-Today, we figured it was a perfect time
for anyone with unfinished business
to step up and settle things once and for all.
-Good to see you, girl. Looking beautiful.
-Hey, y'all! -You look cute.
-Y'all knew it was me.
-There is so many qualities of you
that I'm now starting to take on even.
-We also have a really good bond,
and I do feel like our story isn't done.
-It's not done. Mm.
-I'm really glad that we had this chat.
-[ Gasps ] -Hi!
Darrien being an option I think would change everything.
-If they decide to go with somebody else,
I'm running to you all. -We do miss Sanu.
-Aww, you guys miss me?
-There could be something there.
-Do want to re-explore things with me,
I would be open to it.
-I love that.
-Oh, thank God, it's him. -Hey, hey.
-Telling you guys that I, you know, I like you both.
-My feelings for you, dude, have, like, never left.
-One last opportunity to stay or swap.
**
-What the fuck is going on?
-Thank you for joining us back in the atrium
of the resort. Today
I know for many of you was a very interesting day.
Many of you had some unfinished business
that needed to be taken care of,
'cause it's kind of all come down to this decision tonight.
-Mm-hmm. -Yeah.
I guess we're... -Making a final decision.
-I had a feeling that there was going to be one more left,
but I did not realize that it was happening tonight.
-So, Dylan and Lauren,
you are currently in a throuple with Jess,
but Shamyra believed that you needed an opportunity
to have a conversation with Mia,
that there might be some unfinished business there.
Dylan, how did that feel to see Mia?
-The last mixer,
Lauren and I kind of felt this kind of like...
-Tension. -Tension and this shade
from Mia.
-It does feel a little bit like,
oh, we're going to pick you up and play with you,
then put you down and pick someone else up.
And then maybe if we like you more,
we'll pick you up and play with you again.
I definitely did have a misunderstanding with them.
One of our conversations we had
about them looking for something more physical,
and the way I interpreted that was
that they were looking for something more sexual.
But then Lauren clarified that they were looking for
just a little more like touches and little, like,
just like physical touch.
-I'm really, really glad that we got to kind of clear the air
a little bit more and kind of just allow us to kind of think
a little bit more about what route we want to take.
-So, Lauren and Dylan, the question really is now,
do you want to stay in the current throuple
that you're in with Jess,
or are you having second thoughts
and maybe want to try things again with Mia?
-I'm feeling so nervous.
just because, are they going to have second thoughts?
Is the pace we're moving at too slow?
Always a possibility that thing can happen in this place.
-You know, I think that we...
...are deciding to stay with Jess.
**
-Jess, there's a little bit of relief on your face.
-Whew. -Yes, I see that.
-Were you thinking that maybe
there was a possibility that they would not?
-There's always that little bit -- little bit of doubt,
'cause you just don't know. -Got you.
-Yeah. -Well, congratulations.
-Yeah, congratulations.
-Thank you. -Good job, y'all.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
[ Laughter ]
-Now, Ashmal and Rehman, currently are in a throuple
with Frank.
But Shamyra felt like there was very clearly
some unfinished business with Jonathan.
**
-I'm feeling nervous.
I just think Jonathan can't pick these boys.
They have their own issues in their own relationship,
let alone adding you into it.
-And so, fellas, how are you feeling?
-I think today was the first day
where the three of us were able to have
a real, honest conversation
and not really have any sort of, like, hurt feelings or anger.
And we were able to just really, truly say how we felt
and how we all honestly wanted to move forward.
At the end of the day, we do have to focus
on what's best for us.
**
-So, Ashmal and Rehman,
do you want to stay in your throuple with Frank,
or do you want to try things again with Jonathan?
**
-I think after everything that took place
throughout this entire experiment...
...we have decided
we would like to swap.
-Jonathan, do you agree with that decision?
**
-I'm nervous as shit right now.
I have no idea what's going on in Jonathan's head.
-He's a wild card, so...
**
-Yes, I agree, and I-I want to be able to pursue
what I had with the guys from the start.
**
-Frank, you alright with that?
**
-If you found what you were looking for in Jonathan,
who am I to say
or ask you guys to block those feelings?
**
[ Sniffles ]
There's a little bit of sadness that I'm not going to be able
to kind of finish this out with them.
I've grown to grow fond of the boys.
For me, I felt like I was at the right place at the wrong time.
-Maximo and Ash, how are you feeling about it now?
-I am disappointed,
because we have also been leaning in, being vulnerable,
and trying to grow with Jonathan, as well.
-I just know he deserves better.
-I don't want to say, like, better means us,
but in this situation, it is. -Yeah.
-Alright. Now, Ash and Maxi,
that leaves a hole in your relationship.
So I know that y'all went on a date today.
-Well, we got there,
and the first person that ended up walking up
was Darrien.
**
-This is weird.
-It was really beautiful to get that time with Darrien
to just sit and just talk about things.
-And so, Darrien, what does it feel like
to have that opportunity to have that conversation with them?
-I feel like we were able to really get onto
a really solid mind-set. There definitely is something here.
Something that really attracts me to Maximo and Ash
is their fluidity, openness, and expression.
And while I feel like I have the ability
to date all four of them essentially,
I feel like Sean and Brittne
aren't ready for that type of openness.
-I'm not the kind of person who likes surprises.
Please do not surprise me.
Now we're looking at each other like,
what the hell is happening here? -Yeah.
-I think at the end of the day,
what we all kind of prioritized there was
we really believe in the throuple
that is Brittne, Sean, and Darrien.
-Yeah. -And so as much as we would
love to be selfish and swoop her away...
[Laughs] ...at the same time,
if the universe believes in it, it'll come back, you know?
-[ Sighs ] Why do we have to be so nice?
-Max and Ash, what happened on the rest of your date?
-We had our date with Becca.
-Becca and I brought up some points.
Through that conversation,
we recognize where we have some differences,
but also brought up some many points of conversation
that we need to have. -Yeah.
