The Bachelor (2002–…): Season 27, Episode 7 - Episode #27.7 - full transcript

- Tonight on "The Bachelor"...

- We are in Budapest!

- Zach is everything I needed
and more.

- He could be meeting
my family next week.

Like, there would be nothing
else that I could ask for.

- I do see a future with you.

I'm ready to take
that next step.

- I've got strong feelings
for all these women.

How have you been?

- I'm back, baby!

- I'm meeting families
in a few days.



This real
and it's real right now.

- Time is really of the essence,

and I don't want
to be robbed of it.

- I am constantly trying
to fight for myself.

- You wanted to leave.

- That doesn't mean
that I don't want this.

- There was something there,
and then I wasn't sure.

- We are in Budapest,
Hungary, baby.

Being here,
it is actually unreal.

This place is the epitome
of romance.

It's beautiful
everywhere you look.

I mean, the cobblestone,
the beautiful architecture.

It just feels very elegant,
very classy.

The air feels crisp.



I'm feeling good.

I think it's really
the perfect environment

to fall in love.

I've got strong feelings
for all these women,

but a rose this week
means something

more impactful
for a relationship,

and it's meeting the family.

It means that I am
more than confident

in what we share
going into Hometowns.

- Have a good day.

- I'll see you...
I'll see you around.

So this week,
I'm really looking forward

to spending time
with these women.

And frankly, I can't wait.

Oh, my gosh.

Wait.

- Wait.
- Oh, my gosh.

- Crazy.
- This is a freaking palace.

- Budapest is absolutely
stunning, jaw on the ground.

Wow.

- I feel really confident
in my connection with Zach.

Obviously, I would
absolutely love to have

another one-on-one with him.

Oh, my goodness.

- Wow.

- This is a huge week
because I really

want Zach to meet my family.

I feel like I talk
about them constantly.

And so getting the rose
would mean everything to me.

Is that a castle?

- Somebody pick my jaw
off the floor.

- I left Estonia on cloud nine,
and I'm just hoping

that, you know,
for me, personally,

I can maintain that momentum.

I really miss him.

I'm gonna feel even better

once Zach gets to join us.

- Jesse.
- What's going on, man?

How are you?
- What's up, man?

Good to see you.
- Doing good?

- Doing great.

- Dude, you picked a great spot.

- What can I say?

- Welcome to Budapest, man.

How are you doing?

- I am doing pretty great.
- Yeah?

- I mean, look at how beautiful
this place is.

I just would not
have expected this.

- It is... it's so charming.
- Yeah.

- All right, man, I gotta talk
to you about the women.

I got some news about Greer.
- Okay.

- She's been quarantining
back in Tallinn.

- Okay.

- And she's on her way
to Budapest now.

- Okay. Awesome.
It's been a while.

I haven't seen her in a while.
- I know.

- I'm really excited
to see her again,

but when there is time that
has continued to be taken away,

it... it is jeopardizing
what Greer and I have.

- Yeah. Right.

- I have so many
strong connections,

and they're getting better
and better every week.

- Whoo!

Ladies, we're here.

- We're here.

- I wake up every morning
just with a smile on my face

because I feel it working.
- Awesome.

- It's so beautiful.
- Oh, wow.

- Look at the ceiling.
- Oh, my goodness.

- Last week, you had
a really fun date with Ariel.

- She has this confidence
about her.

And quite frankly, that date,

I was not expecting it
to be that strong.

- Wow.
- Yeah.

- Shut up.

- Oh, my gosh.

- Honey, I'm home.

- Whoa!

- Gabi.

- She's funny, but she's quirky,

and I'm searching for
something to maybe make me

feel a little nervous about,
and I'm not finding any.

- Wow.
- Gabi!

- With Kaity,
since the beginning,

I have always felt
this attraction

and easy conversation.

And it's just gotten stronger
and stronger and stronger.

Budapest! Budapest!
Budapest!

- With Charity,
she is someone that

makes me feel
really comfortable,

and I can just be myself.

I'm really lucky
to have her here.

- Look at the windows.

- Kat and I, last week,
felt a little off between us,

but when we're together,

it just feels like
there's that pull

and that romantic,
passionate spark.

- With, Brooklyn, like,

she is so fun to be around.

She's a firecracker.

I mean, she's a real cowgirl.

Yeah, it's pretty great
with her.

- It's gonna be a good week.
- It's gonna be a great week.

- It's gonna be a great week.
- Yeah.

- Well, today's date is massive.

You're getting your second
one-on-one date

with this very special woman.

- She is incredible,

and I can't wait

to explore this beautiful town
together.

- Oh...

- This week's insane.

This is the most important
week we've had thus far

for our relationships.

- Mm-hmm.

- Last week, I was in my head,

so I am excited to start fresh
with a new week.

If we got a second one-on-one,

I think we would both get
to, like, that next gear

that we need
of comfort and excitement

before he possibly comes home
to meet my family.

- "Kaity,

"let's fall in love in Budapest.

Zach."

- Aww.
- Oh, that is so cute.

Oh, I'm so excited.

Oh.

- Damn it.

I wanted that one-on-one.

Just seeing "fall in love,"
like,

does he mean he's falling
in love with Kaity?

It's just kind of unsettling.

- Thank you.
Have fun today.

- Bye.
- Bye.

- You have fun.

- I'm really disappointed.

I feel, like, not chosen.

But I see so much potential
in us.

I just think we need, like, time

to be Zach and Kat again,
in a way.

If I don't get
that second one-on-one,

it'll just be painful.

- I'm super excited to be
on this one-on-one with Zach.

Every time I see him,

every time I talk to him,

like, my feelings for him
just amplify.

- Hello. Oh!

- How are you?
- Hello.

- I can't wait for my family
to meet him,

and I'm hopeful that he will.

- You look amazing.
- You look stunning.

Are you kidding me?
- Thank you.

Ow!

What is that?
Nice belly slap.

You ready to go
check out our date?

I have some really exciting
stuff planned.

- I am. Okay.

I feel really good
about my connection with Zach,

but nothing is guaranteed.

So I don't know
what's gonna happen.

I can only be positive
and just show him who I am.

- You know what this is?

- What is this?

- We are taking a...

- Gondola!

- Close. Funicular.

- What's that?
- You'll find out.

- I am so excited and confident

with my relationship with Kaity,

and I just can't wait
to spend this time with her.

Because now it's to the point
where it's

looking at our relationship
and thinking,

can this person be my wife?

- All right. Shoot us up.

- This is actually so pretty.

- This is unreal.

I've got a few surprises for us.

I think she's really
gonna love it.

This place is pretty romantic.

It's beautiful
everywhere you look.

I think it's really
the perfect environment

to maybe fall in love.

- Oh, wow.

This is so pretty.

Look at that.

- Look at how beautiful this is.

Like, we're here.

We're doing this date right now.

Like, we're far along.

And like, some of the
simplest things we don't

fully know about each other...
- I know.

- Which is... I want you to know
that's okay.

It's part of it, I think.
- Yeah.

- But if you ever want
to just throw out a thing like,

like I want to know
what's your favorite color.

Like, that is important.
- Purple.

- Purple. Okay, good.

- But yeah, no,
I'll just tell you

random things about me then.
- Yeah, I'll do that too.

- Okay, good.

- I learned
I'm, like, 80% British.

So I was like,
oh, this is so cool.

You want to know what
my original last name was?

