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- Tonight on "The Bachelorette"...

- The trajectory in which we are moving is alarming,

but scary things are always worth it.

- [laughs] - Ah!

- Oh, my God!

[laughing] I'm not gonna stop.

I could not be happier.

I can just tell by the way you talk,

the love you have is incredibly special.

- This means the world to me.

- Thank you.

- I'm feeling on top of the world right now.

- She wants a cookie-cutter dude,

that's your cookie-cutter dude right there.

I just want you to stop being the Bachelorette

for one minute.

- I am sad on the inside

because this is somebody

who I could have seen a forever future with.

- I feel very protective of Charity's emotions.

You are not a man, bro.

- This is, like, actually ridiculous.

- I'm sick of wasting time.

- Aaron, I'll [bleep] whup your ass, bro.

Get in my face, dude.

- Punch the gas, man.

♪ ♪

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

[loon calling]

♪ ♪

- Oh, my God.

Are you kidding?

So pretty!

This week we are in Stevenson, Washington,

and I mean, I've never been here before.

First-timer, but it is absolutely breathtaking.

The trees, the mountains, the greenery--

it's insane.

♪ ♪

It's so cute.

It's a new week.

I have 10 guys,

and we are halfway through this journey.

Being here in a new location, anything can happen.

Oh, this is so beautiful.

But I'm more than ready to just continue

to explore what's--what's here.

all: Charity!

- We're in freaking Washington state.

- I could care less about this rain,

because this is unbelievable. - Wow.

- We're staying in the Skamania Lodge,

and the property is absolutely incredible.

I have not seen anything like this before.

[all cheering]

- Yo! - Very nice.

- It is absolutely gorgeous.

Literally the view is water, pine trees,

and a mountainside that literally touched the heavens.

- Look at this.

- I feel like I'm in a movie right now.

- This lodge is very cozy.

Definitely giving, like,

"cabin trip" type of vibes.

I will be on a couch in the blankie,

Charity right here.

- There's a fireplace in our room?

- Last week was crappy,

but being out here in Washington's

making me feel better.

I love being outdoors.

I love hiking.

I'm excited to see Charity,

and keeping it A-positive.

Let's go, baby. [laughs]

[knock on door] - Oh, shoot.

- Gentlemen, how we doing?

- Good. - What's up, Jesse?

- Welcome to Skamania County, Washington.

- Yes, sir. - Yes.

- How are you liking the lodge so far?

- Dude, it's-- [all speaking at once]

- Pretty cool, right? - Beautiful.

- I got to tell you, man, this really is

a beautiful part of the country.

So Skamania means "swift water."

And right now, you're in the heart

of the Columbia River Gorge.

This is a place that's famous for its rivers,

for its forests, and its clean mountain air.

Fun fact too-- this place is also famous

because they have more Bigfoot sightings

than anywhere in the country.

Yeah.

In fact, Sasquatch himself has been spotted

around these areas more than a couple times.

So keep your eyes peeled. You might see him.

- He's real. - All right.

But on a more serious note,

Charity's here. - Whoo!

- And she is really looking forward to seeing you all.

You ready to get this week started?

all: Yes.

- Thank God, 'cause I got this--

this date card that's just been

burning a hole in my back pocket.

All right, fellas.

Wish you luck. Have fun.

See you later this week.

- Bye, Jesse. - Bye, guys.

- All right.

- Everyone's hoping to hear their name

on that one-on-one card.

Last week, the cocktail party gets ended early

because of all this drama that's been centered

around Brayden and Aaron.

As a result, I didn't get time that night.

So I want that one-on-one more than anything.

[soft music]

- I'm shocked. - Oh, boy.

- Good luck, boys.

- I really want that one-on-one time.

These group dates, you can only do so much.

And so I really think we're about ready

for that time to take that next step.

It's kind of what our relationship needs

at this point.

♪ ♪

- "Dotun, let's leap into love. Charity."

[light applause] - Ooh!

- All right, buddy.

- How does that make you feel, baby?

- Amazing, bro.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

So happy to get this one-on-one.

The timing couldn't be better.

I feel so prepared and ready,

and I think it's gonna flow, you know.

I have a one-on-one date with Charity today.

She chose your boy to go out with her

and take a leap of faith.

I cannot wait to see Charity, and I'm looking forward

to whatever the hell is in store for us.

♪ ♪

[horn honking]

- [laughs]

Oh, goodness.

Oh, hey, boys!

- Hello.

- Hi!

How are you all?

- Good. - Good.

You staying warm?

- There she is.

- Oh, hi! - Whoo!

What's going on?

- I was, like, looking for you.

How are you?

- How you doing?

- We got a great date planned.

Are you ready to get going? - I'm ready to get going.

- Okay. Let's wave bye to the boys.

Mm. Bye, boys.

- Bye. - Sorry.

Deal with them later. Dotun!

- Hop in. I'm driving, though.

Always. - All right. All right. Drive.

- Drive safe. - He doesn't fit!

- Take the roof off. - I know.

He does not fit.

- Don't worry about me. - [laughs]

Hey. - What's going on?

- Oh, my goodness. I'm so excited.

[upbeat music]

- The more feelings I develop for Charity,

the more, like, seeing guys go on these one-on-ones

and all that stuff, like, sucks.

It's starting to, like, really, like, hurt.

It's, like, all I can think about.

You know? It's like, shoot.

[tense music]

- I'm sitting there and I'm listening

to all these guys who haven't even gotten

to spend time with her really yet

saying that they have connections.

They--like, what do you have a connection with?

Like, they don't know her favorite color.

- In this stage of the game, I'm thinking about,

how can I feel comfortable

bringing Charity home to meet my family?

What do I need to know?

What does she need to know about me?

- Like, Sean, dude, you're driving me insane, man.

- I'm not gonna spend my time

telling how this situation is tough

because I just don't think it would further our connection

by me expressing that to her.

- "Oh, I just have really just a solid connection with her."

Like, [bleep] with his butt chin,

and dude looks like Prince Charming off of "Shrek."

- You know, when you do have those moments where, you know,

you're feeling upset, you can tell her,

hey, look, like, I felt upset about this situation

because I have feelings for you.

- Aaron backstabbed me,

tried to question my intentions

and whether or not I'm here for the right reason.

Like, oh, God, dude.

I mean, Aaron, bitch move, dude.

- You do realize that if Dotun comes back,

that's one less rose for all of y'all.

- I have the strongest connection right now with her.

I think that's apparent.

You know, she gave me the First Impression Rose.

She took me on that date.

She didn't take that rose off my chest last week.

So obviously, there's something there.

Like, frickin' ask me what her favorite color is.

Blue.

"I feel like I have such a connection with Charity."

That was his butt chin, by the way.

[laughs]

[dramatic music]

[train horn blaring]

♪ ♪

- I'm so excited. - Yeah.

- Like, going into today and starting the week off,

like, it's really gonna be super exciting.

- Yeah. - But I'm just like,

I'm happy it's you.

- Thank you. Yeah.

Same. Same. - Yep.

Today I have my first one-on-one date

in Washington with Dotun.

I have such strong feelings about him.

He makes me feel so safe.

He makes me feel seen.

And I also, like, have a blast with him.

After you got the date card, what did you think?

- Something with heights, for sure...

- Okay.

- Is kind of where I'm leaning towards.

- Okay.

- Which is interesting, 'cause it's like--

that's one of my few fears.

- Okay. - Yeah.

- Yeah.

Today we're doing something

I have never done.

I think it will be

so important for our relationship.

I'm hoping it'll bring us so much closer,

and that's, like, truly what I want

is to truly have this bonding moment together.

[car door closes]

How are you feeling?

- I'm feeling good. I'm feeling excited.

Feeling ready to conquer something with you.

- Okay. - Yes. Yes.

- This bridge is one of the tallest...

- Is it really? - In North America.

- [screaming]

Yeah!

- [laughs] - Oh, my God.

- Oh, my God.

- Not a chance.

- I knew it!

- Not a chance. - The one thing.

- [screaming]

- Oh, my God.

All right then. - Wow.

You don't understand.

Like, I can't speak right now 'cause I'm freaking out.

I told myself I would never bungee jump.

Oh...

Like, I would actually never do this.

I can't even look at that right now.

- I know I'm definitely shaking a little bit.

- I know.

I can't tell. You're doing great.

- Look at how tall these trees are.

And I'm like, yo, you really want to do it?

But we're doing it together too, so that helps.

- Oh, my God. - You got this.

I'm terrified too.

I do get challenged

when I am in high places.

And one of my biggest heights is fears.

And so I'm a little--

- [laughs] I'm so nervous.

Okay.

I'm trusting you.

- Just like that.

- The honest truth, like, I think

I was more excited coming into it

than I am, like, here in this moment.

Like, truly seeing it

and having all this, like, it's just--

- You'll experience, like, 2.9-3.1 G-forces on your body.

- Great. - But you're gonna be jumping

off a 20-story bridge.

- Mm. - Okay.

- Oh, my God. - Okay.

- It's just, like, scary.

[sniffles]

♪ ♪

Oh...

[sighs]

- Oh. - Oh, my God.

- Wow, wow, wow, wow. - Literally, help me God.

- No, this is gonna be exciting.

Let's do this. Let's have fun.

- You're helping me so much right now.

Like, you don't understand.

I'm quiet for a reason 'cause I'm freaking out.

