAVE YOU BEEN ON
JET SKIING BEFORE?
>> NO, NEVER.
>> I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW GOOD
OF A DRIVER YOU ARE.
>> LIKE, I WOULDN'T GET ON THE
BACK WITH ME.
>> YOU WOULD LAUNCH ME OFF?
>> I THINK I WOULD.
>> THERE ARE SHARKS IN HERE,
BRANDON.
[LAUGHTER]
>> FROM THE FIRST TIME I KISSED
BRANDON, I COULD FEEL THAT THERE
WAS SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL.
WE'VE COME SO FAR, AND WE'VE
GOTTEN TO KNOW EACH OTHER SO
WELL, AND WE MAKE A REALLY GOOD
COUPLE.
>> I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE KID.
LIKE, MY MOM USED TO ‐‐
>> LET ME BUCKLE YOU UP!
>> MY MOM USED TO HAVE, LIKE,
CRANK THEM, CRANK THEM.
SHE WOULD, LIKE, CRANK THEM.
>> [LAUGHS]
OKAY.
TOOK OUT MY NECK.
>> THIS PROCESS IS GETTING MORE
AND MORE REAL, AND THERE'S A
MASSIVE DECISION RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER.
>> OKAY.
>> BUT BRANDON PUTS THAT AT
EASE.
>> READY, GO.
♪
>> I'VE ALWAYS NEEDED SOMEBODY
WHO CHALLENGES ME TO STAY IN THE
MOMENT, AND BRANDON DEFINITELY
DOES THAT.
>> OH, THAT'S HOW IT'S GOING TO
BE?
[LAUGHTER]
>> WITH BRANDON, IT'S JUST
ALWAYS FUN, AND I ALWAYS FEEL
TAKEN CARE OF.
HE MAKES ME FEEL REALLY SAFE AND
LOVED.
I CAN SEE SPENDING MY LIFE WITH
HIM.
♪
>> I DON'T KNOW IF MY FAMILY HAS
EVER LIKED SOMEONE THAT MUCH.
I MEAN, MY FAMILY, LIKE, THEY'RE
EASY TO GET ALONG WITH, RIGHT?
BUT THEY LOVED YOU.
>> LOVE IT.
>> I MEAN, LIKE, MY MOM GOT
EMOTIONAL.
>> YEAH, WE HAD A REALLY, REALLY
GOOD CONVERSATION.
AND SHE WAS LIKE, I WANT YOU TO
BE THERE AT THE END.
[LAUGHTER]
>> THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.
OKAY, VERY TRUE.
YES.
>> AND YOUR DAD HAS THE MOST
CONTAGIOUS LAUGH I'VE EVER KNOWN
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
AND ONCE YOU GET HIM GOING, IT'S
LIKE ‐‐
>> HE IS CRACKING UP.
>> I SEE WHERE YOU HAVE THAT
QUALITY WHERE YOU MAKE SOMEONE
FEEL SO INCREDIBLY SPECIAL, AND
YOU GET IT FROM HIM.
>> WHEN I LOOK AT, LIKE, THE
RELATIONSHIPS IN MY FAMILY WITH,
LIKE, MY MOM AND DAD, LIKE, I'VE
SEEN THEM WORK THROUGH SOME
REALLY DIFFICULT THINGS.
AND WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE AT
THEIR HARDEST TIME AND YOU SEE
THIS COUPLE AND HOW THEY
NAVIGATE THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS
WITH EACH OTHER, AND HOW THEY
ARE ABLE TO, LIKE, COMMUNICATE
ABOUT IT, IT'S SOMETHING THAT
THEN I'M LIKE, OKAY, LIKE, THAT
IS A HUGE PART OF WHY THE
RELATIONSHIPS ARE SUCCESSFUL,
AND I'M NOT GOING TO STOP UNTIL
I FIND THAT.
>> YEAH.
AND I CAN SEE THAT'S WHY,
YOU KNOW, I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU,
BECAUSE I FACE THINGS WITH LOVE
RATHER THAN ANGER, AND TRY TO
UNDERSTAND, LIKE, YOUR POINT OF
VIEW.
I KNOW YOU CAN BE THE PERSON TO
DO THAT WITH ME.
ALL THE BAD AND, YOU KNOW,
TERRIBLE THAT EVENTUALLY WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH, I
DON'T WANT TO DO IT WITH ANYONE
ELSE OTHER THAN YOU.
SO, I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU.
>> TODAY WAS JUST SO MONUMENTAL
AND SO MUCH FUN.
IT WAS, HONESTLY, EASILY ONE OF
THE BEST DATES THAT WE'VE HAD
SO FAR.
OUR RELATIONSHIP WAS AT AN
ALL‐TIME HIGH.
EVERYTHING WITH HER IS SO EASY,
AND EVERYTHING WE DO TOGETHER IS
SO EASY.
LIKE, AT THIS POINT, WE'RE ON A
WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
I'M EXCITED FOR TONIGHT.
I CAN'T WAIT.
YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO GET THIS
GIRL'S HEART.
MY MAIN FOCUS AND MY MAIN GOAL
IS JUST TO MARRY THIS WOMAN AT
THE END.
THAT'S MY FUTURE WIFE.
♪
>> TODAY WAS SUCH A GREAT DAY,
BUT TONIGHT IS TRULY THE LAST
TIME THAT I WILL SEE MICHELLE
BEFORE THE ENGAGEMENT.
I PLAN TO CONTINUE TO MAKE HER
LAUGH AND SMILE, AND MY HEART
WILL DO THE TALKING, JUST LEAVE
IT ALL ON THE TABLE, AND JUST
MAKE SURE THAT SHE KNOWS THERE'S
NOBODY ELSE IN THIS LIFE WHO I
WANT TO SPEND FOREVER WITH.
[KNOCKING]
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
>> YOU LOOK GOOD.
>> MY HEART IS ALREADY THERE.
IT'S JUST, AT THE END OF THE
DAY, IT'S HER DECISION.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE SOME WINE?
>> YES, I WOULD, ACTUALLY.
>> GOING INTO TONIGHT, THE ONE
THING I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
TALKING TO HER ABOUT IS JUST
WHERE HER HEAD'S AT.
>> TO STARTING THIS JOURNEY, NOT
KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT EACH
OTHER, AND TO GETTING TO THIS
POINT, WHERE WE CAN SEE A FUTURE
WITH EACH OTHER.
>> I LOVE THAT.
CHEERS.
>> CHEERS.
TODAY WAS ‐‐ TODAY WAS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE DAYS.
>> YEAH.
>> WE HAVE HAD SOME GOOD
MEMORIES.
>> YEAH.
