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HELLO.
HOW YOU DOING? HELLO. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
HELLO AND WELCOME
TO THE EXCITING 3-HOUR FINALE OF "THE BACHELORETTE."
I AM CHRIS HARRISON.
WE ARE COMING TO YOU LIVE TONIGHT FROM LOS ANGELES.
(cheering)
LOVE IT.
MILLIONS OF FANS AROUND THE WORLD ARE WATCHING,
WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO SEE JUST WHAT THE FUTURE WILL HOLD
FOR OUR BACHELORETTE EMILY MAYNARD.
AND OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE HERE ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS.
(cheering)
EVERYONE'S HOPING THAT EMILY WILL FIND TRUE LOVE TONIGHT
IN WHAT PROMISES TO BE
ONE OF THE MOST SURPRISING AND EMOTIONAL FINALES EVER.
AND THEN IT'S A SPECIAL LIVE VERSION
OF "AFTER THE FINAL ROSE."
YEAH. WE'RE DOING THE SHOW LIVE
TONIGHT SINCE WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOME SHOCKING SECRETS TO REVEAL
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL GET
THE MOST CURRENT UPDATES ON EMILY, ARIE, AND JEF.
BUT BEFORE WE GET STARTED TONIGHT,
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO SEND OUR HEARTFELT THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
TO THE VICTIMS OF THE TERRIBLE SHOOTING RAMPAGE IN COLORADO.
WE URGE ALL OF YOU TO DO WHAT YOU CAN
TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY THIS TRAGEDY
AND TO WORK IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITIES
THANK YOU.
AND NOW
EMILY IS ABOUT TO TAKE HER FINAL STEPS
ON HER JOURNEY TO FIND LOVE,
AND IT ALL STARTS RIGHT NOW.
♪♪
(Emily) I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS WEEK IN CURAçAO.
I THOUGHT THAT COMING INTO TODAY,
I WOULD KNOW WHO MY GUY WAS,
AND I STILL DON'T.
FROM DAY ONE, I CAN LOOK BACK AND SAY
THAT I FEEL CONFIDENT IN EVERY DECISION I'VE MADE,
BUT NOW, I REALLY HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH TWO DIFFERENT GUYS
AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO.
I NEED AN EXCEPTIONAL MAN
WHO WOULD BE A GREAT HUSBAND AND A GREAT DAD.
HEY!
OH! I MISSED YOU!
(speaks indistinctly)
RICKI IS THE CENTER OF MY UNIVERSE,
AND EVERYTHING ELSE JUST GOES AROUND IT.
LET ME SEE THIS COOL OUTFIT.
AND I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.
SO I AM STILL NOT SURE
HOW I FEEL ABOUT RICKI MEETING THE GUYS.
I GO BACK AND FORTH
BECAUSE I KNOW AT THE END OF ALL OF THIS,
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL, PERFECT PROPOSAL.
YOU BETTER HURRY UP 'CAUSE I'M GONNA BEAT YOU.
BUT I'VE HAD THAT BEFORE...
OH!
AND IT DIDN'T TURN OUT TO BE PERFECT AT ALL.
I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
OH. YOU BEAT ME!
THIS TIME AROUND, I WANT TO BE SURE
THAT IF I GET ENGAGED, IT'LL BE FOR REAL.
SO I AM SO EXCITED THAT MY PARENTS
ARE COMING TO CURAçAO TO HELP ME.
HELLO!
HEY!
HEY, MAMA.
YOU LOOK PRETTY.
(speaks indistinctly)
I THINK MY PARENTS ARE GONNA BE REALLY SURPRISED
THAT I REALLY HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH TWO DIFFERENT GUYS.
HEY, DAD.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
MY PARENTS REALLY TAKE THIS JUST AS SERIOUSLY AS I DO.
BECAUSE LAST TIME IT DIDN'T REALLY WORK.
SO I'M EXCITED TO HEAR WHO MY PARENTS
SEE AS A BETTER FIT FOR MY LIFE AND RICKI'S LIFE.
I'M EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT MY FAMILY HAS TO SAY.
THERE ARE TWO GUYS LEFT--
ARIE AND JEF.
I THINK YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE 'EM.
I'M NERVOUS TO MEET EMILY'S PARENTS.
I MEAN, THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR ME.
I'M IN LOVE WITH EMILY MORE THAN I'VE EVER LOVED ANY GIRL,
AND SO THE STAKES ARE HUGE TODAY.
HEY.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
YOU'RE SO SWEET.
I KNOW THEY'RE NOT FOR ME.
THERE'LL BE LOTS OF 'EM FOR YOU. DON'T WORRY.
HI, HONEY.
HOW YOU DOING?
(speaks indistinctly)
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU. YOU LOOK NICE.
THANKS.
ARE YOU EXCITED?
YEAH. I'M REALLY EXCITED. I'M NERVOUS.
YEAH?
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT TODAY GOES WELL.
I KNOW HOW I FEEL WHEN I'M AROUND JEF,
AND I THINK HE JUST NEEDS TO BE HIMSELF
AND THEY'RE GONNA SEE EVERYTHING I SEE.
HI.
(woman) HEY.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
THIS IS JEF.
JEF, THIS IS MY FAMILY.
HI.
THIS IS MY MOM.
HOW ARE YOU?
HI.
(Jef) TODAY I'M MEETING EMILY'S MOTHER SUZY...
THESE ARE FOR YOU.
OH, HOW BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.
HOW YOU DOING? I'M JEF.
AND HER DAD DAVID
AND HER BROTHER ERNIE...
NICE TO MEET YOU, ERNIE.
BETHANY, I'M JEF.
NICE TO MEET YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WE DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HIM, EMILY.
WE THINK HE'S A NICE GUY.
(all laugh)
SHE PROBABLY DID SAY SOME STUFF.
I THINK ONCE THEY SEE EMILY AND I ARE IN LOVE,
I THINK HER FAMILY WILL BE, LIKE, WARM AND OPEN TO THAT
AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY, TO ME.
HOW DOES YOUR FAMILY FEEL
WITH THIS WHOLE CONCEPT OF BEING ON THE SHOW
AND POSSIBLY FINDING "THE GIRL"?
THEY WERE PRETTY SKEPTICAL OF IT.
(Emily) MM-HMM.
EMILY SAYS YOU MAKE HER LAUGH.
MOSTLY.
THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE TOP THINGS FOR HER,
IS SOMEBODY TO MAKE HER LAUGH,
AND HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR
AND WAIT ON HER HAND AND FOOT.
AH, I WOULDN'T GO THAT FAR. (giggles)
I DO THAT. I DO THAT MORE THAN I MAKE HER LAUGH.
(Emily giggles)
YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN'S HAPPINESS ABOVE YOUR OWN.
WANNA SIT UP HERE?
YEAH. SURE.
I'M VERY CAUTIOUS, PARTICULARLY WITH WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME.
BRAD STOLE MY HEART, YOU KNOW,
SO I'M--I'M A LITTLE LEERY.
AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE EMILY GET HURT
BECAUSE THAT'S A HUGE COMMITMENT.
HUGE.
ARE YOU REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT EMILY? I MEAN...
YEAH, I AM REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT EMILY,
AND THROUGH THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE,
I'VE--I'VE FALLEN FOR HER.
THERE'S NOT A LITTLE BIT OF--
WELL, MAYBE AFTER ALL THIS IS OVER,
IT'S NOT WHAT IT SEEMED AT THE TIME?
ARE THERE ANY-ANYTHING THAT--
RIGHT.
BUT I HAVE TO ASK YOU HOW YOU WOULD FEEL ABOUT LITTLE RICKI...
MM-HMM.
YEAH. BEING A FATHER FIGURE...
YES.
TO--TO RICKI.
I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT
BECAUSE I'M SO READY FOR THAT.
MORE THAN ANYTHING, I WANT TO BE, LIKE, A GOOD HUSBAND
AND A GOOD FATHER TO MY KIDS
AND I WOULD CONSIDER RICKI THAT.
HER AND EMILY ARE SO TIED TO THE HIP.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOTTA BE SOMEBODY THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO
NOT BE JEALOUS OF EMILY AND RICKI'S RELATIONSHIP...
RIGHT.
AND UNDERSTANDING OF, YOU KNOW, HOW CLOSE THEY ARE AND...
RIGHT. I WANT TO MARRY HER.
I'M SET ON THAT.
SHE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE NOBODY'S EVER MADE ME FEEL.
IT'S STUPID TO SAY,
YOU KNOW, SHE HAS THAT.
I WANT TO BE THAT HUSBAND THAT HAS SO MUCH FUN WITH HER
AND IS WITH HER AND LOVES HER FOREVER.
THERE'S NOT A SINGLE OUNCE OF ME THAT WOULD LEAVE HER EVER.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE THINGS THAT SHE
HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR AGAIN.
SHE'S AMAZING.
I'VE SAID SHE'S PRETTIER ON THE INSIDE
THAN SHE IS ON THE OUTSIDE, AND SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL GIRL.
YEAH. YEAH.
HE'S OBVIOUSLY BROUGHT EMILY A LOT OF HAPPINESS.
(laughs)
HE AND EMILY-- THEY SEEM LIKE A GOOD FIT,
AND IT SEEMS LIKE HE WOULD BE
ALL THE THINGS EMILY WANTED IN A GUY,
SO, UH, IT JUST MADE MY HEART HAPPY.
SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK
OF EMILY DOING THIS WHOLE THING?
YOU KNOW, YOU SEE EMILY AS A GROWN WOMAN.
WE--WE STILL SEE HER AS LITTLE EMILY,
AND WE'RE VERY PROTECTIVE,
AND FOR HER TO COME DO THIS SHOW,
I-I WAS NERVOUS.
EMILY AND I ARE VERY CLOSE,
SO MY FIRST REACTION IS ALWAYS GONNA BE DEFENSIVE,
UH, WHENEVER I MEET ONE OF EMILY'S BOYFRIENDS.
IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND EXCUSING JEF AND I,
WE COULD GO INSIDE AND HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO TALK.
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED WITH BRAD AND EMILY,
I'VE SEEN HER HEART BROKEN BEFORE IN A WAY
THAT MOST PEOPLE COULDN'T-- COULDN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND.
AS HER BROTHER, I CAN'T HELP BUT HAVE THE FEELING
THAT I-I NEED TO PROTECT HER.
ESPECIALLY WITH EMILY HAVING A DAUGHTER,
GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, EVERYTHING'S ON THE LINE.
I'VE BEEN REALLY EXCITED
AND NERVOUS TO--TO MEET YOU ESPECIALLY.
MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I REALLY DO CARE A LOT FOR YOUR SISTER.
DO YOU THINK SHE'S READY TO SETTLE DOWN WITH SOMEBODY?
SHE'S NOT GONNA SETTLE.
IF SHE DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT ABOUT IT, IT WON'T HAPPEN.
YEAH. WHY DO YOU THINK IT HASN'T WORKED OUT
WITH HER AND ANY--ANY OF THESE GUYS SHE'S DATED?
REALLY, THE LAST MAN THAT SHE BROUGHT HOME WAS RICKY,
AND HE--HE WAS JUST A-A PERFECT GUY.
BUT SINCE THEN,
EVERY GUY HAS TRIED TO LIVE UP TO WHO HE WAS.
RIGHT.
BUT, UH, I DON'T THINK UP TILL THIS POINT,
ANYBODY HAS GAVE HER THE SAME FEELING
THAT SHE FELT WITH HIM.
YEAH. YEAH.
SHE KNOWS WHAT IT FELT LIKE, AND WHEN SHE--
WHEN SHE FEELS IT AGAIN, SHE'LL KNOW.
AND I THINK EMILY AND I--
I KNOW WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S...
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, MORE SPECIAL
THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVER HAD BEFORE.
I'VE NEVER BEEN SO IN LOVE WITH A GIRL
AND SO EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE WITH HER.
MAN, I'M COMPLETELY, COMPLETELY SMITTEN BY HER.
LIKE, SHE'S THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME.
I TRULY BELIEVE IN MY HEART YOUR INTENTIONS ARE GOOD HERE.
I-I DO BELIEVE YOU WHEN YOU TELL ME YOU HAVE FEELINGS FOR HER,
AND I WOULD'VE NEVER DREAMED
THAT SHE MAY ACTUALLY FIND SOMEONE THAT SHE LOVES THIS WAY.
YEAH.
BUT I BELIEVE IT MAY ACTUALLY HAVE--HAVE HAPPENED.
THANKS, MAN. THAT MEANS THE WORLD. IT REALLY DOES.
(Ernie) I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH JEF.
I THINK ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE THERE
TO POTENTIALLY BE IN LOVE.
GET IN HERE WHERE THERE'S SOME AIR CONDITIONING.
(Jef) THE STAKES ARE HUGE TODAY.
THE MOST NERVE-RACKING PART IS EMILY'S DAD.
THERE'S A LOT GOING THROUGH MY HEAD.
THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE BIG CONVERSATION.
I REALLY WANT HIS BLESSING AND, UH, I'M JUST HOPING
THAT HE THINKS I'M GOOD ENOUGH FOR EMILY.
MEETING EMILY AND DATING HER LIKE THIS--
IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE.
I'VE COMPLETELY FALLEN IN LOVE WITH HER
AND, UH, I, MORE THAN ANYTHING, WANT EMILY TO BE HAPPY.
AND I WOULDN'T FEEL RIGHT TAKING THE NEXT STEPS
TOWARDS EMILY AND I BEING TOGETHER
IF I DIDN'T HAVE YOUR SEAL OF APPROVAL, TOO.
YOU KNOW, I'M A--I'M A OLD-FASHIONED TYPE OF GUY,
AND I-I DEFINITELY WANT TO HAVE YOUR BLESSING
BEFORE ASKING EMILY TO MARRY ME AT THE END OF THIS, IF I,
YOU KNOW, IF IT--IF IT GOES THAT WAY.
AND I WOULD DEFINITELY WANT...
MM-HMM.
YOUR APPROVAL.
WELL, JEF, IF YOU SINCERELY MEAN THAT,
YOU CERTAINLY HAVE MY PERMISSION.
THANK YOU.
I-I DO. AND--
AND I-I THINK IT'S SO OBVIOUS THAT YOU JUST
MAKE EMILY EXTREMELY HAPPY.
I HOPE I DO.
JUST LOOKING AT THE SMILE SHE'S GOT,
IT'S OBVIOUS THAT SHE-- SHE CERTAINLY CARES FOR YOU.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING WITH ME.
YES, SIR.
TO HEAR THAT I HAVE EMILY'S FATHER'S BLESSING,
THAT WAS A BIG DEAL, AND IT--
HONESTLY, IT COULDN'T HAVE GONE BETTER.
(Emily) BYE, GUYS. LOVE YOU.
NOW I FEEL LIKE
I MEAN, WE'RE TAKING ALL THE APPROPRIATE STEPS
EXCEPT ONE.
I STILL NEED TO MEET RICKI
THEY LOVED YOU SO MUCH,
AND I KNEW THEY WOULD.
I'M SO, LIKE, HONORED TO MEET THEM.
OH.
THEY'RE GREAT. AND YOU'RE GREAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
IT'S CRAZY.
I'VE NEVER MET SOMEBODY WHO'S SO PERFECT FOR ME.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO.
IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE DAY.
IT JUST MAKES ME THAT MUCH MORE READY
TO BE WITH HER AND TO PROPOSE TO HER.
MISS YOU.
MISS YOU, TOO.
BYE.
BYE.
(Emily) I DON'T KNOW IF TODAY COULD'VE GONE ANY BETTER.
I KNEW THAT MY FAMILY WOULD LOVE JEF.
I JUST WAS NOT ANTICIPATING HOW MUCH.
HE COULD BE THE ONE FOR ME,
BUT TOMORROW, MY FAMILY GETS TO MEET ARIE.
AND AFTER TODAY, I REALLY HOPE THAT MY FAMILY'S OPEN-MINDED,
AND CAN GIVE ARIE A FAIR CHANCE
BECAUSE HE DESERVES ONE MORE THAN ANYBODY.
♪♪
(cheering)
HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO THE EXCITING SEASON FINALE
OF "THE BACHELORETTE."
WE ARE HERE LIVE WITH OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE,
ALONG WITH TELEVISION VIEWERS ACROSS AMERICA.
WE ARE WATCHING ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC FINALES
IN "BACHELORETTE" HISTORY.
THERE ARE DEFINITELY A LOT OF JEF FANS HERE IN THE STUDIO.
YEAH.
(cheering)
YOU ALL SEEM PRETTY HAPPY
THAT EVERYTHING WENT WELL WITH EMILY'S FAMILY.
BUT DON'T COUNT OUT ARIE JUST YET.
(cheering)
WILL HE ALSO GET DAD'S BLESSING TO PROPOSE?
FIRST THINGS FIRST, LET'S FIND OUT.
♪♪
(Arie) TODAY IS HUGE.
I NEED TO MAKE AN AMAZING IMPRESSION TODAY
BECAUSE THIS IS NOT JUST ANOTHER FAMILY THAT I'M MEETING.
THESE COULD BE MY IN-LAWS.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
I MISSED YOU.
I MISSED YOU, TOO.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD.
ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD WEEK?
YEAH.
ARE YOU NERVOUS?
YEAH. (chuckles)
DON'T WORRY. THEY'RE GONNA LOVE YOU.
IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.
I'M READY.
OKAY.
BUT TODAY, I'M EXCITED TO INTRODUCE ARIE TO MY FAMILY.
IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.
I'M SO CRAZY ABOUT ARIE BECAUSE ARIE IS SO EASY TO LOVE...
THANK YOU, SIR.
TO PICK UP ON THAT IMMEDIATELY.
SO...
HELLO.
(Suzy) HI.
THIS IS ARIE.
I'M SUZY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
AND THIS IS MY DAD DAVID.
I'M DAVE. HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO MEET YOU, SIR.
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
(David) YESTERDAY JEF CERTAINLY MADE AN IMPRESSION ON ME.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THAT'S MY BROTHER ERNIE.
SO WHEN I MET ARIE,
I THOUGHT HE CERTAINLY GOT HIS WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM.
I'M NOT SURE WHY WE ARE EVEN GOING THROUGH THE ACTIONS
OF--OF SEEING ANOTHER GUY TODAY.
WELL, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING ALL OF YOU.
(Suzy) WELL...
I'VE HEARD SO MUCH.
LIKEWISE. (chuckles)
ARE YOU ENJOYING IT HERE?
SO FAR, IT'S JUST BEEN-- IT'S BEEN BEAUTIFUL.
MY DAD AND MY BROTHER LIKE TO FISH.
I HEARD WHEN IT'S OVERCAST IT'S GOOD TO FISH.
I HEARD THAT'S WHEN THEY BITE.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT FISHING.
(laughs)
SO...
WHEN I'M NERVOUS, I TALK A LOT,
AND I'M RAMBLING ON,
REALIZING THAT I'M THE ONLY ONE TALKING,
AND THEN, UH, CROATIA WAS MY FAVORITE.
I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH EMILY, AND I WORRY
BECAUSE THERE'S STILL SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE PICTURE.
SO I JUST REALLY WANT THEM TO SEE HOW I FEEL ABOUT EMILY.
I CAME INTO THIS, I HAD NO EXPECTATION.
I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SHOW.
IT'S BEEN VERY SCARY FOR US, TOO.
WE'VE BEEN VERY NERVOUS, SO...
YES, WE HAVE.
I KNOW IT'S HARD BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVEN'T BEEN HERE
AND YOU HAVEN'T SEEN EVERYTHING
AND YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO TALK TO HER VERY MUCH.
AND NOW IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING AT ONCE.
SO I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF SOMETHING TO GET YOU GUYS,
AND I GOT THIS--THIS BOX HERE.
AND INSIDE
ARE ALL THE ROSES...
AW!
I'VE GOTTEN FROM YOU.
AND EACH OF THEM SYMBOLIZE THIS WHOLE JOURNEY AND ADVENTURE.
EVERY MOMENT'S BEEN VERY SPECIAL, AND SO THERE YOU GO.
OH, THAT'S SO SWEET.
THAT IS.
(David) VERY NICE OF YOU. VERY NICE.
THAT IS--THAT IS VERY, VERY...
THANK YOU. THAT IS REALLY THOUGHTFUL.
ARIE--I JUST EXPECTED
THAT HE WOULD BE MAYBE ARROGANT
OR, UM, A LITTLE BIT TOO SELF-ASSURED,
BUT TO GIVE SOMETHING AWAY
THAT WAS PRECIOUS TO HIM
JUST, UH, REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT IN PRIVATE?
YEAH.
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT ARIE IS IN THIS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS,
AND IT IS ABOUT TRUE LOVE,
WHICH IS WHAT I WANT FOR EMILY.
THE FIRST TIME AROUND,
IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO TALK WITH SOMEONE
ABOUT MARRYING MY DAUGHTER...
RIGHT.
WHEN IT WAS A GAME OF EENY, MEENY, MINY, MO.
IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO MARRY MY DAUGHTER,
THEY HAVE TO BE PRETTY DAGGONE SURE ABOUT IT.
I KNOW THAT DIDN'T WORK FOR HER BEFORE,
BUT I REALLY WANT HER TO JUST BELIEVE IN US, 'CAUSE I DO.
RIGHT. RIGHT.
MM-HMM.
LIKE, I'VE DATED A SINGLE MOTHER. I KNOW HOW--
OH, YOU HAVE. THAT'S GOOD.
I HAVE.
SO I-I KNOW THAT DAILY LIFE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING HERE.
MM-HMM.
AND I HAVE THAT CRAZY LOVE FOR HER
THAT I KNOW THAT I'LL TRY AS HARD AS I CAN TO...
RIGHT.
TO GET THROUGH WHATEVER COMES OUR WAY.
AND, YOU KNOW, IN A WAY, LIKE, IT'S BEEN FATE ALMOST...
YES.
YOU KNOW, AND I REALLY FEEL LIKE THAT.
I'M BLOWN AWAY. I REALLY THOUGHT THAT,
YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD BE EASY TODAY
BECAUSE OF MY FEELINGS FOR JEF,
AND THEN AFTER MEETING ARIE TODAY,
I REALLY THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE TO SAY
THIS GUY OVER THAT GUY, BUT I JUST LOVE THEM BOTH.
YOU'RE VERY SMOOTH IN THE WAY YOU TALK
AND YOU SEEM VERY, VERY PRACTICED AND--AND GOOD AT IT.
AND ONE OF MY CONCERNS MIGHT BE ARE YOU IN THIS
TO WIN THE COMPETITION OR ARE YOU IN THIS FOR EMILY?
(clicks tongue) BROTHER'S OPINION MEANS--MEANS A LOT.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I DO WANT TO GIVE THE BEST IMPRESSION FOR YOU GUYS
BECAUSE I DO CARE SO MUCH.
I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE,
BUT I'VE NEVER MET SOMEONE THAT I'VE JUST FALLEN SO HARD FOR.
I'VE NEVER BEEN AT THE POINT WHERE I'M LIKE,
"I CAN MARRY HER," YOU KNOW,
"I COULD ASK THIS WOMAN TO MARRY ME,"
AND I'M DEFINITELY THERE.
LIKE, I HAVE SO MUCH LOVE FOR HER.
NOW IT'S JUST--I'M WORRIED ABOUT DOES SHE WANT THAT?
LIKE, WHEN I DATED A SINGLE MOTHER,
SO MUCH OF THE ENJOYMENT OUT OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WAS HER KIDS,
AND I STILL MISS THEM.
IF YOU'VE NOT EXPERIENCED IT,
THERE'S NO WAY TO--TO EXPLAIN IT.
THERE'S NO WAY-- THERE'S NO WAY TO EXPLAIN IT.
IT DOESN'T REGISTER TO, LIKE, A SINGLE DUDE.
YOU KNOW, KNOWING HOW SHE IS WITH RICKI, I GET THAT
AND I THINK THAT SHE LOVES THAT.
EVERYTHING ELSE DOESN'T MATTER.
YEAH.
THAT'S--THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
EXACTLY.
I THINK YOU'RE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF THAT.
AFTER TALKING WITH ARIE, I'M CONFUSED.
I HAD MY MIND MADE UP BEFORE I MET ARIE.
BUT HE WAS SPILLING HIS HEART OUT TO ME.
TELLS ME THAT HE LOVES MY SISTER,
AND I TRULY BELIEVE HE DOES MEAN IT.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
YEAH.
AND NOW I'M JUST AT A TOTAL LOSS
AS TO WHAT TO TELL MY SISTER TO DO.
(David) THERE ARE CERTAINLY THINGS
I'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU.
EMILY, AT AN EARLY AGE,
OF COURSE, HAD RICKI,
AND THERE SHE WAS A SINGLE MOM,
AND IT'S GONNA TAKE A MAN
THAT'S--THAT'S STRONGER THAN AVERAGE...
YEAH.
FOR--FOR RICKI.
AS A FATHER, I'D LOVE TO SEE HER...
HAVE THAT. YEAH.
HAVE THAT, AND I KNOW FOR A FACT
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHE WOULD LIKE
MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.
YEAH. YOU KNOW,
BUT THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU GET TO THAT POINT WHERE
YOU COULDN'T IMAGINE LOSING HER,
AND I--AND I CAN'T IMAGINE LOSING EMILY.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S THE LOVE OF MY LIFE,
AND I'LL TRY ANYTHING I CAN TO--TO NEVER LOSE HER,
SO I WOULD ASK YOU,
IF I HAVE YOUR BLESSING, IF I COULD ASK EMILY TO MARRY ME.
YOU SEEM LIKE A VERY NICE FELLA,
AND I KNOW THAT SHE THINKS A LOT OF YOU.