- Tell me.
- Shacklecross.

- Shacklecross.

- And there's a town
that still exists there

called Shacklecross,
like, where we came from.

- Yeah.
- I don't know,

just a little boring blurb
about me.

- No, I love that.
I love all the...

I don't think that's boring.

Just getting to know you
in general

is, like, really nice,

getting to know
everything about you.

- The fact that I still get
butterflies with her,

and it's not, like, perfect.

It just feels like it's real.

- These are famous
Hungarian spices.

- Oh, my God, spice.

- That's our favorite drinks.

Yeah, it's actually boost
your appetite for everything.

- Oh.

- He winked at me.

You weren't supposed
to see that.

The fact that I'm, like,
very much attracted

and, like, it feels like

a magnet is pulling us together.

This is the best chaser.

- I love that.

- How long have you been
going out with each other?

- A couple weeks.
- Couple weeks.

- Seven weeks.

- Did you ever think
about getting married?

- Yes. Getting married...

- His hands are getting sweaty.

I'm just kidding.

- The way she just, like,
interacts with people

around her and the way
she just carries herself,

it's just very kind.

That is important.

That's what I'm looking for
is compassion

and treating other people
with respect and kindness.

And I saw that today.

That's pretty special.

Oh, this is the typewriter.
- Oh!

- "This is where lovers come
to share their hearts

and to find the keys that
unlock love's fiery sparks."

Ooh.

- Ooh.

- I think we're writing
a little poem.

- Okay.

- I can go first.

- He's just, like,
the perfect man.

Like, there seems to be
nothing wrong with him.

Zach, these are a lot of words.

- It's really not.

- Those look like
run-on sentences, Zach.

He checks off all the boxes.

He's goofy, he's silly,

but he also has that serious,
vulnerable side.

And he's able to open up.

And he wears his heart on his
sleeve, and that's amazing.

Not a lot of men
that have been in my life

have been able to do that
or been like him,

so it's refreshing.

It feels good.

I won't look. I won't look.

- "Dear Kaity,
ever since the day I met you,

"I knew there would be
something special.

"And the way you've made me
feel and the way we lock eyes

makes me feel happy
for the future."

- Oh, I love that.

He makes me feel like most
special girl in the world,

and he does.

Like, every moment
I spend with him

feels like I'm on cloud nine.

It feels like
what I'm feeling is right.

Like, he's feeling exactly
what I'm feeling too.

"Ever since I met you,
you've made me feel

"like the luckiest girl
in the world.

"Every moment I spend with you
means so much to me,

"and I can't wait for all
the adventures to come.

Love, Kaity."

- I love it.

- I feel good about him.

I feel so good about him,
but I think it's scary

for me to say that I'm falling
in love with somebody.

Because it's, like,
I've already been,

like, rejected so many times.

Like, I can't handle
any more rejection.

This is going to be tough
to say goodbye to you

at the end of this.

- Well, don't even talk
about that.

- I'm just scared of getting
my heart broken.

I think I'm protecting myself.

But if I don't open up,

I run the risk of losing him.

- How is everyone feeling?

- I'm a bit anxious.

- About?
- About date card,

about who's on a group date,
who's on a one-on-one.

- Yeah.
- Anxious about what's to come

as far as Hometowns,

probably a little anxious
about...

where does Greer fit
into the equation?

- Mm. Mm-hmm.

- At this point,
it would be hard

to have Greer come back
and have a rose

if she has not been here
this week.

That feels very unfair.

- I really just want to focus
on my relationship with him

and, more importantly, like,
the fact that he could be

meeting my family next week.

Like, that is where my energy
and my attention

needs to go towards,
nothing else.

- Oh, shoot.

That's possibly a date card.

Let's see, shall we?

- The one-on-one date with him,

to have that final one,

it would allow us to have
that time together.

It would allow that opportunity

for our relationship
to progress and grow.

It would be everything.

- Ariel.

Charity.

Gabi.

Kat.

- Brooklyn!

Yay.

- Thank you.

- "Love is the only thing
on my mind.

Zach."

- I got the last one-on-one
before Hometowns.

I'm really, really excited.

Zach does have
all the qualities of someone

that I could see myself
falling in love with.

And I think the opportunity to
have that uninterrupted time

this week takes us way closer.

Wow. I'm excited,

but I am nervous, very nervous.

I know it's emotional
for all of us.

- I really wanted
that extra time,

but I think you're gonna have
so much fun

'cause this is
a really cool city.

- Thank you.

- It's gonna be so fun.

- Thanks.

- It just doesn't make sense.

Why didn't he choose me?

I don't want to, like,
shut down or, like, close off,

but because of everything
that's happened,

it's, like, making me feel like
I want to, to protect myself.

And I know that's not something
I should be doing,

but when I feel like
someone's, like,

not on the same page as you...

Like, doesn't he miss me
as much as I miss him?

You know?

- Wow.

That was, like, such a cool day.

- It was an incredible day.

- It just, like, felt so normal.

Today was just really good.

I adore him,
everything about him.

He is everything I need
in a man and more.

- Okay. We're crossing.

- But having such strong
feelings towards Zach

is scary.

What is this building?

- It is the oldest bathhouse
in all of Hungary.

Wow.

- Wow.

I could get there with him.

I could fall in love
with Zach, for sure,

but I'm being very
cautious with my heart

because of what all the men
in my life have done.

And I have gone through
a lot, emotionally.

I want him to know everything
about me, obviously,

but it's just,
it's really tough.

- After you.

- Thank you.

- If I do get that rose,
he is going

to meet my family next week.

There's a lot of weight
on this dinner,

so I'm definitely feeling it.

- Today was unreal.

- It was so good.

- I would like to make
a toast to you

for making me feel so special

and safe

and flabbergasted.

- And... to flabbergasted.

All right.

Hit me with it, Zach.

What do you want to ask me?

- Hold...
- It's okay.

Honestly, like,

I want you to be able
to ask me anything.

- Right now,
with what I feel with you,

Kaity, is there's something
here with us.

- Yeah.

What do you want?

- What do I want?

Well, one thing I want
is a family.

That's huge to me.

- Yeah.

- Like, stability,
which is huge,

because I've never felt that
before from a man.

Just a man that's gonna be
there for me truly

'cause I... I haven't had that.

But when I'm with you,
like, I can see that safety,

that security, that stability.

Like, I think you'd
make a great father,

and I think you'd
make a great husband.

And you're just... you're an
amazing guy, inside and out.

And I'll tell you that
every day.

But I want this
more than anything.

- That means so much.

- So, like, if, like,

you were to potentially, like,

meet my family,

you wouldn't meet my dad,

but you'd get to meet my mom,
and she's amazing.

But my dad basically, he left,
like, at a very young age.

He moved to Florida,
and I didn't really

get to meet him fully
until I was about 16,

when his mother, my grandma,
passed away.

- Mm-hmm.

And I think at that point,

he tried to come back
into my brother and I's life,

but I mean, he missed out
on so many milestones

that it was, like...
It was difficult.

It was like, I didn't...
I didn't know him.

- Mm-hmm.
- So it was tough.

And then growing up,

my mom was in a relationship
with another man.

And he ended up becoming,
like, my father figure.

He was the one who took me
to, like, basketball practice

and, you know, picked me up
from school and whatnot.

And then when I was in
grade eight, he... he left.