>> FUNNY MEMORIES.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> WHAT HAS BEEN, LIKE, YOUR
FAVORITE MOMENT, OR JUST, YEAH.
>> OTHER THAN MEETING YOU FOR
THE FIRST TIME?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
[LAUGHS]
AS SO WEIRD AS IT SOUNDS, WHEN
YOUR PARENTS CAME UP, YOU KNOW,
JUST LIKE, I DID NOT EXPECT THAT
WHATSOEVER, AND PROBABLY MET
THEM IN ONE OF THE WEIRDEST AND
WORST WAYS, LIKE, YOU CAN THINK
OF.
>> NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN HANDLE ‐‐
LIKE, COULD HANDLE THAT, YOU
KNOW?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT?
>> I THINK MY FAVORITE MOMENT
WAS WHEN YOU PULLED ME ASIDE AT
THE LAST ROSE CEREMONY.
>> OH, REALLY?
>> THAT WAS THE MOST MEANINGFUL
MOMENT.
YEAH, BECAUSE YOU CHECKED IN
DURING A TIME WHERE I NEEDED
SOMEONE TO CHECK IN WITH ME.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING
TO HAPPEN, BUT THE ONLY THING
THAT I REALLY CARED ABOUT WAS
JUST, LIKE, YOU, AT THAT POINT.
I WAS LIKE, THERE'S NO WAY I'M
GOING TO LET YOU GO THROUGH THAT
ALONE.
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
YOU WANT TO COME WITH ME?
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY.
[LAUGHTER]
>> WHAT?
WHAT IS THIS?
>> SO...
THE FIRST DAY WHEN WE MET, I
TOLD YOU I WANTED TO SHOW YOU A
GLIMPSE OF, YOU KNOW, OUR FUTURE
TOGETHER.
WAKING UP NEXT TO ME EVERY
MORNING, AND THEN, WE ACTUALLY
GOT TO SEE THAT GLIMPSE
TOGETHER, AND I WANTED TO TAKE
SOMETHING FROM THAT THAT TRULY
MEANT A LOT TO ME EVEN THOUGH
IT'S THE WEIRDEST THING IN THE
WORLD.
[LAUGHTER]
>> WHAT IS IN THIS GIFT BAG
RIGHT NOW?
>> OPEN IT UP.
>> OKAY.
[LAUGHTER]
>> WAIT, IS THIS THE ‐‐
>> THAT'S THE SWEATSHIRT.
I HAD TO GIVE IT TO YOU JUST
BECAUSE IT'S MY FAVORITE
SWEATSHIRT IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
>> AND I POURED COFFEE AND JUICE
ALL OVER IT.
>> COFFEE AND JUICE ALL OVER IT,
AND I LOVED IT BECAUSE NOW IT
DEFINITELY HAS A PIECE OF YOU.
>> ON DAY ONE, BRANDON ROLLED UP
IN A BED SAYING "THIS IS WHAT
LIFE WOULD LOOK LIKE WAKING UP
TO ME."
AND ON OUR OVERNIGHT, WE WOKE UP
TO A FOOD FIGHT.
THAT SWEATSHIRT HOLDS A LOT OF
SENTIMENT.
>> YOU KNOW, I WOULD'VE TAKEN IT
EVEN WITH THE STAINS ON IT.
>> YEAH, I KNOW.
I KNOW YOU WOULD HAVE.
>> BUT I LOVE THIS, AND I LOVE
THAT YOU TAKE LITTLE MOMENTS
LIKE THIS TO BE SENTIMENTAL.
>> YEAH.
>> AND THIS IS, LIKE, MY
FAVORITE MOMENT NOW THAT WE'VE
HAD TOGETHER.
>> LOVE IT.
>> BRANDON HAS ALWAYS DONE SO
MANY LITTLE THINGS, FROM HIM
HELPING ME LEARN HOW TO
SKATEBOARD, TO HIM WIPING MY
TEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROSE
CEREMONY AND CHECKING IN ON ME,
AND NOW HIM HANDING OVER THAT
SWEATSHIRT.
THOSE, LIKE, SMALL MOMENTS ARE
WHERE, LIKE, I REALIZED HOW MUCH
I CARE ABOUT HIM.
>> YOU LOOK LIKE YOU ARE DEEP IN
THOUGHT.
>> WHAT'S THAT?
>> YOU TELL ME.
>> NO.
I DON'T KNOW, JUST THINKING, YOU
KNOW?
>> WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
>> I MEAN, ENGAGEMENT IS RIGHT
AROUND THE CORNER.
AND SO, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE...
I LOVE YOU.
I JUST LOVE YOU.
>> WELL, THERE HAS BEEN
SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN WEIGHING
ON ME.
>> OKAY.
>> YOU'VE BEEN SO VULNERABLE
WITH ME, AND YOU'VE BEEN OPEN
WITH ME ABOUT HOW DEEPLY YOU
LOVE, AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU KNOW WHERE I'M AT.
WITH EVERYTHING.
AND...
I REALLY AM NOT FALLING IN LOVE.
I FEEL LIKE I'M ALREADY IN LOVE
WITH YOU.
AND, UM, YOU MAKE ME FEEL VERY
LOVED.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
HOW MUCH I CARE ABOUT YOU, AND
I DO, I REALLY AM IN LOVE WITH
YOU, TOO.
>> TONIGHT EXCEEDED MY
EXPECTATIONS BECAUSE THE WOMAN
THAT I HOLD DEAREST TO ME TOLD
ME THAT SHE LOVED ME AND THAT
HER HEART IS WITH ME.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN WAITING TO
HEAR THOSE WORDS FOR SO LONG.
THIS IS THE GREATEST LOVE THAT
I'VE EVER HAD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
>> I'VE NEVER FELT THIS WAY
ABOUT ANYONE.
I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH LIFE
WITHOUT YOU.
I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT.
>> I DO.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU, TOO.
>> THE MOMENT THAT I TOLD
BRANDON THAT I'M IN LOVE WITH
HIM, THIS, LIKE, MASSIVE WEIGHT
WENT OFF MY SHOULDERS.
MY CHEST OPENED UP.
I FELT LIKE I COULD FINALLY
BREATHE.
EVEN THOUGH WE WEREN'T BREATHING
OR COMING UP FOR AIR.
[LAUGHS]
♪
BRANDON LOVES SO HARD.
I'VE NEVER MET ANYONE LIKE THAT.
THAT'S THE LOVE THAT I'VE BEEN
LOOKING FOR, FILLED WITH
CHEMISTRY AND PASSION AND
EVERYTHING ELSE IN BETWEEN.
