1 00:00:00,834 --> 00:00:02,135 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:02,135 --> 00:00:04,571 - Tonight on "The Bachelorette"... 3 00:00:04,571 --> 00:00:06,907 - Life is not measured by time. 4 00:00:06,907 --> 00:00:08,909 - Are you kidding me? 5 00:00:08,909 --> 00:00:10,444 - It's measured in moments. 6 00:00:10,444 --> 00:00:12,145 - Nobody got your back like family. 7 00:00:12,145 --> 00:00:13,614 - I'm falling in love with Charity, 8 00:00:13,614 --> 00:00:15,983 so I cannot wait to introduce her to my family. 9 00:00:15,983 --> 00:00:17,784 - It's almost been somewhat of a fairy tale. 10 00:00:17,784 --> 00:00:19,686 - I really feel like I'm falling in love with you. 11 00:00:19,686 --> 00:00:22,756 - I'm hopeful, but someone's family's opinion 12 00:00:22,756 --> 00:00:23,857 could really, like, 13 00:00:23,857 --> 00:00:25,325 shift the trajectory. - Yeah. 14 00:00:25,325 --> 00:00:28,662 - How confident are you that you have the genuine Joey? 15 00:00:28,662 --> 00:00:32,432 - Do you feel like he is truly ready to be a husband? 16 00:00:32,432 --> 00:00:34,001 - I'm gonna be very honest. 17 00:00:34,001 --> 00:00:36,169 - [crying] You deserve, like, the opposite of this. 18 00:00:36,169 --> 00:00:38,438 - She's not looking at me. She's just crying. 19 00:00:38,438 --> 00:00:39,673 Like, was that a goodbye? 20 00:00:39,673 --> 00:00:41,575 - It just doesn't make sense. 21 00:00:41,575 --> 00:00:43,510 What am I doing? 22 00:00:43,510 --> 00:00:45,245 I don't want to do this. 23 00:00:45,245 --> 00:00:51,218 ♪ ♪ 24 00:00:51,218 --> 00:00:54,655 [birds chirping] 25 00:00:54,655 --> 00:00:57,691 [upbeat music] 26 00:00:57,691 --> 00:01:02,829 ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:02,829 --> 00:01:05,232 [normal voice] I truly cannot believe it's Hometowns. 28 00:01:05,232 --> 00:01:06,767 It got here so fast. 29 00:01:06,767 --> 00:01:08,669 I'm freaking out a little bit. 30 00:01:08,669 --> 00:01:10,504 I have four guys left-- 31 00:01:10,504 --> 00:01:11,572 Aaron, 32 00:01:11,572 --> 00:01:12,573 Joey, 33 00:01:12,573 --> 00:01:13,607 Dotun, 34 00:01:13,607 --> 00:01:15,442 Xavier... 35 00:01:15,442 --> 00:01:18,545 all very different, but all so special to me, 36 00:01:18,545 --> 00:01:22,282 and one of them could be my forever person. 37 00:01:22,282 --> 00:01:24,751 This week is gonna be a pivotal week. 38 00:01:24,751 --> 00:01:27,554 There's a lot of pressure that comes with meeting families. 39 00:01:27,554 --> 00:01:28,855 You know, it's a big deal. 40 00:01:28,855 --> 00:01:30,223 I'm not taking it lightly. 41 00:01:30,223 --> 00:01:32,960 I'm hoping that it does bring me clarity. 42 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:34,761 I want to stay true to the fact 43 00:01:34,761 --> 00:01:37,264 that I am following my heart, trusting my gut. 44 00:01:37,264 --> 00:01:39,933 I just know that this is only getting harder. 45 00:01:39,933 --> 00:01:43,003 For my first Hometown date, I'm with Aaron. 46 00:01:43,003 --> 00:01:45,205 We're kicking things off in Houston. 47 00:01:45,205 --> 00:01:46,273 Hi. 48 00:01:46,273 --> 00:01:47,507 - Oh, come here. 49 00:01:47,507 --> 00:01:49,576 - How are you? - I'm amazing. 