Um...

so, like, that was really tough
to wrap my head around

at, like, a young age.
- Mm-hmm.

- You know,
at the end of the day,

like, I lost two father figures
in my life.

So it was tough,
and it still is tough.

Like...
- Yeah.

- I wish I had that, and...
- Wow.

I mean... I mean, that's...

I mean, not easy,

and I... I can't fathom that.

But you know, I just...

Look at me.

Look at me. I...

- I don't know why I'm crying.

- Kaity, it's okay.

Kaity, it's okay.

And only share what you want.

Just know I care about you,
okay?

- Yeah. Just...

- It's hard, I know.

I can tell.

I only want to know what's
comfortable for you to share.

- Mm-hmm.
- I get it.

It's weird and hard,
but I got you.

- Okay.
- Look at me.

I got you.

With Kaity, recognizing

how hard it is
for her to share that

just shows real strength.

And that's pretty damn special.

- Kaity, with you,
this rose really means

that I can't wait
to see more of you

and the people
that helped create you.

And it sounds like
I might be meeting them soon.

So, Kaity, will you accept
this rose?

- Absolutely.

I feel so happy.

I'm so grateful.

I'm literally on cloud 9,
cloud 11, cloud 12.

Is that a thing?

I'm on that.

- After you.

- Thank you.

I am literally elated
at the fact

that Zach is gonna meet
my family.

They are literally
going to love him,

adore him, everything.

And I know
he's gonna like them too.

With Zach,
I feel like, you know,

I can take my healed self
and I can grow with him.

I can learn with him.

And that's what
I want in a partner.

He just makes me feel so good.

He's just there for me,
and I need that.

I want that
for the rest of my life.

I'm falling in love with him.

And I just need
a little bit more time

to be able to say that.

- I feel amazing right now.

I quarantined for six days,

and the fact that I tested
negative for COVID,

I was like, praise God.

I... I felt so blessed,

and I'm excited,

and I can't wait
to get to Budapest,

knowing I do get to continue
our story,

and I do get to tell him
all the things

I've been wanting to tell him.

It makes me feel
extremely optimistic.

And I just know that
it's all gonna be worth it,

no matter what.

Look at this street.

- Obviously, last night was
a little emotional for me.

There was that second
one-on-one that was given out,

and I thought
it would have been mine,

just because Zach and I
haven't had time together

since the Bahamas.

So I'm just hoping that
we're getting back on track

before bringing him home
to my family.

What do you think we're doing?

- I have no idea,
but I'm excited.

- I'm ready to find out.
- Me too.

- Today feels like nerves,
jitters,

because if I get
the group date rose in week 7,

right before Hometowns
from Zach,

it would be the best rose
I've gotten so far.

Like, I want Zach to be able
to meet my family.

So this will kind of
be the ultimate test

on whether that can happen.

- Hello.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- We walk into a theater.

It's dark and very scary.

I'm like, what's going on?

What are... what is this?

What are we about to be doing?

- Hi, ladies.

Welcome to Budapest.

This is basically
the birthplace of magic.

And, you know, I don't think
you need magic to find love,

but I think you need magic

to find some answers
and clarity.

- Everyone,
hold your hands like this.

So are right handed
or left handed?

- Right.

- Take down your right hand.

- We don't know
what we're doing,

and it's crazy,
but like, I'm so intrigued.

I was like,
let's put this to work.

- Everyone
close their hands now.

Yeah, so I'm going to draw...

I'm not gonna show everyone
so only you can see it for now.

- I have no idea
what's going on,

but we might be getting
back into witchcraft.

- Can you please tell everyone
what I've drawn on your hand?

- You've drawn a heart.

- So I'm gonna take
the heart from...

From your hand.

Blow on that.

- If the connection is real,
the heart should appear.

Check your hands.

I got it.

Aw.

That was fricking weird.

What the heck?

What?
- What?

- What in the world?

That was... I don't... mm.

I don't know how this got
on my hand,

but it did.

That actually blew my mind.

I was like,
holy shiitake mushrooms.

- Hello, ladies.

I'm Labib Malik.

I'm a magician and mentalist.

Now, as our minds
are open and we have

witnessed
the power of mentalism,

I'm going to read your minds.

So I'm gonna ask some questions.

There is no wrong answer,
but even if you think

you're able to lie to me,
I can assure you

I will see through you.

Let's get into it.
- Okay.

- Perfect.

- Please join me up here.

- Okay.

- Today is about fun,

but more importantly,

it's about learning more
about the women.

So this is gonna be a great date

and hopefully really insightful
for us all.

- So I want you
to, in your head now,

see that is a huge desert
you are starting on, okay?

On the desert,
I want you to place a cube.

- Picture a desert with a cube.

- What is your cube made of?

- It's glass.
- It's glass.

That's very interesting.

- And somehow, this gives
Labib information about me.

I'm like, what the front door?

- So the cube represents
you as a person,

you as a personality.

The cube was a glass.

People can see through you.

Perfect.

- But here's the thing.

They get confused around you.

- Oh.

- Just one second.

I'll just go grab my board.

So in one word,

what are you looking for
in a relationship with Zach?

One word.

Just one second,
just think of that first.

But here's the thing.

- Okay.

- Be honest because
I'll see through you.

- I'm thinking of two words,
so I'm just

trying to narrow to one.
- Yeah, that's why...

So you have to choose the one.
- Okay.

- Think of the first one.

- I got it.

- Please tell everyone.

- It was "safety."

- Safety?

- Mm-hmm.

- And the second one was?

- "Comfort."

- Zach, can you just
read this off to me?

- Yeah.

- What was it?

- Safety and comfort.

That's weird.

Excuse my language.

I'm sorry.

I apologize for the profanity,

but what in the world?

- That's the power of mentalism.

You can't hide anything from me.

Thank you so much.

- That's it.

Okay, bye.

That was strange.

- Okay, Ariel. It's your turn.

- I'm feeling nervous,
but I'm honestly feeling

really excited about Zach.

So I hope he can read my mind
because it's only good things.

- So are you ready?

- I'm ready.

- You are like
a kind of mystery.

Because you have put up
so much layers,

people don't get to know
true you.

You are trying to protect
your heart at any cost.

That make sense?

- Yeah, it does.

- There's a reason
people put the layers on.

Think of that reason
in one word.

Please tell everyone.

- Heartbreak.

- Are you gonna be open
with Zach?

- Yeah, 100%.

I feel like I've always been
since I got here,

which is really hard for me,
to be honest.

- Thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing.

This was beautiful.

- The mentalist was spot on.

Heartbreak is the number one
thing that has prevented me

from letting
new relationships evolve,

but I wouldn't be able
to get to Hometowns

if I kept letting
heartbreak block me.

Um...

Do you think you are truly
the best match for Zach?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, okay.

Let's try something
from your past, I think.

- Mm-hmm.

- What was the one reason why

your previous relationship
didn't work?

- Say the word?

- Wait.

- Okay.

Say it?

- Yeah.
- Infidelity.

- Is it hard to trust again?

- It's just scary.

Like, learning
to trust my instincts

and trust my gut
has been really hard.

Because in my previous
relationship, like,

I just didn't go with
what I felt at the time.

- That's why
you can't see someone

properly in your future
relationship as well?

- It's, like, sometimes hard
for me to, like, trust myself.

- Yeah.

- Oh, God.

That was too much.

Like, to sit there and say
that I'm not healed,

like, I don't think anyone ever
fully gets to that 100% again.