-To be able to maybe work through
those emotional boundaries.
-Maximo,
Ash, I want you to know
that you can go back into the resort as a couple.
But if you've made a decision, what do you want to do?
-Ooh, Scott. -Scott, Scott. Scott.
-Well, I think...
I would want to give Becca another chance
to see if I can connect a little more emotionally with her.
-So, plan C.
-Becca, how you feeling about all of this?
-I'm going to stay.
-Okay. [ Laughter ]
-I'm same. I'm unpacking again.
-Congratulations. -Yeah. Becca's back!
-Becca's back, bitch. -Becca's back.
-Alright, so, Brittne and Sean,
last but certainly not least, right?
-Right. -You had an opportunity
to catch up with Sanu.
-Well -- -How did that feel?
-I like Sanu. -Yeah.
-Like, I'd be lying if I said I didn't.
-Yeah.
There is this lingering effect
that like we actually never got to like experience you
and kind of check you off as if like oh, okay,
this doesn't work. We don't know that.
-Just got to figure this shit out.
[ Chuckles ]
-What is this energy that I'm seeing here?
It makes me kind of feel like I'm, like,
walking on eggshells a little bit.
-I feel like, coming in here,
we had an idea of what we wanted to do initially.
-Right. -But then...
-Everything changed. -Everything changed.
-Because? -Look, with us, Darrien,
you said you wanted to be exclusive, at least for a while,
until, you know, we figure where things are.
Now you keep going backwards
with this whole exclusive/open shit.
-Yeah. Going into the real world,
it's not something that we want to, like, be thinking about
all the time, more so, like if you're out
and you're meeting people and doing shit.
We've already said that we're not at that point,
whereas when we do speak to Sanu,
it's more so -- -She knows what she like.
-She knows what she wants. -Knows what she wants, yeah.
-And it never changes.
-Is it any way where I could like take a second to think?
I don't know what I'm going to do right now.
**
-100% understand.
And, so, the fire pit over here, you can make your way there now
if you want to talk it out. -Okay.
I'll be back, y'all.
-How do you feel right now?
-I'm honestly pretty shocked. I'll be honest.
If they want to explore Sanu, I feel like I would like
to open up with Maximo and Ash, as well.
-What?
-If Brittne and Sean decide to swap Darrien out,
I'm going to need to speak again, Scott.
-Uh-huh.
-I need somebody that's gone be like...
-Ride or die. -Ride or die, I'm rocking out.
-When it's drama time, you feel me?
-'Cause for me, it's more so like
we're building something real.
-It's a shame, because I really like her.
But I feel like if you gone keep mentioning this shit
all the time, bro, you got to go.
-I'll start off, and you chime in if you want to.
-We're back. -Alright.
-That was quick. -Yes.
-So, do y'all have a decision?
-Yeah, I guess we have a -- We have a decision.
-It ain't guess. Are you sure or you not?
-I have a decision. Yeah.
-Alright, so I got to ask you now --
Darrien or Sanu?
**
-We're going to rock out with Darrien.
-Oh, my gosh.
-Well, congratulations. -Congratulations.
-Whoo!
-Aside from us having to hop through twist and turns
every now and then with the whole let's be closed
and then open it up thing, Darrien is a great person.
-We've already made so much progress.
We got to all talk, and we got to all get
on the same page. -Tonight.
-I may need time to process. -Well, I'm talking tonight.
-Darrien, how do you feel about --
You took a big leap back and a big sigh.
But how do you feel about that? -Feel good.
It makes me feel like they are hearing me more than
I may have just thought a minute ago.
-I am very relieved that they decided to choose me,
but at the same time, I feel like there's
a lot of conversations that we need to have,
because it should not have been that hard.
-Great work, which is not easy,
but we commend all of you for doing it.
-Yes. -Alright?
-Congratulations to all of you.
-Good job, y'all. -Yes.
-We did it.
[ All speaking indistinctly ]
-Oh, my God! I'm gonna miss you so much.
-I love you all. Bye.
-Come here, girl. Mmm.
-Bye, guys.
-Let's blow this popsicle stand. -Exactly.
**
-Bed, right? -Bed, right.
-Oh, gosh. -Bed. Oh.
-Oh, God. -Hey, babe.
-Hello. -Hi.
-Welcome home. -Hi!
-Such an emotional day. -Mm-hmm.
-Welcome back.
-So, I brought all my stuff.
I think I'm officially staying. I didn't want to bring
the picture, but -Please bring the picture.
-Oh, my God. Yes.
-Not Frank be right behind this.
-Oh, my God. -Are you seeing that?
-Yeah, I see that. -Feels good to be back.
-Right? This is literally where you belong.
-I really thought y'all were going to pick Sanu,
especially 'cause you were being all physical touchy with her.
And I was like...
-Yeah. -Um...
-I'm just waiting for them to ask me something,
say something, because I feel like she is upset by the fact
that I went on a date with Maximo and Ash.
-Yeah. Okay. Well, did you guys know Jonathan was going to swap?
-No.
-Wait, what? There's a lot that we need to talk about.
I'm curious to see how they are right now.
What were you guys hoping would happen?
Were my feelings ever a consideration in that plan?
I just don't feel like right now
I'm a huge part of this situation,
and it kind of makes me feel shitty.
For -- For all of this.
Like, I feel like I'm just, like, kind of stuck into it
because I'm an option.
-It sucks for Becca to be a second or third option.
So now that we're here,
I'm trying as hard as I can to not be upset about it.
-If Jonathan were not have to pick them tonight,
you guys would still be with him.
Yeah, 'cause I feel like you guys
had to choose an option,
not because you want to explore more.
If they had an opportunity
basically to continue with Jonathan, they would.
And they don't understand why I'm not okay with it.
Because you aren't with Jonathan right now.
You're with me. That's why I'm not okay with it.