♪
>> THERE'S NOBODY ELSE IN THIS
WORLD WHO I'D RATHER GIVE MY
HEART TO OTHER THAN HER.
MAN, HEARING THOSE WORDS, THAT
"I LOVE YOU" BACK, THAT'S CRAZY.
ESPECIALLY BEFORE ENGAGEMENT.
THAT'S THE ONLY PIECE THAT I'VE
BEEN THINKING, WAS HER HEART.
THE NEXT TIME I'M GOING TO SEE
MICHELLE IS GOING TO BE ON ONE
KNEE.
I'M GOING TO MARRY THIS WOMAN.
♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE DRAMATIC
AND CLEARLY FESTIVE SEASON
FINALE OF "THE BACHELORETTE."
MICHELLE IS IN LOVE WITH TWO
MEN.
THE ONLY ONE WILL WIN HER HEART.
LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
♪
>> TODAY IS REALLY SPECIAL IN
THE SENSE THAT THIS IS THE LAST
DATE.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME I GET TO
SEE MICHELLE BEFORE I EITHER END
UP HEARTBROKEN OR START THE REST
OF MY LIFE AS THE HAPPIEST MAN,
YOU KNOW, SO, VERY IMPORTANT.
>> [LAUGHS]
>> HI.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> YOU KNOW, IT WAS REALLY
AWESOME MEETING MICHELLE'S
FAMILY, BUT I KNOW JUST HOW
IMPORTANT FAMILY IS FOR HER, AND
THERE WASN'T THAT STRONG
CONFIRMATION FROM MOM OR FROM
DAD ABOUT ME, SO YES, I AM
FREAKING OUT A LITTLE BIT.
YES, I AM SCARED AND NERVOUS.
>> SO TODAY'S OUR LAST DATE
TOGETHER.
>> CRAZY.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A DATE THAT,
YOU KNOW, MIGHT CHANNEL THAT
INNER VULNERABILITY.
>> OOH.
>> SO ARE YOU READY?
>> I'M READY.
LET'S GO.
>> I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS
CERTAIN, EVER.
MICHELLE IS WHO I WANT.
AND JUST KNOWING THAT THERE'S A
CHANCE THAT THAT COULD BE TAKEN
AWAY AT THE END OF THIS WEEK,
YEAH, YOU KNOW, JUST, YOU KNOW,
JUST, THAT WOULD BE
HEARTBREAKING.
[FLUTE PLAYING]
>> OH, WOW.
WHAT DO THEY HAVE YOU OUT HERE
DOING?
[LAUGHS]
>> HELLO!
WELCOME TO THIS SACRED PLACE.
TODAY, I AM HERE FOR BRINGING
YOU BLESSINGS IN THIS BEAUTIFUL
PLACE.
I AM RAUL.
>> RAUL.
>> AND I AM A SHAMAN OF THESE
AREAS.
AND I AM GOING TO HELP YOU TO BE
CLOSE TO THE DOOR OF THE MARRY.
>> OKAY.
>> YOU WANT?
>> I LIKE THAT.
I LIKE THAT.
HOW YOU DOING?
>> TODAY'S DATE IS PERFECT FOR
NAYTE AND I BECAUSE THIS RITUAL
IS GOING TO CHALLENGE BOTH OF US
TO OPEN UP.
>> FIRST, YOU'RE GOING TO SMOKE
HIM AND TELL HIM WHAT YOU WANT
TO FIND IN THE CEREMONY.
>> I HOPE FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO
CONTINUE TO OPEN UP, GIVE
EFFORT, STAY IN IT, EVEN THOUGH
LOVE BE VERY SCARY.
>> OKAY.
>> MY TURN.
>> YES.
>> UH, PUT A LITTLE MORE, MY
BAD.
>> BIG LIST.
>> ALL RIGHT, SPEAKING FROM THE
HEART.
I HOPE THAT, I JUST WANT TO SET
THE INTENTION OF OUR
RELATIONSHIP ‐‐ MY BAD, MAN ‐‐
OUR RELATIONSHIP TO CONTINUE
GOING IN THE TRAJECTORY THAT
IT'S BEEN GOING.
>> I CAN SEE SOMETHING IN YOUR
BRAIN.
THERE'S BLOCKAGE THERE, LITTLE
BIT.
YOU ARE SO EMOTIONAL, BUT YOU
PRETEND NOT.
>> INTERESTING.
>> THIS IS TOUGH FOR ME.
IT'S JUST TOUGH FOR ME TO
EXPRESS MYSELF.
>> MUY BIEN.
VAMOS JUNTOS.
>> I'M NOT A VERY OUTSPOKEN,
FEELINGS ARE ALL ON DISPLAY TYPE
OF PERSON.
MAYBE I'M JUST NOT THE BEST WITH
WORDS, AND THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW,
I AM SCARED.
YES, I AM NERVOUS.
YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY DON'T
WANT TO LOSE MICHELLE.
>> SPEAK DIRECTLY IN YOUR EYES
AND TELL HER WHAT YOU WANT
RELEASE IN THE CEREMONY.
OKAY?
>> THAT I WANT TO RELEASE INTO
WHAT?
>> WHAT DO YOU ‐‐
>> YEAH, YOU CAN RELEASE ‐‐
>> ANYTHING ‐‐
>> SOME BLOCKAGES OR IF YOU HAVE
SOMETHING.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
LET'S SEE.
WHAT DO I WANT TO RELEASE?
I WANT TO RELEASE THE
NERVOUSNESS AND THE FEAR OF
JUST, YOU KNOW, THE UNKNOWN.
IS THAT GOOD?
[LAUGHS]
>> YOU TELL ME.
>> I CAN SEE THAT HE IS PUTTING
IN EFFORT TO BE OPEN, TO BE
VULNERABLE, BUT DURING THAT
RITUAL, I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I WAS
GETTING ENOUGH NAYTE.
HE WAS VERY UNEASY TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP YOU FOR THE
CEREMONY.
>> THANK YOU, RAUL.
>> IF NAYTE STOPS CONTINUING TO
PUT IN EFFORT TO OPEN UP AND
EFFORT TO KEEP THOSE WALLS
PULLED DOWN, THAT'S A
DEAL BREAKER.
THAT'S THIS MASSIVE RED FLAG.
♪
>> I FEEL LIKE I HAVE THIS
RED FLAG WITH NAYTE.
I WANT HIM TO BREAK THROUGH
THOSE EMOTIONAL BARRIERS, THOSE
FEARS THAT COME WITH BEING IN
LOVE.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ON THE SAME
PAGE WITH OUR HEARTS, BUT I NEED
TO KNOW, ARE YOU TRULY READY FOR
THIS?