- I know. [laughs]

- I need to, like, get it together.

I really do.

- Let's go. We got this.

- Okay.

Oh, my God.

- Okay. You're gonna step up here.

- Mm-hmm. Not looking.

[dramatic music]

Oh, God.

- I am terrified right now because it just feels like

the closest thing to death I could possibly do,

but I'm trying to stay strong for Charity.

- Slightly step back now to where your heels

are up against the end of the plywood.

- Okay. - Okay?

- Oh, my God.

Nope. Not looking. Not looking.

No way.

Not a chance. - We got this.

- Oh, my God.

♪ ♪

Ooh, Jesus.

♪ ♪

- Three, two, one.

- Let's go.

[both screaming]

[laughter]

- Let's go!

Whoa!

- Okay! - Whoo!

- Oh, my God.

- That was for you, Charity.

- Oh, my God.

- Whoo!

- I am feeling the absolute greatest.

That moment was insane.

It's liberating.

It's scary.

But, like, I feel so at peace.

- Went all the way, baby.

- We did it!

I just conquered a fear that I thought

I was never going to be able to do,

and I did it with an incredible person

who truly was the only reason I was able to get through that.

Whew.

- Round two? - Do you want to?

- Only if you want to.

- We're running it back. - Run it back, baby.

- Round two. - Yeah.

I'm feeling on top of the world right now.

[laughs]

Whoo!

Fear can be a bad thing.

But when it comes to relationships,

it can be a good thing.

- We did it two times!

- Two times.

- Whoo!

- Let's go!

I know she was scared,

but she still pushed through,

and I just value that so much in a person.

And I feel so, so connected to her at this time.

- The sun is, like, radiating.

- Literally.

- Whoo!

From the beginning, Dotun consistently

has made me feel really protected.

Whoo! - So crazy.

- Give me a kiss.

In relationships, I've always been

the one that has looked out for other people,

but he was able to look out for me.

It means a lot. It says a lot.

Oh, it's a rainbow.

- There it is. - It's following us.

- I was looking for it.

[both sighing]

[laughter] We did that at the same time!

No way.

Why are we such in sync with each other?

[geese honking] [thunder rumbling]

- I think that one-on-one is exactly what Dotun needed.

This is where you really start to figure out

if you're compatible as partners.

And him getting that one-on-one shows me

that he had such a connection with her

that she wanted more time with him.

And that's scary for us. Like, I'm not gonna lie.

It's not fun to see someone else

starting to build another strong connection

with Charity.

- That's the thing.

If you think too broadly of the situation,

you're going to spiral.

And you're gonna let those thoughts come in

and they're just going to rule you.

- Yeah. I mean, one date,

one day, can propel you back down out of that confidence.

- It can.

I mean, you can see with Brayden.

- I think I'm in danger this week

depending on how Charity's actually feeling.

- Yeah, that's what I did say, man.

You want to share? - She's pissed off at me, bro.

- Why is she pissed?

- Because she's like-- I don't know.

She said--it was weird because it was like,

when I asked her, I was like-- I literally told her--

I said--I was like, if you feel like

I've lied to you about anything,

I was like, everything Aaron B. told you--

he told me what he said--

everything he told you, I've already told you.

And like, for me, it felt as though

he saw me as a threat, and he thought that

that was a way to, like, set me back.

- Brayden he was like, oh, yeah, you just did that

because I'm competition, and like, no, I didn't.

I did it because I see what you're doing.

I see the patterns.

And when I did have that chat with Charity,

and I mentioned Brayden, she did say,

"Yeah, I did notice that things were a little concerning."

So she's aware.

Like, that wasn't new information I brought to her.

- Yeah. I've told you multiple times...

- You have, yeah.

- How appreciative I am of what you did,

because I think it gets her

to start to really focus on which guys

are here for the right reasons.

And I mean, Brayden knows he's done things

that have made him kind of seem shifty at times.

- Over anything else about this situation,

the biggest thing that's [bleep] hard for me

is the fact that you don't get to see her off.

She's always gonna be on.

She's always gonna be in that role of,

like, I have to be the Bachelorette.

I just want you to stop being the Bachelorette

for one minute and just be off with me.

- I have complete faith in her.

I would be shocked if Brayden's gonna be

sticking around much longer.

- I think that Brayden is feeling nervous.

His back's against the wall, and I hope

Brayden doesn't make it out this week.

He's kind of like a loose cannon at this point.

I just don't want to see him take time

from any of the other guys anymore.

And Charity's time, ultimately.

- I'm a [bleep] for sure, dude.

I know I'm a [bleep].

But I'm a [bleep] 100%.

[both laughing]

[soft music]

- If Dotun comes back from this date with a rose,

that's one less rose for us.

- Yeah. - And all the people here

have very strong connections,

and there's at least five of us

who haven't had a one-on-one yet.

So it's tough, right?

[knock on door]

- Oh, boy. - Oh, God.

- Oof. - Yeah.

♪ ♪

- I was really frustrated last week

during the cocktail party.

I did not get time with Charity.

But there's a group date on the line,

and there's another one-on-one.

I'm hoping to secure that one-on-one

so I can, you know, get to know her a little bit more.

- Date card. - Ooh.

- Here we go. - Oh, boy.

- As the weeks continue and me not having

that one-on-one time with Charity,

I'm a little nervous.

Not gonna lie.

So if it's a group date card,

my hope is to not have my name on that card.

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

- Joey.

♪ ♪

Aaron.

♪ ♪

Michael.

♪ ♪

Caleb.

♪ ♪

Brayden.

♪ ♪

Sean.

♪ ♪

John.

♪ ♪

Tanner.

♪ ♪

"Meet me in the woods. Charity."

[laughter] - Of course.

- Xav's name is not on that card.

He's gonna get his time with her.

- I'm super looking forward to getting some alone time.

I'm super excited.

Yeah. [laughs]

I've been waiting,

and I finally got one.

Having a one-on-one, it's like I get her all myself.

- Obviously a little disappointed.

Definitely thought after the group date rose

that I got that I'd be one of the next one-on-one dates.

But you know, I'll make the most of this group date.

- Dude, I frickin' love the woods out here.

Hiking outside is one of my favorite places

in the world to be.

- I haven't been on a group date

with Brayden before,

but of course it's not gonna go smooth.

I mean, there's always gonna be something with Brayden.

I'll definitely be feeling protective.

You know, he tries to overcompensate,

makes her feel uncomfortable,

that's gonna be something to watch out for.

- Let's have a good day.

Let's make sure that that girl has

the best day possible. - No doubt.

- Has a smile on her face all day.

- I agree.

♪ ♪

[soft music]

♪ ♪

- I've never done s'mores proper.

I've never done it. - You've never done s'mores?

- Not really. - [gasps]

- You twirl it to get it even? - Yeah.

- Yeah. A little bit. Okay.

Today has been one of the best days of my life.

Going bungee jumping together, we shared that fear together.

We conquered it together, and we did it again together.

Okay. - Okay. Go, go, go, go, go!

- And so this time with her today

has just made it feel so set in stone

that she really is my person.

Hey! - Cheers to your first s'mores.

- My first s'mores, baby.

But now I think it's really important to show her

just who I am and express that.

Ready? - One, two, three.

[crunching]

- You know, it's scary.

But it's scary in the best way possible

because the outcome of that is everlasting love, essentially.

- I still can't believe what we did.

Twice. - Twice.

- I mean... - Look at us, you know.

- Yeah.

- Just like, what are we-- - How?

- We got no business jumping off that.

- I don't know how we ended up there,

but we did, and I'm so grateful.

- We did, and even though

you're saying that I was helping you, like,

you have no idea how much you were helping me.

Like, you know. - Really?

- Yeah. Yeah. Like, you were excited,

but I knew you were nervous.

- Yes, I was.

- I knew you were shaking in your boots, right?

Like, you said it over and over again.

- Yeah. - But you didn't hesitate

one time, right? - Mm-hmm.

- You kept moving forward, and that helps me move forward.

Yeah. - I appreciate you for sharing.

That feels really good to hear,

and thank you for telling me that.

- Yeah.

So I wanted to talk to you about some things,

right, and you know, about my roots and where I'm from.

- Yeah. Absolutely.

- And so I came to this country when I was four.

- Mm-hmm.

- And so I don't know if you know

how people immigrate here,

but there's a visa, right? - Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

- And so it's a random lottery.

I just, by chance, there's only a very small

percentage of people get picked.

And then there was this new lottery that came out,

and my auntie saw it.

And then she just had this feeling

and called my mom one day.

And that is literally how I came to this country

was with just a phone call. - Oh, my God. Wow.

- And so I think every day, like,

what would happen-- where would I be

without that phone call from my auntie?

- Absolutely.

- I'd be a completely different person,

and I wouldn't be here sitting with you...

- Mm-hmm. - Without that phone call.

But that story shaped me, because coming to this country,

my parents, they struggled.

And they've just really put a lot of effort

into their lives to make me be able to have a good life,

and I cherish that.

That's not something I take lightly ever.

- Absolutely.

It all makes sense... - Yeah.

Um...in the absolute best way.

And I think, like, I relate to that

of, like, my parents worked so hard

and did such a great job

of providing the absolute best childhood for me.

But you know, being in a suburban area

where there was people that looked like me

but also not, like, it was literally just me.

And I kind of developed this, like, achievement-oriented

mindset that I had to be the best

at everything that I did.