**
-And whenever I look at you, I'm thinking about downstairs
and what the hell just happened.
-Y'all just want to get into it right now?
-Yep. -Shamyra said that she selected
me to go on a date with Maximo and Ash
because she felt like there was unfinished business.
So I feel like I'm coming into this as a single,
and that's why I still sit in that chair every match ceremony
to see if you all want to like continue to do this.
And that's why it's still up in the air --
-But you also know that we're not going to swap you, so...
-But -- But I really don't know 'cause y'all could have
gone with Sanu today. -Oh, you know, though.
-Well, I didn't. Right when I sat on the couch,
I'm thinking 100% we're staying in this.
But the more y'all talked, the percentage of me feeling
100% was like pretty quickly decreasing.
Do you want to add anything to this, Brittne?
-I'm processing.
I don't have anything to say yet.
I just don't understand, like, where we stand.
She said that she wants to just be open, but it keeps changing.
It's like I can never really trust it,
you get what I'm saying?
-Where do you stand in terms of seriousness
and, like, where is your mind at?
-Since we've been a throuple, I feel like it's kind of been
like a little all over the place just because
there's not anything like super set in stone.
It's not like you all have asked me or I've asked you,
like, are we in a committed relationship?
Like, am I your girlfriend?
-'Cause in my mind, it's almost like
we're dating you, you get what I'm saying?
-Mm-hmm. -And that fits more
into, like, the exclusive category.
What do you think?
-I'm just processing. -[ Chuckles ]
-Like once I start feeling like there's too much energy
and it's draining, I naturally will shut people out
and I will naturally cut people off
because I don't like being constantly confused.
**
-I am so tired and ready for bed.
-But we have a lot of catching up to do with Jonathan
and we will make sure that happens.
**
-* I'm still thinking about that night *
-Buenos dias, novios.
-Morning.
-Y'all are gonna judge me, but I slept with socks on last night.
-Oh, I'm judging. -I'm fucking judging.
-I might as well go -- -What? Get those off.
-I'm grabbing Scott and Shamyra.
We're -- We're swapping. -[ Laughs ]
-It's done.
**
-I ain't that tired, surprisingly. How about you?
-I woke up a while ago.
-Shit, I mean, you slept on it. You want to say anything?
-No, I have nothing to say right now.
I'm still processing. I just woke up.
-Oh.
-So how are you feeling, Becks?
-I'm really drained, and I feel like yesterday,
like it was just so pumped
full of emotion and, like, stress.
-Holy fuck.
I was -- I'm emotionally drained, too.
-Things are a little weird this morning with Max and Ash,
mainly just with Max.
I think that he's also, like, mourning the loss of Jonathan.
There's definitely a disconnect between us,
but anything can happen in this house.
-I'm in the middle as support for both Becca and Maxi.
Soaking in a lot of energies and emotions
and hoping that I can support, that can be hard.
**
-Alright, let me chill downstairs.
**
-I feel like there's like this, like, hostile energy
coming from you. -Well, I didn't do anything
besides go to sleep and just wake up,
so I don't know how you had the time to think that.
-I feel like you're kind of like shutting me out and, like,
avoiding having a conversation with me and --
-We're having a conversation right now.
How am I shutting you out or avoiding you? How?
-I just feel like there's like this, like,
like, kind of like negative energy that you're having.
**
-I literally just woke up.
I'm trying to figure everything out.
-Right, but you can't figure anything out
if you're just sitting here with your own thoughts in your brain,
not expressing it to the person
who you're trying to figure it out with.
-Sorry if I didn't want to talk when y'all wanted to talk.
-Okay. We're not going to get anywhere with this now.
-No.
**
-Well, I'm happy that you are back.
-I know. I'm happy that we get to end the house together.
-Tell me everything. I been telling you to tell me shit.
-I know. There's just a lot of disconnect.
And yesterday I was like, I feel like a third option.
Like they're upset that they lost you.
And so I feel like they were, like, grasping at straws.
And because Darrien was also coupled up,
they were like, well, we'll pick you back up.
Like, you don't get to treat me like that.
It's very safe to say at this point
me and Ash have a really good connection,
and me and Max don't.
Okay, well, what should I do? Just have a conversation?
-Yeah, but not right now. -No, no.
-This is so nice.
-What's up with Becca?
Like, are we going to talk to her,
or do we wait for her to talk to us?
Like, do we just initiate that conversation now?
-I was hoping she would. -Same.
-So... -And I think that would help me
gain just a little bit more trust.
I feel like me having to initiate
kind of defeats the whole purpose.
The last conversation we had was that she was an option.
I think we're expecting Becca to initiate a conversation with us
to put an effort into this throuple,
but she isn't anywhere to be found.
-Maybe we just wait until tonight.
-I think it's important we say where we're at
and set like boundaries.
-Yes. But yeah, that's a good plan.
I don't want to go to bed feeling like this.
-Same.
**
-Oh, my fuck! -Holy shit.
-Yikes! That scared the shit out of me.
**
-Thanks for showing up.
-Where do we stand? [ Chuckles ]
-Keep it very direct.
-We've prepared something special for y'all today.
-Oh, no. -Oh, God.
**
[ Laughter, screaming ]
-Like what the fuck?
**
-This looks fun. -What we got going on over here?
-Okay, you guys, there's a letter from Scott.
-Okay. -"There's no doubt the last few
days have been an emotional roller coaster ride.
So tonight, I'm giving
you a well-deserved night off with
an evening of fun, fizz, and games. Enjoy."
-Cheers to that. -Cheers to that.
-Whoo! [ All speaking indistinctly ]
-Okay. Are you guys ready?
It's called triple tangle.
-Each throuple has to go up in front of this board
that has pictures of all the singles
and all of the couples.
-Maxi, this is for your left hand.
Who is most likely to get kicked out of a nightclub?
-If someone talked to Brittne sideways?
[ Laughter ]
-You choose right,
-Name of the game is basically do not fall down.