UH, OF COURSE YOU COULD, ARIE,
PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU SAY THAT--THAT, UH,
SHE'S THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.
THAT'S A DAGGONE GOOD PLACE TO START.
I'D BE PROUD TO HAVE YOU IN THE FAMILY.
OF COURSE THAT'S EMILY'S DECISION.
I KNOW. BUT I HAVE TO GET YOUR BLESSING.
AND--
OH, YOU'VE GOT MY BLESSING.
AND I'VE NEVER DONE THAT,
SO THAT WAS KIND OF SCARY FOR ME. (laughs)
YEAH.
RIGHT NOW, I FEEL REALLY GOOD.
I FEEL LIKE THE DAY COULDN'T HAVE GONE ANY BETTER.
VERY NICE MEETING YOU.
HEY, ARIE, VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
I THINK IF IT WAS UP TO EMILY'S FAMILY,
I'D BE THE ONE HERE IN THE END.
YOU KILLED IT.
(laughs)
THE NEXT TIME I SEE EMILY'S FAMILY, I'M GOING TO BE ENGAGED.
A GOOD-BYE KISS.
ENDING THE DAY KISSING EMILY FEELS SO GOOD.
IT FEELS REASSURING,
AND IT SHOWS ME THAT SHE LOVES ME.
I LOVE YOU.
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DO--
GET DOWN ON ONE KNEE
AND TO ASK EMILY FOR HER HAND IN MARRIAGE.
WISH YOU COULD COME BACK IN AND HANG OUT.
I KNOW.
(Emily) I THINK THAT ARIE IS SO AMAZING.
I LOOK AT HIM AND I CAN SEE MY LIFE WITH HIM.
SEE YOU IN A COUPLE DAYS.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
BYE, HONEY.
BYE.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'RE BOTH TWO GREAT GUYS
THAT ANYBODY WOULD BE LUCKY TO HAVE.
I'M JUST SO CONFUSED.
I NEED MY WHOLE FAMILY JUST TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT
WHO IS THE BEST FIT FOR ME.
♪♪
(Emily) I'M BACK. WHAT Y'ALL TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU.
JEF AND ARIE-- THEY BOTH MAKE ME REALLY HAPPY
AND I CARE A LOT ABOUT BOTH OF THEM.
BUT AT THIS POINT, I'M SO CONFUSED.
THE BEST SCENARIO WOULD BE MY PARENTS SAYING,
"THIS IS YOUR GUY. WE SAW IT.
WE KNOW IT. WE FEEL IT IN OUR HEART."
WHAT DID Y'ALL THINK?
I REALLY LIKE HIM.
I KNEW YOU WOULD.
EMILY, I LIKE HIM. HE'S A VERY LIKABLE FELLA.
BUT?
I-I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY BUTs.
I WISH--I WISH THERE WAS A BUT, EMILY. I REALLY DO.
I WISH I COULD'VE PICKED SOMETHING OUT WITH ONE OF THEM,
SAID, "HEY, YOU DON'T WANT THIS ONE"...
MM-HMM.
BUT I COULDN'T DO THAT.
YEAH.
I'LL SAY ARIE AND THEN I SEE HOW YOU WERE WITH JEF
AND HOW HE WAS WITH YOU.
BUT, LIKE, HOW MUCH OF THIS IS YOU GUYS
JUST NOT WANTING TO SAY WHO YOUR FAVORITE IS
BECAUSE YOU'RE SCARED I'M GONNA PICK THE OTHER ONE?
NO. NO, EMILY, THAT'S NOT.
(Ernie) NO. NO.
HONESTLY, HONESTLY, IT'S NOT.
(David) I'M COMPLETELY HONEST.
IT'S--IT'S NOT.
I THINK MY SISTER WANTS A BLACK OR WHITE ANSWER FROM ONE OF US,
BUT SHE KNOWS THEM BETTER THAN I DO,
AND IF SHE CAN'T DECIDE BETWEEN THE TWO AT THIS POINT,
I'M IN CERTAINLY NO POSITION TO DECIDE FOR HER.
I'D BE PROUD TO HAVE BOTH OF THEM IN MY FAMILY.
(David) ABSOLUTELY. EITHER.
THEY BOTH SEEM LIKE THEY'RE VERY MUCH IN LOVE WITH YOU,
AND I-I BELIEVE THEY ARE.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE IN LOVE?
YEAH.
YEAH?
YEAH.
I'LL SAY THIS--
YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE.
MM-HMM.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN LOVE TWO PEOPLE AT ONCE.
I AGREE.
I DIDN'T EITHER.
SO YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ONE OR THE OTHER NOW.
I THINK YOU CAN LOVE TWO PEOPLE
IN DIFFERENT WAYS AT THE SAME TIME.
YES, BUT--BUT TO ACTUALLY LOVE ONE
AND TO MAKE A DECISION--
BUT I ALWAYS SAID THAT, TOO, AND NOW I DO.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GONNA MAKE THIS DECISION.
YOU HAVE A TOUGH CALL, SIS.
MY WHOLE FAMILY--
I WANTED THEM TO FIGURE OUT
THEY ALL DANCED AROUND IT
AND, LIKE, WOULDN'T EVER COME OUT AND JUST SAY IT.
AND NOW I'M EVEN MORE CONFUSED.
I DON'T KNOW, AND THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED THEIR HELP FOR.
I DON'T KNOW.
I KNOW THIS IS-- ONE OF YOUR PRIME THINGS IS
HOW THEY ARE GONNA REACT WITH RICKI, YOU KNOW...
MM-HMM.
AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO--TO SENSE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO INTRODUCE THEM TO RICKI.
YEAH.
YEAH.
IF I PICK THE WRONG ONE OR, YOU KNOW?
MM-HMM. I THINK AS KIND
AND AS GOOD AS BOTH OF THESE GUYS SEEM,
THEY HAVE TO GIVE RICKI TIME TO ADJUST TO THIS
AND NOT JUST "MOMMY'S ENGAGED, AND I HAVE A--"
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA TRY TO FIT YOU IN SOMEWHERE
AND FIGURE OUT WHERE YOUR PLACE IS.
YEAH. RIGHT.
RICKI'S A 6-YEAR-OLD LITTLE GIRL,
AND EMILY'S CONFUSED RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE CONFUSED,
UH, AND IT WOULD BE CONFUSING FOR A CHILD.
I KNOW YOU ALL WILL TAKE THE TIME
AND, UH, AND DECIDE WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU.
MM-HMM.
THAT'S WHY I ENCOURAGE YOU,
WAIT ON AN-ANY KIND OF ENGAGEMENT.
YOU KNOW, SEE HOW THEY INTERACT WITH RICKI.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE THE GIRL
AND THEN THIS DOESN'T WORK OUT.
I WANT TO KNOW TO THERE'S NOT A CHANCE IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
THIS IS A HARD CALL.
MY MOM TELLS ME TO WAIT ON AN ENGAGEMENT,
AND HONESTLY, IN THAT SPLIT-SECOND,
IT MADE ME QUESTION EVERYTHING.
I FEEL LIKE I'M LETTING YOU DOWN.
NO, IT'S OKAY.
I WISH-- I WISH I COULD TELL YOU.
MAKES ME WONDER IF ANY GUY HERE IS FOR ME.
I'M SORRY, HONEY. I WISH WE COULD BE OF MORE HELP.
I'M NOT 100% SURE I'M READY TO GET ENGAGED
AT THE END OF ALL OF THIS, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT ME.
IT'S... ME AND MY DAUGHTER.
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE
TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR MYSELF
AND RICKI FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.
IT'S... IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
IT'S...
(voice breaks) UM...
COMING UP...
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
AND PROBABLY NEED TO DO TODAY.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO START THE CONVERSATION.
YOUR MIND IS MADE UP HERE.
YOU ARE DONE.
(Emily) MY HEART IS BROKEN.
(sniffles and cries)
WELCOME BACK
TO THE BIGGEST TELEVISION EVENT OF THE SUMMER.
WE ARE HERE LIVE WITH OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE
WATCHING ALONG WITH MILLIONS OF TELEVISION VIEWERS
ACROSS AMERICA AS EMILY TAKES HER FINAL STEPS
ON HER JOURNEY TO FIND LOVE.
NOW, EMILY'S FAMILY CLEARLY COULDN'T DECIDE
WHICH MAN WAS BEST FOR HER.
HOW ABOUT THE STUDIO AUDIENCE?
WHO DO WE THINK IS BEST FOR EMILY?
HOW ABOUT ARIE? YEAH?
(cheering)
ALL RIGHT.
HOW ABOUT JEF?
(cheering)
WELL, ABOUT A SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE HERE AS WELL.
EMILY'S ABOUT TO GO ON HER FINAL DATE WITH JEF.
LET'S SEE IF SHE GETS THE ANSWER SHE'S LOOKING FOR.
(applause)
♪♪
WHAT'S BEEN YOUR FAVORITE PLACE WE'VE BEEN SO FAR?
CURAçAO.
REALLY?
YOU LIKE IT EVEN BETTER THAN... LONDON?
YEP.
AND YOU KNOW WHY IT'S MY FAVORITE?
WHY?
'CAUSE YOU'RE HERE.
(giggles)
AND WE GET TO HANG OUT.
(Emily) AFTER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS,
I JUST HAVE SO MUCH ON MY MIND.
I REALLY FEEL LIKE I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE
WITH ARIE AND JEF.
BUT AT THIS POINT, I NEED TO FIGURE OUT
WHICH WOULD BE A BETTER FIT FOR RICKI.
OKAY. I AM GONNA GO GET READY.
DO YOU WANT TO HELP ME GET READY,
OR DO YOU WANT TO PLAY SOME MORE?
I'LL PLAY SOME MORE.
ALL RIGHT.
TO NAVIGATE ALL OF THIS
A-AND BE A SINGLE MOM AT THE SAME TIME.
LIKE, STILL, I DON'T KNOW IF I REALLY WANT
TO INTRODUCE HER TO TWO DIFFERENT GUYS.
AND, THINKING ABOUT HOW LITTLE TIME I HAVE LEFT,
I'M REALLY AFRAID.
AND IF I DON'T FEEL ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT
IN MY DECISIONS...
(Ricki giggles)
IT COULD REALLY MAKE EVERYTHING FALL APART.
♪♪
(birds squawking)
(Jef) TODAY IS MY LAST DATE WITH EMILY,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO JUST... (inhales)
SPEND THE DAY WITH HER AND SEE HER AND BE WITH HER,
BECAUSE I'M SO IN LOVE WITH HER.
I'M--I'M CRAZY IN LOVE WITH EMILY,
AND I FEEL COMPLETE WHEN I'M WITH HER.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. YOU LOOK AMAZING.
SO DO YOU!
THANKS.
I MISSED YOU.
MISSED YOU, TOO. (kisses)
MMM!
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT'S OUR LAST DATE?
I KNOW. IT'S OUR LAST ONE.
YOU KNOW, I SEE IN HER
EVERYTHING THAT I'VE EVER WANTED TO SEE
IN A GIRL THAT I WANT TO MARRY.
BUT THERE'S STILL SOME DOUBT,
BECAUSE I STILL HAVEN'T MET RICKI,
AND SHE'S THE BIGGEST PART OF EMILY'S FAMILY.
SO THERE ARE SOME OBSTACLES LEFT
BEFORE A PRETTY SERIOUS DAY.
LOOK HOW PRETTY IT IS.
I KNOW. THIS IS PRETTY.
(waves splashing)
THIS WHOLE BEACH, JUST US.
I KNOW.
I KNOW.
HOW WAS YOUR DAY? WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN THINKING ABOUT?
UH... A LOT.
YEAH? LIKE WHAT?
A LOT, A LOT.
LIKE?
UM...
THE END IS SO CLOSE, AND I'M JUST STRESSED OUT, LIKE...
ARE YOU STRESSED?
YEAH.
WHAT ARE YOU STRESSED ABOUT?
WELL, I DON'T WANT TO HURT ANYBODY.
AND THEN EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS
OR COULD HAPPEN OR COULD NOT HAPPEN, AND--
I'M SORRY THAT YOU'RE STRESSED.
YOU'RE NOT?
NOT REALLY, NO.
REALLY?
NO. I THOUGHT--
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT...
WHAT?
FOR ME. LIKE, I THOUGHT--
THE LAST COUPLE DAYS?
NO, I THOUGHT, LIKE,
FALLING IN LOVE WITH SOMEBODY AND, LIKE,
WHERE I'M SO SURE ABOUT THINGS,
LIKE, I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING
I'VE EVER WANTED IN ANYBODY.
OH...
AND IT'S SO-- IT'S AMAZING.
BUT I HAVEN'T MET RICKI.
LIKE, THE BIGGEST MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY, YOU KNOW?
MM-HMM.
BUT I, UM, YOU KNOW...
IT'S A BIG DECISION, THOUGH, AND I DON'T KNOW.
UH, TO--TO INTRODUCE YOU GUYS, AND...