TOMORROW IS A MASSIVE DECISION
FOR ME, AND IF YOU CARE, YOU
HAVE TO SHOW IT.
>> I FEEL LIKE THIS IS LIKE A
PERFECT DATE FOR US BECAUSE,
JUST LIKE GETTING, TRULY GETTING
IN TOUCH WITH THAT VULNERABLE
SIDE IS, CAN BE SO DIFFICULT.
>> YEAH.
>> AND I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU'VE, LIKE, TALKED ABOUT,
EXPRESSING YOURSELF AND TALKING
ABOUT YOUR EMOTIONS, BUT
INTRODUCING YOU TO MY FAMILY...
>> YEAH.
>> OBVIOUSLY THEIR OPINION IS
SO ‐‐
>> SO IMPORTANT.
>> IMPORTANT TO ME.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WHO
HAVE SEEN ME HURT THE DEEPEST.
THEY WERE THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED
GET ME BACK ON TRACK, AND, YOU
KNOW, TALKING TO MY MOM, I...
WAS UNEASY.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU KNOW?
THEY WANT TO JUST FEEL THAT
YOU'RE READY.
THEY WANT TO FEEL THAT YOU WOULD
TAKE CARE OF ME, WHEN I'M HURT,
WHEN I'M DOWN, WHEN I'M REALLY
STRUGGLING, THAT YOU WOULD BE
RIGHT THERE.
>> AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.
LIKE, THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT
YOU WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES.
LIKE, YOU'RE SOMEBODY THAT I
WANT TO BE NEXT TO, YOU KNOW,
UPS, DOWNS, I WANT TO GET OVER
FIGHTS WITH YOU.
I WANT TO DO THE REAL WORLD WITH
YOU.
THAT'S WHERE MY HEART IS AT, SO
THE POTENTIAL SIDE OF ME LOSING
YOU AS SOON AS LATER THIS WEEK,
I TOLD YOUR MOM IT SUCKS, AND I
KNOW THAT'S NOT A PROFOUND WAY
TO EXPLAIN YOURSELF, BUT IT
WOULD SUCK.
IT'S, YEAH.
I NEVER TOLD YOU THIS.
I CAME HERE WITH TWO SUITS.
STILL TO THIS DAY, I ONLY HAVE
TWO SUITS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS
EXPECTING, BUT I WAS LIKE, WHAT
ARE THE CHANCES THAT YOU ARE
ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE
END?
AND HERE I AM AT THE END, MADLY
IN LOVE WITH YOU, WANTING TO
SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH
YOU, AND IT IS TERRIFYING
BECAUSE THIS REALLY COULD BE IT
FOR ME.
LIKE, I COULD START THE REST OF
MY LIFE WITH YOU AND BE THE
HAPPIEST GUY IN THE WORLD.
I'M SCARED AS HELL.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE EXPRESSED
THAT ONCE TO YOU THIS ENTIRE
TIME.
WHEN ALL YOU DO IS THINK ABOUT
LIFE WITH SOMEBODY AND THE
CHANCE THAT THAT'S GOING TO ‐‐
THAT COULD GET RIPPED AWAY LATER
THIS WEEK...
HEARTBREAK.
SO.
>> YOU'VE GOT THAT ‐‐ THIS IS
WHAT I WANTED.
>> YEAH.
>> I'M SCARED, AS WELL.
I'M SCARED OF LOVING SOMEBODY
MORE THAN THEY LOVE ME.
AND, LIKE, IN A RELATIONSHIP,
WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH
SOMEBODY AND YOU'RE HURTING AND
YOU'RE SCARED, I WANT TO HEAR
IT, BECAUSE WHEN I'M SCARED AND
WHEN I'M FEARFUL, I WANT TO BE
ABLE TO SEE IT TO YOU SO THAT
YOU KNOW WHEN I'M AT, TOO.
>> MICHELLE WAS EMOTIONAL.
OBVIOUSLY, IT MEANT A LOT FOR
HER TO KIND OF HEAR THIS ‐‐
THIS SIDE OF ME.
YEAH, AFTER HOW SPECIAL THE DAY
HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, I WANT THAT
JUST TO CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU.
THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW.
>> I THINK THAT MICHELLE TOOK
THE CONVERSATION REALLY WELL.
HOPEFULLY IT'S JUST NOT TOO LATE
OF A CONVERSATION TO HAVE HAD.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU, TOO.
>> IT STILL FEELS SO GREAT TO
SAY THAT.
[LAUGHS]
[APPLAUSE]
♪
>> TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE
SPECIAL.
I AM EXCITED TO SEE MICHELLE
TONIGHT.
BUT I ALSO AM FREAKING OUT A
LITTLE BIT.
[KNOCKING]
>> THIS IS MY LAST CONVERSATION
WITH HER UNTIL THE PROPOSAL.
>> HELLO, HELLO.
>> HI!
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
YOU LOOK AMAZING.
>> I'M JUST CRAZY, MADLY IN
LOVE, SO I AM SCARED AND
NERVOUS.
YOU KNOW, WHAT IF I'M NOT
EXPRESSING MYSELF ENOUGH?
WHAT IF IT'S WAY TOO LATE?
THERE'S THAT SIDE OF ME LIKE,
"YEAH, DUDE, THIS COULD BE THE
LAST TIME THAT YOU LOOK INTO HER
EYES," AND THAT [BLEEP] SUCKS.
>> IT IS REALLY, REALLY AMAZING
TO HAVE THIS LAST DATE WITH YOU.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> I'M STRESSED OUT.
[LAUGHTER]
>> STRESSED OUT?
>> YEAH.
AND JUST, THERE'S LIKE A LOT
GOING ON, OBVIOUSLY.
>> YEAH, NO, TOMORROW IS A, IT'S
A BIG DAY.
FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
IT FEELS GOOD TO BE HERE WITH
YOU RIGHT NOW.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE ANYWHERE
ELSE.
>> HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT OUR
CONVERSATION EARLIER TODAY?
>> I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT.
UM, I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY THAT
YOUR MOM AND I HAD THAT
CONVERSATION BECAUSE THAT LED
INTO TODAY'S DATE, AND THAT LED
INTO YOU SEEING ME EXPRESS
MYSELF IN A WAY THAT YOU HAVE
NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE CERTAIN
ABOUT SOMEBODY.
>> SO, I KNOW I ASKED YOU THIS
BEFORE.
>> TALK TO ME.
>> BUT AN ENGAGEMENT, A
PROPOSAL...
>> YEAH?
>> DO YOU HAVE WORDS?