-Right foot for Sean on who is most likely
to eat food that has fallen on the floor.
[ Laughter ]
-Honestly, I'm not having the best time at the game.
-Oh, my God. -Oh, right foot?
-Right foot, yeah.
-I just want to talk to Sean and Brittne.
I don't want to play this game.
-I'm going to go with Dylan. -Yep!
-And I did so earlier today, so no big deal.
There was a pretzel on the floor. I was like, shit.
-Okay, put your chin on
which couple are most likely to have sex in public.
-Ooh. -Oh, that's you guys.
-Well, we have, I guess, so --
-You gotta put your chin. That's crazy.
-There you go. [ Laughter ]
-That's actually how we do it in public, too.
[ Laughter ]
-Who is the most likely to go skinny dipping?
-Everybody in this fucking experiment.
[ Laughter ]
-Let's go with Ash.
-Ooh. -I see you. I see you.
You just trying to get your ass out, huh?
[ Laughter ]
-Okay, last one.
Right hand on the couple you admire the most.
-This is like a little blender. -Wow.
[ Laughter ] -Stop!
-You got it. -Aww. Y'all get --
-Lauren and Dylan.
-Aww. -Love you!
[ All speaking indistinctly ]
-I think they won.
-Good job! -Whoo!
-As awkward as it's been with Becca,
we did find some, like, fun.
-Great job, guys. -Yay.
-Just put us in a sexually charged situation,
and we're all fine.
-Yes. -That was a lot of fun.
**
-I like the shirt.
-Thank you. I like the top. -Thank you.
-You guys were twisted. -I know. We were twisted.
That was fun. [ Laughter ]
-Ooh. What's -- What's one thing
you -- everyone here, you
wish you could have done differently?
-If I could do one thing differently,
maybe do things slower.
-What the fuck? That was mine.
-Of course. -No, we learned it with Becca.
I mean, we were, I think, honestly, like, the first week,
we just didn't know what the fuck was going on.
But, you know, looking back at everything,
we were just, like, really excited,
really on a high energy and went very fast.
Just looking back, I'd just take things slower,
as we continue to do now with like Jess.
-Yeah. That's fair.
Lauren and Dylan have grown a lot in here,
and I think I've seen a lot of who they truly are
and how they carry themselves. It's really cute to see.
**
-This thing has made us more, like touchy and kissy.
-Yeah. It's like a check in. -Yeah.
Thanks for showing up.
-Hey. -So, how's it going?
-I feel like I haven't seen you all since we woke up,
pretty much.
-I guess I just want to, like, go over, like --
-She's done processing.
-Yeah. You know, I needed, like, a day to -- 24 hours
to, like, process. Where do we stand?
[ Chuckles ] -Keep it very direct.
-I feel like in this experience here, it seemed
and it felt the best to be closed, because I feel like it
was, like, too messy and too much to be open.
But now that we're towards the end of this journey,
I feel like we still have a lot to learn about each other.
So I feel like it'd be better to date openly.
-But what does open mean for you?
-More of like, the seeing each other realm.
Like we're still getting to know each other
and we're building up to being in a relationship together.
-Open to me mean like you can go talk
to other people? -Well, I feel like
you talk to other people when you're dating.
-Okay. -Yeah.
-Yeah. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
Okay. We are open. So we know that.
-Yeah. -And we just go from there.
-Mm-hmm.
-Everything's out in the open on the table.
We all know exactly what we want.
-We can just resume having fun and just being who we are.
-What can we do to reassure one another
that we're on the same team, all of us?
-Maybe a physical touch, even if it's just like --
-I remember you saying you wanted to cuddle
to get our energy together.
-Yeah, even if it's like a, like a five minute cuddle.
Just like I need to process this, like, just like, like,
have, like that physical touch for a second,
and then I'll give you your space to process it.
-We decided that we're just going to get in bed
and make out and then go from there.
-We definitely said cuddle, but okay.
-Yeah.
-Hi. -What's up?
-Is the hot tub hot? -It is warm. It's lukewarm.
-Well, it's getting there.
-How you doing? How you feeling?
-I just felt like I'm here right now
just because Jonathan got picked. And, like,
that's a shitty way to feel.
And like, I feel like you guys have expressed
that, you know, you wanted to get to know
Darrien better, and like, she's also picked.
So it's like I'm here because of I'm option C.
-Super valid. -Yeah.
-Maybe that's something that we can't get past.
And that's why there's still this distance
that we're feeling, physically and emotionally.
-You're our first throuple.
We've had so many beautiful moments,
and we want to get to know you more,
and we really want to lean into this.
-Yeah. -And I feel like
you don't want to.
-I just, I feel like I have a guard up now.
-I'm finally seeing Becca. She is hurt.
And in a sense, we are the ones that have hurt her.
-Yeah. -Now it's our chance
to provide some clarity to our decisions.
-As an option or not,
like we are giving this another chance
to see what more potential there is. With these last few moments,
I still want to lean in and try, and I still want to be --
-I do, too. -Yeah.
Should we just start over
and have a fashion show upstairs?
-I think we deserve it.
-That's great.
-I thought this conversation was going to be a dumpster fire.
I literally thought that it was going to get catty and mean.
And just them
being willing to continue and understand and be patient,
that's -- I think that's a great quality.
-End this with a hug. -Yes, of course we can.
-Absolutely.
-Ding! -Let the kissing commence.
I feel like we should just play spin the bottle.
-Okay. Spin the bottle.
-Brittne. Get it, get it, get it.
-Come on. You love it.
**
[ Both laugh ]
It was very nostalgic, okay, taking us back to
middle school, for some of us, high school.
-Mm-hmm.
Oh. Alright.
-Alright. I'll close my eyes for you guys.
Oh!
Now we getting spicy!
**
[ Laughter ]
-You're such a jerk.
Kiss. And take it up a notch.