And I think when people, like, look at me now, it's like,

it's not just this perfectly poised girl.

Like, that's not me.

Like, I'm not.

Like, yes, I am able to exude that energy.

But like, I want to find my person.

I want to be a mom.

Like, there's so many different facets of me.

And that's what I truly am stepping and walking in

and leading by that, so...

- I see you as someone

who you can't put into a box, right?

The world has tried to put me into a box

my whole life, this tall guy, and he's an athlete,

and whatever, and like,

that's what you're supposed to act like.

And I've almost fell into it many times,

but there's a lot more to me.

And I see there's a lot more to you too.

- Yeah. Yeah. - In that way, you know?

That's what's so attractive.

[soft music]

- Yeah. I mean, I relate to you.

And you are someone, truly, I--

it just blows me away every time we talk.

I just want to thank you for opening your heart always.

You're not--you're not afraid, and I really do

feel so good around you.

- Yeah. - Like, I really mean that.

I'm not saying that just to say it.

Like I personally have not--

I've not had this in a minute.

- Yeah. - So...

- I second that. - Mm-hmm.

- You've given me a sense of hope.

- I am a happy girl.

- Yeah.

I'm a happy boy. - Yeah.

- I'm a happy boy. - Mm-hmm.

- Yeah. - Thank you.

- Thank you.

♪ ♪

- This is good.

It's natural.

It's not forced.

It's just right.

♪ ♪

Like, he's trying to understand

and learn me for me.

And I don't think anyone has ever

taken the time to do that.

♪ ♪

Thank you. - Thank you.

- After tonight with Dotun,

I have had so many confirmations

that this really could be my person.

♪ ♪

[laughs]

Not me cheesing like this!

This is not happening.

♪ ♪

Okay, um...

♪ ♪

Yee. - Uh-oh.

- Uh-oh. - Uh-oh.

- [laughs] Um...

I want to start off by acknowledging

how fantastic of a date this was.

I'm so happy. I really am.

I can't stop smiling.

- I love that. I love that.

I love that so much.

- So, Dotun, will you accept this rose?

- Absolutely. - Perfect.

♪ ♪

Stay put.

- It looks great. - Okay.

- It continues to go as good

as you could ever imagine with Charity.

We just keep connecting.

It just more and more feels like,

as crazy as it is to say it, a perfect match,

somebody that I've been looking for

for my whole life, really.

- No way.

Oh, my God. - Oh, that's nice.

Maybe I'm just a big lover boy,

but I can't imagine anyone is connected that strongly.

Everything we've done that led us here

has been amazing, Charity.

- Mm-hmm.

- And thank you so much again.

And I'll keep saying it

'cause I wouldn't be here without you.

- Oh, thank you.

- So this means the world to me.

- Thank you.

- I just feel so grateful and lucky

for the forces that be

that brought me and Charity together.

♪ ♪

[birds chirping]

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- Left, left, left, right, left.

- Oh.

- Eight of us are going on a group date today,

and the group date card says, "Meet me in the woods."

That's about as vague as you can possibly get

for a group date situation.

- Yeah, it's very beautiful.

I'm not really sure what we're doing.

It sounds like we're gonna be outside.

Everyone's wearing a little bit of flannel vibes,

so we're gonna be in the forest.

So we'll see what happens.

- Oh, it's a little slippery.

- Oh. - All right.

If we make it through the entire day

without falling, that's...

- That's a win. - That's a win.

I'm gonna make the most of my time today,

but it's tough to do in a group date situation,

'cause I'm sharing it with seven other guys

today on this date.

So really just trying to make sure

that she knows why I'm here, how I'm feeling about her.

♪ ♪

- Bro, why am I the only one with a stick?

This is definitely in my wheelhouse.

I love being in nature.

I'm on this group date with-- with Aaron B. too,

and I mean, it will be interesting to see

how we interact.

I mean, I feel like I'm just bagging on this man,

but I really don't think

he's gonna just shine in the woods.

I think--I think he's a little out of his element.

- Hello.

- Oh, risking it with the white.

- How are y'all?

- I am risking it with the white.

- I know. - How are you?

Good to see you. - Good. How are you?

- I know some of the guys think it's a little cold.

You know, they were telling me

I need to put some more layers on.

But I feel like, you know, I'm gonna

assert my dominance today.

You know, the clothes are coming off.

- Hi, guys. Good to see y'all.

Y'all look great.

We are in Washington.

And we know Washington is all about being outdoors

and embracing nature,

so I figured we'd tap exactly into that today.

And I have brought along some experts to help me out today.

- Ooh. - They are extremely brave.

They know this area better than anyone,

and they're gonna help us out.

What do you say? - Bring them on out.

- Let's do it, let's do it. - Okay.

- Yeah. - Let's do it.

♪ ♪

[trumpet playing] [drumming]

[quirky music]

- Whoa. [all speaking at once]

[laughter]

- Yeah! - [laughs]

- Oh, look how cute they are.

- Charity's got three adorable scouts with her today,

and I--I love kids.

I can't wait to be a dad.

Honestly, I look at myself as a girl dad, you know.

It's just kind of the vibe.

I'm a softie, so these little girls are awesome.

- This is Brinley...

- Hi. - Kay...

- Hi. - And Aria.

♪ ♪

- One's just got a face of steel.

I mean, I'm like looking at her,

and she looks pretty intimidating.

I mean, she looks right at me and just starts scowling.

So I'm like, what is going on in here?

- They are here to teach us all about the forest,

how to survive in the wilderness,

and they're the true professionals today.

- They're--they're cute.

But, yeah, I'm--I'm a little terrified of them.

- Girls, take it away.

- Miss Charity invited us here

not only to teach you boys about being a Skamania Scout,

but to see which one of you has the skills

to be a great future husband one day.

Today, we are challenging you boys on resourcefulness,

bravery, and strength.

These are all core principles

that we've learned to uphold as scouts.

So whoever impresses us the most at the end

of today's date will be awarded some extra special time

with Miss Charity at the most romantic place in the forest:

the kissing tree.

♪ ♪

all: K-I-S-S-I-N-G.

all: Ooh!

- It's been a while since I got some time with Charity.

I'm gonna try my best to make sure I shine

and I get a chance at winning this group date.

- Us scouts and Miss Charity are getting really hungry.

So your challenge is to go out and find

something in the woods for us to eat,

and you have five minutes to do so.

You better come back with something other than dirt,

twigs, and grass. - Mm-hmm.

- Ready, set, go! - Go. Bye.

- Protein bars! Protein bars!

- Run! Run!

- Oat milk, right over there.

- There's some golf balls.

- Looking for anything edible.

Mushrooms.

♪ ♪

- This whole date truly is about having fun.

I'm not looking for who's gonna be the best

at the activity that's given.

It's truly the effort.

What qualities are you gonna show as a grown man

finding ways to take care of me?

We'll see who passes the test.

- Oh, what is that?

- You got anything, Aaron?

- A little something.

Going through the forest, I see a couple of creeks.

So I'm like, naturally, I love seafood,

I'm gonna see if there's a fish in there.

[splashing]

- Someone just fell in the water.

You all right? - Yeah. Yeah.

I'm just a little wet.

I mean, I'm putting in so much effort today.

I want to show Charity that I'm not afraid

to get down and dirty, I'm resourceful,

because I don't want to see her walking off

with anyone else going to the kissing tree.

♪ ♪

- Oh, this looks good.

- Who do you think's the smartest of the bunch?

- Yeah. - Smartest?

Um... - Like Brayden or Joey?

- Not Brayden. [laughs]

Definitely not Brayden.

- I'm not gonna lie to you.

I have no idea what the hell I'm doing right now.

I'm just picking up random stuff and eating it.

Normally my friends are always telling me,

"Don't eat that, don't put that in your mouth."

And here, like, no one's stopping me.

I ate some mushrooms I found.

Not sure if that was the best idea.

[laughs]

- The overall vibe of the date?

everyone's having fun.

I mean, everyone's going out there giving it their all.

You know, noticeably,

Brayden is trying to steal the show.

- They say, "Stay on the trails."

I say [bleep] the rules.

- He has no coat on. I don't know why.

It is freezing cold. It's raining.

But for some reason, he seems to think

that's what makes a man.

- I'm gonna get real primal and start humping everything.

[laughs]

I am asserting my dominance, bro.

Those boys out there are cold, and I'm over here--

I'm about to start unbuttoning.

Like, one more button-- it's gonna be--you're just

gonna see, I'm gonna get more and more dominant

by the day--one button goes, another button goes,

another button goes.

More mushrooms, baby.

- He's overcompensating for something.

- [cawing]

[voice echoing]

- I don't know if he's lacking confidence

and he feels like he has to do more, uh,

but it's showing, and it's annoying for the guys,

and eventually, it's gonna start to annoy Charity.

♪ ♪

all: Hey, smelly boys, get back here!

- Oh, smelly boys. Come on.

- We're coming! - Coming! Coming!

- We're coming! - [laughs]

- You're not coming fast enough.

- Yeah. Hurry. - Come on, smelly boys.

- You guys look so cute

in your nice little scout uniforms,

and then you guys turn into little demons, so...

- Who makes fun of cute little girls?

- I know, right?

I mean-- - Losers.

- We're not demons like what Sean said.

- Yeah, Sean.

- [demon voice] Well, I am a demon.

- [laughing] What?

