Warning: This post contains spoilers from Monday’s episode ofThe Bachelorette.
Before their dates, the Bachelorettes looked back on what went down during this week onClayton Echard’s season ofThe Bachelor. (Reminder: Claytontold all three finalists he loved themand slept with all of them — and then told all of the women about that.)
GABBY’S FIRST OVERNIGHT
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Over dinner, Erich shared how he thought the hometown date went.
“The thing that I didn’t tell you was that my family is obsessed with you, and I just could not have imagined … to hear that from them is like the ultimate validation,” the real estate analyst said.
“It’s mind boggling that I got the experience to spend the night with her,” Erich told the cameras.
She wanted to save sharing that for “the right moment,” but said to the cameras, “I can see myself with him forever.”
RACHEL’S FIRST OVERNIGHT
Rachel started Fantasy Suite week off with Aven, sipping champagne on a yacht. Aven, 28, reiterated that he was falling in love with Rachel, and she kissed him.
“You would never be in this position if I didn’t genuinely see a life outside of this with you,” Rachel told Aven over dinner.
Rachel asked Aven if he could “genuinely see yourself getting engaged in two weeks.” The sales executive said he felt “100 percent” ready for an engagement.
“I definitely can,” he said. “I think that you know, the moments that we’ve had, we’ve continued to build, build and build. I think last week that was really just kind of the deciding factor for me of knowing how ready I am.”
That gave Rachel the reassurance she needed to tell Aven how she felt.
“I was nervous to say anything back to you just because on my last journey, I feel like that word was really carelessly thrown around,” Rachel said. “And what that word means to me is huge, and of course I know it means the same to you. And you would never use that word if you weren’t absolutely feeling it, which is why I’m comfortable saying that I am falling in love with you.”
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“I’m on cloud nine,” an elated Aven told the cameras.
They headed to the Fantasy Suite together, and Rachel felt like “this journey’s working for me.”
The next morning, Rachel confirmed to the cameras, “Aven is the full package.”
RACHEL’S SECOND OVERNIGHT
Tino had previously expressed to hostJesse Palmerhow tough he found it waiting to see Rachel during Fantasy Suite week, but he eventually got his turn. Rachel and Tino, 27, went horseback riding and reflected on the rough hometown date with his family.
“It makes me kind of scratch my head because the night portion went a little different than I expected,” the general contractor said.
Rachel admitted she felt “a little bit of general anxiety coming of off hometowns” and asked Tino if he would move forward with an engagement despite his parents' reservations.
“I don’t feel like my dad gets me as much in the relationship sphere,” Tino said. “It’s not like, you, they’re really just skeptical of the situation.”
Tino assured his parents would come around. “It’s probably not going to be overnight, and I don’t expect your parents to like, love me overnight, but I see you as the future,” he continued. “There’s no reality here where they don’t get on board.”
Then Tino laid it all out on the table. “I love you, Rachel,” he said. “I’m in love with you. I love everything I find out about you. I feel like it’s overdue, but I’m so happy to say it.”
“I love you too,” Rachel replied before they headed to the Fantasy Suite. “I really do.”
GABBY’S SECOND OVERNIGHT
They docked and sipped some champagne on the sand. Rachel talked about how she didn’t know what to expect going into the season, but felt like she grew to want an engagement at the end.
“It’s such a quick process and that’s … I don’t know,” Johnny replied. “I know how I’m feeling about you. I’m so into you. The end result scares me.”
Johnny didn’t know whether he could 100 percent commit to that. “That’s a hard thing to think about,” he said. “It’s like a battle in my head.”
“You’re exactly the person that I want to fall in love with and just be my person forever,” Johnny said. “But I think I just don’t know if I can get to an engagement in the next week or so.”
AN IMPROMPTU MEETING
Jason, however, told Jesse, “Right now it’s hard for me to get to the point of engagement.”
The writer turned out to be Erich.
“I do have one thing I want to tell you,” he said. “On our last date, like the day part was amazing, the night part I couldn’t imagine going any better. And I’m now sitting here picturing all that, like doing that with somebody else. That kind of crushes me. This is not going to be easy, but I just want to tell you how I feel because we’re running out of time.”
“I feel so frustrated right now,” she told the cameras. “Erich expressed to me in the Fantasy Suite that this week feels like I’m cheating, and now I feel like we’re rehashing the conversation, and I’m being pressured. And being like, ‘I don’t want you to have what we have with somebody else.’ That’s not for you to say. You’re here knowing that I could have it with somebody else.”
“It’s not my intention to have any sort of ultimatum,” he said.
“My person might not be here,” she concluded to the cameras.
The Bachelorettecontinues Tuesday (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.
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