And, like, that doesn't mean
that I don't want this.

Zach literally probably
sat there and took that

as, like, oh, God, this girl is

literally not ready for this.

Like, bye.

Like, that is scary.

- Kat, so are you ready
to let Zach meet your family?

- Mm-hmm.

I think so.

- Have you ever thought
about walking away from this?

- Mm-hmm.

- Yeah?

Why are you so emotional?

- I've been emotional
these last, like, few days.

- And just one question more.

Do you think you are
the right person for Zach?

- I do.

I think it's why
I'm, like, so emotional.

This process can get
really hard,

and it makes you want
to give up, but you just,

like, know somewhere,

something's telling you not to.

- I can understand that.

Thank you.

You can take your seat back.
- Damn. Okay.

This is too much emotions.

Like, I had the thought
about leaving,

and that's, like,
not easy to talk about here

because it's immediately
a taboo.

People think you're not here
for the right reasons,

but this hard.

I just don't want it
to be interpreted

as, like, I want to leave him.

It's just, like... because
he's probably just like,

well, what?

- Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for being open
for Zach.

- I did not expect this today.

This feels like the most intense

group date we've ever had.

- Zach, you are truly ready
for this type of relationship.

I'm sure you'll find
your future wife.

- The state, it triggered me.

All of a sudden, like, all
these weird anxieties set in.

What if he doesn't want you?

That creeps into your head.

I'm wondering
if he's feeling like

he's having doubts about me.

- So Zach will meet you at
the after-party later tonight.

Thank you so much.

- Bye, ladies.

- Thanks. Bye.
- See you later.

- Bye.

- I just feel beat down
right now.

Insecurities are coming
to the surface.

Pain is coming to the surface.

Damn it.

I feel like
I'm having to defend myself

for just being real.

Like, come on.

The things I say,

I just don't want them
to be misinterpreted.

I want to bring him home
to my family.

- I'm not okay right now.

Like, this real,

and it's real right now

because it's week 7.

Four weeks out, like, someone is

going to be engaged to Zach.

I feel like me as a person now

is in question
based off of the mentalist.

And so, like, I'm really
frustrated with everything

that transpired today.

I want Zach to feel
comfortable to meet my family.

And like, after today,
I don't know if he does.

I don't know.

- I have a lot
of anxiety about, like,

how everything
went down on this date.

I'm still making sense of, like,

what is gonna be
discussed tonight

and how today has, like,
brought that

to the surface, but...

- Oh, my goodness.

- We're going into Hometowns
next week.

And it would obviously mean
the world to me

to receive a rose tonight.

And now I'm getting
in my head about it,

and I'm worried that after
today, there isn't a chance.

I mean, I know that I want
to take this man home, I do.

- Today was a lot.
- It was a lot.

- It was a lot.

- It's been an emotional day
in general.

- Mm-hmm.
- And then seeing that rose

in front of me,
like, that is really scary.

- Yeah.
- It's a big deal.

If he chooses to give me that
rose, especially following

this date,
it'll show that he accepts

the parts that I've shared
so far and wants to know more.

I've been very emotional lately,

and, like, I'm still working
through that, even right now.

- Mm.

- I left that date really
fixated on certain comments.

And I am not sure how
they were interpreted.

- Mm-hmm.
- So I hit a roadblock.

I have a lot of things that
I still am working through,

but like, that doesn't mean
that I'm not fully in

and invested in this process.

I'm here for marriage.

I'm here to find my partner,
my husband,

but like,
I'm actually terrified.

And I haven't, like, said that,
and I don't know, like,

if that is what
was, like, picked up on

in this freaking group date,

which is why I hated
the whole thing.

- Hi, ladies.
- Hi.

- Well, hello.

What a day.
- Mm-hmm.

- Mm-hmm.

- I appreciate
everyone leaning in

and sharing and being vulnerable

because that was
a unique experience.

But at this point, I'm meeting
families in a few days.

And what that rose means
is that I am confident

to meet your family.

So that is the purpose
of going into tonight.

And I just hope
you'd fully open up

and share with me
how you're feeling.

On that note, cheers.

Cheers.
- Cheers.

- There's a lot of emotion
tonight.

There's a lot of pressure
tonight.

There's a lot of mixed feelings
before Hometowns.

And I get it,
and I'm feeling it too.

- Ariel, would you join me?

- I'd love to, yeah.

Being open has been my biggest
barrier to overcome here,

but Zach,
he's making it very easy

to do the most difficult things
and the things that

are the most outside
of my personality.

He makes me feel
like I can do this.

I haven't felt this way
in a while, to be honest.

The mentalist was the worst.

- Yeah.
- All I said today

during the magician thing
was, "."

- I just already feel bad.

Like, if my mom watches
the amount of times I cuss,

she'd be like, "Oh, Zach!"

- My mom calls me a sailor
if I swear.

- Okay.
- And my dad is like...

"Ariel, you can't do the show.

I know what they do there."

He's like, "Orgies."

And I was like...
- What?

- I don't think you've been
watching "The Bachelor."

I think that's, like,
"Game of Thrones."

- Different show.
- He's like...

"You will walk into a room,

and they will force you
to get naked."

- I'm learning so much.

- This is just the tip
of the iceberg.

- I do want to know
about the families.

- My family is so important
to me.

They're such a window
into my life.

And I come from
a community that is

so loving, so fun, so funny.

It's not just my parents
and my brother and his wife,

it's the entire Ukrainian
Jewish immigration

in New York.
- Okay.

- So I have so much love
in my life for my family,

for my friends,
things like that,

but I miss having
a love outside of that,

a love with a partner,
more than anything.

And that's the thing
I want most in the world.

- Yeah.
- But I think

I've spent so many years
not being able to say that.

Even today, just being able
to look at you in that setting,

I felt like I could get
through it and I could do it

and I could.

If I need to cry, I could.

If I needed to share
certain things about myself,

I could because
you gave me that support.

So...
- I've noticed that.

Like, you are opening up,
like, so much more.

- Ask me anything, and I'll
stupidly answer, honestly.

I'll stupidly... I love that.

- Talking with Ariel
tonight is just making me

feel so much better.

She never fails to crack me up

and makes me feel happy
and confident.

Our relationship has
just gotten so strong

and, like, blown me away.

And I can see something really,
really special with her.

- Hi.
- Hello, hello.

And the evening's
off to a great start.

- How are you doing?

- I'm doing okay.

- Okay?

- Yeah, that was
a heavy group date for me.

- Yeah.
- A little bit, yeah.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Like, I was so,
like, emotional.

- Mm-hmm.
- Sometimes, like,

yeah, I am, like, confused on,

like, my ability
to trust myself and, like,

the decisions that I make.

Um...

- Mm.
- Mm-hmm.

Give me a second.

Sorry.
- Yeah.

- Um...

I think just because,
like, I stayed in, like,

a relationship that
did not serve me at all

and I made decisions
that led to me staying longer

than I should have,
I haven't really, like,

forgiven myself for it.

- Yeah.
- Um...

but I don't want you to feel
like I am not ready.

Because I 100% am.

I think I just want
to acknowledge that my fear

is literally nothing with you.

It's more so the process,
and I think that's...

- Which part of the process?

- Just, like,
the uncertainty of, like,

am I basically just gonna get
my heart broken?