- Can you present us with the food?

- All right. Come on down.

- Tanner. - Tanner.

- All right, guys.

I'm all about the presentation here.

- That's great.

It's like a wilderness charcuterie board.

- Oh, the delicious mushrooms.

- I know you don't like mushrooms.

I'm sorry. - Oh, you also got pine nuts!

- And we got some nuts here.

- This is beautiful. - Love this. This is us.

- I was getting nervous.

Honestly, I couldn't find anything.

Then I found some mushrooms,

um, found some pine nuts.

And the girls seemed to like it,

so I think Charity is impressed.

- So I have a little salad platter here.

- Oh, my goodness.

This is like a charcuterie board.

- You know, I had a little--little platter.

I was talking about the presentation.

My man stole my idea.

- I took a bite, so it should be good.

- Mmm.

- Of the food that you served us?

- Well, I just wanted to make sure it wasn't poisonous.

- Brayden does what he does, man.

I can't control that kid, but he's, uh,

yeah, pissing me off a little bit.

- Let's see what you brought us.

- So I'm a Louisiana boy, right?

So I got some lichen, and then we have some

with mushrooms right here. - Oh.

- Ew. - And you have a frog.

- Ew. - Oh, no way.

- I'm a Louisiana boy,

so we're having fried frog legs tonight.

- You got this out the water?

- Yeah, but I can make fried frog legs.

- No, literally. Wow. - It's so good.

- [laughs] - I promise you.

- What are you doing?

Why are you eating it?

- Are you dumb?

- Who is--who is eating it? Who's eating it?

- Brayden! - Hey, Brayden, do less, bro.

♪ ♪

- Okay.

For our next challenge, if you can outsmart

the other dudes here, the winner gets to go

to the kissing tree with Miss Charity.

♪ ♪

Question number uno.

How would you keep Charity warm if you had no fire?

♪ ♪

Everyone show your answers, please.

- Give her all my clothes.

- [laughs] Oh, great.

- Body heat and my coat.

- Perfect.

- Cuddles and hot cocoa.

- I like that answer. I love hot cocoa.

- Me too.

- I'm hot cocoa. - Number dos.

Who would you eat to survive?

- Out of those guys.

Do not eat us. - Out of all of you.

- There's a right answer here.

[laughter]

- Okay. Reveal your answer.

- What is up?

What is going on?

Everyone said Brayden.

- You do have a lot of meat.

I bet you exercise.

[laughter]

- They all have it out for Brayden.

- And our final question.

How do you want this journey to end with you and Charity?

- Hmm. What a fantastic question.

- [laughs] - Okay.

Go ahead and flip over your answers.

- I said engaged and ready to continue our story.

- I said, I don't want this journey to end,

'cause I don't.

I want to see where this goes.

- I said on one knee.

- It's great.

- I want to be content.

I want to not want anything else in the world.

- Okay.

I think we should discuss. - Yeah. Okay.

[whispering indistinctly]

- Come in, girls.

- You nervous?

I'm nervous. [sighs]

- I hear a lot of people saying they're gonna earn it

or they're gonna, you know, fight

for her love and affection, and I don't know, I feel like

she's gonna give it to the person

she wants to give it to, you know?

And I know that's me.

- The lucky scout that will be joining our troop

and get some quality time with Miss Charity is--

drum roll, please...

♪ ♪

It is Aaron.

- Oh, yay. - Yes.

- Congrats, buddy. - Thanks, y'all.

Let's go.

- I mean, I'm just-- I just can't help

but laugh at this point.

I mean, Aaron?

The guy didn't frickin'--

the guy didn't show any skills out there.

- See you guys later.

Bye.

- Bye, y'all. [laughs]

- He didn't show any, like, anything.

Like, he didn't-- it wasn't anything new.

It wasn't anything genuine.

It was like, oh what do you see yourself doing?

Just getting down on a knee.

I mean, it's the most generic frickin' thing in the world.

Like, I mean, she wants a cookie-cutter dude,

that's your cookie-cutter dude right there.

- I'm happy to see you.

- I'm happy to see you too.

Happy to make up for that last date.

- We do.

- It's nothing against her.

She's a great girl.

But it's just like, I love life,

and I mean, I'm not just gonna settle

for someone that doesn't add to my life.

♪ ♪

I like her.

I think she's an amazing woman.

She might just be an amazing woman

for someone else that's not me.

♪ ♪

[crickets chirping]

[soft music]

♪ ♪

- The group date was awesome.

I had a good time with the guys.

Tonight, my hopes is to have individualized one-on-one time

and deepen those connections even more, so I'm excited.

- I'm finally warmed up from the day in the woods.

You know, I had some fun, but yeah,

I'm excited to have some conversations

tonight about how I'm feeling about this process

and how I feel like it's working.

- It's crazy 'cause we're saying how close Hometowns is.

It's also how close, like, actually getting down

on one knee is as well.

Like, those go hand in hand.

- You know, you go into this whole process

with an open mind with the fact that you can get engaged.

And week by week, you have to keep putting Charity

into this light to where you can say,

okay, you know, maybe she is that person

that I can do this with.

- I'm sitting there listening to this

and I'm like, I might be the youngest guy in the room,

but it feels like these guys are so, like,

naive with their perspective.

I just have this idea that my relationship

is, like, more real than theirs.

I feel like it's hard for me to relate

to anything they're saying.

- This process frickin' works, man.

- I know. It's powerful if you really, like--

- It's powerful. - I'm very--

I'm very serious about just trying to determine

whether or not this woman is gonna be

someone that I could see myself with the rest of my life.

- I feel like you're wasting people's time.

- How am I wasting people's time, man?

- There's no optimism in your voice.

Like, you've always been pessimistic, bro.

Like, that's where I'm at. - I've been a realist, bro.

Like-- - I'm being a realist too, man.

- You aren't though.

- You're so pessimistic that it kills me.

Like, you're the only person giving this vibe off.

- I mean, I don't want to talk to you, bro.

Like, again, like, I have no reason to talk to you.

I'm not sharing with you where my mind's at, bro,

because, again, you're gonna use whatever

like you did last week.

[tense music]

Like you did me dirty, man,

for no other reason than you saw

that I had a connection with Charity.

You did it because you felt threatened by me,

and so I'm frustrated, and I'm confused with Charity,

why she got so upset with me last week.

- Why is she upset? - I don't know, man.

And so I don't have anything to say because I don't know.

Until I get a chance to talk to the girl, I don't know.

It pissed me off because you caused unnecessary drama.

My relationship with her has nothing to do with you.

- I didn't talk about your relationship with her.

I talked about your actions around the house

because I feel like your actions

have not matched with what you're

actually telling Charity.

You came to me on the balcony and said

you were gonna pack your bags and leave.

That's a problem.

- Yeah, I did pack my bags,

'cause honestly, man, it's hard to be here.

It's hard to see a bunch of dudes

date a girl you really like.

I literally have not told her anything different, man.

- Brayden's defensive because he kind of knows

he's in the hot seat.

Brayden has told the guys in the house,

you know, there were still some doubts about

if he was ready for an engagement.

- The thing that's hard for me that I'm not sure I could do

is, like, getting engaged

after just dating with 20 other dudes.

I mean I know for sure could date her

after this experience.

For me, the only thing that's gonna be hard

is be 100% like I can 100% get down on a knee

after this experience.

- He said that he told Charity everything.

Then why is she upset?

He probably didn't tell her the whole truth.

- I would say from someone that got the First Impression Rose

that got a one-on-one, you've had arguably

the most time that anyone in this group and you still

have doubts about the process.

What do you still need to see?

- Again, my goal at the end of this

was to have a connection with a woman.

- Okay. - And--

- I think that differs from what Charity's goal is.

- She wants a husband, not just a connection.

It's wasting your time.

It's wasting her time. It's wasting everybody's time.

And you're walking around with a rose.

It's disrespectful.

- Yeah, I don't want to waste time,

so I will be ready to leave if I'm not able to have

that connection with her.

I think that--I think that...

- Okay, okay. - I might be the only one--

- Hi.

- How's it going?

- What's the conversation?

- [scoffs]

- Like, obviously I walked in on a very heated

conversation with Brayden.

Is there something that I don't know

or like what is the problem?

- My feedback on the whole thing is that all of us here

are here for an engagement.

So going forward this week, and you're getting roses

you're still not feeling absolutely confident

that you can get down on one knee at the end of this,

then I don't understand, like, why people are here.

- Me too.

- When you have a rose two weeks in a row--

the First Impression and then you got the one-on-one--

but he's still having doubts.

He said that he had his bags packed

because he does not trust this process.

It is a waste of time.

- There's one person here

that's packed their bags more than twice.

- Yeah, and it's been me.

- Oh.

[tense music]

Okay.

- I mean, that's--

I mean, that's nothing new that I haven't told you.

- Not twice. - Yeah.

These guys are just, like, so two-faced, man.

Like, that's so bizarre to me.

Like, I just really opened my eyes to how fake

I feel like a lot of people are, man.

♪ ♪

- Thank you guys.

♪ ♪

Can we go talk?

- Of course.

♪ ♪

- They need to go have that conversation,

because who knows what Brayden's thinking

or saying to her behind closed doors.

- I think she's gonna ask him some tough questions.

- His back's against the wall.

- I do think he's good with words,

and I think he can definitely talk himself out of things.

- I cannot take this [bleep] anymore.