Take it up a notch? -Yeah. Take it up.
**
Gotta see this.
**
Ooh.
**
-That was hot. [ Laughs ]
Just both put your arms around me, just --
**
[ Laughter ]
-You know what's funny, is when you're three kissing,
let's say the other person and that person connects,
and you feel somebody just lick your face like -- You're like,
okay, I didn't know you were over there.
[ Laughter ]
**
-Alright, beautiful people.
Can we have a snuggle real quick?
-Yeah. -Sorry for being a bitch.
-Same. [ Laughs ]
-What a change of events.
-Hey.
-Yes.
**
-* Take me to heaven, baby *
**
* Take me to heaven, baby *
**
* Take me to heaven, baby *
-* It's getting hot in here *
-* Wanna make this last forever *
But yesterday was fun. -Mm-hmm.
-At least towards the end of it.
[ Both giggling ]
**
-What a different feeling than yesterday morning.
-I know. I actually want to lay in bed.
-Next to me? -Mm-hmm.
-Wow. Look at the growth.
-And I'm not in the middle. [ Laughter ]
Yay!
**
-Morning. -Morning.
-How was your middle spoon experience?
-I actually like the middle spoon.
-Really? -Really?
-Yeah, I liked it. -Nice.
**
-Good morning. -Good morning.
Hey, y'all. Hi! -Hello, hello, hello.
Whoa. Okay. Everybody's feeling good today.
-And looking good today. -I love this.
The energy feels like there have been some real connections made.
-Yes. -But the idea has always been
that this would be about you seeing if this lifestyle,
the non-monogamous situation,
is something that you could actually commit to in real life.
Because the focus of today's relationship session
is acceptance.
-I think acceptance is nice because it's validating.
-And, you know, my whole theory on
if someone's going to accept this or not.
-We don't care. -Don't give a fuck.
-It's like, we don't care, but we do.
-You know, in a few days, this experience will come to an end.
-No! -We're not ready.
-The real world is quickly approaching.
And those real world concerns are --
They're becoming real so fast.
-In order to prepare you for that,
we've prepared something special for y'all today.
-Oh, no. -Oh, God.
-So all of you are going to leave the resort today,
and you're going to take a trip into Old Town Panama.
[ All cheering ]
**
-We're going out into the real world!
-We're going to hit the town, baby.
[ Trilling, laughter ]
-The purpose of this is for you all to experience
interacting in the real world as a throuple.
-And remember, this is a place where anything can happen.
-So have fun. -Have fun.
-Bye, y'all. -Toodle-oo.
-Bye-bye. -Bye, girl.
[ All cheering, laughing ]
-* I'm stepping out, doing it my way *
* Look so good that you can't deny me *
-If I was somebody that saw us three walking around,
I'd be like, damn. This is going to be like our first like true,
true out-there date. -You ready?
-I'm excited. I'm so ready. -I'm excited, too.
-Ash and I usually turn heads, but we're about to break necks.
-Uh-huh. -Yep.
-Take a picture.
[ Camera shutter clicking ]
[ Laughs ]
-Hello, old town Panama!
-As excited as I am,
I feel like something weird is about to happen.
I can feel it in my titties, and the titties don't lie.
-Let's show Panama America's next top throuple.
[ Laughs ]
**
-Ooh, this is so pretty.
-I love the vibe of this place.
-I just love the streets and the architecture here.
-This is insane.
-I love it.
-Cheers to Panama.
-Do you feel people staring at us?
-Yeah. I just want to be this new throuple
in front of everyone. [ Bell tolling ]
-Oh! The bells are ringing for us.
-I'm excited.
-People were staring, but I like to think that was like,
those guys are hot.
-Hats. Here we go. -This is cute.
-Oh, this is what we need right here.
Screw the hats. We need a sloth. -[ Laughs ]
[ Laughter ]
-Feeling all of the eyes on us,
surprisingly, it doesn't feel nerve-racking.
It feels really natural, and I love to just, like,
flaunt off my couple.
-That was fun. -Yeah.
Let's go get a drink.
-* Freak out, don't think about it, no *
**
-Very cute up here.
-[ Laughs ]
**
[ Laughing ] You're kidding.
-She's crying. -Yeah.
-What the fuck?
-Oh! Ash!
You're gonna make me cry.
[ Laughter ]
-This is my little sister.
**
-Girl. -[ Screaming ]
[ Laughter ]
Out of nowhere, Who do we see?
Our friends. -Oh, my God. Hair.
-Like, what the fuck?
-This is our girlfriend. -Darrien?
-This is my best friend, Ike. -Like I'm ready to grill.
-I was expecting to have
a little, cute rooftop bar, dancing, drink.
And then I walk into Brittne's best friend and Sean's cousin.
I'm immediately feeling like, oh, gosh.
**
[ Laughter ]
-No way.
-If you were going to put anyone else in this bar
questioning the throuple that we have just entered to,
it is those two individuals.
-Jonathan, meet Jonathan. -Oh, hi.
Nice to meet you.
-Oh, my God.
-What?
-We heard there was a party here, so...
-To see my mom with Dylan's dad --
-[ Laughing ]
-Jess, this is my dad.
-Nice to meet you. -This is Jess.
-Unbelievable. This is truly the best surprise ever.
-I mean, you guys kind of resemble each other, too.
-The amount of times she's been called Lauren
and the amount of times she's been called Jess.
-It's been a whole thing. -It's -- Not mad about it.
-How has your experience been so far?
-It's been one hell of a experience.
-What we've learned throughout this whole thing,
we didn't come in with really many plans or an idea of, like,
we just kind of wanted to see what would happen.
-It's allowed Lauren and I to grow stronger
in the connection that we have.
It's like just unbelievable. -Yeah.
-He's going to be playing good cop.
I'm-a be playing bad cop, so I got to grill.
-Okay. -When'd you start liking girls?
-That's a good question. -She's always liked girls.