And I know that that's just
kind of what I did sign up for,

but being here
and being here with you,

it's a risk that I'm honestly
willing to take.

Like, and I mean that,
like, wholeheartedly.

These moments where
you have constantly

validated me
and made me feel seen,

made me feel chosen,
it's what I need.

It's what I want.

I have no doubt with you,
none at all.

So yeah.

- I mean, that's huge.

Like, I think sharing that
and being as honest as you can,

that's what I need.

You know, I feel like with you,
this is not just a spark.

It's like, oh, no, there's
a possible forever future here.

And that is what
I'm looking for.

- Mm-hmm. Same for me.

- My conversation with Charity
went incredibly well.

Our relationship,
since the very beginning,

has been built on
openness and honesty.

Charity is here for me
and here ready to find love.

I'm really confident
about what we have.

- How are you feeling?
- I'm feeling okay.

- Better?
- Better.

- How is everyone doing?

- I don't know.

I have weird spells of emotion.

- Me too.

- I think the hardest part
for me is, like, hearing,

like, you leave people confused.

- I feel like
that's been bothering you.

- It is bothering me
because I am constantly

confused in my own head.

And I'm very ADHD.

And, like, there's only so much
I can do

besides seeing a psychiatrist
and a therapist.

And, like, I don't know.
- Yeah.

- It's okay. It's okay.

- Yeah.

- It's normal.
- It's... yeah.

- And it's okay to normalize it.

- I don't want to cry.
- It's okay.

- This is, like,
a pretty serious week.

And I know I need to express
to Zach what I'm feeling

and, like, put it
all into words.

But if I can't get
out of my own head,

then it's not gonna be good.

- Having a mind reader say

people are confused by you,

that's bothering me.
- Mm.

- I didn't feel emotional
in the moment,

but, like, it awoke a fear
that I didn't know existed

in my relationship with Zach
until someone said,

like, you confuse people.

I'm like, oh.

Like, have I confused Zach?

Is he not gonna want
to understand me?

It's hard because
now I'm in my head,

and now my head is
all over the place,

even more than it already is.

And so I'm even more confused.

I'm feeling very in my head
and a little bit insecure,

just like, are my flaws
gonna be too much?

Is my perfectionism going
to be too much for someone?

Is my ADHD, is my brain

being all over
the frickin' place

all the time gonna be
too much for someone?

He's somebody that I want
to be with for my life.

And so if this is, like,
too much for Zach

and he does not want
to move forward

with this relationship,
I will be crushed.

I like this side.
Well, actually...

- You like this side?
- This side is actually

the one with all of my makeup.
- Let's see.

- I'm sorry.
- What do you mean?

- I was crying a little bit,
but I'm better now.

- Why were you crying?

- I don't know.

I've just been thinking
about it all day.

And like, my brain moves,
like... has, like,

a million different things
going on in it all the time.

And it's so hard for me
to process everything.

I've always struggled with it.

And so, like, I'm super ADHD.

And so I've always worked on,
like, controlling that,

and it's been a big part
of my life.

- Yeah.
- And I do really like you.

So, it's like,
do you want to understand me

and, like, all the weirdness
that goes on in my brain

and, like, do you want to, like,

have to deal with all
the confusion about things?

Like, that's a lot.
- Yeah.

- I don't know how to... see,
this is where the brain...

- It's okay. I'm here.
I'm following you.

- So I just, like...
Made me emotional.

- Yeah.

But I think, like, with what
I saw with you, that's you.

That's real life.

And you bring this personality

that is really fun
to be around, and...

- Thank you. That means a lot.
- Of course.

- That makes me feel
a lot better.

Because I do really want you
to meet my family

because I talk about them
all the time.

I'm like, I want him
to actually see them.

- Yeah.
- And then, like,

my mom and sister were like,

"Gabi, we really think
that you could, like,

be a good match with him."

And I was like, I love that
you guys are so into this.

So I have no doubt
in my mind that

they're gonna love you.

- I didn't know what to think
going into our conversation

today because
I always overthink everything.

But Zach has been nothing
but understanding.

He gives me
the reassurance I need,

and he shows me
the support I need.

And he always says
the right thing.

- You give great hugs.

Oh, my God.

- I think he could be
a really good partner to me.

We get each other.

- Following such
an intense date,

I just don't want him to think
anything I said

ever came from a place of doubt
with him and I.

And hopefully,
he just, like, knows that.

- I don't think the group date
was lighthearted.

I think it was very pointed,
and I think it made all of us

feel different things.

- We're at this point
right now where

we are not making sense
of our emotions

because there are just
so many happening.

And it makes everything else
more difficult.

This is hard.

A lot of emotions have

been brought to the surface.

Over the last week or so,
I started to close off.

- Kat, can we go talk?

- Mm-hmm.

- But up until this point,

I haven't, like, told him
about that.

I need to just be honest

about where my emotions are at
right now.

- Right here.

- But it's scary to think that
he might not receive it well.

- Right out the gate,
how are you feeling

about today's date?

- I'm just happy
I was able to, like,

be fully open about
what's been going on inside.

- Yeah, yeah.

But it actually added
more confusion too.

- Yeah.

- Like, you felt you wanted
to leave and then it was the...

I mean, the part
of, like, the day to day

where you're like,
you know, like,

do you want Zach
to meet your family?

"I think so."
Like, I don't know.

It's like,
that uncertainty feeling.

Like, that does make me nervous.

- These days have been so hard.

- Yeah.

- Like, I just couldn't do it.
It was just too much.

Oh, my God..
I don't want to cry.

- No, it's okay.

- I obviously wanted to have
that time with you this week,

like, a date,
'cause we've gone so long

without seeing each other.

And you know, outside of here,
and normally, I just, like,

escape when things get hard.

I just, like, want to leave
and give up

because it's easier.

But...

I... I know how good
I feel about you and I.

And I would never just
walk away from that,

but I was being honest
in the fact that, like, yeah,

when hard, like,
sometimes you want to just say,

no, I don't want to do it
anymore.

- Yeah.

- But I decided to go
through the storm.

Because you can maybe
understand, like,

why my layers are what they are.

- What I want is
that forever love.

I don't take
an engagement lightly.

- Me neither.

- Like, it's forever.

And if you aren't ready
for that, like,

you need to let me know.

- I, too, want
that forever feeling.

And it's because I feel
those feelings of seeing you

as my fiancé
at the end of this that I know

that no matter what gets thrown
in my face in the process,

like, it's because I see
that as our future so well.

- I'm... I'm feeling better.

- I hope so.

- I'm feeling better,
absolutely.

- Okay.

- I feel so much better.

- All right.

- Okay.
- Should we go?

- I was very open
and honest about

where genuine emotions
are coming from.

And he did receive
what I was saying,

like, really well.

- Thank you for sharing.
- You're welcome.

- This is hard. I know.

- I really want
that rose tonight.

That would say, like,
"I see a future with you,

"and I want to share that
with your family,

"and I see that

because of what you've shown me
thus far."

- I had a lot of incredible
conversations tonight,

but this rose means I'm sure,
I'm excited,

and more than confident
to meet your family.

So with that being said,

Gabi...

- Gabi, will you accept
this rose?

- Yes.

Yay.

I'm so excited.

Zach is coming to Vermont
to meet my family,

and I am pumped.

- Thank you so much
for an incredible night,

and I will see you all
very soon.

- I'm so happy for you.

- Thank you.
- I am happy for you, Gabi.