YEAH, IT IS A BIG DECISION.
BUT, LIKE, YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT RICKI
AND ABOUT KIDS AND ABOUT WANTING A FAMILY
AND ABOUT THE FAMILY THAT I ALREADY HAVE.
YOU KNOW, LIKE I'M...
I, LIKE, CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.
BUT IT IS A BIG-- IT IS A BIG DEAL, YOU KNOW?
LIKE, I HAVEN'T-- I'VE THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT IT.
LIKE, I'VE--I'VE MET YOU,
AND I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU AND THE PERSON THAT YOU ARE.
AND RICKI'S LIKE A HUGE PART OF THIS RELATIONSHIP.
AND JUST BECAUSE I HAVEN'T MET HER DOESN'T MEAN
I HAVEN'T BEEN THINKING ABOUT HER EVERY DAY.
AND, LIKE, WONDERING WHAT IT'S GONNA BE LIKE
AND--AND, LIKE, PREPARING MY WHOLE LIFE
TO BE, LIKE, A GOOD DAD, YOU KNOW?
MM-HMM.
BUT IT'S UP TO YOU.
IT'S NOT--NO ONE ELSE HAS THAT CALL, YOU KNOW?
WELL, I JUST, YOU KNOW, LAST TIME,
I GOT ENGAGED, YOU KNOW?
AND I HAD A REALLY GUILTY CONSCIENCE,
AND I STILL FEEL GUILTY ABOUT, LIKE,
INTRODUCING HER TO BRAD AND IT NOT WORKING OUT.
YEAH.
BUT, LIKE, THIS TIME, I KNOW THAT, LIKE--
I DON'T KNOW.
DO YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE, FIRST OF ALL,
IN, LIKE, WHATEVER CHOICE YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE?
I DO.
DO YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THAT?
I HAVE SO MUCH.
SO MUCH MORE THAN I DID LAST TIME.
MM-HMM.
I MEAN, AND JUST IN GENERAL.
NOT EVEN COMPARING IT TO ANYTHING.
I REALLY--I REALLY DO.
YEAH.
I DO, AND I JUST-- I DON'T KNOW.
THINK ABOUT...
THINK ABOUT YOU BEING IN MY POSITION.
MM-HMM.
YOU'RE LIKE SURE OF IT, 100% SURE OF IT.
YOU ACTUALLY FIND THIS-- FOUND THIS PERSON
THAT, LIKE, GETS YOU AND, LIKE, YOU GET,
AND IT'S LIKE A MATCH SO PERFECT, YOU KNOW?
AND YOU HAVEN'T MET THAT PERSON'S DAUGHTER.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? WHAT WOULD YOU THINK?
I WOULD THINK IT WAS WEIRD.
NOT WEIRD, BUT, LIKE, I'D BE DISAPPOINTED.
YOU KNOW?
IT'S STILL SCARY.
YEAH.
FOR SURE. I CAN'T SAY-- I CAN'T SIT HERE AND BE LIKE,
ME AND RICKI, LIKE, I-- I DON'T KNOW.
LIKE, YOU DON'T KNOW.
I REALLY WASN'T PLANNING ON INTRODUCING HER
TO ANYBODY.
MM-HMM.
BUT ONLY BECAUSE I FEEL SO CONFIDENT IN YOU
AND WHAT WE HAVE, I WANT YOU TO SEE THAT SIDE OF ME,
AND I WANT YOU TO SEE HER.
AND I THINK THAT, LIKE, WE HAVE SUCH SHORT TIME LEFT
THAT... (clicks tongue)
WE SHOULD JUST DO IT TODAY.
YOU THINK SO?
YEAH!
I DO WANT YOU TO MEET RICKI. IF YOU'RE DOWN WITH THAT.
YEAH. I DEFINITELY WANT TO MEET RICKI. YEAH.
YEAH?
OF COURSE.
OKAY, GOOD.
I HAVE ALL THE FAITH IN THE WORLD THAT
THIS TIME IT'S GONNA BE DIFFERENT THAN LAST TIME.
YEAH.
I'M--I'M HOPING THAT I'M MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE,
BECAUSE LAST TIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO,
TO INTRODUCE BRAD AND RICKI, AND IT WAS,
BUT I JUST HAVE-- I CARRY A LOT OF GUILT
BECAUSE IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.
SO IT'S HARD, BUT I JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW MY HEART
AND DO WHAT I THINK IS BEST,
BECAUSE HE'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME,
AND SHE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME,
AND AT THE END OF THIS, LIKE, I DO WANT TO END UP
FINDING THE GUY THAT I SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH.
AND... YOU CAN'T REALLY GET THE FULL PICTURE
OF MY LIFE UNLESS YOU MEET HER.
SO, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BEST IF, UM, YOU CAME OVER
TO THE HOUSE THAT WE'RE STAYING AT,
'CAUSE THERE'S, LIKE, A POOL
AND SHE'S, LIKE, COMFORTABLE THERE ALREADY...
MM-HMM.
AND SHE'LL BE TRYING TO SHOW YOU EVERYTHING.
I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET HER.
I KNOW IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR HER TO, LIKE, OPEN UP
HER WORLD TO ME, AND I-- I FEEL SO HONORED
TO BE ABLE TO MEET HER, AND I'M SO EXCITED,
BECAUSE I HAVE WANTED TO MEET HER THIS ENTIRE TIME,
AND EVERYTHING HAS JUST FALLEN INTO PLACE
WITH EMILY AND MY RELATIONSHIP,
AND NOW MEETING RICKI IS--IS 100%
THE FINAL PIECE TO THE PUZZLE FOR ME
BEFORE I PROPOSE TO EMILY.
THIS IS A BIG DAY.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKIN'?
I'M THINKIN' THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
ME, TOO.
I'VE BEEN SAYING FROM NIGHT ONE
THAT RICKI AND ARE A PACKAGE DEAL,
AND I REALLY DO MEAN THAT.
SO IF THIS MEETING DOESN'T GO WELL,
IT WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE THE END
OF MY RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM, NO QUESTIONS.
♪♪
♪♪
(bird calling)
SHE DOESN'T KNOW YOU'RE COMING.
SHE DOESN'T? REALLY?
NO.
OH.
(Emily) IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL
FOR ME TO INTRODUCE ANYBODY TO RICKI.
BUT I FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE
THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD EXPECT JEF
TO MAKE ANY KIND OF SERIOUS COMMITMENT TO ME
IF I CAN'T EVEN INTRODUCE HIM TO THE PERSON
I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SINCE THE DAY WE MET.
ANY LAST-MINUTE QUESTIONS?
BUT IT'S SCARY,
BECAUSE IF RICKI DOESN'T LIKE HIM,
IT WOULD DEFINITELY CHANGE MY RELATIONSHIP WITH JEF A LOT.
THAT'S HER.
I SEE HER SWIMMING AROUND.
SEE HER?
(Jef) BEFORE I GO IN TO MEET RICKI,
I'M KIND OF FREAKING OUT.
LIKE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M MEETING HER.
AND THAT'S A HUGE, HUGE STEP.
I'M DEFINITELY NERVOUS ABOUT IT,
AND WONDERING AND THINKING,
BECAUSE THERE'S STILL A LOT OF "WHAT IFs" THERE.
(singsongy) HELLO?
HEY!
HEY, GOOSE!
HI!
WHAT YA DOING?
I SAW YOU SWIMMING IN HERE!
CAN YOU SAY "HEY"? THIS IS MY FRIEND JEF.
HI, RICKI.
HI.
HEY, I'M JEF. CAN YOU GIVE ME A HIGH-FIVE?
(laughs)
(laughs) HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD.
YOU HAVING FUN?
YEAH. (laughs)
SHE'S GOTTEN TO BE A REALLY GREAT SWIMMER THIS TRIP.
I HEARD YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE YOUR GOGGLES ON.
(giggles)
SAFETY FIRST.
(laughs)
(laughs) SHOW HIM ALL THE THINGS YOU CAN DO.
(Jef speaks indistinctly)
YOU JUST DID A FLIP.
(giggles)
THAT WAS GOOD.
THAT WAS SO AWESOME!
AND I GOT WATER ALL UP MY NOSE?
(laughs)
AND YOU HAD TO, LIKE, TEACH ME HOW TO DO IT?
I MEAN, IT'S ALMOST SURREAL. IT'S THE CRAZIEST FEELING.
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WANTING TO MEET HER FOR SO LONG,
AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE MET HER.
LIKE, IT J--IT WAS-- AS I WAS SITTING THERE,
I WAS JUST LIKE, MAN, THIS IS--THIS IS SO COOL
TO SEE EMILY BE A MOM,
AND TO SEE RICKI.
(giggling)
HAVE YOU GOT TO GO IN THE OCEAN?
YEAH.
EVERYTHING I SAID, SHE'D JUST GIGGLE AT IT
AND LOOK AT HER MOM, AND LIKE--
I COULD TELL SHE WAS A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TRICK IN THE POOL?
(exhales)
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TRICK...
THAT YOU CAN DO?
MONKEY BARS.
SHOW ME.
I WILL WHEN YOU GET IN.
OKAY. THAT'S A DEAL. WE SHOULD MAKE JEF GET IN.
(giggling)
JEF'S A REALLY GOOD SWIMMER.
IT'S REALLY DEEP.
HOW DEEP IS IT? CAN YOU TOUCH IT?
YEAH.
YOU CAN?
MM-HMM.
(laughs)
INA SAID I COULD JUMP OFF THE BRIDGE,
BUT AN ADULT HAS TO BE NEXT TO ME
AND I HAVE TO SIT ON MY BUM.
(giggles)
(laughs)
YOU GOTTA ASK HIM.
CAN YOU GET IN THE POOL NOW?
YEAH.
YES.
I'M GONNA SWIM, AND WE'RE GONNA--
WE'RE GONNA PLAY IN THIS POOL.
(Emily) I'VE BEEN SO WORRIED
ABOUT THIS ONE MOMENT FOR A WHILE NOW...
CAN I WEAR THESE?
AND WITHIN LIKE TWO MINUTES,
JEF MADE RICKI FEEL SO COMFORTABLE.
OKAY, WHAT ARE WE DOING FIRST?
(Jef) I'M HAVING A BLAST.
THIS IS LIKE EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO DO--
PLAY WITH HER AND GET HER TRUST THAT WAY.
LET HER KNOW, LIKE, I'M--I'M THERE TO JUST HANG OUT WITH HER.
(giggling)
SEE? JUST PUSH ME OFF. READY? I'LL FALL.
(laughs)
SEE IF YOU CAN SEE ME.
COME ON, HERE WE GO.
(both shouting playfully)
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY SWEET
WATCHING JEF AND RICKI PLAY TOGETHER.
(Ricki laughing)
IT SHOWS ME KINDA WHERE HIS HEAD IS,
AND THAT HE'S NOT JUST ALL ABOUT ME AND HIM,
THAT HE IS INCLUDING RICKI.
I HAVE THE BEST IDEA.
WHAT?
YOU GUYS CAN SIT UP-- UP HERE,
AND YOU JUMP OFF. IT'S SO FUN.
WHAT?
(Jef and Emily laughing)
SHE'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LITTLE 6 YEAR OLD,
AND FUNNY AND CREATIVE AND WILD,
AND, LIKE, SHE'S SO FUN.
AND I DON'T--I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EVEN DESCRIBE IT.
IT JUST FEELS, LIKE, SO NATURAL.
YOU KNOW, LIKE IT ALWAYS IS WITH--WITH EMILY AND I,
AND IT WAS LIKE THAT WITH RICKI.
IT WAS JUST FUN WITH US.
(giggling)
YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S DO IT IN THE KITCHEN.
DO YOU WANT TO?
YOU WANT THIS, RICKI?
(speak indistinctly)
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE LED ME TO--
TO THIS POINT, KNOWING THAT I'M READY TO BE WITH EMILY
AND TO BE A DAD.
(giggling)
AND I'M SO EXCITED FOR IT.
LIKE, I CAN'T WAIT TO BE
EVERYTHING THAT SHE WANTS IN A HUSBAND AND IN A FATHER.
YOU--YOU SHOW US WHERE THE IGUANAS ARE.
OKAY, SHOW US WHERE THEY ARE. SHOW US WHERE THEY LIVE.
EVER SINCE RICKI WAS BORN, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE MOMENT
TO INTRODUCE HER TO SOMEBODY THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME.
(laughing)
DO YOU WANT TO--DO YOU WANT IT ON YOUR HAND?
AND IT COULD NOT BE GOING MORE PERFECT.
HE HAS TOTALLY EXCEEDED EVERY EXPECTATION I HAD.
(Emily) OH, THERE HE GOES.
BE FREE. BE FREE, LITTLE BUDDY.
(laughter)
THERE'S NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT JEF WOULD BE...
OH, HE'S SO HAPPY!
THE BEST DAD AND THE BEST HUSBAND.
I'M JUST, YOU KNOW...