-She did, but not really.
Like, she's, like, fake like girl, like drunk gay.
-Well, I wouldn't really say I'm gay.
I think I'm more so if anything bi curious.
-It's not the first time we've brought this up, but it's like.
it's the first time I've seen you take it serious.
-I know. Like, I've never,
ever taken it, like, super, super serious.
I've never had an actual girlfriend.
-Yes. Ever.
-Have you? -Yeah.
-Okay. Have you had a boyfriend, too?
-Yeah. -Oh.
-So you've been in a open like arrangement before?
-Mm-hmm, yeah, so I've been poly for like five years.
-Poly -- Oh, so you're actually,
like a part of this lifestyle? Like that's your thing?
Okay, cool. And then -- -Where are you from?
-So right now, I live in LA, I just moved.
-Yeah. -Oh, you live. In LA, too?
-That's kind of crazy. -Uh, okay.
-[ Laughing ] Ike, stop. -Nah, I'm just being real.
-He grilled me. I was like, oh, gosh.
Like, definitely felt like I was in the hot seat.
-And do you feel like you're attracted to them both the same?
-So, if you don't mind.
-I'm honestly surprised that I like them equally.
-I really haven't seen Ike be that way.
I was actually really shocked to see him
super protective, I guess.
I think they're just being supportive, but like,
I hope she's not scared off.
**
-Wow, I'm so overwhelmed in the best way.
-How has it been? -It's been a wild ride.
-It's been great, dude. -It's been a wild ride.
-How are you guys getting on as a throuple?
-So, we've had some bumps in the road,
but beautiful bumps. -Arguments?
-No, not arguments, because we're all so shady.
-We got salty a little bit at each other.
-But the way we got there --
-But we also ended it with a really beautiful conversation.
And I feel like moving forward now,
this is where we're at, where we're leaning in.
-Aww. -[ Giggles ]
-Today's word is acceptance. So here we are face first
into whether or not I will be accepted.
So this is a lot of nerves on my part,
especially knowing that we weren't on the best terms
until last night.
**
-I guess this is your chance to grill.
Grill him.
-Yeah. I'm like -- -Yeah, ask away.
Whatever you guys want to know.
-Have y'all been together like the whole time or --
Like has it just been you guys?
-We've been with him since day one.
He left a little bit when we started beefing.
Fair.
And then he came -- came crawling back.
-There was just a few things that I thought were kind of
like not lining up, like them being on the same page.
-Yeah. -I wanted to make sure
they were strong, like solid,
before having a third basically coming in.
So yeah, I left and then I came back.
-The boy's a little nervous.
He's a little sweating, but that's what we love about him.
-A little sweating? Come on.
We don't have to say a little sweating.
I've never seen a human being sweat more in my life.
-How are things progressing in terms of like
your physical attraction to each other, intimacy?
-I think just naturally progressing.
-It's natural as hell.
-And there's not really like jealousy there?
-No. So we just learned about this one term here
called compersion.
It's like getting pleasure from seeing your loved one
like experience pleasure.
-I did that last night. I know that. I did that last night.
-You're like we're compersioning all over the place.
-We're a bunch of comperverts.
[ Laughter ] -Oh, God.
**
-Of everybody in the house, their relationship
is the most solid. Like, literally hands down.
It's like, leaps and bounds ahead of where everyone else is.
-I told you that we were going to be potentially doing this.
First thing you said was, oh, my God,
is this going to ruin your guys's marriage?
You know, and I get that.
-We want the best for you, whatever works for you.
I mean, as long as this
is what's making you happy, you know,
I'm not saying it would be what's for me.
-Right.
My mom needs a lot more education
when it comes to polyamory. Of course,
you know, she's looking out for our relationship.
Your opinions, like, everything you guys think
and say, like that matters so much to us.
You know, that comes first. -I don't know.
-I feel like David and I have -- -Absolutely.
-No, Mom, no. [ Laughs ]
I know. I know.
-I think they do have quite a bit of thought to put into it,
and at the end of the day, this might not be the thing
for them as much as they're pro this relationship right now.
So I'm not sure what they're going to find out,
what the outcome's going to be.
**
-For me, I was making sure that like,
okay, like, I didn't want you to,
like, start dating another girl because of Sean,
if that makes any sense. -Okay, got it.
-Oh. No. -No, no, I'm being deadass.
Like I didn't want you to just do it for, like, as like
if you want to date a guy, I want you to date a guy.
-I personally am very satisfied
in the department of having a man,
you know, in my life. -Okay.
-I really wanted was more like physical touch.
-So would you say you're more affectionate than -- Yeah?
-Definitely, and that's been a big factor
in our relationship, because I was,
like, really needing a lot more affection from them,
and they've grown a lot in that department.
-Yeah. -Okay.
-Yeah. -Like how? Tell me more.
-Like even this? This is, like, huge.
-Yeah, as I'm shocked that she's holding hands with anyone.
Yeah. Okay. -It was so sweet
because Brittne held onto my hand
and my leg the entire time and did not let go,
and that made me feel so safe and comforted.
-So then what's out of bounds? -What you mean?
-Like what's out of bounds in the relationship?
-Yeah, we'll all make out.
We'll do, like, three way kisses.
Like, we'll kiss each other. -That's hot.
-Yeah. -Yeah, like we cuddle all night.
-Say you see them two hugging up all the time.
Would it bother you after a while of seeing it?
-When they kiss or like they interact? Shit sexy to me.
-Look at Britt. She's like -- [ Laughter ]
Can she wear your clothes?
-I am right now. -Yeah.
-Shut the fuck up.
[ Laughter ]
-And you know that's a big thing.
-That's a step. -That's a big thing.
-Okay. I'm really proud of you, actually.
Wow.
-So, how are the boys back at home?
-I feel like they're, like, a little wild.
You know, y'all do like to have fun.
And you enjoy Chicago to its fullest.