I'm so glad.

I hope that he does not come back.

Charity is visibly upset.

I mean, she's frantic with the situation.

But Brayden's good with his words,

so he can talk himself out of it.

I'm hoping that Charity can kind of see through it

and she kicks him out.

♪ ♪

- Okay.

Let's air it out.

What's going on?

- I have not been excited since I got here.

I have been down in the dumps since I got to Washington.

- Why?

- Was our last conversation fun?

Like-- - I mean, it wasn't, but like--

- I didn't know what I did wrong.

All of a sudden you're mad at me

for something I thought we'd already talked about.

It honestly hurt.

- Brayden, I wasn't mad at you.

I came to you--okay.

Stop. Relax. Let me explain.

I came to you to address what I had heard.

So feeling so strongly about you, Brayden,

to have to hear the guys voice how they feel

how you feel about this whole thing, like,

it scares the hell out of me.

And it's like, what is making this, like,

so hard for you?

Like, I need to know.

- I hope it's crash-and-burning.

He just told us that, what are you here for?

And he says the connection.

That's the complete different opinion

of what Charity's looking for.

Like, what are we doing here?

Like, pack your bags, bro.

- The last time she had a conversation

at the Rose Ceremony, she said,

"Do not accept this if you are not here with me."

- I told him before we came here today

when he was packing his bags, I said,

you don't have to accept the rose

at the Rose Ceremony.

I mean, this is his exit. Just watch.

He's not coming back.

- I still have no idea where I sit with you.

And I mean, that's how I came into this week

because I had no idea where I was at

with you the entire time.

- I'm a little aggravated because I feel like

I have made it so plain and clear

of how I feel about you.

And it's like that, in some way,

is still, like, not enough.

Like...

- Because, again, I'm not gonna pretend

like the feelings I have aren't the feelings I have.

I'm not gonna sit there and pretend like I feel good

about hearing that, like, you know,

you have these other connections with guys.

It hurts.

- I am so frustrated. [laughs]

Brayden not believing anything that I'm telling him

of how strongly I feel, even to the point

of acknowledging, like, you are somebody

who is, like, one of the ones,

to not even like believe that, like, is insanity.

Like, do you see how frustrating this is for me?

Because I came into tonight and, like,

I was so ready to talk to you and so excited.

And...

- I was excited and ready to talk to you too.

And I wasn't excited.

I was nervous, and I was overwhelmed.

And I had a lot of emotions

that were going through my head.

- Mm-hmm.

- And so, I mean, I don't know. I...

- What are you--what are you feeling right now?

- I'm feeling like I don't--

I'm feeling I honestly, like-- I feel like I like you

but I feel like I don't want to be here right now.

♪ ♪

And I don't feel like I'm capable of getting there

in this environment.

♪ ♪

- It's disappointing to see

such a strong connection plummet like this,

but I deserve someone who is gonna wholeheartedly

put their whole heart in this.

So let's go then.

I'll walk you out.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

That was extremely hard to see,

hard to have a conversation with.

[sighs]

♪ ♪

I'm more frustrated right now than sad.

I am sad on the inside because I'm disappointed

that this is somebody who I thought

I could have seen a forever future with.

♪ ♪

I am not in the position to fix Brayden.

♪ ♪

He is reminding me so much of my past relationship--

like playing victim, not taking accountability.

Brayden is the old.

That's just not a road I want to go down,

and it's something I know I can avoid.

♪ ♪

- [groans]

♪ ♪

That was just crazy to me.

I felt like she didn't know how, like, she left me.

I said last week was hard,

and she was so confused by that.

And I'm like, yeah, we had an amazing date.

I was on cloud nine, but it's like again,

I get dropped, like, from cloud nine instantly.

I don't want to act like a martyr.

I dug my own grave, man.

I opened my mouth too much, but I feel like

there's definitely the possibility

of something there.

And I feel like the door wasn't fully shut.

We shall see, man.

♪ ♪

- Coming into tonight, I had high expectations,

and now I'm upset, I'm disappointed,

and I still have the after party.

How am I gonna do this tonight?

I don't know.

♪ ♪

- We've literally-- we've literally seen him...

- Dude, I mean, he's been acting so childish.

- Mentally spiral in front of us.

- Yeah. He's extremely toxic.

- When Brayden walked away with Charity,

I was hoping that was the last time

I was gonna see him, because I'm just sick

of the distractions.

I'm sick of getting time taken away

from the people that really need it here.

- She feels betrayed.

- She's very upset. - She's pissed.

- She's very upset.

♪ ♪

- I just sent home Brayden.

I'm just annoyed.

Like, I'm aggravated, disappointed,

because, like, it's just now making sense

that it was truly a waste of my time.

Moving forward, I have way too many guys

that are just truly stellar

that are here for me, that want this.

Hello. - Hi, Charity.

- Hi, Charity. - Hi, Charity.

- Hi.

- Hi there.

- You good? - Hi.

- No, I'm not. I'm sorry.

I'm really frantic right now.

- It's okay, it's okay. - It's all good.

- Take your time. Take your time.

- Brayden will not be returning,

and that is a decision that I'm confident in.

- I commend her for it.

I have utmost respect for her how she took that situation,

allowed herself to gather her thoughts and emotions,

coming back to us to let us know.

- So we're moving forward.

- That's all that matters. - Exactly.

- I'm just so happy at this point

because I feel like the toxicity has left the room.

- Hi. - Charity, how are you?

- I'm good. How are you?

- Right now I just want to check in with her

and just make sure she's okay.

- Let's unwind.

Oh, my God. - Yeah, let's unwind.

Unpack.

- Whew.

- Oh. Okay.

I just-- - All right.

- I know. I know.

It's a lot of emotion,

but I really just want to check in.

- Yeah. Yeah. - Real quick.

I mean, it was so hard seeing you like that.

But at the same time, I just commend your strength.

Are you still shaking?

- No, I'm good. I'm just, like,

I hate that I had to, like, display that

in front of you guys.

- No, it really sends a strong message.

It's kind of been a toxic force in the house,

and I'm just glad that you were able to see that

and take action as well. - Yeah.

Like, it wasn't easy.

But to hear the truth tonight, like,

it's exactly what I needed,

and now it's a clean slate moving forward.

I know that I have incredible people here.

- Yes, you do. - And you guys

are all deserving of my time without a clouded head.

- Yeah.

- And I want to say I appreciate you

for even being the one

to bring those things to my attention.

And it was because you cared for me and you were at a place

where, like, feelings are so real and you were

becoming protective of me.

And that is all that I can ask for.

Aaron is someone who is very protective over me.

He helps me to feel better.

He's not somebody that I have doubts about.

Like, I actually see a future with him.

- I know that this is tough and today it was a tough day

but I'm here for you.

I am here to hopefully find my wife

and get down on a knee at the end of this,

and this process I feel is working for me.

For Brayden it wasn't, and I just had to speak up.

- Thank you.

Despite all of this,

let's change the subject, shall we?

- Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Finally.

- How are you doing after today's date?

- Okay. Well...

- I'm sorry about Aria.

Sean helped me feel better and more at ease.

He gives me that reassurance that he wants marriage

at the end of all of this

and he sees something between us.

- It's gotta be tough in your position.

It is amazing to see how you're handling this in so many ways.

- Thank you. - And you should just,

you know, feel good about it.

Like, there's always something that you should

feel good about every day, so...

- Yeah, I appreciate that, because I feel like

I'm always like, it is a lot, it is a lot, it is a lot.

And, like, it's like a broken record.

But like, I really am trying my best,

and I--and I know you noticed that.

But for you to, like, constantly acknowledge

and always give me, like, reassurance

of how you see that I'm handling this, it--

- It's a lot for you.

And I don't want you to feel like you haven't

made me feel special in any way.

Because every time I see you, that's all I feel.

If there's any way I can make you certain

that I can see myself getting on one knee at the end of this,

everything I know so far is just so special,

and I just want to learn more.

That's all I want.

- Thank you.

♪ ♪

Joey and I have this connection that is undeniable.

Him being able to provide this hope that what I want is you,

it makes me feel good.

- You're just so impressive.

Like, just the way you, like, carry yourself and, like,

the way you are with all the guys.

Like, I recognize how hard it is for you.

So I want to spend more time and get to know Charity Lawson.

- You are one of the few that I think

have constantly checked in on me and my well-being,

and that says a lot.

Thank you for that.

- I got you.

- Each guy still here is so great

and has proven to me that they want this just as much as me.

- Cuckoo! - Hoo-dee-hoo! Hoo-dee-hoo!

- Wait! Why was that the same?

Oh, my goodness.

I said cuckoo!

Why are we the same?

Wait a second--are we in sync? - Great minds think alike.

A little bit. - Okay.

- A little bit. - We should do another one.

Let me think. - Can I do my dating call?

- You can. - Come here.

- Oh.

The fact that these men are able to still

maintain this level-headedness and maturity,

that makes me hopeful for where we can continue to grow.

Tomorrow is a new day.

And every single guy in that room,

they all deserve a rose.

I know you guys are all incredible men.

And I truly am a very, very lucky girl.

I'm grateful to be here and I'm grateful to have

all of y'all here with me.

So...okay.

Um, tonight's group date rose

goes to...

Joey.

Joey, will you accept this rose?

- Absolutely. - Thank you.

[soft music]

- I'm just really grateful to be sitting here right now

with a rose on my chest

and looking forward to see what happens next.