>> I MEAN, HERE'S MY THING, IS
LIKE, I FEEL LIKE IT'S REALLY
HUMAN AND OKAY TO BE SCARED,
ESPECIALLY WHEN I'VE NEVER FELT
CONNECTED IN THE WAY THAT I FEEL
TOWARD YOU.
ALL I DO, ALL I DO IS THINK
ABOUT LIFE WITH YOU.
THAT'S ALL I DO.
LIKE, I THINK WHAT'S SCARY IS,
LIKE, JUST LOOKING AT YOU RIGHT
NOW, KNOWING THAT LIKE, HEY,
LIKE, I MIGHT WAKE UP TOMORROW
AND JUST NEVER BE ABLE TO SEE
YOU AGAIN, YOU KNOW?
THAT'S SCARY AS HELL.
AS CRAZY AS IT IS FOR ME TO GET
DOWN ON ONE KNEE, I AM MORE THAN
READY TO DO THAT WITH YOU.
BECAUSE I JUST REALLY WANT THIS
TO BE, LIKE, FOREVER.
YOU KNOW?
BUT WHAT I HOLD ONTO IT IS JUST,
LIKE, HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU.
>> I HAVE COME TO GROW VERY
STRONG FEELINGS FOR YOU.
VERY, VERY STRONG.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU, TOO.
♪
>> I'M HAPPY TO FINALLY SEE HOW
MUCH HE WANTS THIS.
ALL I NEEDED IS THAT LAST PIECE
FROM NAYTE, AND ‐‐ AND I GOT IT.
I SAW EMOTIONS FROM NAYTE THAT I
HAVEN'T SEEN.
>> I JUST DON'T WANT TO LOSE
YOU.
>> ME, TOO.
I LOVE YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU, TOO.
♪
>> ANY FEARS OR DOUBTS THAT I
WAS ENTERING THE NIGHT WITH HAVE
BEEN RESOLVED.
NAYTE IS READY FOR THIS.
>> GOOD NIGHT.
>> I TRUST MY HEART, AND I THINK
MY HEART IS TELLING ME THAT THIS
IS MY PERSON.
♪
>> MICHELLE, EVER SINCE YOU'VE
ENTERED MY LIFE, I DON'T VIEW
THE WORLD THE SAME ANYMORE.
I REALIZED THAT A WORLD WITHOUT
YOU IS A WORLD I FEAR TO FACE.
YOU HAVE TRULY INFECTED ME WITH
A LOVE I DON'T BELIEVE IS
REMOTELY EASY OR COMMON TO EVER
FIND IN A LIFETIME.
A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL AND DEEP
THAT IT LEADS ME TO A PURE
UNDERSTANDING THAT WHAT I HAVE
WITH YOU IS A LOVE OF WANTING
MORE FOR SOMEONE THAN FOR
THEMSELVES.
THE KIND OF LOVE WHERE I WILL
ALWAYS PLACE YOUR HAPPINESS
ABOVE MINE.
FOLLOW YOUR HEART, MICHELLE, AND
NEVER LOOK BACK, BECAUSE I
FOLLOWED MINE, AND IT LED ME TO
YOU.
JUST KNOW, MICHELLE, YOU WILL
NEVER NEED TO ASK FOR MY LOVE
BECAUSE I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER.
I SEE YOU, I HAVE ALWAYS SEEN
YOU, AND I WILL ALWAYS SEE YOU.
LOVE, B.
♪
>> I HAVE TWO MEN, AND I AM IN
LOVE WITH THEM BOTH.
THEY HAVE GIVEN ME EVERYTHING
THAT I'VE ASKED FOR, AND
TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE THE
HARDEST DECISION I'VE EVER MADE.
♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELCOME BACK.
MICHELLE JUST HAD HER FINAL
DATES WITH BOTH MEN AND IS ABOUT
TO MAKE THE TOUGHEST DECISION OF
HER LIFE.
I KNOW HOW THAT FEELS.
LET'S KEEP WATCHING.
♪
>> WAKING UP THIS MORNING, I
FELT CONFUSED.
I HAVE TWO INCREDIBLE MEN WHO I
AM IN LOVE WITH, AND THEY ARE IN
LOVE WITH ME.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY
DAY.
I DON'T WANT MY HEART IN TWO
PLACES.
IT'S ‐‐ IT'S A LOT.
I'M EMOTIONALLY VERY TORN.
THIS IS THE HARDEST DECISION
I'VE HAD TO MAKE IN MY LIFE.
AND I KNOW THAT I COULD BE HAPPY
WITH EITHER BRANDON OR NAYTE.
NAYTE WAS THE FIRST FACE THAT I
SAW COMING INTO THIS JOURNEY,
AND FIRST KISS, THE FIRST PERSON
WHO I FELL IN LOVE WITH.
YESTERDAY WAS A BIG DAY FOR
NAYTE AND I.
WE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS, AND
I SAW THAT COMFORT AND SHARING
EMOTIONS.
I DO FEEL LIKE NAYTE IS READY,
BUT I HAVE NOT FELT THESE TYPES
OF FEELINGS, AND I'VE BEEN WRONG
BEFORE.
>> I AM SO EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY
BE A HUSBAND TO MICHELLE.
I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL JUST
THINKING ABOUT IT, LIKE, TODAY
COULD BE THE FIRST DAY OF THE
REST OF OUR LIVES.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> HI, I'M NEIL LANE.
>> I'M NAYTE.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> YEAH, NICE TO MEET YOU, NICE
TO MEET YOU, NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> WOW, YOU ARE TALL.
>> I'M UP THERE, I'M UP THERE.
>> YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY WANT A
RING THAT MICHELLE IS GOING TO
KNOW EVERY DAY WHEN SHE LOOKS AT
IT THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M CHOOSING
HER, THAT I'M SEEING HER.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE?
>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE
EVER BEEN WITH SOMEONE THAT I'VE
BEEN CONFIDENT ENOUGH IN MY
FEELINGS THAT I WANT TO SAY THE
WORDS LIKE THAT, THAT I WANT TO
SAY "I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU."
YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER FELT SO
CERTAIN ABOUT SOMEBODY.
>> I FEEL LIKE WHEN I CAME INTO
THIS, I WAS RATIONAL WITH MY
EMOTIONS.
MICHELLE HAS DEFINITELY IMPACTED
ME TO BE MORE BRAVE WHEN IT
COMES TO MY EMOTIONS.
I'VE NEVER FELT THAT WAY BEFORE.
NEVER.
I DEFINITELY LOVE HER FOR THAT.
♪
>> THINKING ABOUT MICHELLE AND
THINKING ABOUT THE RING THAT
SHE'S GOING TO BE WEARING TO
KIND OF SIGNIFY OUR LOVE, I HAVE
TO LEAN TOWARDS THE PEAR‐SHAPED.