-Like, what do you mean by that?
-They like to go out and, like, make out with people
and talk to people and get attention and all of that.
-So when you guys say, like, obviously they have
so much fun in Chicago, like that's when like I'm like,
ding ding ding, like what -- -So the fact
that he was getting a little possessive
over them already, I thought was interesting,
but also kind of cute in a way. Like kind of sweet
that he wants them all to himself, I guess.
-Am I what you expected for Max and Ash to pick?
-Like the vibe match is there.
Also, I knew whoever Ash dated was going to be super hot, so...
-A babe. -It doesn't surprise me.
-You seem very genuine, and I know my brother
is a very genuine person
and one of the realest people I know.
So I think he can't be around somebody
who's not authentically themself.
-Aww. Thank you.
**
-Hugs. Stop.
-Oh, my gosh. -Yeah, go give her some love.
Wow.
-And like, you really like, know me.
Like you've known me since you've been born.
[ Laughter ]
-That's usually how siblings work, babe.
[ Laughter ]
-When I think about my little sister,
I think about this little girl
who used to follow me around spying on me and my friends.
And to just see her here with not only Ash, but now
Becca? This means so much.
My sister is the person that I trust the most.
**
-How do you think this is going to work
when you're back home?
-We went into it knowing like,
you know, we're married. We have a life.
-But the cool thing is, I mean, why Lauren and I
have such an amazing marriage is 'cause
we communicate everything. We trust one another.
I'm so excited to go out in the real world
and tell people and be very transparent.
Like, this is how we're living. This is how we choose to live.
You don't have to live this way,
but you know what? We're living life to the fullest,
and we're having a damn good time in the process.
-That's what it's all about.
-Have you been in a
-Like a polyamorous -- Yeah. -Polyamorous --
-Yeah. -Yep, I have, yeah.
And I've been in, like, open relationships.
I've had very, like roller coaster of a journey
with polyamory. -Being their first polyamorous
relationship, are you willing to accept that part and, like,
understand the -- -Larissa, deep-ass question.
-I know. Yes. Dig deep, please.
-Digging over here. -Yeah, absolutely.
-I'm just curious to see how it all plays out.
It's easy to say you want
something when it's right in front of your face.
So -- I don't think I would call it bullshit.
But I do have some doubts.
And making something that they've never done before work
sounds a little bit harder
than I think they're anticipating it's going to be.
-Okay, bye, guys. -So nice to meet you guys.
-Bye.
-Seriously, so good to meet you.
-Alright, now we can talk. So...
-Big. -Oh, it's -- it's --
It's decent, yeah. -Big.
-More than decent. [ Laughter ]
-Yeah, he's so hot. It still can't believe it.
I really can't. I really actually like him a lot.
Like, I really do. He was great.
-Good. -I really did get a good vibe
just now honestly. Yeah. -Yeah.
-I would say for me, tentative approval.
I would like to see how it goes in the real world.
-I'm not 100% down for it yet.
I want to see Jonathan's personality more,
really get to understand him before I really think, sure.
**
-How do you think she fits in with Sean and I?
-I feel like she fits in.
But I feel like there will be some
like, headaches. Definitely. -Like what?
-You guys are connecting now because you got
palm trees. You got the beach.
-We're in paradise. -You're in paradise, right?
But when you go home -- -Shit gets real.
-And then she might change.
I'm not saying that it won't work,
but I'm just saying it's not as easy as it sounds.
I feel like I'm happy for them,
but I do feel like bringing a third person in
may put a strain on their relationship.
With three strong minds,
it's always bound to clash at some point.
-So do you guys see a future with Darrien or...?
-Right now everything is great. -Could change,
but for right now, yeah,
I think Phil raised some genuine questions.
In the real world, he gave us like some what ifs.
**
-Assuming this thing works out between the three of you,
like I'm just -- Of course I love you to pieces.
Lauren's my daughter.
You know, I'm always thinking in the back of my mind.
I don't want to see her ever hurt.
And I don't want her to ever be second fiddle
in the relationship. You know what I mean?
You can see my concern. -Yeah.
Yeah. It takes more communication,
more trust, more honesty, more than just two.
-I can see that, yeah. -More.
And that's what, like, people think, like,
oh, well, it's just 'cause, you know,
he wants to get some extra on the side or he wants to like
just, you know, always -- No, it's not that at all.
It's so much more deep and emotional.
We would never do this if we thought that
that is what would happen. -In my mind,
I've only pictured Lauren and Dylan with each other.
And once they make this decision,
they have a short amount of time left.
This could all could turn south.
-As a married couple,
you know, there can always be drama with this.
I believe their communication together
is what's going to make them successful.
-As beautiful as things seem now,
they may not be like that in the real world.
In all honesty, time will tell.
-Yeah. -Take your time, yeah.
-That we will. [ Laughs ]
**
-So? -So, what's the real tea?
-Yesterday was, I think, very rough.
And through some communication,
we were able to get on the same page.
Today was really great.
Hopefully the next day will be greater.
-Any relationship, there's ups and downs.
It's not always going to be a great day.
There's going to be bad days.
-Absolutely. -But is she the person you want
to spend bad days with, is the question?
-Whoa. I really do have feelings for this person,
and I've been kind of afraid to admit it
and scared of leaning in.
So now we have a few more days to lean in
and see what can come of it.
-I think right now it's all fun and games,
but once they get out in the real world
is when we really get to know the tea
and we see who people are.
I don't think they'll be leaving as a throuple.
**
-Home, sweet home.
**
-Okay. [ Laughing ]
-Ooh!
-It was hard to watch her being grilled by Ike for sure.
-Like, we've made so much progress with Darrien,
and now we only have a few days left.
So I want to make sure that she doesn't feel like
she's like super scared off. How did you feel about Ike
at first? 'Cause I felt --
-He was really going in.
-I know. It's a little like suckish
that you had to experience that. -Yeah.