- I'm so grateful for you guys and just being who you are.

So thank you guys.

- I might be disappointed

about not getting the group date rose,

but it doesn't change how I feel about her at all.

This was truly a monumental night.

Brayden did get sent home.

The toxicity is out of the house,

and I'm excited for the rest of this week.

- Ooh, I feel like a weight has been lifted out of this room.

I'm thrilled.

See you.

- Cheers, boys.

all: Cheers. [glasses clinking]

- Coming up later tonight...

[tense music]

- [gasps] Is that Brayden?

- You're not a man, dude.

- Aaron, I'll [bleep] whup your ass, bro.

- Close the door. Get out of here.

Punch the gas, man.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- Brayden leaving last night was a wake-up call for me.

I had what I felt was a great connection with Brayden,

but I realize that I can feel a certain way about a person

but that doesn't mean that they're right for me.

Moving forward, that's just not a road

I want to go down again.

So I'm really going to have to dial in today

and focus because I have a one-on-one date

today with Xavier.

- What's up? - Hello.

- How are you doing?

You look so good.

- I want today to just be fun.

I feel like our connection is very strong.

I'm excited to have uninterrupted time

to truly, like, just get a feel for each other even more.

I have a very, very fun date planned for us.

- Okay. - We're gonna do

some local favorites.

- Ooh! Kay.

- So are you ready?

- I'm definitely ready. - Okay.

I think we should go. - Let's go.

Where are we going?

- We're gonna go this way. - This way? Okay.

- With Xavier, there is, like, this physical,

like, attractiveness, and we're fun together.

Like, we have fun. We laugh.

He's easily a boyfriend, surely,

but can he reach husband level?

So that's really what I'm looking for on today's date.

♪ ♪

Well, we're at the fruit festival.

- We're at the fruit festival. - Fruit festival.

What's your favorite fruit?

- Mm, I'll would go-- - Pineapple.

- Blueberries.

Oh--no, no, tough, tough.

I've never been to a fruit festival before,

but this couldn't be a more perfect location

with a more perfect girl.

What is this? - Lavender.

- You try. - Okay.

- Mm-hmm.

- Oh, this is amazing.

I love lavender.

- I love just being able to be and exist

and just vibe, especially with her.

Yeah, let me feed you... - Okay.

- Some chocolate here. - Okay. You pick.

[laughs]

- So I'm hella excited to see

what we have in store for us today.

♪ ♪

Oh, this looks hot.

- Have you ever tried pepper jelly?

- Pepper jelly's a thing?

- It's a Southern thing, I think.

- We gotta try all of them. - Okay.

Cheers. - Cheers.

- No way.

- Whoa! That's... - Way--no way.

- [laughs] Kind of hot.

- Oh, my God. - Are you okay?

- Whew! My mouth is on fire.

I am getting into a rhythm with Xavier,

and we're having fun.

He's being a great sport at everything.

- Step in there. You ready? One...

- I'm such a sensory person. Okay.

Let's go. - Two, three.

Whoo! It's cold.

- Oh, God. No way!

No way. - It's cold.

This is satisfying.

- It feels very natural.

I don't have to try.

I'm able to be goofy.

[crowd cheering]

We are having fun, which is what I wanted,

and he's exceeding that part.

- You're still looking beautiful.

- Was that hard for you?

But I feel like Xavier does remind me

of people that I would have, like,

dated in the past in regards to, like,

our chemistry and how we interact with each other.

- Coconut's not my favorite thing, but...

- You don't like coconut? - If it involves you...

You feel me? - Oh, sorry. Okay.

There's just, like, little things,

like just the compliments.

And it's not even that I'm not taking the compliments,

but I don't want someone to be with me just because, like,

you're just so attractive.

And you're so pretty.

Or--I don't want to be, like, just that.

Superb. 10 out of 10.

- You good.

- Quit.

And I know he's just being sweet.

Like, I don't want to look at him that way

because that's not fair-- that's not fair to him.

And I know there's so much more to him.

♪ ♪

[train horn blaring]

Being here, it's like I don't know if this is going to work.

I'm hoping it does.

But there is so much beauty in, like,

being willing to take risks and being okay with them.

And if anything, like, this has allowed me to grow.

- Mm-hmm. - And I am excited.

I'm hopeful. And...

- You do it with so much grace and poise.

- Thank you.

- And it's beautiful to watch.

And I think I've grown a lot...

- Yeah. Since being--yeah.

- A lot already from like, you know,

like being in this arena. - Yeah.

- It's definitely like, I didn't expect...

[train horn blares] To grow this--right?

[laughter]

I didn't expect to happen-- for it to happen so fast,

and I'm super happy I had the opportunity to do it.

- I'm so happy.

- Yeah.

[romantic music]

♪ ♪

- You make me smile and laugh.

I'm such a giddy girl.

- Yeah, I know.

I like it.

You make me smile a lot too.

- The feeling that I have for Xavier,

it's definitely been enhanced since today's date,

and I'm just kind of looking for that to just be

further strengthened if possible.

- You make me kind of giddy, girl.

- Stop. - I'm serious.

- Do I make you giddy?

- Yeah.

♪ ♪

- But, you know, I think why I'm so on edge--

and I talked about it earlier--

like, Xavier reminds me a little bit of my ex.

I don't know. Like, I could be wrong

in saying all of this. I really could.

But for me, it's like I'm trying

to look at all sides of who Xavier is

and what he could be for me as a partner.

We have a connection,

and I feel it right now, but is it strong enough?

That's the thing.

And I think will I have that answer by tonight?

I'm not sure.

♪ ♪

[soft music]

♪ ♪

- Today was a great date with Xavier.

He's fun, he's a great person,

but he does remind me a lot of my past.

And I see some of those qualities

that I have grown from

and still am, like, working through.

I am going off of a feeling, and it's not fair to him.

So what I feel like I need to know at this point from him

is how loyal of a guy he is.

- Cheers to you. - Cheers.

Because I need loyalty and I need someone

who I can trust and someone I know

at the end of the day, like,

nothing is gonna come between us.

I want to start off by talking about previous relationships,

and do you have any fears in regards to the end of this

and being engaged?

- Yeah. So good question.

[both laughing]

Um...

in terms of fears of being in a relationship...

- Yeah.

- I'm somebody who, if I'm in a relationship,

I give all of myself in that. - Mm-hmm.

- And my fear with that is, like, giving all of myself

and not having...

- It reciprocated. - Reciprocated.

Like, exactly.

Like, that's, like, a huge thing for me.

Because in my previous relationship,

it was really tough to, like, constantly

ask for things that I needed.

Because I want to, like, be there for my woman

and be able to talk to them and, you know, confide in them

and have them, like, open up as well.

- Yeah. - And so it's just--

- Which is why it makes sense that's why, like,

that's something you crave. - Yeah.

- And that's something you want.

- I want that, like, 'cause, you know, sometimes

I feel like what I say might not be,

you know, all that interesting to another person.

- May not be enough? - Yeah.

- Yeah. - Yeah. Exactly.

- Well, you are,

and the right people will recognize that,

and I see that, so...

- I do have a question.

- Go for it.

My time to talk.

- Right. Right. Right.

- Sorry.

I don't know why--

- I like your laugh so much.

- Thank you. - Um...

what thing are you most wary about in a marriage,

would be one of your biggest insecurities?

- Mm! Um, yeah.

Like, I don't mind talking about it.

It's a part of who I am.

It is the infidelity thing.

It is terrifying,

um, because that is the reason

why, like, my long-term relationship did not work.

And I encountered infidelity in this relationship

one time too many.

And me not being prioritized, like, it really did,

like, mess with my, like, self-esteem

for, like, the longest time.

And I do know what the right person who will love me

will obviously not put me through that.

- Mm-hmm. - But I mean, truly,

sometimes it is, like, constantly

in the back of my head of like,

okay, what if that happens?

And like, I'm fearful of also, like, not truly

knowing a person all the way.

And I thought I knew this person all the way.

And somehow it was-- they were still

so skillful at what they did.

And I think that's why, like, I'm always

wondering, like, what if that is, like,

something that could happen again, so...

- Yeah. So just to piggyback on that.

- Yeah. - I'm sorry.

- No, it's okay.

- I'm sorry that happened to that--to you.

- Yeah. - Um...

what you're gonna get from me is complete honesty.

When I say that I truly mean it.

Like, I'm fully invested in showing you who I am

and not hiding any part of me from you if you do choose me.

- Thank you.

To hear Xavier express that his fear was not having love

reciprocated back to him, and my fear is essentially

not being prioritized and not being chosen

which, I mean, they both basically go hand in hand.

I feel like we both have so much love

that we want to give.

And that makes me excited,

because that's what I want in a partner.

- I do want you to know that, like, I will literally

do anything for my partner.

A good example of that is just what I do with my work, right?

So, as you know, I'm getting a PhD.

And, you know, one of the experiences

that led me to study what I study is because my mother,

she actually suffers from multiple sclerosis.

And my dad, he is the primary caregiver.

Anything she needs, he's right there at the drop of a hat.

And so I want to do that same thing for my wife,

the mother of my children, everything like that.

And so I literally invested my whole life and career into...

- I don't know why that makes me tear up.

I'm sorry. - The chance of, like--

the chance of, like, helping her, right?

And so that is, like, really--

- Sorry.

- No.