- Thank you.
- This is exciting.

- Um...

I'm obviously happy for you.

I'm just sad.

- Mm-hmm.

- It's hard
when you're vulnerable

and you, like, share so many
parts of yourself.

And I know he recognized that,
but, like,

it still makes you not feel,
like, wanted.

And that sucks.

Sucks, man.

- It's okay, dude.

Dude, like, it's literally okay.

- This sucks.

I want us to get
to a place that I, like,

feel good about us, but like,

this pushes you back down.

I just don't... I'm not feeling
wanted, you know?

- I know.

- After sharing stuff
you don't even want

to really share.

I'm trying so hard,
like, doing all the things

that we're supposed to be doing
and then, like, it just sucks.

I hate not feeling wanted.

It just sucks.

- I am excited for my date
with Brooklyn today.

And yesterday was
a very big day.

The group date was awesome.

My feelings are so strong
with these women.

I feel so confident,
but meeting the parents,

meeting the family
is a monumental part

of building and establishing
a relationship.

That's obviously
weighing on my mind.

There's still so much
to figure out

between now and then.

And so much can change in a day.

- I'm so excited
to be here right now.

I just feel so blessed,
so grateful.

I mean, testing negative,

I feel like the stars
are really aligned.

And I'm just so excited
to see Zach.

Zach embodies so many
qualities that my parents

would be so excited about.

I understand that
time has gone by.

I know he's grown
his connections,

and I can't change that.

I'm just hoping that our
connection is strong enough

where it doesn't matter
how much time has passed,

we're able to get back on track.

I haven't seen this guy
since the Bahamas.

So I don't know.

I might jump on him.

- Hello.
- Hello.

- Come on in.

It's been so long.
- It's been so long.

- Holy smokes.

- That's... it's been three weeks
since a hug.

- It's been three weeks.
- Almost three weeks.

- After you.
Here, I'll take it.

- Thank you.

It's not as cold in here
as it is outside.

- It's a little chilly out here.

- Just a bit nippy. Slightly.

- Gosh.

Like, how are you feeling,
first off?

- Yeah, so in this very moment,
right now, I feel amazing.

- Okay.
- I do.

- Good. Good, good, good.

- Yeah, yeah.

I feel really, really good.

Obviously, like,
when I found out

that I had tested positive...

Like, feeling like my story...

Sorry... my story with you
was gonna end really sucked.

- Mm-hmm.
- So, um,

I do see something between us,

and I guess, like, I was just
wondering, like, you know,

like, where you're at
and if that is something

that you can give me.

- Absolutely.

I... I mean, I do play back
the first night

and the first impression

and the weight
that that did carry.

Because, I mean,
it was something

that was so, like, fast and hot.

- Yeah.
- And I remember

that feeling I had.
- Yeah.

- And it was a lot, quick, fast.

- It was super quick.

Boom, fireworks.
- Yeah.

Seriously, it was.
- Yeah, yes.

- But wow.

There's been a lot that's
gone on over the past weeks.

- Mm-hmm.

- We've both had weeks
stolen from us,

and that is the most painful
part of this

because it's like, a lot of
connections got really strong.

- Mm-hmm.

- And the next
following weeks are

very important and crucial,
especially with Hometowns

right around the corner.

And I'm still trying
to piece all this together.

I want you to know that.

Like, there's so many thoughts
going through my mind.

- Yeah.

From what I do know about you
and our connection

that we do have
and, like, how I feel about you

and how you really make
me feel, you're definitely

someone that
I would be more than,

like, happy
to introduce to my family.

- Yeah. Wow.

It is literally days away.
- I know.

- And... and, like, that...

Like, I have to do everything
that feels right,

you know?

- 100%, yeah.

Yeah.

- Um...

Day one to now, I'm just
following my gut, my heart.

- Yeah.

- Um...

and...

to give a Hometown rose,
I need to feel 100% confident

that I can see a future.

And...

I don't feel that.

- Mm-hmm.
- I would never want

to string you along,
to make you feel any other way.

Like, I just want you to know
how I feel about this.

I'm sorry.

- Um...

I, like, completely understand.

- Greer, I mean that.

Like, you are this
incredible woman that, like,

I don't want you to think ever
that it was anything you did.

- I, like... I understand
where you're coming from,

and I respect it.

That time is really
of the essence,

and we haven't had much of it.

And we were robbed of it.

And I just have to accept that.

I really appreciate
you being so honest

and transparent with me,
so thank you.

- I want you to know
that I appreciate you

and I think the world of you,
but...

- I understand.

But like, I've really enjoyed

the time that I've spent
with you,

and I've grown a lot.

So thank you.

Thank you.

- I'm sorry,
I got makeup on your shirt.

- It's okay.

- Someone needs to clean that.

- No, it's all right.

- Can I walk you out?

- Yeah, yeah.

I thought I was gonna, like...

I was gonna have, like, a chance

to try and play catch up.

I didn't realize it was just
a chance to say goodbye.

I think the really hard part
is that...

I held onto so much hope
every single day,

but like, it's so much time
that was robbed.

I feel like maybe
we could have gotten there,

like, if we had the time.

But I can't think that way
because, like,

that's not what happened.

So... out of my control.

I'm just tired
of putting myself out there

and getting nothing in return.

- It was a tough morning.

Greer and I had a conversation

about what our future held
for us,

and I let her know how
I didn't feel confident

that I could incorporate
her family in this.

But despite how difficult
this morning was with Greer,

I'm going into this date
with Brooklyn excited.

The last date I had with
Brooklyn was in the Bahamas,

and we had a blast together.

We rode around the island.

I know I have
a connection with her.

That's no doubt.

It's, can it get any stronger?

Because I want to be sure,
by the end of this date,

before I give her a rose
that I'm confident

about meeting her family or not.

Hello!

- It's good to see you.

- It's good to see you too.

How are you liking Budapest
so far?

- I love it.
It's so pretty.

- I'm loving this,
and I know, like,

on our last one-on-one date,

it was beautiful in the Bahamas,

but I was sweating my ass off.
- Yeah.

- And now I can wear layers.

- Yeah, it's
a little more comfortable.

- I'm feeling comfortable.

But today,

we should spend our day doing
what the locals do.

- Let's do it.
- Let's do it.

- I'm very excited to see Zach.

I definitely think
from my first one-on-one

to now this one-on-one,
things have got

a lot more serious,
a lot deeper for me.

- I hope you know
how to ride a bike.

- I do.

It just means so much
that Zach wanted

to spend time with me
on the last one-on-one

before Hometowns.

Getting a rose means
he is ready to take

that next step, which is
getting families involved.

I don't think it's a step
he takes lightly.

I know it's not a step
I take lightly.

Ah!

I have not rode a bike
since I was, like, 12.

- Uh-oh. Ready?

- Yeah.

They say it's like
riding a bike.

You just pick up
where you left off.

- I don't know.

- Oh, my God.

I can't, like, multitask.
- Right? I know.

I'm, like, not even
looking at you.

I'm focused on not falling over.

Ah!

I rodeo, so I have horses,

run barrels, and I rope.

But I think the last time
I was on a bike

I was probably, like, 12.

Whoa.

Where's the brakes
on this thing?

I'm just not...

- I'm seeing the foot come down.

- I know.

- It's like you're taking
a corner on a dirt bike.

- Yeah.

My grandpa, his form of
transportation is a dirt bike.