-To be your first impression of Ike.
-Yeah. I'm like, oh, my gosh,
how are your other friends going to be?
But something that definitely surprised me,
you said like, oh, I'm more like bi curious.
I feel like it just made me just like
curious as to how you really feel about girls.
-I've never thought about having both and feel fulfilled.
I still really need to be around a man.
But I also like to be around a woman.
-But you don't feel comfortable saying you're bi.
-I like you, so what does that make me?
-Well, I feel like if you're certain
that you like me, then you're not curious.
-So then I'm not curious. -So then you would be bi.
-I guess I'm fucking bi.
[ Laughing ] Oh, my God.
-Everybody, Brittne's bi!
-[ Screaming, laughing ]
Don't look at me. [ Laughter ]
Girl, come on.
-Like, when I think about it,
like, I was there for her to come out of the closet.
And, aah, that's such a -- such a sweet moment.
-Said I'm fucking bi.
-I mean, meeting family for the first time like that,
I couldn't imagine being in your shoes,
especially because we know that it's new territory for them.
This is totally something that they don't really understand.
-I could kind of feel your mom's energy a little bit,
just like, kind of like,
wait, what are you doing here, you know?
You know, and then your mom was concerned about, you know,
the marriage hardships that it could create.
I'm not here to do that.
Like, we're all here doing this together.
-It's truly hard to, like, explain it or for people
to actually fully understand it unless they go through it.
-100%. -You know?
-My mom, like she, of course,
in the back of her head being Mom, you know,
was nervous that like, adding somebody in
is like a negative thing versus a positive.
I'm her baby, and she loves Dylan and I.
Like another female come into the picture? I get it.
That probably does put up some like big,
you know -- big walls that she's building up.
And I can see why my mom
is probably scared about it. To be honest,
like today, having those conversations with my mom
and his dad and with you there and us all together, like...
feel like we could get through anything after that.
Like, the doubts and worries that I think a lot of people
probably go up against with polyamory,
I'd say after today, it's going to be pretty hard
to have any doubts. Like, I'm ready, right?
-Fuck yeah.
-Things here in the resort are one way,
and like, we're kind of living
in a little bit of a fantasy life,
but that still doesn't mean
that we're experiencing real life together.
And I feel like that will be the true test of,
you know, how far things can go in the future.
-How we feeling? -Fab.
Fab, but like, real, real. -Yeah.
-I want to know what was said once I left.
-I mean, my sister, whew.
She was just like, there's been some rockiness
and, like, tension. And she's like, is this like,
the relationship you want to start?
You know? And I think for us we're like, understand,
like, yeah, you know, we have had some tensions.
And like now we know each other
and see each other in a different way
that it's like, that won't happen again.
We do have faith in Becca,
and we believe in the situations and challenges
that we've already overcome.
-I think these next few days left here will be moments
to reassure us that this can be something special for us
to further explore in the real world.
-I think it was super nice
that we got to leave the resort and --
-You felt comfortable, like walking around hand in hand,
like for the first time as a throuple?
-I mean, we were getting stared at, so it felt different.
-I did not expect to see Jonny and Marcelle when we walked in.
-Oh my God, I know, especially Jonny.
I was like, what? Like --
-When we were talking to them about like,
you guys like having so much fun and Chicago
and stuff, like, that's the only thing,
the only thing that was coming to my mind.
I'm like, how much fun are these boys having?
And so like, you know, have these thoughts where I'm like,
well, this is why I don't know if I want to be open or closed.
**
-This is my first glimpse into your real life.
Like you guys are very much so
the people that I initially thought you were
and think you are now,
and all of those thoughts and doubts that I had,
because that was just in a moment of like, what the fuck?
-No. It's real. -Yeah.
-So real. -It's nice to know that they did
have some questions and concerns,
because I know my friends would have gone to bat for me, too.
-I don't want to just be like, yeah, like we're a throuple.
We're going out into the real world
and we're going to do this, like, right now.
I really want to just, like, appreciate this space
that we're in and continue to lean in
to then finally, like, really decide, you know?
-I'm still just kind of feeling things out
and seeing how things go and trying to like,
take down my walls, because we've been here before,
and I think that's hard to get past.
-I'll just be very direct with you,
because that's how I always am. We have not brought anyone home
while we've been living in Chicago to like, have sex with,
and a lot of the people that we have made out with
while we've been out have been like our friends.
-Yeah. -Your guy friends, yeah, right?
-Yeah, for the most part, yeah, yeah.
That's just not a thing between Ashmal and I.
We don't care. We don't get jealous.
Like when we go out, it's just --
-But I get jealous.
-Yeah. Like, I get it. -And I don't make out
with any of my friends.
-It is a little scary after everything
that we've gone through with Jonathan,
that he could potentially not be
as into being in a relationship with Ashmal and I.
-But I hope that the foundation we've built
and all the good times we've shared
kind of trump all this fear.
-I'm just telling you what the truth is.
And if you guys obviously are going out
and you guys are doing whatever, probably --
Yeah, I probably wouldn't want to know.
**
There's just so much that is running through my mind.
There are concerns. There are what ifs.
They are used to going to bars and meeting people
and making out with other people.
Like, how is it going to be,
you know, when we do leave here? Like in the real world,
I don't think I would want that from them right now.
-Here's to all the love to each and every one of you.
Let's bring on tomorrow.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
-Do we feel like the other throuples are genuine?
-Are you just looking for a reaction?
Let me give you one.
-Shit's getting real.
-I hate drama. -What the fuck?
**
-I do question if Lauren and Dylan
really do respect where I'm at with this.
-We're going to find out.
-If you want to commit,
meet in the middle now.
-Now is the time to tell the boys exactly how I'm feeling.
-It all comes down to this.
-I hope we have not been fooled.
-Commitment has always been a difficult thing for me.
-Darrien, if you are willing to commit, meet in the middle.
-Uh-oh.