PICTURING EVERYTHING.
NO, THIS IS MY... (speaks indistinctly)
THAT'S COOL.
OH.
WE CARRY THEM EVERYWHERE.
ESPECIALLY MONKEY.
WHERE--DID THIS ONE GO WITH YOU EVERYWHERE?
TO--WHEN YOU WENT TO... BERMUDA,
DID IT GO WITH YOU?
WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU WENT TO...
WHERE ELSE HAS--HAS MONKEY BEEN?
WHERE ELSE DID YOU GO? LONDON?
(speaks indistinctly)
NO, MONKEY WASN'T IN LONDON.
MM-HMM.
ARE YOU SURE?
MOM'S IN TROUBLE.
THIS GUY'S A WORLD TRAVELER.
HE--
AND HE'S REALLY DIRTY.
YEAH. HAVE YOU BEEN EATING CHEETOS?
YES.
HAS MONKEY BEEN EATING CHEETOS?
HAS HE BEEN EATING CHEETOS?
(laughter)
OH...
DID HE EAT CHEETOS?
UH... MAYBE A COUPLE?
DOES HE HAVE--DID HE--
I WIPED MY HANDS.
I THINK HE WAS GETTING CHEETOS ON HIM.
YOU WIPED YOUR HANDS ON MONKEY?
YEAH.
THAT'S NOT VERY NICE!
YOU MEAN HE DIDN'T SNEAK OUT AND GO
SNEAKING INTO THE CHEETO CABINET?
(giggles)
(laughs)
MAYBE HE DOES AFTER YOU GO TO BED.
HE SNEAKS OUT THERE, SAYS, "I'M HUNGRY.
THAT GIRLS DOESN'T FEED ME ENOUGH."
HAS RICKI SEEN THE PUPPETS THAT WE PLAYED WITH?
OH! NO, I-I TOLD YOU ABOUT THEM.
REMEMBER THOSE PUPPETS I TOLD YOU ABOUT?
MM-HMM.
JEF BOUGHT YOU ONE.
WE GOT YOU ONE.
WHAT IS IT?
IT LOOKS LIKE A PRINCESS. WHAT DO YOU SAY?
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT HAS LIKE STRINGS THAT COME OFF OF IT,
AND YOU CAN HOLD IT WITH YOUR HAND
AND MAKE IT DANCE.
IT'S COOL. IT'S PRETTY COOL.
THE BEST PART FOR ME WAS SITTING ON THE STEP
AT THE END OF THE NIGHT,
AND SEEING RICKI LAYING ON EMILY'S LAP,
JUST TALKING TO US, AND IT JUST FELT LIKE
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF REAL LIFE AND NORMAL LIFE
IN THIS WHOLE SITUATION THAT'S HAPPENED TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU WANNA GET UP?
I'M GONNA WALK JEF OUT, OKAY?
CAN YOU SAY "BYE" AND "THANK YOU"?
SEE YOU LATER.
BYE. (giggles)
I HAD FUN WITH YOU TODAY.
(giggles)
(Jef) TODAY WAS A HUGE DAY.
IT WAS A HUGE HURDLE TO JUMP OVER.
AND, HONESTLY, IT COULDN'T HAVE GONE BETTER.
AND I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT,
I FEEL GOOD ABOUT EMILY AND I, WHERE WE'RE GOING,
AND I FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING
POSSIBLY AS A FAMILY TOGETHER.
THAT WAS FUN.
GOOD.
YEAH.
I'M GLAD.
YEAH, THAT WAS--
SEE? NO PRESSURE AT ALL.
SHE IS REALLY CHILL. SHE'S FUNNY, TOO.
YEAH. SO... THANK YOU.
I LIKED IT. YOU'RE WELCOME.
SHE REALLY LIKED YOU. THANK YOU.
THANKS.
I REALLY LIKE HER.
(speaks indistinctly)
OKAY?
OKAY.
GO GET READY FOR DINNER.
OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
BYE.
BYE.
SEE YOU. THANK YOU.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
SEE YOU.
BYE.
THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT JEF IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT
THAN ANYTHING I'VE FELT IN A REALLY LONG TIME.
AND TODAY MAKES ME FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN THROUGH
THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS HAS BEEN WORTH IT.
♪♪
♪♪
(Jef) I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SEEING EMILY TONIGHT.
IT'S THE LAST DATE. IT'S THE LAST NIGHT
THAT I'LL GET TO SPEND WITH HER BEFORE A R--
THE BIGGEST DECISION OF MY LIFE.
HI.
HEY!
COME ON IN.
HOW ARE YA?
I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.
I FEEL LIKE ALL THE PIECES ARE IN PLACE
NOW THAT I'VE MET RICKI.
I MEAN, I'VE BEEN WAITING TO MEET HER
SINCE I MET EMILY,
AND IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE PERFECT.
I FEEL AT EASE. I FEEL LIKE I'M--
I'M READY TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE HAVEN'T GIVEN A TOAST SINCE I MET YOUR FAMILY
AND RICKI.
MM-HMM.
AND I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU LET ME IN
AND OPENED UP YOUR FAMILY TO ME.
THANK YOU.
SO HERE'S TO THEM.
AND THEY LOVED YOU.
THANKS. CHEERS.
CHEERS.
SPEAKING OF RICKI...
MM-HMM?
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
ME, TOO. I HAD A GREAT DAY.
DID YOU?
MM-HMM.
GOOD.
YEAH.
THAT'S GOOD.
WELL, WHEN YOU LEFT, UM,
SHE SAID--WE WERE IN MY BATHROOM, AND SHE GOES...
(clicks tongue) "MOMMY, CAN HE COME BACK TOMORROW?"
SHE SAID THAT? (chuckles)
YEAH.
SHE'S FUNNY.
YEAH, SHE IS.
YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD DYNAMIC TOGETHER.
SHE'S MY BEST LITTLE BUDDY.
I CAN TELL YOU GUYS ARE LIKE--
I CAN TELL YOU'RE A GOOD MOM.
THANK YOU.
BUT I-I ALSO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE...
BIG DECISIONS, YOU KNOW, AND, LIKE, THIS IS REAL FOR YOU,
AND IT'S NOT JUST LIKE, "LET'S INTRODUCE RICKI
TO EVERYBODY," YOU KNOW?
MM-HMM.
AND SO I THINK IT-- I THINK IT SAYS A LOT
FOR--FOR BOTH OF US, BECAUSE, REALLY, WE'VE COME SO FAR,
YOU KNOW, AND IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
THINK BACK TO THE VERY FIRST DAY.
YOU COME ROLLING IN.
AND I SAT THERE AND I WAS WAITING FOR YOU
WHEN YOU WERE WALKING DOWN THE STEPS, AND I WAS GOING...
(muttering and humming)
(laughs)
LIKE, SO NERVOUS AND LIKE, "WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?"
I WAS JUST PRAYING I WOULDN'T FALL ON THOSE DAMN STEPS.
(chuckles)
YEAH, THE COBBLESTONE STEPS.
YEAH.
THAT'S FUNNY.
AND THEN
PUTTING THE VIBE OUT--
"HEY, IT'S OKAY TO KISS ME IF YOU WANT TO.
BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, THAT'S OKAY."
YOU WEREN'T THINKING THAT.
"YOU WANT TO, I'M HERE. YOU DON'T, IT'S COOL."
YOU WEREN'T THINKING THAT.
YOU WERE LIKE, "OKAY, LET'S GO BACK INSIDE."
"SHOULD WE GO BACK UP? I MISS THE GUYS."
I'M LIKE LEANING IN-- "LET'S GO BACK UP."
(laughs) NO, YOU WEREN'T.
(laughs) HOW DO YOU KNOW?
ANYWAY, I WISH YOU WOULD'VE BEEN.
'CAUSE I WAS WATCHING YOU.
I WAS--
YOU WERE GOING LIKE THIS.
I WAS PUTTING IT OUT.
"OH..."
MM-HMM.
"WHEN CAN I GET OUT OF HERE?"
YOU'RE CRAZY. UM...
AND THEN LONDON...
I FEEL LIKE IT ALL CHANGED.
ME, TOO.
I LOVE HANGING OUT WITH YOU.
ME, TOO. MORE THAN YOU KNOW. I LOVE IT.
THANK YOU.
THANKS.
THANK YOU.
(giggles softly)
NO, THANK YOU.
SERIOUSLY, THANK--THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER DONE.
(laughs)
IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE.
EMILY MAKES ME FEEL LIKE--
LIKE THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO GETS ME PERFECTLY,
AND SOMEBODY THAT I BELONG WITH.
IT'S SOMETHING SO SPECIAL THAT WE HAVE TOGETHER,
AND IT'S ALMOST, YOU KNOW-- I CAN'T REALLY DESCRIBE IT.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
THANK YOU!
YOU'RE WELCOME.
THIS JOURNEY HAS LED TO US BEING WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW,
AND I THINK IT'S FATE.
I DON'T EVER FALL IN LOVE LIKE THIS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE LIKE THIS.
AND I'D BE LYING IF I SAID I WASN'T MORE EXCITED
THAN I'VE EVER BEEN IN MY WHOLE LIFE.
IT'S PERFECT.
SO THIS PLACE IS MEMORABLE FOR ME.
MM-HMM.
AND I THINK FOR US,
SO I WANTED TO GET YOU SOMETHING
THAT REMINDED YOU OF IT, YOU KNOW?
AND NOT JUST HERE, BUT ALL OF OUR TRAVELS
AND EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE.
THANK YOU, HONEY.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
THIS BOOK MEANS A LOT.
IT'S A BOOK ABOUT CURAçAO, AND IT'S--
IT KINDA SIGNIFIES ONE OF THE BIGGEST STEPS
WE TOOK TOGETHER IN OUR RELATIONSHIP,
AND I'M POSSIBLY GONNA PROPOSE TO HER HERE.
AND, UM, I WANTED HER TO HAVE SOMETHING
THAT SHE COULD REMEMBER IT BY.
IT'S PERFECT.
BUT EMILY KNOWS I LIKE TO MESS AROUND AND HAVE FUN.
THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER SECRETS IN HERE.
UH-OH.
UM...
YOU KNOW, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE,
THAT'S US DANCING ON THE TABLE.
(laughs)
(chuckles) UM...
(chuckling) THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER ONES SOMEWHERE.
I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE--
IS IT LIKE "WHERE'S WALDO?"
KIND OF.
"WHERE ARE JEF AND EMILY?"
YEAH, WHERE ARE WE?
OH, THERE'S US!
(laughs)
(laughs)
I HAVE A SNORKEL HERE. YOU HAVE A BATHING--
THAT'S A BATHING SUIT.
IT LOOKS JUST LIKE US.
RIGHT?
YEAH. (laughs)
I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE AROUND JEF
THAN I HAVE FELT AROUND ANYBODY IN A REALLY LONG TIME.
I FEEL LIKE I GET HIM AND HE GETS ME,
AND I FEEL LIKE I KNOW THAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE GET ME,
AND I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE GET HIM, EITHER,
SO I THINK IT'S, LIKE, COOL THAT WE FOUND EACH OTHER.
I DON'T WANT TO SHOW THESE ANYMORE.
I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. I'M GONNA KEEP IT FOREVER.
THANKS.
THANK YOU.
I FEEL SO IN LOVE WITH EMILY,
AND I CAN SEE SPENDING THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH HER
AND LOVING HER EVERY DAY.
AND I JUST WANT TO HOLD HER HAND TILL I'M LIKE 110
AND GROW OLD WITH HER AND HAVE A FAMILY TOGETHER,
AND I HOPE THAT SHE...
SEES THAT LIFE WITH ME, TOO.
I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE.
JUST MY BABY.
(giggles)
♪♪
I GOT TO GO HOME AND...
LOOK FOR US IN ALL OUR PICTURES.
AL RIGHT THEN.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN FIND THEM ALL.
(laughs)
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME, BABY.
THANK YOU.
(kiss)
IT WAS GREAT.
IT'S RAINING.
YIKES. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
YOU, TOO.
♪♪
DON'T DO TOO MUCH THINKING.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
BYE, HONEY.
BYE.
THAT'S THE HARDEST GOOD-BYE I'VE EVER SAID. EVER.
BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I WANT,
AND IT'S EMILY,
AND IT'S THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD
AND THE SCARIEST FEELING IN THE WORLD,
BECAUSE TOMORROW ARIE'S GOING ON A DATE WITH EMILY.
AND KNOWING THAT SHE COULD POSSIBLY SEE A LIFE WITH HIM--
IT'S--IT'S SO SCARY.
♪♪
♪♪
(cheering)
WELCOME BACK TO
THE "BACHELORETTE" SEASON FINALE.
I'M CHRIS HARRISON. WE ARE LIVE IN STUDIO,
WATCHING ALONG WITH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
TO SEE HOW EMILY'S JOURNEY ENDS.
EMILY JUST HAD AN INCREDIBLE LAST DATE WITH JEF,
AND HE ALSO GOT TO MEET EMILY'S DAUGHTER RICKI.