- It's beautiful.

- It's actually fine.

- I want to say thank you.

Like, obviously, I'm moved to tears

because I can just tell

by the way you talk about your family,

but especially your mom, like, the love you have is--

it's incredibly special.

♪ ♪

I get emotional thinking about things like that,

because for him to still find a purpose in all of this,

it makes me look at him completely different.

I see a whole new level of just, like,

him being this incredibly compassionate person,

someone who loves extremely hard

and loves very well.

♪ ♪

[chuckles]

I really am so honored to have you open up tonight

about a lot of things, but especially

hearing about your mom, how that has propelled you

into your career, but also the love that your parents have

and allowing that to be something

that you want to be able to also give to your future wife.

And so, Xavier, will you accept this rose?

- Of course. - Perfect.

[romantic music]

♪ ♪

I'm so happy.

♪ ♪

I have a very confident feeling now

about Xavier, far more confident

than what I came into tonight with.

And I really feel like my whole outlook on him

has changed in the best way.

♪ ♪

And so having these conversations tonight

and asking these questions, finding so much more about

who he is, I am actually following my intuition

and it's saying all good signs are pointing to Xavier.

♪ ♪

I'm feeling really happy and a little giddy--

actually, not a little giddy, a lot of giddy.

♪ ♪

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- [laughs] - Ooh. Yes, indeed.

- Mm-hmm. - You all look good, y'all.

- Man, I'm already feeling it. - I'm feeling lean.

- With Brayden gone, a lot of people

are feeling pretty relieved.

This is honestly the most mature I've seen everyone.

[trimmer buzzing]

♪ ♪

This is the best we've all felt

going into a cocktail party.

♪ ♪

- Brayden brought with him doubt and uncertainty.

Where we're at right now, doubt and uncertainty

is not things you want to be feeling.

So without that in the room,

tonight's gonna definitely be more positive.

♪ ♪

- You know, it's hard not to compare yourself

to those other guys, because everyone has

a good relationship.

But I do feel like

I'm debatably on the chopping block.

I've been on such a great trajectory,

but to not get the date this week

feels like a little bit of a dip in our relationship.

So that's why it all rides on tonight.

- I feel pretty good about where we're all at, right?

And I feel really good that tonight,

we're going to finish it without any distractions,

and I feel really good that every person here

is gonna get time tonight.

- Hello. - Hello.

- Hi. - Wow.

- Hi. - You guys look so good.

Um, coming into this week in Washington,

I had a lot of questions,

but I also came in with an open heart.

And while every single moment did not go as planned,

you all have consistently showed up

in every single moment.

And so tonight,

I'm excited to have great conversations.

I want to have fun but also just continue

to strengthen our connections.

And so let's cheers to a fantastic evening together.

- Cheers to that.

all: Cheers.

- Cheers.

[glasses clinking]

- Honestly, it's been a chaotic week.

It's been emotionally taxing.

It's stressful because I've been

dealing and engaging with drama,

but it's also been an amazing week.

- Let's make sure we get that knot.

- It's like literally on the side, and you'll feel it.

- Okay. - It's insane.

Should I move my hair? - Oh, yeah.

Move your hair out the way. - Oh, God.

This is great. This is great!

- I told you we're gonna relax.

I know it's been kind of a stressful week.

I mean... - It has been.

- And I think you've done such a great job...

- Oh, thank you. - With everything.

Yeah, I just want to make sure I'm there for you.

- Oh, God. This is so good.

Aaron has continued to just elevate.

- Yeah, like I said, this is how I express love.

- Mm-hmm.

He has continued to show me that

he's someone who is trustworthy,

someone who will fight and will protect me.

And that's how I feel about everyone here.

The guys defending me this week really bonded us

in a very weird but unique way.

♪ ♪

[laughs] - Oh, my goodness.

- Isn't that the cutest thing ever?

That's me.

- That's you. That's for sure you.

- I'm so happy to be where I'm at.

And like, when I look back, it's like I know

that I'm making this little girl proud.

- It's funny. Like the longer

I look at this picture,

the more I start to put the two together.

And like, I just want to make this little girl--

this little girl deserves to be happy.

- Thank you.

Now looking at this group of men,

like, I don't have doubts about anybody here.

I really don't.

It's exciting every time we talk

and to get more time.

It never feels like it's enough, but--

- We'll get there. - Yeah.

[romantic music]

♪ ♪

- With the ones that don't have roses right now, like,

I am torn, but I'm going in hopeful

and with an open mind and an open heart.

So we're going on a little adventure.

- Oh! I love an adventure. - Right.

I've been told that Sasquatch,

I saw it over here.

- So we're just on the lookout for Bigfoot right now?

- We are. - Are you a camp--

- We're actually not really on a hunt for Sasquatch.

- We're not.

- We're just gonna kiss.

[laughs]

- This is actually the most ideal thing

I could possibly think of.

- [laughs] I know.

It's cold, but it's good. It's cold.

- It's cold. We can just warm each other up.

- We're here together. Exactly.

♪ ♪

Being here with Tanner tonight,

I'm feeling so grateful, so blessed.

This is what it's supposed to be--me smiling,

me feeling good, and I could not be happier.

[wolf howling]

[eerie music]

♪ ♪

- We started with 25 guys.

We're down to nine.

- There's a lot of things that have to go right

in this crazy journey that we're doing right now.

And whatever we did, we made the most of it,

so we should be pretty proud.

- You know, I just want to cheers to you all, honestly.

- Cheers, boys. - Cheers.

- Cheers. - I'm just--

- [gasps] - Yeah, it is.

[glasses clinking] - Let's get the drinks--

- Is that Brayden?

♪ ♪

Did you really just see him?

[dramatic music]

- Guys. Brayden.

- What the heck? - What's up?

♪ ♪

- Damn it!

♪ ♪

- What? - Why is he here?

♪ ♪

- That scumbag walks through the door

and doesn't even address the group of men

that are sitting there.

Just so disrespectful.

It just shows how much he only cares about himself.

- I'm certainly confused by what the heck this is--

like, what's going on.

This is ridiculous.

He should have said everything he needed to say

before Charity walked him out the door.

♪ ♪

- Oh, that's not the right room.

- There's no reason for him to come back

and talk to Charity for any reason, point blank.

I didn't even know he was still in the vicinity,

so to see him tonight was very surprising.

The fact that he walked right past us,

didn't say a word to us, it felt like a violation.

- He's gonna try to bring us all down.

♪ ♪

- This is the bad thing about wearing red lipstick.

- Yep. - I always have to--

- All the guys are gonna know. - [laughs]

It's okay. It's okay. - Oh, man.

- Oh, is there somebody-- [gasps]

Oh. [gasps]

- Why is he not gone yet?

- I don't know how to control my emotions right now.

This is--I've never been this upset in my life, truthfully.

- Middle of the cocktail party, all of a sudden

Brayden comes bombarding in

and goes right to talk to Charity.

The group's not just shocked.

They're extremely upset.

- I'm not gonna lie, I feel like a raging bull right now.

- I--I-- - I--no.

- I want to go drag him down, honestly.

- You're done. She walked you out.

You're not getting a rose.

- Literally does not care about the rose,

yet he's walking back in here in flip-flops

and a [bleep] scarf, by the way.

- This is cashmere.

- Um, hi.

- How are you?

- I'm good.

How are you?

This is a surprise.

- Yeah. I--

- My lip. [laughs] Sorry.

- No, you're totally good.

Um... - Okay.

- Uh, I just--

I didn't like how I left the other day.

- Mm-hmm.

- I was really emotionally charged,

and I really wanted to come back

and just let you know that I'm really sorry

about this whole thing.

♪ ♪

- John, you know what just happened?

You didn't get interrupted by Brayden, did you?

- Yeah. You guys know?

- Did you get interrupted by him?

- Oh, my God. - So...

- This is not cool. - Yeah.

I've lost so much time from him.

I'm on the chopping block.

This is the only time I have,

and he steals that moment from me.

How the hell is she gonna remember our conversation

when that happens?

- There's a lot of things I feel like

I haven't been able to tell you.

I wish I could have shared those things with you,

and I wish I could have opened up.

I just haven't been able to trust myself

at all through this process. - Mm-hmm.

Obviously, like, I respect your feelings.

I respect, like, this is all a lot for you,

but it's like, at the same time, it's like,

I was really disappointed that I had to walk in

on that conversation.

And I had to sit there and, like, question myself.

Like, what the hell am I doing as a woman?

I'm giving you these, like, opportunities

to, like, truly open up and meet me there,

but you're not, and like,

I don't know if you ever even, like...

saw yourself at the end of all of this with me.

♪ ♪

- I haven't gotten time yet.

Mike, have you gotten time? - No.

- Nope. Okay.

So another "Brayden Show" coming in here

and screwing us all over when it comes to time

on the most important night of our journey so far.

- It's nothing that you did, and that's kind of why

I wanted to come back today to make sure

that you knew is that there was nothing that you did

wrong in this whole process.

- No, I know it wasn't me. I'm sorry.

- No, you don't have to be sorry for--

- Like, I'm not-- I'm not doubting that.

- You don't have to be sorry for anything.

I just wanted to make sure that you knew

that, again, there was nothing

that you did in this process.

I was getting in over my head and I--

- Yeah, you were.

- And I just-- I wish you the best of luck

on this process. - Thank you.

Thank you so much.