YOU KNOW, I ‐‐ THIS HAS TO BE
THE ONE.
>> NEVER LOVED ANYBODY AS MUCH
AS I LOVE MICHELLE.
THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT
I FOUND SOMEBODY THAT I
GENUINELY WANT TO SPEND LIFE
WITH.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
>> I THINK WE'VE DONE IT, MAN.
WE HAVE A RING.
>> I FEEL CONFIDENT.
♪
>> WHEN YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH TWO
PEOPLE, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH
PERSON IS YOUR PERSON?
I'M SO IN LOVE WITH BRANDON
BECAUSE OF HOW EASY IT IS FOR
HIM TO BE VULNERABLE.
BRANDON HAS BEEN THE PERSON WHO
HAS BEEN ALL‐IN THE ENTIRE TIME.
WE CONNECT ON ALL THESE
DIFFERENT LEVELS.
HE SEES ME FOR WHO I AM.
THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN ASKING
FOR.
A LIFE WITH BRANDON IS GOING TO
BE A HAPPY LIFE, FULFILLING
LIFE, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A
LOT OF LOVE BETWEEN US.
>> TODAY'S GOING TO BE ONE OF
THE BIGGEST DAYS OF MY LIFE.
I'M ABOUT TO SPEND FOREVER WITH
MICHELLE.
THIS IS MY FUTURE, AND YOU
REALIZE, YOU KNOW, THE PAST 27
YEARS HAS BEEN NOTHING UNTIL
I'VE MET HER.
>> PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, NEIL.
>> SIT DOWN.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> IT DID HIT ME THAT, YOU KNOW,
IT'S ALL HERE AND THIS IS ALL
HAPPENING NOW.
BUT SINCE I FOUND THE PERSON I
WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE WITH,
THERE'S NOT A NERVOUS BONE IN MY
BODY.
THERE'S ONLY EXCITEMENT.
THERE'S ONLY JOY AND HAPPINESS.
>> HOW DID YOU KNOW, WHEN DID
THE MOMENT COME THAT YOU KNEW
THAT?
>> IT'S ACTUALLY WEIRD, BUT IT
WAS THE FIRST TIME I MET HER
THAT I KNEW.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE?
>> I THOUGHT I HAVE, YEAH.
>> YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD.
>> YEAH, I THOUGHT I HAD.
AND THEN I FELL IN LOVE WITH
HER.
>> MICHELLE TELLING ME THAT SHE
LOVED ME WAS DEFINITELY
IMPORTANT.
AND I THINK SHE KNEW IT FOR A
WHILE, AND I KNEW IT FOR A
WHILE, TOO.
THOSE WORDS DON'T COME AROUND
TOO LIGHTLY.
>> THIS IS THE RING, NEIL.
>> IT'S THE RING.
WE'VE DONE IT.
>> THIS IS IT.
OH, MAN.
>> I HAVE FOUND THE PERFECT RING
FOR MICHELLE, AND THERE'S
NOTHING I WANT MORE THAN TO GIVE
IT TO HER AND HAVE HER WEAR IT
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
>> GOOD LUCK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
ALL THE BEST.
♪
>> I VALUE BOTH OF THESE
RELATIONSHIPS MORE THAN WORDS
CAN EVEN DESCRIBE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE WITH TWO
PEOPLE.
I WANTED TO LEAVE WITH MY
PERSON.
I THINK THAT'S WHY I'M EMOTIONAL
IS BECAUSE IT'S SINKING IN THAT
IT'S LIKE, I JUST, I DO, I
DESERVE TO PUT MYSELF FIRST.
TODAY.
I JUST THINK PUTTING MYSELF
FIRST, IT'S JUST SOMETHING I'VE
NEVER DONE.
I THINK WHAT I'M REALIZING,
THERE IS ONE PERSON WHO I WOULD
BE DEVASTATED TO LIVE MY LIFE
WITHOUT.
>> THERE'S NOTHING ELSE I WANT
MORE IN THE WORLD THAN MICHELLE.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WANT IN
THIS WORLD.
>> I FOUND MY PERSON, AND I AM
GOING TO ASK HER TO MARRY ME.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, I HAVE
TO FOLLOW MY HEART, AND THE BEST
FEELING IS KNOWING THAT I'M
NEVER GOING TO FEEL UNSEEN
AGAIN.
♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELCOME BACK, BACHELOR NATION
AND!
WE ARE COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM
HOLLYWOOD.
WELL, IT'S WHAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN
WAITING FOR.
MICHELLE'S JOURNEY IS ABOUT TO
COME TO AN END.
WILL IT BE BRANDON OR NAYTE?
ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO GET
THERE HEARTBROKEN.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M
NERVOUS.
[LAUGHTER]
♪
>> WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW I'M
FEELING AND THE DECISION THAT I
HAVE TO MAKE TODAY, IT'S
TERRIFYING.
AS MUCH AS TODAY CAN BE MY HAPPY
ENDING, IT'S ALSO SOMEBODY
ELSE'S HEARTBREAK.
THE WEIGHT OF HAVING TO LET
SOMEONE GO WHO I'M IN LOVE WITH,
IT'S VERY PAINFUL.
WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, THE LAST
THING YOU WANT TO DO IS CAUSE
THEM PAIN.
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO BLINDSIDE
THEM.
AND I KNOW THAT PERSON IS ONE OF
THE MOST WONDERFUL PEOPLE I'VE
MET.
I GENUINELY, TRULY, DEEPLY CARE
ABOUT THEM.
WHAT MY HEART IS SAYING, AND I
HAVE TO GO WITH THAT.
IT'S A DOUBLE‐EDGED SWORD
BECAUSE THERE'S STILL A VERY
HARD CONVERSATION TO HAVE, AND
IT'S GOING TO HURT.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M GOOD.
I'M EXCITED.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S A LOT OF
NERVOUSNESS, TOO, BUT I'M KIND
OF EMBRACING THAT BECAUSE I GET
TO SPEND FOREVER WITH MICHELLE,
POSSIBLY, SO.
I'M EXCITED.
>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, MICHELLE IS
WAITING FOR YOU.
SO HEAD ON DOWN.
GOOD LUCK.
>> GOOD LUCK.
>> THANK YOU GUYS.
OH, MAN.
>> THIS IS IT.
I'M FEELING LIKE I'M GOING TO
GET ENGAGED TODAY.
IT'S AN EXCITING AND
NERVE‐RACKING DAY.
I FEEL LIKE MY ENTIRE LIFE COULD
CHANGE TODAY.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS ABOUT TO BE
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN MY
ENTIRE LIFE.