I WANT TO BRING IN OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE HERE TONIGHT.
UH, STAND UP. HI. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
HI. MY NAME IS PAISLEY.
THAT'S SO GREAT? WHAT IS IT ABOUT THAT GUY?
I THINK HE'S JUST VERY GENUINE AND NATURAL,
AND HE IS EMOTIONALLY MATURE BUT YOUNG AT HEART,
AND I THINK HE'D BE A GREAT FAMILY MAN.
DO YOU REALLY THINK IT'S THE ONE "F"?
(laughs) I THINK SO.
(laughs)
YEAH. THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THAT.
(laughs)
IT'S GOTTA HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.
I WANT TO BRING IN SOMEBODY ELSE. HI.
HI.
DO YOU HAVE--NOW, DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
YES, I HAVE A SON.
OKAY, NOW THAT WAS A BIG DEAL,
THAT A SINGLE MOM KIND OF, YOU KNOW,
BROKE THAT MOLD AND INTRO-- INTRODUCED JEF TO RICKI.
YES. YES.
WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THAT MOVE?
I CAN RELATE TO EMILY. IT'S KIND OF HARD
TO BE A PARENT AND FALL IN LOVE WITH SOMEBODY
AND HAVE THEM COME INTO YOUR LIFE.
BUT NOTHING'S MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN HAVING
A MAN LOVE YOU AND YOUR KID.
THAT'S MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN A HOT PAIR OF JEANS.
AND HE NAILED IT, RIGHT?
YEAH. TOTALLY.
"MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN A HOT PAIR OF JEANS."
THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.
(laughs)
YOU'RE LIKE FROM MY HOMETOWN IN TEXAS OR SOMETHING.
ALL RIGHT, COME UP HERE. UH, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
CHARLOTTE.
CHARLOTTE, WHAT DO YOU HOPE HAPPENS NEXT?
OOH. I HOPE THAT SHE CHOOSES ARIE
SO THE REST OF AMERICA CAN HAVE JEF.
(laughter and applause)
WELL PUT.
WELL, THAT DAY IN CURAçAO,
EMILY WAS LOOKING FOR SOME ANSWERS,
AND SHE GOT SOME HELP.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED.
(applause)
(birds chirping)
♪♪
(knock on door)
AFTER MY DATE LAST NIGHT WITH JEF,
I WENT HOME WITH A MILLION DIFFERENT THINGS
RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD.
AND I WOKE UP THIS MORNING
AND REALLY HAD A SENSE OF PEACE
ABOUT WHAT I NEEDED TO DO,
BUT NOT REALLY ANY PEACE
ABOUT ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH WITH IT.
HEY! HOW'S IT GOING?
HEY! HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU, TOO.
THANKS FOR COMING OVER.
NO PROBLEM.
COME ON IN.
LOOK AT THIS.
I KNOW. IT'S REALLY NICE.
RICKI'S BEEN FEEDING THE IGUANAS
AND JUMPING OFF THE BRIDGE.
GOOD LITTLE SETUP.
(chuckles)
I HAVE SO MANY THINGS GOING THROUGH MY HEAD.
I WANTED TO TALK TO CHRIS THIS MORNING
JUST BECAUSE HE'S SEEN EVERY SINGLE COUPLE
GO THROUGH, YOU KNOW,
HURDLES, AND HE'S-- HE'S BEEN THERE.
SO WHAT'S GOING ON? I HEAR YOU WANTED TO TALK.
YEAH. I JUST, UM...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
HONESTLY, I, UM...
I--
AS FAR AS WHAT? LIKE, WHAT'S-- WHAT ARE YOU CONFUSED ABOUT?
I GUESS I JUST THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE ONE PERSON
THAT I CARED ABOUT MORE THAN THE OTHERS,
AND THAT I KNEW WAS GONNA BE MY GUY.
MM-HMM.
MAYBE NOT THE FIRST NIGHT,
MAYBE NOT EVEN THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS,
BUT I THOUGHT I'D KNOW FAR BEFORE NOW.
AT THE LAST ROSE CEREMONY, YOU AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT,
UM, WHAT YOU WERE GONNA DO AS FAR AS INTRODUCING
THESE GUYS TO RICKI.
MM-HMM.
WOULD YOU INTRODUCE HER TO BOTH, ANY OF THEM?
MM-HMM.
WHERE DID THAT END UP?
UM, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
YEAH.
I DID--I DIDN'T REALLY PLAN ON INTRODUCING HER
TO ANYBODY, TO BE HONEST.
RIGHT.
I JUST TRIED TO PUT MYSELF IN THE OTHER PERSON'S POSITION,
AND, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT
AT THE END OF ALL OF THIS.
RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A PROPOSAL, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S--
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I WANT SOME KIND OF COMMITMENT,
AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD BE
OKAY GIVING THAT KIND OF COMMITMENT...
RIGHT.
FOR A LONG FUTURE HAVING-- NOT HAVING MET
THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THEIR LIFE.
YEAH.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND SO YOU INTRODUCED RICKI TO JEF?
I DID. AND IT WENT GREAT.
IT WAS SO EASY, LIKE--
YEAH.
IT JUST FELT COMFORTABLE, AND I--
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS, LIKE, I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT
IN MY HEAD, "WHAT DOES THIS FEEL LIKE?
WHAT--WHAT WOULD THIS FEEL LIKE FOREVER?"
BECAUSE IT JUST FELT SO COMFORTABLE
THAT IT WAS LIKE, "THIS IS IT."
I WAS SO SCARED I WAS GONNA GET TO THE FINAL DAY
AND STILL BE GOING BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN THESE TWO PERFECT GUYS.
BUT THIS JUST DID IT FOR ME, AND PUSHED ME OVER THE EDGE,
AND I KNOW THAT JEF IS
EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.
YOUR MIND IS MADE UP HERE.
MM-HMM.
YOU ARE DONE.
YEAH.
I AM--I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
I AM SO EXCITED.
THANK YOU.
BUT THE SERIOUS SIDE TO THIS,
AND MAYBE THE UNFORTUNATE SIDE...
MM-HMM.
THERE'S ARIE.
YEAH.
UM, SOMEONE I KNOW YOU CARE DEEPLY ABOUT.
WHAT DO WE DO?
(voice breaking) I DON'T KNOW.
IT MAKES ME CRY JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.
IS THAT WHY YOU'RE CONFUSED TODAY?
IT'S NOT EVEN CONFUSED.
IT'S JUST THAT, LIKE,
I CAN'T EVEN BE HAPPY,
BECAUSE I JUST FEEL SO BAD.
(crying)
I UNDERSTAND, 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU--
I KNOW YOUR FEELINGS FOR HIM.
SO... WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WANT TO DO?
I DON'T KNOW.
OKAY.
AND I KNOW MYSELF, AND, LIKE,
YOU JUST SAID HIS NAME, AND I TEAR UP.
AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO SIT WITH HIM ALL DAY
AND REALLY, LIKE, BE THERE WITHOUT FEELING AWFUL.
LAST WEEK, I-I STILL WASN'T COMPLETELY SURE.
RIGHT.
AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN HIM, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
AND NOW IT'S LIKE, I'M POSITIVE.
YEAH.
AND IT'S JUST NOT FAIR TO HIM.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
AND PROBABLY NEED TO DO TODAY.
YEAH, I NEED TO TELL ARIE THAT...
YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS I LOVE HIM,
I JUST HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
ARE YOU GONNA BE ABLE TO TELL HIM THAT?
(voice breaks) NO.
(sighs)
(sniffles)
(crying)
(sighs) WELL...
I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
AND MY ADVICE TO YOU TODAY--
FOR WHATEVER IT'S WORTH--
BE AS HONEST WITH HIM AS YOU'RE BEING WITH ME.
(chuckles)
KNOWING THAT MY FEELINGS FOR JEF ARE, LIKE, ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL.
GOOD LUCK TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S JUST NOT FAIR TO ARIE.
HE DESERVES SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
THE HARDEST THING ABOUT TODAY IS ACTUALLY
SAYING THE WORDS TO ARIE
THAT I WANT TO BE WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
THOSE WORDS ALONE DON'T CONVEY TO HIM EVERYTHING BEHIND IT.
I DID FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM AND...
(crying) HE'S BEEN SO GOOD TO ME AND SO OPEN AND...
AND JUST KNOWING HOW BAD IT'S GONNA HURT HIM.
I KNOW HOW BAD IT HURTS ME.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM UPSET.
(crying)
(Emily) MY HEART IS BROKEN.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE HAPPIEST TIME OF MY LIFE
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE I FOUND MY GUY
BUT MY HEART IS BROKEN BECAUSE I NEED TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO ARIE,
AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED
FOR HIM TO EVER SEE THIS COMING.
HELLO. HI.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS DINAH, AND I HAVE AN HERB GARDEN,
AND WE MAKE ALL KIND OF LOVE POTIONS,
LOVE OIL.
SO YOU ARRIVED FIRST.
OKAY.
OKAY.
YOU WANT TO GO WITH ME?
YEAH. LET'S DO IT.
OKAY. COME.
I'LL FOLLOW YOU.
YES. COME.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL HERE.
THANK YOU.
TODAY IS MY LAST DATE WITH EMILY,
AND WE'RE HERE IN CURAçAO,
COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER,
AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE PERFECT SETTING.
TODAY I COULD BE MEETING RICKI.
I COULD BE MEETING MY FUTURE STEPDAUGHTER.
WE NEED FLOWERS.
OKAY.
TOMORROW I AM GETTING ENGAGED.
I FEEL LIKE EMILY LOVES ME.
I FEEL LIKE WHEN I TELL HER, I CAN SEE IT IN HER EYES.
AND THE MOMENT WHEN SHE CAN ACTUALLY SAY IT BACK
WILL BE REALLY SPECIAL TO ME.
YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME BEFORE A DATE I GET A LITTLE NERVOUS,
AND I-I HOPE THAT DOESN'T GO AWAY,
BECAUSE THE ANTICIPATION OF SEEING HER
AND JUST WONDERING HOW THE DAY'S GONNA GO
ALWAYS MAKES ME FEEL A GOOD ANTICIPATION.
WE REALLY NEED THIS TO WORK, SO... (laughs)
YES. YES. YES.
THIS IS THE PERFECT SETTING TO BEGIN OUR LIVES TOGETHER,
AND I'M MORE THAN READY TO GET DOWN ON ONE KNEE
AND ASK FOR EMILY'S HAND IN MARRIAGE,
AND I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT OUR JOURNEY AFTER THIS.
THAT MOMENT WHEN EMILY LOOKS INTO MY EYES
AND SHE CAN EXPRESS HOW SHE FEELS IS GONNA FEEL SO GOOD.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S LONG OVERDUE
AND I FEEL LIKE I KNOW HOW SHE FEELS,
BUT TO HEAR THE WORDS-- IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.
(birds chirping)
♪♪
(sniffles)
WELL, HELLO.
HEY. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
BEAUTIFUL. (kisses) HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. MISSED YOU.
I MISSED YOU, TOO.
CHECK THIS OUT. I MADE A LOVE POTION FOR YOU.
YOU DID?
YEP. (laughs)
AW!
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, LIKE, PICK THE FLOWERS
FROM AROUND HERE.
THAT SMELLS REALLY GOOD.
HERE. SMELL IT.
THAT SMELLS REALLY GOOD. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
I'M SUPPOSED TO PUT A LITTLE BIT
YEAH.
SMELLS GOOD, RIGHT?
IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
THAT'S A COOL NECKLACE.
THANKS.
IS IT A PHOENIX?
YEAH.
I THINK SO. MAYBE.
I DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S COOL. I LIKE IT.
YEAH, OF COURSE. WANT TO SIT RIGHT HERE?
YEAH.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
(speaks indistinctly)
YEAH? YOU OKAY?
(crying) NO.
WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, BUT I...
(sniffles)
WHAT'S UP?
YOU KNOW...
HOW...
YOU KNOW HOW I FELT ABOUT YOU
FROM...
OUR VERY FIRST DATE.
I KNOW.
AND EVEN...
BEYOND THAT, I FELT LIKE...
(sniffles)
IT WAS GONNA BE ME AND YOU.
AND...
I DON'T--I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE.
(sighs)
KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND. LIKE, WHAT CHANGED? WHAT?
IT WAS JUST, LIKE,
YESTERDAY.
I THOUGHT IT WENT SO WELL.
NO, MY PARENTS LOVED YOU. MY FAMILY LOVED YOU.
OH.
EVERYBODY LOVED YOU.
LOVED YOU.
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE
BETWEEN YOU AND ANYBODY.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS JUST GONNA BE ME AND YOU.
HONESTLY.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW...
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT. ANYTHING ELSE?
BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW, LIKE...
I'M SORRY.
OH.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK
THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF ANYTHING YOU DID OR DIDN'T DO.
YOU REALLY ARE, LIKE, EVERYTHING...