- I can't put into words how angry I am at this person

right now to consistently disrespect all of us,

to disrespect Charity.

- I feel very protective of Charity's emotions,

and Brayden is trying to bring these toxic traits to Charity,

coming back and forth and like,

just like playing her like a puppet.

I don't like that disrespect.

That's something I don't stand for at all.

♪ ♪

Hey, bro.

No, you apologize to John, bro. You apologize to John, bro.

- Get out of my face, bro. Don't tell me what to do.

- You're not a man, dude. - I already apologized to John.

We're cool. - You're not a man.

- This is more than a TV show, Brayden.

- Yeah. - It is, bro.

I don't want to be here with y'all.

- Yo.

You are not a man, Brayden.

- Seriously, bro. Don't.

Don't. Don't get in my face.

- Then why are you here, man?

- Bro, not for you. - Seriously, why are you here?

- Not for you, bro. - You were already gone.

- Hey, bro.

You got a big [bleep], man, you good.

- This is crazy. - Why, bro?

- Yeah, you're showing it.

- Gnat.

- Let's go.

[tense music]

- John, I'm sorry. - Can I say one thing?

- Yeah, of course. - Can I say one thing?

I'm on the chopping block this week, bro.

I have no rose on my chest, and because of that,

I might go home, bro.

That's not how you treat a man.

- I promise you, man.

I did not come in there to cause any drama.

I didn't want to see these jackasses

who I'm not happy with. - [bleep] you, bro.

- Aaron, I'll [bleep] whup your ass, bro.

Get in my [bleep] face, dude.

- You won't touch me.

You will not [bleep] touch me.

- Hey, this is my conversation, guys.

- You are not a man, bro. - Bro, I'm not a man?

I'll [bleep] you up, bro. Meet me in PB, baby.

- The one thing I have to say is this is [bleep].

I don't want you to disrespect Charity,

like, oh, she was hurt. - I'm not talking to you.

- Get the [bleep] out. I'm done with this.

- I'm already in the [bleep] car.

My bags are packed, bro.

- You're already making this more about you.

- Dude, close the door, man.

He's done. [overlapping chatter]

- Y'all are the ones who came out.

He doesn't give a [bleep] about you.

He doesn't give a [bleep] about himself.

Close the door. Get out of here!

Punch the gas, man.

- This is [bleep].

I don't want you to disrespect Charity,

like, oh, she was hurt. - I'm not talking to you.

- Get the [bleep] out. I'm done with this.

- I'm already in the [bleep] car.

My bags are packed, bro.

- You're already making this more about you.

- Dude, close the door, man.

He's done. [overlapping chatter]

- Y'all are the ones who came out.

He doesn't give a [bleep] about you.

He doesn't give a [bleep] about himself.

Close the door. Get out of here!

Punch the gas, man.

[dramatic music]

So stupid.

♪ ♪

- Honestly, that was like--

that was not okay.

I gave--why?

[bleep] why?

- Where is he going? - I don't know.

He's not coming back. - He's going home.

That's where he belongs.

- All the guys were out there and, you know, he decided

to call us all jackasses.

So that was just a true testament

to who he is as a man.

He's just being toxic, but he's not gonna

live rent-free in my head.

At the moment, my emotions were high,

but right now it's about Charity.

I just hope that she's okay.

- [sighs]

Brayden's gone.

Good riddance.

And now I'm gonna hopefully get some time

tonight with Charity.

- Hey, if it's cool with all y'all, I want to finish

the rest of my conversation.

- Yeah, of course, do you.

[glass clinking]

- Jesse. - There he is.

- How we doing, gentlemen?

- Hey, Jesse.

- Hello, Jesse.

- Look, I know tonight's been eventful.

I know it's also been very emotional.

With that being said, unfortunately,

the night's coming to a close.

The cocktail party is over now.

So you all will be moving directly

on to the Rose Ceremony.

- Thank you.

- I've lost so much time from him.

I've never been so disrespected in my life.

There's no rose on the jacket.

I'm fighting for my life out here.

- She gotta eliminate people tonight,

and she didn't [bleep] talk to half of them.

- [sighs]

- The cocktail party gets cut short.

Resulted in some people there, including myself,

not getting a chance to speak to Charity

and to grow our connection

because of Brayden.

[dramatic music]

I'm a little bit nervous.

I haven't felt this strongly, this connected,

in such a short period of time.

The last time I felt that, I fell in love.

To not get a rose tonight, I would totally be crushed.

♪ ♪

- I'm anxious because I just want to be in Charity's life.

But I don't think that any one person

is 100% confident coming into this,

and the time that me and Charity have spent

has been very seldom.

- Game faces. Game face.

- Here she comes. - She's coming.

- I'm livid.

I'm so mad.

It's a very strong possibility

that I could go home tonight.

And it's heartbreaking.

♪ ♪

- Thank you guys. Um...

I have nine incredible men in front of me.

And although, yet again,

a night attempted to be derailed by Brayden,

you all are standing in front of me

because you have shown me that you are quality men.

And no matter the outcome of tonight, like,

I really do respect all of you all.

I really am just focusing

on where each connection is

and where I see myself at the end of all of this.

Thank you for--for just even being here, sacrificing,

and showing up time and time again.

[sniffles]

[clears throat]

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Aaron.

♪ ♪

Aaron, will you accept this rose?

- Always. - Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Of course.

♪ ♪

Oh, God.

♪ ♪

Tanner.

♪ ♪

Tanner, will you accept this rose?

- I absolutely will.

♪ ♪

Oh, God. Oh, my Jesus.

♪ ♪

- Gentlemen, Charity, it's the final rose tonight.

When you're ready. - Mm-hmm.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Sean.

♪ ♪

- [sighs]

- Sean, will you accept this rose?

- Of course.

[somber music]

♪ ♪

- [sighs]

- Congrats, man. - Thanks.

♪ ♪

- [sighs] Gentlemen, I'm sorry.

If you did not receive a rose,

please take a moment and say your goodbyes.

♪ ♪

- Love you, brother.

- Cheers. - Oh, gosh, Dotun.

Frickin' A.

Me and Charity's relationship,

it showed me how quickly

you can progress something wonderful,

how quickly you can fall in love.

Charity, you are absolutely amazing.

- I'm sorry. - It's okay.

Because, gosh dang it, do I have feelings for that girl.

You got a blessing right here.

- I do. Thank you.

- Thank you.

I know for a fact that one of those men

will be her husband,

and it's gonna be perfect.

- Thank you.

I'm sorry.

- It's okay. It's okay.

There's definitely a pain that Charity didn't

see enough in me to be able to continue

forward in the journey.

- Thank you so much. - Okay. Of course.

- I wish you the best. - Of course.

- I love you. - Love you, buddy.

- God, no.

- However, the gentlemen that remain,

they deserve to be there.

But not being her choice, you know,

it's unfortunate.

- Thank you for everything.

- Thank you so much.

- I appreciate you.

I definitely--definitely put my heart on the line.

And it's hard stuff.

Good luck. - Thank you. Thank you.

- Boys, I love you guys.

Charity is lucky, man.

Charity has a great group of guys left,

and I know she'll find her person.

And I knew that there's always a chance

that that person wasn't me,

but I did the best I could.

♪ ♪

That's all--that's all I can ask of myself.

all: To love!

- Still to come this season...

- This is what I've been waiting for my whole life.

These guys are completely opposite of anything

that I've encountered in my past,

and I am without a doubt falling in love.

[laughs]

- Never felt like fairy tales were meant for me,

but here I am.

- Yay!

- Honestly, I'm falling in love with you.

- Same here.

- Yes!

- You are someone who just brings out,

like, the absolute best in me.

- You know, with the way I feel about you,

like, I really feel like I'm falling in love with you.

- You're gonna make me, like, scream!

Everything that I prayed for is right in front of me.

I am madly in love,

but it's with more than one person.

They're all great.

How do you narrow it down?

My gut has been wrong in the past,

so I don't know if I can trust my instincts.

- Am I getting myself into a situation

where I bring you back home to my family,

and I'm gonna end up getting crushed?

- This is a really trying experience for me.

It's making me question, am I really ready for this?

- It scares me to commit to one person forever.

- How confident are you that you have the genuine Joey?

- I'm sorry.

I'm, like, so fearful of sending my person home.

I don't know if I'm making the right decision.

♪ ♪

Yes, I'm falling in love with all of them.

It's crazy. I get it.

- The reality is,

you're gonna have to come down to one person.

- Oh, this is ridiculous. Why is he here?

- Thought I saw ghost, but no,

he's physically here in the flesh.

Oh, my God. No way.

This is insane. What do I do?

He's saying he doesn't want to leave,

and he's not taking no for an answer.

- I know you want an engagement.

I don't know if I can do that.

- Are you kidding?

Like, we are a week away from you being on one knee

and you don't even know what you want.

With everything that happened this week,

how do you make a decision like this?

♪ ♪

Every single day, I've woken up

and I've regretted my choice.

I'm gonna have a panic attack.

This doesn't make sense.

It doesn't make sense.

You are not supposed to say goodbye

to somebody that you love.

[sobbing]

♪ ♪

[toilet flushing]

[mysterious music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- All right, guys.

Look, it's like 1,000 degrees in this suit.

Please tell me you got the shot.

I'm not doing any more of this.

No, no. We got it.

We're done.

Seriously.

- One more time.

- You're unbelievable!