50 00:01:49,576 --> 00:01:51,078 Oh, God. - I missed you. 51 00:01:51,078 --> 00:01:53,413 - I missed you, too. - I'm so happy to see you. 52 00:01:53,413 --> 00:01:54,481 [smooches] 53 00:01:54,481 --> 00:01:55,515 - Mm. - Oh. 54 00:01:55,515 --> 00:01:56,783 - No. - Welcome. 55 00:01:56,783 --> 00:01:58,218 I'm happy to be here. 56 00:01:58,218 --> 00:01:59,553 - I'm so happy you're here. - Oh, my goodness. 57 00:01:59,553 --> 00:02:01,455 - And, obviously, we're meeting the family today. 58 00:02:01,455 --> 00:02:02,756 - Mm-hmm. - But let's go chat first. 59 00:02:02,756 --> 00:02:04,191 [laughs] - Okay. 60 00:02:04,191 --> 00:02:06,760 Me and Aaron did start off on top of the world. 61 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,662 On our first date, if you asked me, 62 00:02:08,662 --> 00:02:11,632 "Is this man my husband?" like, I had no doubts. 63 00:02:11,632 --> 00:02:13,233 But that's the crazy thing about all this 64 00:02:13,233 --> 00:02:14,701 is, like, you meet other people. 65 00:02:14,701 --> 00:02:16,169 Other connections grow. 66 00:02:16,169 --> 00:02:19,539 So today I hope we can get back on track 67 00:02:19,539 --> 00:02:22,242 of where we were at the beginning of all of this. 68 00:02:22,242 --> 00:02:23,877 - So how are you doing, first of all? 69 00:02:23,877 --> 00:02:25,112 - I'm doing good. - Yeah? 70 00:02:25,112 --> 00:02:26,413 - It's been a long-- 71 00:02:26,413 --> 00:02:29,116 long day coming, anticipated, and I just-- 72 00:02:29,116 --> 00:02:31,718 I constantly circle back to, like, obviously, our first-- 73 00:02:31,718 --> 00:02:32,953 - Yeah. - Our first date, 74 00:02:32,953 --> 00:02:35,322 which was so special in so many ways. 75 00:02:35,322 --> 00:02:37,491 And, you know, I think just us together, 76 00:02:37,491 --> 00:02:39,526 like, having this time, like, it's gonna be 77 00:02:39,526 --> 00:02:42,396 very important for us to, like, really feel that again... 78 00:02:42,396 --> 00:02:44,064 - Yeah. - And be back in that spot 79 00:02:44,064 --> 00:02:45,465 where we were. - Yeah. 80 00:02:45,465 --> 00:02:46,967 I feel a little anxious. 81 00:02:46,967 --> 00:02:48,502 This is a very important day 82 00:02:48,502 --> 00:02:50,070 for Charity and I's relationship. 83 00:02:50,070 --> 00:02:51,805 It's been ten years since I brought someone home 84 00:02:51,805 --> 00:02:54,241 to my parents, but I'm really looking forward to today. 85 00:02:54,241 --> 00:02:55,542 I think it's gonna go well. 86 00:02:55,542 --> 00:02:57,844 I mean, honestly, Charity is an incredible woman, 87 00:02:57,844 --> 00:03:00,914 and I wouldn't want to have her meet my family if she wasn't. 88 00:03:00,914 --> 00:03:02,349 One thing I wanted to mention... 89 00:03:02,349 --> 00:03:03,517 - Mm-hmm. 90 00:03:03,517 --> 00:03:05,052 - Is the fact that we haven't talked 91 00:03:05,052 --> 00:03:06,787 about the L word, "love." - Mm-hmm. 92 00:03:06,787 --> 00:03:09,222 - And I wish we were at that point 93 00:03:09,222 --> 00:03:10,290 before meeting my parents, 94 00:03:10,290 --> 00:03:11,725 that we were talking about the--love. 95 00:03:11,725 --> 00:03:12,926 - Yeah. 96 00:03:12,926 --> 00:03:14,895 - But I feel like with the date that we had, 97 00:03:14,895 --> 00:03:16,730 that we can take that leap. - Absolutely. 