(crying)
I'M SHOCKED.
THAT--THAT I-- THAT I...
COMPLETELY THOUGHT WE...
HAD SOMETHING AND IT'S...
BUT WE DID.
I HONESTLY DID
FOR SO LONG THINK IT WAS GONNA BE ME AND YOU.
AND SO WHENEVER I TOLD YOU ALL THOSE THINGS, LIKE,
I DID MEAN THOSE, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF 'EM
AND MORE.
LIKE, IF YOU COULD BE IN MY HEAD
AND KNOW THE THINGS THAT I WAS THINKING
AND, LIKE, PLANNING IN MY HEAD FOR AFTER ALL OF THIS,
YOU WOULD KNOW.
BUT I JUST...
(sighs deeply)
I HAD MORE CONFIDENCE
WITH JEF.
YOU KNOW?
I GOT YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
I'LL GO.
NO. I--
ARIE.
WILL YOU WAIT FOR ME?
THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY.
I... (sighs)
(exhales deeply)
GOOD LUCK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.
I DIDN'T--
I DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE GONNA GET THE GOOD-BYE THAT YOU WANT
JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT GONNA BE LIKE, "GOOD LUCK."
I DON'T WANT THAT. I DON'T WANT THAT.
OKAY. THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING.
I THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT YOU WANTED.
I DID, TOO. I DON'T--
THAT'S FINE.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
NO, I JUST--
GIVE ME A HUG.
(heart beating rapidly)
CAN I WALK YOU OUT?
YEAH. SURE.
(crying)
(birds chirping)
I'M GOING HERE.
OKAY.
GOOD LUCK.
I'M S--I'M--
IT'S OKAY.
(crying)
(engine starts)
(sniffles)
(crying)
(Arie) I AM (bleep) CONFUSED.
I FEEL STUPID.
I FEEL...
NAIVE, YOU KNOW,
THAT I HAD THAT DREAM FOR US.
I JUST FEEL LIKE I GIVE SO MUCH
AND I, LIKE, AM SO OPEN
AND I'M A LOVING PERSON
AND I FEEL LIKE I DESERVE THAT BACK.
I FEEL LIKE I GIVE WAY MORE THAN I GET.
I REALLY FELT LIKE SHE WAS THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT--
I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS I JUST...
MISJUDGED.
IT'S JUST UNREAL THAT IT'S OVER.
OH, NO.
(exhales deeply)
I WAS SO SURE.
SHE'S ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL SECURE IN--IN US.
I STILL BELIEVE THAT SHE IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.
LIKE, THAT'S WHAT IS SO...
PAINFUL, YOU KNOW?
EVER SINCE THE BEGINNING, LIKE,
THIS HAS JUST BEEN ABOUT EMILY AND I
AND I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I'M HERE.
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS IT.
IT FELT REALLY GOOD TO FALL IN LOVE
AND IT JUST...
JUST MAKES ME REALIZE IT'S JUST SO HARD TO FIND THAT PERSON.
WOW. THAT WAS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST BREAKUPS
I THINK I'VE EVER SEEN ON THIS SHOW.
CLEARLY DEEPLY AFFECTED EVERYONE HERE IN OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE.
WE'RE GONNA TALK MORE ABOUT IT
WHEN THE SEASON FINALE OF "THE BACHELORETTE" RETURNS.
♪♪
♪♪
(cheering)
WELCOME BACK TO WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC SEASON FINALES OF "THE BACHELORETTE."
UH, WE WERE ALL WATCHING IT HAPPEN LIVE
FROM OUR STUDIO HERE IN LOS ANGELES.
EMILY JUST SHOCKED AMERICA
AND UNEXPECTEDLY SENT ARIE HOME
IN WHAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST EMOTIONAL SCENES
I HAVE EVER SEEN ON THIS SHOW.
I'M HERE WITH SOME FORMER CAST MEMBERS,
HERE WITH A-A HAPPY COUPLE, ASHLEY AND J.P., FIRST OF ALL.
(cheering)
GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
ASHLEY, I'LL JUST START WITH YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN IN EMILY'S SHOES, LITERALLY.
MM-HMM.
UM, WHAT'S IT LIKE?
HOW TOUGH WAS THAT FOR HER?
I'M DEFINITELY FEELING FOR HER.
TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THAT
UNTIL YOU'RE ACTUALLY THERE.
AND WHO WOULD THINK THAT THE DAY YOU'RE GONNA GET,
YOU KNOW, ENGAGED IS ALSO
THE DAY YOU'RE GONNA BREAK SOMEBODY'S HEART?
SO I THINK EMILY--
SO SHE CAN REALLY, YOU KNOW, ENJOY THE DAY A LOT MORE.
HOW HARD WAS THAT FOR ARIE TO GO THROUGH?
YEAH, I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAD--
HE DID NOT SEE IT COMING.
UM, BUT HE'S A GREAT GUY, AND I THINK THERE ARE
PROBABLY GONNA BE SOME GREAT THINGS IN HIS FUTURE, SO...
SPEAKING OF GREAT GUYS, LET'S BRING UP YOUR FIANCE.
THAT'S YOU, BIG BOY.
(cheering)
UH, NOW YOU'VE BEEN A PART OF THIS. TURNED OUT WELL FOR YOU.
UM...
IT HAS.
MORE TIME TO FIGHT FOR HER LOVE?
NO. I-I THINK WHEN YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW.
OKAY.
IT'S--IT'S--THEY'VE COME A LONG WAY, THE TWO OF THEM,
AND AT THIS POINT, HER MIND'S MADE UP. SHE'S CLEAR.
I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW HARD THAT--THAT MUST'VE BEEN FOR HER.
YEAH. UM, YOU WERE IN ARIE'S SHOES
WHERE YOU'RE REALLY GIVING AND GIVING AND, YOU KNOW,
SHE CAN'T QUITE GIVE BACK YET.
UM, SO HE PROBABLY DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING AT ALL.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THAT MUST FEEL LIKE.
I MEAN, I KNOW HOW THAT FEELS TO LOVE SOMEONE THAT MUCH.
IF SHE HAD TURNED TO ME AND SAY...
AW!
YOU KNOW, "YOU'RE NOT THE GUY,"
IT WOULD'VE COMPLETELY CRUSHED ME, SO...
HE'S A KEEPER.
I KNOW. I KNOW.
UH, WHO ELSE WE GOT DOWN HERE? UH, DeANNA.
NOW, DeANNA, BEFORE...
COME HERE, BABY.
BEFORE YOU BECAME THE BACHELORETTE,
YOU ALSO HAD A BROKEN HEART ON THIS SHOW.
DOUBLE DUMP.
YEAH. DOUBLE--IT WAS PART OF THE BRAD DOUBLE DUMP.
UM, HOW TOUGH WAS THAT TO WATCH FOR YOU?
DID IT KINDA TAKE YOU BACK?
YOU KNOW, IT WAS SAD. I FELT REALLY BAD FOR ARIE,
BUT I COMMEND EMILY FOR--
FOR NOT INTRODUCING ARIE TO HER CHILD...
OKAY.
AND STICKING TO HER GUNS AND KNOWING WHAT SHE WANTED,
BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET THAT.
'CAUSE I WAS GONNA ASK IF YOU THOUGHT SHE COULD DO
ANYTHING DIFFERENT, BUT I GUESS YOU THOUGHT
OKAY.
I THOUGHT SHE DID A GREAT JOB
AND--AND GOOD FOR HER FOR STANDING UP
ON WHAT YOU KNOW IS RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. AND STAGLIANO.
MICHAEL STAGLIANO HERE AS WELL.
DO YOU WANNA--COME HERE. I DON'T--I DON'T KNOW.
SO, SO AWKWARD. SO AWKWARD.
YOU ARE MUCH BELOVED, BUT NOT VERY LUCKY ON THIS SHOW.
NO.
WHETHER IT'S "BACHELORETTE" OR "BACHELOR PAD"...
NO. NAME A SHOW.
IT JUST HASN'T WORKED OUT.
IT DOESN'T GO WELL.
IT DOESN'T GO WELL.
UM, SO IF ANYBODY CAN REALLY EMPATHIZE
WITH WHAT ARIE JUST WENT THROUGH AND WHAT WE JUST SAW, IT'S YOU.
YEAH. YOU KNOW,
AND I MEAN, I THINK I WOULD SAY TWO THINGS TO HIM.
ONE, IT PROBABLY WON'T BE HARD TO FIND A GIRL AFTERWARD...
RIGHT.
SO THAT'S GOOD,
AND ALSO THAT I THINK
IT'S THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE TIME,
REALLY HARD THINGS IN LIFE END UP BEING REALLY GOOD FOR YOU,
AND I THINK, UH, ARIE'S GONNA FIND THAT AS WELL.
THANKS, BROTHER. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU, TOO, BROTHER.
WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT ON "BACHELOR PAD."
"BACHELOR PAD." NO ONE'S READY. NO ONE'S READY.
HE MIGHT STILL FIND LOVE. AND, ASHLEY--
WE KNOW AND LOVE HER AS ASHLEY S. ASHLEY SPIVEY.
(cheering)
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU ARE VERY GOOD FRIENDS WITH EMILY.
UM, FROM BRAD'S SEASON, BY THE WAY, IS WHERE YOU ARE FROM,
IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER ASHLEY S.
AND THIS IS MY REAL BESTIE.
AW!
(Ashley H.) AW!
SO YOU'RE GOOD FRIENDS WITH EMILY.
UM, WHAT DO YOU HOPE HAPPENS FOR HER?
UM, YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY ONE THING ABOUT EMILY.
UM, ON OUR SEASON, WE WOULD HEAR HER TALK ABOUT
HOW SHE FELT ABOUT BIG RICKY AND SHE SAID,
YOU KNOW, "I'VE-- I'VE EXPERIENCED REAL LOVE
AND I'D LIKE TO FIND IT AGAIN," AND, YOU KNOW,
WE FELT FOR HER AFTER SHE DIDN'T GET IT ON OUR SEASON...
RIGHT.
AND IT'S NICE TO SEE HER
FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT HER CONNECTION WITH JEF,
WHERE SHE DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO, YOU KNOW,
HAVE THAT SECOND DATE WITH ARIE TO MAKE SURE.
AND JUST TO SEE HOW HAPPY SHE IS WITH,
YOU KNOW, JEF AND LITTLE RICKI...
RIGHT.
I MEAN, IT JUST-- IT MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY.
ALL RIGHT, I THINK I SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY HERE
AND WE ALL HOPE THIS ENDS WELL.
THE BIG QUESTIONS-- WILL JEF PROPOSE?
AND IF HE DOES, WILL EMILY SAY YES?
WELL, WE'LL ALL WATCH IT TOGETHER AND FIND OUT.
AND THEN DON'T MISS OUR LIVE "AFTER THE FINAL ROSE."
EMILY WILL BE IN THE BUILDING AS WELL AS ARIE AND JEF.
IT'S ALL COMING UP NEXT
ON THE SEASON FINALE OF "THE BACHELORETTE."
♪♪
♪♪
(Emily) EVERY PART OF SAYING GOOD-BYE TO ARIE WAS HARD.
I FEEL SO MUCH LOVE FOR ARIE,
BUT I'M GLAD IT'S BEHIND ME,
AND I KNOW I'VE MADE THE BEST DECISION.
RICKI.
YES?
I REALLY DID WAKE UP
WITH SO MUCH LOVE IN MY HEART THIS MORNING.
(laughs)
WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO TODAY?
THIS ENTIRE JOURNEY HAS BEEN FULL OF HIGHS AND LOWS.
I WAS WORRIED, GOING THROUGH THIS,
THAT I WASN'T GONNA FIND THE GUY FOR ME,
AND IT MAKES ME FEEL SO GREAT,
KNOWING THAT I FOUND THE PERSON
THAT I KNOW COULD BE WITH ME FOREVER.
AND THE FACT THAT IT'S JEF
MAKES ME THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD.
MY CONNECTION WITH JEF IS UNLIKE
ANY RELATIONSHIP I'VE HAD IN A REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME.
I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT I WANT
A GUY WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AN EDGE,
AND JEF HAS THAT,
BUT YET HE STILL IS ONE OF THE KINDEST,
MOST THOUGHTFUL, SWEETEST GUYS I'VE EVER MET.
I FEEL LIKE HE WOULD MAKE THE BEST HUSBAND.
I FEEL LIKE HE WOULD MAKE THE BEST DAD.
I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE WE WOULD BE A TEAM.
I'M SO EXCITED TO TELL JEF.
NOT ONLY WAS HE THE ONLY PERSON THAT GOT TO MEET RICKI,
BUT HE'S ALSO THE ONLY PERSON HERE TODAY.
WHEN I THINK OF MY LIFE WITH JEF AND RICKI,
I DO PICTURE THE PERFECT LIFE.
AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE I REALLY DO SEE JEF IN IT.
HELLO.
HI. I'M NEIL LANE.