- No way.

- I swear to God.

- That's probably the coolest
way to get anywhere.

- My grandpa is my favorite
person in the whole world.

I know my family
would love Zach,

and I know he would love them.

My family's a lot of fun.

I feel like every experience
and every moment

we've shared thus far
has been leading

in the right direction.

There's never been
any kind of doubt

in my mind about how great he is

and how much I do enjoy
spending time with him.

- So here's our ride
around Budapest.

- Okay.
- Are you down?

- I'm down. Let's do it.

- After you.

That looks safe.

- I mean...

- Enough, right?

I think we're going up
right now.

Oh.

Oh, my gosh.

I wonder how high it goes.

- It's high.

I've jumped out of a plane,
and this is scarier.

- I don't think I could
jump out of a plane.

- I think you could.

You're acting so calm right now.

- This is so pretty.

It is comforting to be next
to Zach, going up so high.

I just feel very safe with him.

- That's where we biked.
- Oh, yeah.

It's so beautiful.

- It looks like a painting.

- Yeah.

The date is taking
our love to new heights.

I do want to take
that next step.

Are we still moving up?
- Yup.

We're still going up right now.

I'm so excited.

I feel like I'm on top of the
world for multiple reasons,

and it feels like
as the balloon is rising,

so is our relationship.

- I do feel confident that
Brooklyn will be coming back

with the rose tonight.

- Yeah.

- And so that leaves
one rose up,

which is crazy to even say.

- I was pissed I didn't get
the one-on-one.

Like, let's be real.

I haven't seen him
in a long time.

And like, I wanted
that time with him.

I'm, like, jealous
thinking about how

Brooklyn's feeling right now.

And of course, I wish I had
more time and a whole day

to, like, show him who I am
and we can get back to,

like, that high
that we both felt.

It's just a lot of emotions
at once.

It's just one thing
after the other,

I feel like, for me right now.

I'm thinking about myself.

And if that makes me selfish,

then I'm being selfish
about my relationship.

- It's hard because I know,
like, we all want this.

And I don't know, like,
what he will decide.

- Right.

- Oh, wow.

- So we're at
the most traditional

the ultimate spa house.

- Wow.

This is cool.

- Should we get our
bathing suits and go in?

- Let's do it.
All right.

- This iconic
Hungarian bathhouse

is like a big old hot tub.

Ooh, it is time to get in there.

- I'm excited.

- It looks like
it's a Vegas pool party

slash train station.

Everyone's moving in and out.

Like, just... it's, uh...
It's unique.

- Oh.

- Hello.

- We're from America.

- On a TV stage.

- Where did you two meet?

- Here?
- Oh, wow.

- 25 years ago.

- No way.
- Oh, wow.

- And you still come here?

- Yes. Yes, yes, yes.

- That's so sweet.

I love that.

- Dating.

- I guess it's been
a little over a month now.

Yeah.

- It was so nice meeting you.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

- Goodbye.

- Yeah.

- Today, spending the day
with Zach, it's perfect.

I do feel like we're still
on the same page

going into next week,
meeting families.

As far as the night goes,
I feel like

the important conversations

is just diving a little deeper.

Before he meets my family,
I want him to know

just how truly special
they are to me.

But he is someone
I could see myself

falling in love with, spending
the rest of my life with.

And I feel pretty confident.

- Come here.

- Wow.

Those boats...
- Those boats are cool.

- Wouldn't that be kind of fun?

- That would be fun.

Today has been great.

I've had a great time.

I feel like Zach has too.

Everything's just been so
natural and flowed so well.

I haven't felt this way
in a long time,

so it's like,
with meeting the family,

I'm not introducing him
as just a boyfriend.

I'm introducing him as someone
I see a future with,

someone I could see myself
married to.

- After you.
- Thank you.

I want someone that loves
my family

as much as I do,

and I feel like
Zach is that guy.

- Okay.

So the bathhouse,
that was like a weird thing

to wrap your head around
is, like, that's normal here.

- Yeah.
- We were the...

- Like, we just took
a group bath.

- A group bath.

But seriously, like,
that was a lot of fun.

- Yeah. It felt so special

that I got to experience that
with you.

- Yeah.
- So it was a great day.

- You know, family joining
is something that is beautiful.

And I want to know,
obviously, all about you,

but all about your family.

- I do believe you marry
the family, you know?

You'll definitely meet
my grandma.

She made sure that we had
everything we needed.

And then, of course,
you'll meet my mom.

Growing up in the rodeos, like,
all my friends had their dads

there to lift the heavy stuff,
haul the horses,

like, drive hundreds of miles,
but like,

my mom dropped everything
and did all parts of it.

So I'm so excited
for you to meet her

and see how selfless she is.

And I know last time we had
talked a little bit about

how my dad's not in my life.

- Yeah.

- So while you're not meeting
my biological dad,

you will meet the man
who raised me, my grandpa.

- Mm.
- Sorry.

I get so emotional
talking about my family.

- No, that's okay.

- You know, he stepped in
when my dad stepped out,

and I'm eternally thankful
for that.

He was so selfless in doing so.

Because, you know, he could have

just enjoyed his time
being old and happy

and doing his own thing.

But instead, like,
he took me and my sister in

and treated us like
we were his own daughters.

He's just my hero.

- Wow. He sounds like
an incredible man.

- He is.

He means the world to me.

Ugh, sorry.

- No.

Do you have any fears
that, like,

this is a lot for the family
or no?

- I think what scares me
about introducing

anyone to my family again
is just them

seeing me so hurt in the past.

I told myself I didn't want
to bring someone back

into their lives
until I knew it was someone

I truly saw a future with.

And I truly feel like
I'm at the point where

I do see a future with you.

So I am ready
to introduce you to my family.

I'm ready to take that next
step and find that love.

And I can't do that
until someone sees

how important my family is
to me, 'cause it's big.

- I appreciate you
opening up about all this.

- Yeah.

- And I don't take this lightly.

- And I respect that.

- With Brooklyn and, like,
hearing that she feels

confident enough
to bring me home

to her family, her grandfather,
like, that is very special.

I need to take some time away
to just breathe and think.

- Absolutely.
Yeah, of course.

Yeah.

- Thank you so much.

- Yeah.

- I'm looking at my own self
and looking at Brooklyn

and asking myself,
do I feel that same confidence?

Hearing about her grandpa
and her mom

and about how important
it is for her,

the people that really
shifted her life...

And she had a tough life.

Like, her father, like, left.

And she has this incredible
grandfather who loves her

and wants the world for her.

And she doesn't take it lightly

when she brings someone
into the house.

And if I'm not feeling
confident,

if I'm not feeling sure, like,
who am I to be in that house?

Hi.

- Hello.

- So thank you for giving me
that time to think.

- Absolutely.

- I needed that.

Like, this is lot
I'm processing.

Like, I know it's a strong
connection with you.

And hearing you talk
about your grandfather

and how your mother
and grandfather,

grandma raised you

and made you into the woman
you are and they know

the love that you do deserve.

And you... like, you deserve it
and you should have it.

But this entire week,

I haven't been able
to figure it out,

but there's been a block
or something

that just hasn't clicked.

And I've had, like, the biggest,

like, struggle today
just trying to figure out,

like, why?

Why not is it clicking?

And I would never want
something to be forced

or to ever mislead you
any other way.

And it's not fair to you
to have me

not be fully confident
and fully sure

going into meeting your family.