98 00:03:16,730 --> 00:03:19,066 - I want today to be that day. - Absolutely, same. 99 00:03:19,066 --> 00:03:21,068 It's scary because me and Aaron 100 00:03:21,068 --> 00:03:23,203 are probably the furthest behind. 101 00:03:23,203 --> 00:03:25,639 But the connection is visibly there. 102 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:27,340 And so I am hopeful. 103 00:03:27,340 --> 00:03:28,709 And, like, meeting family, 104 00:03:28,709 --> 00:03:30,243 that can completely change my whole outlook 105 00:03:30,243 --> 00:03:31,812 and perspective on things. 106 00:03:31,812 --> 00:03:34,114 I'm nervous, but I think I'm ready. 107 00:03:34,114 --> 00:03:35,649 - Oh, yeah. Well, let's get to it. 108 00:03:35,649 --> 00:03:37,050 I think they're waiting as well. 109 00:03:37,050 --> 00:03:38,919 - Okay, here we go. [laughter] 110 00:03:38,919 --> 00:03:40,420 [indistinct chatter] 111 00:03:40,420 --> 00:03:42,923 - Aaron. - You need help? 112 00:03:42,923 --> 00:03:44,758 - I'ma stir this right here before we get going. 113 00:03:44,758 --> 00:03:46,093 - Yes, ma'am. 114 00:03:46,093 --> 00:03:47,594 [sizzling] 115 00:03:47,594 --> 00:03:49,129 - Here we go. 116 00:03:49,129 --> 00:03:52,365 - I think I'll know if Aaron is falling for Charity 117 00:03:52,365 --> 00:03:56,036 if he smiles at me real big and doesn't say anything else. 118 00:03:56,036 --> 00:03:57,738 When I was talking to Aaron about Audrey 119 00:03:57,738 --> 00:04:00,006 for the first time, it was the same thing. 120 00:04:00,006 --> 00:04:01,742 We just sat in a room and smiled at each other 121 00:04:01,742 --> 00:04:02,909 for a while. - Aw. 122 00:04:02,909 --> 00:04:04,044 - Mom, how do you feel? 123 00:04:04,044 --> 00:04:05,846 - I'm trying to keep it together. 124 00:04:05,846 --> 00:04:07,114 - So sweet. 125 00:04:07,114 --> 00:04:08,982 - I definitely did that. - Oh, look at the sign. 126 00:04:08,982 --> 00:04:12,552 - Yes, it's says "the Bryants." - Oh, this is so cute. 127 00:04:12,552 --> 00:04:15,789 [all scream, laughter] 128 00:04:15,789 --> 00:04:17,958 - Hi. 129 00:04:17,958 --> 00:04:19,459 Hello. 130 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:20,761 Oh, I'm so excited. 131 00:04:20,761 --> 00:04:22,395 - Guys, meet Charity. - You're so gorgeous. 132 00:04:22,395 --> 00:04:24,197 - Oh, thank you. - So gorgeous. 133 00:04:24,197 --> 00:04:25,899 - Hi. 134 00:04:25,899 --> 00:04:28,769 - So today Charity's meeting my mom, my dad... 135 00:04:28,769 --> 00:04:30,971 - Pleased to meet you, dear. - Nice--I'm so excited. 136 00:04:30,971 --> 00:04:32,706 - My older brother, Edward, 137 00:04:32,706 --> 00:04:34,074 Erick, my little brother, 138 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:36,176 and then also my sister-in-law, Audrey. 139 00:04:36,176 --> 00:04:39,012 My mom's gonna be the toughest. Like, she's very welcoming. 140 00:04:39,012 --> 00:04:41,014 At the same time, like, she locked one of my exes 141 00:04:41,014 --> 00:04:43,383 in a room for 45 minutes and had a "chat." 142 00:04:43,383 --> 00:04:44,684 - Y'all hungry? - I am. 143 00:04:44,684 --> 00:04:45,919 - Oh, yeah, starving. Starving. 