HI. I'M JEF.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU AS WELL.
WELL...
BIG DAY.
A BIG DAY.
BIGGEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, A RING REALLY CEMENTS THE DEAL.
THAT'S ALWAYS ON HER FINGER.
IT'S GONNA REMIND HER OF THAT UNION, THAT HAPPINESS, THAT JOY.
I'M WILD AND CRAZY ABOUT HER.
I MEAN, SHE JUST MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE NO GIRL'S EVER MADE ME FEEL,
AND I WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH HER.
I'M SO IN LOVE WITH EMILY.
I WANT THE PICTURE IN MY MIND THAT I HAVE TO COME TRUE,
AND THAT'S US BEING TOGETHER.
I DIDN'T EXPECT FOR ONE SECOND THAT I WOULD GET TO THIS POINT,
AND I'M HERE AND IT FEELS SO GOOD.
THIS IS A ROUND DIAMOND SET IN PINK GOLD.
CIRCULAR OF LOVE...
YEAH.
VERY SYMBOLIC.
I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER.
I KNOW EMILY AND I ARE PERFECT TOGETHER.
AND IT'S THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD.
I KNOW--I KNOW EMILY, AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE ONE.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT RING. I THINK SHE'LL LOVE THAT ONE.
THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING IN MY PAST RELATIONSHIPS
THAT HAVE HELD ME BACK FROM PROPOSING,
AND NOW THAT I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH EMILY,
I REALIZE WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.
I REALIZE WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
IT FEELS LIKE THE MOST INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
I'VE EVER TAKEN.
EMILY MAKES ME FEEL LIKE...
LIKE THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO GETS ME PERFECTLY.
I'M COMPLETELY COMMITTED
TO BEING THE BEST HUSBAND AND THE BEST DAD EVER.
THIS GIRL IS IT FOR ME.
I CAN SEE A FUTURE WITH EMILY,
AND IT'S SCARY BEING RIGHT HERE
BECAUSE WE'RE ON THE HOME STRETCH,
BUT THERE'S A LOT THAT COULD HAPPEN.
(birds chirping)
I LOVE EMILY,
I'VE MET HER FAMILY. SHE'S MET MINE. I'VE MET RICKI.
I'VE TOLD HER THAT I'M IN LOVE WITH HER.
I'VE PICKED OUT A RING.
THE ONE THING THAT WE'RE MISSING
IS EMILY TELLING ME THAT SHE LOVES ME, TOO.
(Emily) I WOULDN'T BE HERE
IF I DIDN'T THINK JEF COULD BE MY HUSBAND,
BUT I'M ALSO NOT 100% SURE
I'M READY TO GET ENGAGED AT THE END OF ALL OF THIS.
IF THERE WERE A PART OF ME THAT FELT LIKE JEF AND I
WOULD BREAK UP AFTER THIS, I WOULD'VE SENT HIM HOME,
BUT I ALSO DIDN'T THINK BRAD AND I WOULD BREAK UP,
AND WE DID.
AS AMAZING AND PERFECT AS I THOUGHT IT WAS, IT WASN'T,
AND THAT'S MY BIGGEST FEAR.
IT WORRIES ME A LOT.
I THINK THAT WHOLE RELATIONSHIP PUT A LOT OF--
A LOT OF DOUBT IN MY HEART.
(Jef) I'D BE DEVASTATED IF I LOST EMILY AT THIS POINT.
THE ONE PERSON I SEE MYSELF WITH FOREVER
IS RIGHT AT MY FINGERTIPS.
THE SCARIEST PART IS
SHE COULD BREAK MY HEART.
(Emily) I HAVE, LIKE, A MILLION THINGS RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD.
I HAVE SUCH A HUGE DECISION TO MAKE,
AND I'M SCARED THAT I'M NOT GONNA MAKE THE RIGHT ONE
OR THAT IT'S GONNA END UP THE SAME WAY IT DID LAST TIME.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS IT.
THIS IS IT?
GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DOING GOOD? READY TO GO?
I AM. I'M READY.
ALL RIGHT. HEAD ON UP.
THANK YOU.
(Jef) EVERYTHING COMES DOWN TO ONE QUESTION,
AND I'M...
I'M GONNA LAY IT ALL OUT THERE FOR HER.
(Emily) ALL ALONG I'VE HAD THIS FEAR
THAT I'M STANDING AT THE END, FINAL DAY,
AND I'M LOOKING AT THIS MAN THAT I'M, LIKE, MADLY IN LOVE WITH,
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I START TO QUESTION EVERYTHING.
(Jef) EVERYTHING COMES DOWN TO THIS,
AND I'VE WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE TO FEEL THESE FEELINGS,
AND NOW IT'S UP IN THE AIR-- WHAT SHE'S GONNA SAY.
(Emily) THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS TO MAKE JEF FEEL LIKE
I'M REJECTING HIM IN ANY WAY
BECAUSE I DO WANT THIS TO WORK OUT
AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY GUILT OVER THE WAY I HANDLED IT.
IF JEF PROPOSED, I'M NOT SURE
IF REALLY I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO DO IT.
PROMOTIONAL CONSIDERATION PROVIDED BY
CURAçAO TOURIST BOARD.
WELCOME BACK TO
I'M CHRIS HARRISON.
OUR FIRST EVER LIVE EDITION OF "AFTER THE FINAL ROSE"
IS COMING UP NEXT.
WILL JEF PROPOSE TO EMILY?
WILL SHE ACCEPT?
WILL EMILY FINALLY FIND THE LOVE SHE SO DESERVES?
WELL, I CAN TELL THAT THE AUDIENCE HERE IS
ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS, READY TO GO.
SO LET'S FIND OUT TOGETHER. HERE WE GO.
♪♪
(Emily) I PICTURED THIS DAY FOR A LONG TIME,
AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY DREAMS OR EXPECTATIONS
HAVE BEEN FULFILLED TIMES A THOUSAND.
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT SOMEONE LIKE JEF WOULD BE HERE
AND THAT I WOULD BE SO IN LOVE AS I AM.
I CANNOT WAIT TO LOOK AT HIM AND JUST TELL HIM
EVERYTHING THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TELL HIM.
HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?
GOOD, CHRIS. HOW ARE YOU?
FEELING GOOD?
I FEEL GREAT.
BIG SMILE. YOU LOOK SHARP.
THANK YOU.
YOU READY TO DO THIS?
I AM.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S HEAD UP.
ALL RIGHT.
(Emily) I NEVER, IN A MILLION YEARS,
THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE SO IN LOVE AS I AM.
BUT I STILL--I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO GET ENGAGED.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE THAT MANY WORRIES ABOUT JEF EITHER.
BUT I'M NOT GONNA BE THE GIRL
THAT GETS ENGAGED 15 TIMES BEFORE SHE GETS MARRIED.
IT'S HARD.
IT'S SCARY TO NOT KNOW FOR SURE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
ALL RIGHT, SIR. THIS IS AS FAR AS I GO.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. EMILY'S RIGHT THROUGH THERE.
GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU.
♪♪
HEY.
HI, HONEY.
HI.
YOU LOOK NICE.
YOU LOOK AMAZING.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GREAT. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.
YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU. YOU LOOK NICE.
THANK YOU.
I LIKE YOUR SUIT.
THANKS.
WELL...
(audience laughs)
IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD,
BUT ONE I...
CAN LOOK BACK ON EVERY SINGLE MOMENT,
EVEN THE LOWEST,
AND KNOW THAT
IT WAS ALL WORTH IT
YOU REALLY ARE EVERYTHING THAT I'VE LOOKED FOR FOR SO LONG.
I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE MY SOUL MATE.
YOU ARE THE PERFECT PERSON FOR ME.
AND YOU GET ME BETTER THAN ANYONE HAS EVER.
I LOVE YOU SO, SO MUCH,
SO, SO MUCH.
I KNEW YOU WERE THE ONE FOR ME,
AND SO MUCH SO THAT
YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE THAT GOT TO MEET RICKI
AND I DIDN'T EVEN GO ON A DATE WITH ARIE YESTERDAY
AND HE'S NOT EVEN HERE TODAY.
SO IT'S JUST ME AND YOU.
WHAT?
THIS IS OUR--OUR DAY, JUST ME AND YOU.
THAT'S AMAZING.
THAT'S THE BEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD.
GOOD.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELL, I FEEL LIKE THE LUCKIEST MAN IN THE WORLD...
MM-HMM.
STANDING UP WITH YOU.
AND YOU MAKE ME SMILE SO BIG
AND SO MUCH EVERY TIME I'M WITH YOU,
AND, UH,
THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT US, LIKE,
IT'S JUST SO FUN AND SO NATURAL AND SO EASY WITH US.
THERE'S JUST THAT CLICK,
YOU KNOW, THAT JUST MAKES US WORK,
AND I LOVE THAT.
AND I THINK IT'S SO RARE THAT PEOPLE--
PEOPLE FIND THE PERSON THAT THEY'RE MEANT TO BE WITH.
AND I THINK IT'S SO INCREDIBLY MEANT TO BE
THAT YOU AND I FOUND EACH OTHER LIKE THIS, HERE,
AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT WE DID.
ME, TOO.
WHEN THE TIMING IS JUST RIGHT
AND I FEEL LIKE THAT WITH US. I FEEL LIKE THE TIMING IS RIGHT.
ME, TOO.
AND I WAS TALKING TO YOUR BROTHER A COUPLE DAYS AGO.
HE TOLD ME THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN...
WHEN HE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT GIVE UP ON LOVE,
WHEN THE ROAD WAS HARD AND... TOUGH.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU DIDN'T
AND THAT YOU CAME HERE
AND THAT YOU PUT YOUR HEART ON THE LINE
AND YOU TRIED ONE MORE TIME...
ME, TOO.
BECAUSE I FOUND MY EVERYTHING.
AND...
I'M SO IN LOVE WITH YOU
AND I PROMISE YOU, EMILY,
THAT IF YOU LET ME INTO YOUR LIFE
AND RICKI'S LIFE,
YOU WILL NEVER FEEL LONELY EVER AGAIN.
AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
I LOVE YOU, TOO, SO MUCH.
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT WHAT I'M ABOUT TO ASK YOU
AREN'T JUST EMPTY WORDS,
WHERE IN A FEW WEEKS OR A FEW MONTHS
OR A FEW YEARS OR EVEN A FEW DECADES,
WILL BE LOST.
WHAT I'M ABOUT TO ASK YOU IS A FOREVER THING.
EMILY...
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
(exhales deeply)
YES.
YES.
(applause)
MMM.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
♪♪
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT WORK.
(speaks indistinctly)
(Peter Cetera's "Glory of Love" playing)
YOU PROMISE?
MM-HMM.
(laughs)
♪ TONIGHT IT'S VERY CLEAR ♪
I WAS GONNA RIDE THAT LATER.
♪ AS WE'RE BOTH LYING HERE ♪
(laughs)
♪ THERE'S SO MANY THINGS I WANNA SAY ♪
WHY HAVE I NOT KISSED HER? UGH.
(laughs)
I WOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING...
GOOD.
BECAUSE IT'S LED TO THIS,
AND I'M--I'M CRAZY ABOUT IT.
OH, THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!
YOU READY?
GOOD SHOT.
♪ I AM A MAN WHO WILL FIGHT FOR YOUR HONOR ♪
"I LOVE THAT YOU WANT A CUTE LITTLE FAMILY,
"HOPEFULLY, WITH ME. MOST OF ALL,
I'M COMPLETELY AND HOPELESSLY IN LOVE WITH YOU."
♪ WE'LL LIVE FOREVER ♪
♪ KNOWING TOGETHER ♪
♪ THAT WE DID IT ALL ♪
IT'S AMAZING.
GOOD.
♪ GLORY OF LOVE ♪
♪ JUST LIKE A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR ♪
♪ FROM A LONG TIME AGO ♪
♪ JUST IN TIME I WILL SAVE THE DAY ♪
♪ TAKE YOU TO MY CASTLE FAR AWAY ♪
WELL, I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION.
OKAY.
WOULD YOU ACCEPT THE LAST AND FINAL ROSE
OF YOUR ENTIRE LIFE?
(chuckles) YES, I WOULD. OF COURSE.
♪ I AM A MAN ♪
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
YOU'RE A BABE.
(giggles)
♪ THAT YOU'RE DREAMING OF ♪
♪ GONNA LIVE FOREVER ♪
♪ KNOWING TOGETHER ♪
UH-OH!
♪ FOR THE GLORY OF LOVE ♪
HEY!
HEY, SWEET GIRL!
(speaks indistinctly)
HEY, RICKI.
WANNA WALK THIS WAY?
♪ WE'LL LIVE FOREVER ♪
(laughs)
YAY!
WE DID IT!
♪ WE DID IT ALL FOR THE GLORY OF LOVE ♪
♪ OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
♪ WE DID IT ALL FOR LOVE ♪
♪ WE DID IT ALL FOR LOVE ♪