And this is hard,
but I want you to know that...

You do deserve the love
I can't give you.

- I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

- Don't be sorry.

As much as it hurts,
I respect that about you,

that you can be up front.

So thank you for your honesty.

- I hope you know that
I only want the best for you.

- I do know that,
and I appreciate that.

Really, like, every moment
of this has been so great.

And it's felt so good
to feel so strongly

about someone so great.

- That means so much to me.

And I hope you understand.

- I do. Thank you.

- You are awesome.

- Thank you.

All right.

I feel like I was ready
to find love, for sure.

And before coming here,
I was afraid

that I didn't have the ability
to ever feel that again.

So coming in here

and being able to feel
those feelings again

is refreshing.

And hearing Zach say,

"You deserve the love
I can't give you,"

he does think I'm special,
that I do deserve special love.

It doesn't make it easier
right now.

- It's so hard.

I know you got to get through
a lot to get to what you want.

And you know,
seeing Brooklyn sad,

that breaks my heart even more.

But as tough as it is,
I know that

I can find what I'm looking for.

And I am so hopeful that
I'm gonna have my best friend,

and I'm gonna get on one knee
for that person.

And it's gonna pay off
in the end.

- I'm feeling pretty hopeful

going into the Rose Ceremony
tonight.

It would obviously mean
the world to me

to receive a rose tonight
and for him to continue on

to meet my family.

I can just show my family
how excited I am about him

and how wonderful he really is.

What we have is very special,
and I know that.

And I just hope
he knows that too.

- I've never questioned
Zach and I.

And I only started to get
anxiety when I didn't get

the rose in the group date.

I'm so excited for the
prospect of meeting my family

and seeing my world.

So the idea of going
home tonight just

feels very difficult
and very gut wrenching.

- Yeah.

- What's up, Jesse?
- Great to see you, man.

- Good to see you too, brother.

- You got a big one tonight.

- Yeah.
- How you feeling?

- The nerves are a little high.
- Yeah.

- I have connections with

every single one of those women
in there.

- To be a fly on the wall.

- I'm literally going to have
a panic attack.

- Tonight will be
very difficult.

- You doing okay?

I can see how hard
this is for you.

- Yeah.

It's just... someone's
gonna be really hurt.

- Okay, man.

The women are waiting.

Good luck, brother.

- At this stage, we all are,
like, so connected with Zach.

Everything I envisioned
for my partner,

like, I see those things
in Zach.

This means everything to me.

It's a scary feeling not
knowing what could happen.

And I hope he follows his heart.

And I believe he will.

- Hi, ladies.

- Hi.

- This week in Budapest
has been something

that I could not have expected.

The connections I have
with each of you

were more than enough.

And this week has opened my eyes

to the amount of heartbreak
that does happen.

I saw it with Greer.

I saw it with Brooklyn.

And I just want you all
to know that I'm so sorry.

This will be a tough one.

- Oh, my God.

- Ariel.

Ariel, will you accept
this rose?

- I'd love to.
Thank you so much.

- Charity.

Charity, will you accept
this rose?

- Absolutely. Thank you.

Kat, I really am sorry.

Please take a moment
and say your goodbyes.

- I love you.

- Love you guys.

Yeah.

It's okay.

I love you. Thank you so much.

- Just don't forget about us.

- Know that you're strong.

- Oh, God.

Oh, God.

I'm in shock.

I, like, did not think
it was gonna be me.

- Shh.

- I don't even know
where to start.

I just want you to know that...

- Why?

- I'm so sorry.

- Why?

- You and I had, like,
the best, strongest connection.

I felt like it was incredible
in the Bahamas.

And...

over the past couple of weeks,
it changed.

And I couldn't see
a confident future in us.

Like, I tried to, like, make
any way I could to make it,

like, make sense of it,
but I wouldn't ever,

like, lie to you.

- I pushed hard because of how
much I saw a future with you.

And it does hurt to hear
you didn't feel the same.

Like, I was pushing.

And I shared so much
that I've never shared before

because I thought we would be
so worth it in the end,

but I understand, and I tried.

- No.
- I really did.

- Oh, and it's...
It's nothing you did.

- I know.

- I had to look
at every single thing

and just go where I had
that feeling in my stomach.

And it's just that's for me,
but it's not you.

- Okay. Okay.

- Trust me.

- Okay.

All right.

Can I walk you?
- Yeah.

- Give you a hug.

- Good night.
- Good night.

Dude...

You just can't expect this, man.

- I'm sorry.

- This hurts.

Like, I never thought
it was gonna feel like this.

I gave this man,
like, my entire heart,

and I never thought I would
be saying goodbye to him.

Every time
I put myself out there,

then like this happens.

Like, it's so exhausting.

It's painful.

I'm so sick of feeling that way.

It's just, like, not fair.

It's just not fair.

- Like, in the Bahamas,
I felt like at that time,

like, if someone
was to ask me, like,

would you be meeting her family?

I had no doubt.
I was like, yeah.

- I remember.
- I had no doubt.

- I remember.

- I didn't expect it
to be like this at all.

- Like, I just wanted to have
my person and for them to,

like, love me and want me.

And I know
that's what I deserve.

And he just wasn't that.

- Coming up next week...

- It's Hometown week, baby!

- It's a Bachelor double-header.

- Whoa!

- Monday and Tuesday.

First, it's time
to meet the family.

- I really hope that
all the families understand,

I'm just looking
for the love of my life.

- My brother is so protective.

There was lot
of hard-hitting questions

I was personally asked,
so I can't imagine

things from Zach's side.

- Do you know
my sister's middle name?

When's my sister's birthday?

- Has, um, Zach talked about
being in love with you?

- As a brother,
I'm overprotective of my sister

because she deserves the best.

Where are you
with the other women?

Where are you with... with that?

- I felt ready
to tell Zach I love him,

but I'm scared.

- You think you might be
falling in love with Kaity?

- And then on Tuesday...

Welcome to The Women Tell All.

All of your favorite women
are back...

- You're saying
really offensive words.

- Because you have your head
up your ass.

Lunatic.

- And they're ready
to tell it all.

- I don't like to fight, but...

- I'm not gonna fight a bitch.

- I wanna go home.

- Please, help me,
help, me, help me.

Help me. Please, help me.

- Have you ever considered

just literally shutting the up?

- And in two weeks...

- This week is viewed
as sex week.

- Buckle up.

- I know it's not conventional,

but... no sex.

- It's gonna be a bumpy ride.

Zach and I are
gonna have a really sexy time.

I really it up.

I'm so confused.

- I don't know
what's going to happen.

- I'm just afraid
to be hurt again.

I just feel really.

- It was a beautiful moment.

It feels robbed.

- It's all coming up
on "The Bachelor."

- One, two, three.

Hometowns!

That was cute.

- That was cute.

Zach, we're bringing you home.

- Yeah, Zach.
You're gonna have maple syrup.

- And you're gonna have beef.
Oh, yeah.

- Uh-huh.

What the is on your head?

- Bubbles.

- You look like, um...
Like a pilgrim.

Do I...

Zach, how much
do you know my daughter?

- Tell me everything about Gabi
you know.

- Well...

Kaity is a beautiful woman.

- Gabi, will you accept
this rose?

- Why, yes, Kaity.

Whoo!

- Ooh, do a little spin.

- Whoo!

Cheers, girl.

Hometowns.