144 00:04:45,919 --> 00:04:47,220 - I'm ready. - Oh, my God. 145 00:04:47,220 --> 00:04:49,923 We got frog legs, catfish. - Oh! 146 00:04:49,923 --> 00:04:51,158 They're--they are-- 147 00:04:51,158 --> 00:04:54,161 - We got some green beans, got some gumbo. 148 00:04:54,161 --> 00:04:56,263 - This is definitely the way to my heart. 149 00:04:56,263 --> 00:04:57,864 Aaron's family is so sweet. 150 00:04:57,864 --> 00:04:59,432 - This is all for you guys. 151 00:04:59,432 --> 00:05:01,201 - From the moment I walked through the door, 152 00:05:01,201 --> 00:05:04,337 it was an immediate feeling of love. 153 00:05:04,337 --> 00:05:07,874 I'm engulfed with warm, positive energy. 154 00:05:07,874 --> 00:05:09,676 We need to make Mom-- - We need catfish. 155 00:05:09,676 --> 00:05:11,578 - Mom needs some stuff. - Oh, yeah, Mom. 156 00:05:11,578 --> 00:05:13,947 - Yes, she's like, us eat first. 157 00:05:13,947 --> 00:05:15,148 - I live here. - Yes, ma'am. 158 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:16,683 [laughter] 159 00:05:16,683 --> 00:05:19,686 And the fact that Mrs. Bryant prepared all of that food 160 00:05:19,686 --> 00:05:21,121 for us... 161 00:05:21,121 --> 00:05:24,224 - There's two fried lobsters on that tray somewhere. 162 00:05:24,224 --> 00:05:26,092 - The food is literally the best food ever. 163 00:05:26,092 --> 00:05:28,128 [laughter] - Oh. 164 00:05:28,128 --> 00:05:30,730 Taste buds were dancing. 165 00:05:30,730 --> 00:05:33,600 - So what y'all been up to these last couple of weeks? 166 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,468 - Oh, man. - It's been busy. 167 00:05:35,468 --> 00:05:37,637 - We started off at the Bachelor mansion. 168 00:05:37,637 --> 00:05:38,805 I played the piano for her. 169 00:05:38,805 --> 00:05:40,207 - Ooh. - He did. He did. 170 00:05:40,207 --> 00:05:42,342 - Yeah, yeah, and after the piano, 171 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:44,344 she talked about her parents being together for 48 years. 172 00:05:44,344 --> 00:05:45,345 - 48? - Wow. 173 00:05:45,345 --> 00:05:47,013 - That's amazing. 174 00:05:47,013 --> 00:05:48,615 - So I mentioned you guys just having your anniversary, 175 00:05:48,615 --> 00:05:50,050 32 years. 176 00:05:50,050 --> 00:05:53,286 And the next day, she invited me for the first date. 177 00:05:53,286 --> 00:05:54,521 - Really? - He got the first date. 178 00:05:54,521 --> 00:05:56,756 - Yeah, and we had our own private concert. 179 00:05:56,756 --> 00:05:58,758 - By Lauren Alaina. - Yeah, Lauren Alaina. 180 00:05:58,758 --> 00:06:00,327 - Oh, my gosh. - Yes, I know. 181 00:06:00,327 --> 00:06:02,229 I was like, oh, my gosh, too. 182 00:06:02,229 --> 00:06:04,931 We just had our night together, dancing away. 183 00:06:04,931 --> 00:06:06,867 - And our nightcap. - Yeah, it was so sweet. 184 00:06:06,867 --> 00:06:08,602 [upbeat music] 185 00:06:08,602 --> 00:06:11,771 - Aaron's face told me everything I needed to know. 186 00:06:11,771 --> 00:06:15,275 And then looking at Charity, seeing their body language, 187 00:06:15,275 --> 00:06:17,043 seeing that they're holding hands, 188 00:06:17,043 --> 00:06:19,279 it told me he really does care about her. 189 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:20,513 Hey, big dog, it's been a minute. 