I'M GOING TO MARRY THIS WOMAN.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU KNOW, YOU
KNOW, AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
WAIT ANOTHER SECOND.
AND I'VE TRULY FOUND THE ONE
SPECIAL THING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE
THAT I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR.
I GET DOWN ON ONE KNEE AND SHE
SAYS "YES," I WILL BE LIKE THE
HAPPIEST MAN THAT EVER WALKED
THIS EARTH.
YOU KNOW, JUST HOPING, YOU KNOW,
AT THE END OF ALL THIS, I GET
HER HEART.
♪
>> HOW'S IT GOING?
>> YOU LOOK AMAZING.
MICHELLE, FROM THE FIRST TIME I
LAID EYES ON YOU, I WANT YOU TO
KNOW THAT I TRULY SAW YOU.
FROM THE FIRST TIME THAT I
TALKED TO YOU, I KNEW THAT YOU
WERE SOMEONE SO UNBELIEVABLY
SPECIAL.
PEOPLE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT LOVE,
YOU KNOW, THAT THEY FOUND THE
MISSING PIECE FOR THEM.
MICHELLE, I FOUND THAT WITH YOU.
I FOUND SOMETHING SO
UNBELIEVABLY SPECIAL WITH YOU
THAT I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER
FORGET.
I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER FIND
AGAIN.
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE THE
MISSING PIECE THAT I'VE BEEN
SEARCHING FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE.
AND THAT I DON'T WANT TO SPEND
ANOTHER SECOND WITHOUT YOU.
I DON'T WANT TO WALK ANOTHER DAY
WITHOUT YOU.
I DON'T WANT TO WAKE UP ANOTHER
MORNING WITHOUT YOU.
AND I WOULD TRULY BE THE
LUCKIEST MAN TO WALK THIS EARTH
IF I GOT TO WALK IT WITH YOU.
>> I HAVE...
I HAVE TRULY NEVER MET SOMEBODY
LIKE YOU.
AND I MEANT WHAT I SAID WITH
LOVING YOU.
BUT...
♪
I PROMISED MYSELF THAT I WOULD
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW MY HEART.
AND IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T LOVE
YOU, BECAUSE I DO.
IT'S JUST THAT MY HEART IS
PUSHING ME A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION.
I HAVE TO GO WITH WHAT I FEEL.
AND IT HURTS SO MUCH TO SAY
BECAUSE YOU ARE THIS
UNBELIEVABLE PERSON.
I NEED YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH I
CARE ABOUT YOU AND THAT JUST
DOESN'T GET TURNED OFF, AND I
NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT.
>> I KNOW.
>> YOU TRULY WILL ALWAYS HAVE A
PIECE OF MY HEART, BRANDON.
AND I'M SORRY THAT I CAN NO
LONGER HOLD YOURS.
>> OH, UM...
I TRULY WISH YOU NOTHING BUT
HAPPINESS.
I TRULY MEAN THAT.
EVEN IF IT'S NOT WITH ME.
YOU'VE BEEN WORTH IT EVERY
SECOND.
GIVING YOU MY HEART WAS WORTH
IT.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'LL NEVER
REGRET.
I WILL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR YOU.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> IT'S OKAY.
>> IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT OKAY.
>> YOUR HAPPINESS COMES ABOVE
MINE, OKAY?
IT DOES, AND I MEANT THAT, EVERY
WORD.
>> I KNOW, BUT YOU DESERVE TO BE
HAPPY, TOO.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU, TOO.
[CRYING]
♪
>> I HATE GOODBYES.
>> I HATE GOODBYES, TOO.
♪
>> I'M SO [BLEEP] HURT, YOU
KNOW?
LIKE I GAVE EVERYTHING THAT I
HAD.
I'M JUST SO BROKEN.
I TRULY BELIEVED THAT I WAS
GOING TO SPEND EVERY WAKING
MOMENT WITH HER.
I SAW A FUTURE WITH HER THAT
I'VE NEVER SEEN IN ANYONE IN MY
ENTIRE LIFE.
IT'S GONE.
LIKE THAT.
♪
NO MATTER HOW PAINFUL IT IS AND
HOW MY HEART IS JUST ON THE
FLOOR IN [BLEEP] PIECES, YOU
KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'M
STILL THINKING ABOUT HER.
AND HER HAPPINESS.
YOU KNOW?
AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO STING
THE MOST BECAUSE I KNEW THAT I
TRULY, TRULY WAS SO DEEPLY IN
LOVE WITH HER.
AND I THINK THE WORST PART IS
KNOWING THERE'S TRULY NOTHING
LEFT THAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
>> [BLEEP].
>> IN MY HEART, IT'S TELLING ME
SHE MADE A MISTAKE, LIKE, GO
FIGHT FOR HER, BUT, YOU KNOW, I
DON'T THINK IT WAS A MISTAKE.
I THINK SHE FOLLOWED HER HEART,
AND THAT'S WHERE HER HEART LED,
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, LIKE,
WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT?
♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE EMOTIONAL
SEASON FINALE OF
"THE BACHELORETTE."
NOW WE ALL JUST WATCHED MICHELLE
SAY GOODBYE TO BRANDON IN TRULY
ONE OF THE SADDEST BREAKUPS I'VE
EVER SEEN.
MY HEART MIGHT STILL BE BROKEN.
BRANDON WILL BE JOINING US LATER
ON "AFTER THE FINAL ROSE" BUT
RIGHT NOW IT IS THE BIG MOMENT
THAT WE ARE ALL HERE FOR.
IS NAYTE ACTUALLY READY TO GET
DOWN ON ONE KNEE AND PROPOSED?
OR WITH MICHELLE'S GREATEST
FEARS COME TRUE?
I'M TOO SOFT FOR THIS SHOW.
♪
>> SAYING GOODBYE TO BRANDON WAS
ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I HAVE
DONE, PERIOD.
AND BREAKING HIS HEART BROKE MY
HEART.
AS MUCH AS BRANDON SAYS I
DESERVE TO BE HAPPY, BRANDON
ALSO DESERVES TO BE HAPPY, AND
IT HURTS THAT I COULDN'T BE THAT
PERSON FOR HIM BECAUSE MY HEART
IS JUST IN A DIFFERENT SPOT.
BUT I HAVE TO FOLLOW MY HEART,
AND I KNOW THAT MY HEART BELONGS
TO NAYTE.
HE'S MY PERSON, AND MY HEART, I
FOLLOWED IT THE WHOLE TIME.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF NAYTE GETS
DOWN ON ONE KNEE, IT WOULD BE
THE HAPPIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE.
I'M READY FOR THE REST OF MY
LIFE WITH NAYTE.
>> HELLO, GUYS.
>> NAYTE.
NAYTE, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M GOOD, I'M GOOD, DOING
GREAT.
>> GOOD.
>> A LITTLE NERVOUS.
BUT MAINLY EXCITED RIGHT NOW.
YEAH.
>> OKAY, WELL, MICHELLE IS
WAITING FOR YOU.
>> OKAY.
>> SO HEAD ON DOWN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> GOOD LUCK.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS HAPPENING, AND I'M
DEFINITELY NERVOUS, BUT, YOU
KNOW, I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT I'M
GOING TO BE GETTING DOWN ON ONE
KNEE AND ASKING MICHELLE TO
SPEND THE REST OF HER LIFE WITH
ME.
I FOUND MY FOREVER PERSON.
AND WHEN YOU MEET SOMEBODY LIKE
THAT, OF COURSE YOU DON'T WANT
TO LET GO.
I'M CERTAIN ABOUT THIS.
AND I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS CERTAIN
BEFORE.
MY HEART AND MY MIND ARE
COMPLETELY IN SYNC FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN MY LIFE.
AND I AM SO CLOSE TO ACTUALLY
HAVING THE BEST‐CASE SCENARIO BE
REALIZED.
THIS COULD BE THE FIRST DAY OF
THE REST OF OUR LIVES TOGETHER.
>> WOW.
[LAUGHS]
>> YOU LOOK GOOD.
>> YOU LOOK AMAZING.
WOW.
MICHELLE.
THE VERY FIRST NIGHT I MET YOU,
I KNEW RIGHT THEN AND THERE THAT
WE HAD A CONNECTION THAT I
WANTED TO HOLD ONTO.
THE SECOND NIGHT THAT WE WERE
TOGETHER, WE TALKED ABOUT
RUNNING AWAY TOGETHER.
AND I'M STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU
RIGHT NOW, AND THE FEELINGS ARE
THE SAME.
I WANT TO RUN AWAY WITH YOU.
I WANT TO RUN AWAY TO FOREVER
WITH THE WOMAN THAT I'VE COME TO
LOVE.
THIS AMAZINGLY CRAZY, WOW, KIND
OF LOVE.
AND THROUGH THIS JOURNEY, YOU'VE
SHARED A LOT OF VULNERABLE SIDES
OF YOUR PAST, AND I KNOW THAT
YOU'VE FELT UNSEEN AT TIMES, AND
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM
COMPLETELY PREPARED, WILLING,
AND READY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
ARE ALWAYS CHOSEN FIRST, SEEN,
NOW, TODAY, TOMORROW, AND FOR
THE REST OF OUR LIVES.
I LOVE YOU, MICHELLE.
>> NAYTE.
FROM THE MOMENT YOU STEPPED OUT
OF THE LIMO, I FELT THAT THERE
WAS A CONNECTION.
IT WAS THIS KINETIC MOMENT WHERE
I WAS FEELING THINGS THAT I
DIDN'T EVEN REALLY KNOW IT WAS
POSSIBLE TO FEEL, BUT WALKING
INTO THIS, MY FEAR WAS THAT I
WOULD NOT BE LOVED AS MUCH AS I
LOVE THE OTHER PERSON.
AND THROUGH OUR CONVERSATIONS,
THERE WERE MOMENTS WHERE THAT
FEAR DEFINITELY STARTED TO CREEP
IN.
AND THIS HAS NOT NECESSARILY
BEEN A SMOOTH RIDE.
BUT...
I'M ALSO NOT WILLING TO FACE
THAT FEAR OF WALKING AWAY FROM
THIS WITHOUT YOU.
BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER FELT A LOVE
LIKE THIS BEFORE.
AND I LOVE YOU WITH MY ENTIRE
HEART.
AND DON'T EVER WANT TO THINK
ABOUT WAKING UP NEXT TO ANYONE
BESIDES YOU AND DOING LIFE WITH
ANYONE BESIDES YOU.
AND, AT THE END, I WANTED TO BE
STANDING IN FRONT OF MY
SOULMATE, AND HE IS DEFINITELY
STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
>> MICHELLE, I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
I DON'T EVER WANT TO LET GO.
I AM ABSOLUTELY CRAZY FOR YOU.
MICHELLE ANNE YOUNG, WILL YOU
MARRY ME?
>> YES, OF COURSE.
♪
>> I AM SHAKING LIKE CRAZY.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
OH, MY GOD.
[LAUGHTER]
♪
>> WE ARE ENGAGED!
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
WE ARE ENGAGED.
>> WE ACTUALLY GET TO RUN AWAY
TOGETHER NOW.
>> OH, MY GOD.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
[LAUGHS]
HOLY ‐‐
I'M THE HAPPIEST GUY IN THE
WORLD RIGHT NOW.
[LAUGHS]
>> YOU WERE THAT FIRST PERSON TO
STEP OUT OF A LIMO, BUT YOU WERE
ALSO THAT FIRST IMPRESSION ROSE.
>> YEP.
>> AND THAT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE
TO BE THE LAST PERSON TO ACCEPT
THIS ROSE.
SO, NAYTE, DO YOU ACCEPT THIS
ROSE?
>> EVERY DAY.
YES.
ALWAYS.
>> THANK GOODNESS.
>> ALWAYS.
♪
>> WE JUST GOT ENGAGED.
>> AHHH!
>> THIS IS MY FIANCE.
THIS IS MY FIANCE.
>> SAY IT LOUD.
NOW YOU CAN SCREAM IT.
>> THIS IS MY FIANCE!
[LAUGHS]
>> YOU JUST MADE ME THE HAPPIEST
MAN ALIVE.
>> AND THIS, THIS IS MY
SOUL‐NAYTE.
>> OOH!
I LIKE THAT.
HEY, NOTHING BUT NAYTE,
ALL RIGHT.
♪
YES.
YES!
>> WAIT.
WHAT ‐‐ DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
>> I DIDN'T.
BUT THIS IS AMAZING.
♪
♪ AY, AY, AY, AY ♪
♪ CANTA Y NO LLORES
♪ PORQUE CANTANDO SE ALEGRAN
♪ CIELITO LINDO
♪ LOS CORAZONES ♪
>> THIS IS AMAZING.
>> AHHH!
♪ CANTA Y NO LLORES ♪
>> YEAH!
[LAUGHTER]
>> AH, CONGRATULATIONS!
>> THIS IS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF
MY LIFE, AND I'M SO READY TO
START THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH
MICHELLE.
OH, MY GOD.
>> WE CAN START RIGHT NOW.
♪ LOS CORAZONES ♪