190 00:06:20,513 --> 00:06:21,882 You want to-- you want to go to the back, 191 00:06:21,882 --> 00:06:22,983 have a quick chat? 192 00:06:22,983 --> 00:06:24,417 - I'd love to. Let's go. - All right, man. 193 00:06:24,417 --> 00:06:26,219 I'm happy for them. 194 00:06:26,219 --> 00:06:27,821 I was telling everybody earlier, 195 00:06:27,821 --> 00:06:29,322 Aaron's gonna give me a look. 196 00:06:29,322 --> 00:06:30,557 If he gives me a look, 197 00:06:30,557 --> 00:06:31,958 I know what it is. - [chuckles] 198 00:06:31,958 --> 00:06:33,727 - And across the table, you were... 199 00:06:33,727 --> 00:06:35,262 [laughter] Yeah, right? 200 00:06:35,262 --> 00:06:36,763 - Yeah. 201 00:06:36,763 --> 00:06:39,633 - So, like, first impressions, that's, like, 202 00:06:39,633 --> 00:06:41,201 Aaron, she's a nice girl. 203 00:06:41,201 --> 00:06:43,169 - Yeah, I agree. Like, she's so genuine, man. 204 00:06:43,169 --> 00:06:45,071 - Mm. - And it's just good. 205 00:06:45,071 --> 00:06:46,172 Her emotional intelligence, 206 00:06:46,172 --> 00:06:47,741 I feel like we're pretty similar. 207 00:06:47,741 --> 00:06:49,542 - You know, if you guys are on the same level 208 00:06:49,542 --> 00:06:51,811 emotionally, like, real talk, 209 00:06:51,811 --> 00:06:53,380 I think you can solve any problem 210 00:06:53,380 --> 00:06:55,382 that comes your way, right? - Yeah. 211 00:06:55,382 --> 00:06:57,150 - So just keep that up. 212 00:06:57,150 --> 00:06:59,386 - I see your--you and Audrey's relationships, like, she's 213 00:06:59,386 --> 00:07:01,354 been through so much with you. - Yeah. 214 00:07:01,354 --> 00:07:02,856 - The good times, the long distance. 215 00:07:02,856 --> 00:07:04,758 Like, you might be my little brother, but I look up to you 216 00:07:04,758 --> 00:07:06,359 in many ways, and I hope you know that. 217 00:07:06,359 --> 00:07:08,128 Like, I'm very proud of you. - Oh, man, stop. 218 00:07:08,128 --> 00:07:09,195 - You're just such a good-- 219 00:07:09,195 --> 00:07:10,497 you're just such a good role model. 220 00:07:10,497 --> 00:07:11,898 - Somebody cutting onions out here. 221 00:07:11,898 --> 00:07:13,867 - [laughs] - Chill out. 222 00:07:13,867 --> 00:07:15,735 - But, yeah, no, the support means everything. 223 00:07:15,735 --> 00:07:18,571 - You have my support 100%. 224 00:07:18,571 --> 00:07:19,906 But with Mom and Dad, 225 00:07:19,906 --> 00:07:21,441 it's gonna be a tough one, right? 226 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:22,809 - Mm-hmm. 227 00:07:22,809 --> 00:07:24,678 [somber music] 228 00:07:24,678 --> 00:07:26,846 - Thank you for this time. - Yes, ma'am. 229 00:07:26,846 --> 00:07:28,381 - I just want to get to know you a little bit better. 230 00:07:28,381 --> 00:07:29,449 - Yes, ma'am. 231 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:31,184 - Aaron has a wonderful heart. 232 00:07:31,184 --> 00:07:33,586 He's warm and loving, 233 00:07:33,586 --> 00:07:37,157 and all I want for Aaron is to be happy 234 00:07:37,157 --> 00:07:41,227 and to be loved by someone that loves him as much as I do. 235 00:07:41,227 --> 00:07:43,530 So what do you find attractive about Aaron? 236 00:07:43,530 --> 00:07:44,764 - So many things. 237 00:07:44,764 --> 00:07:47,534 I think he is someone that is very gentle, 238 00:07:47,534 --> 00:07:49,336 someone who's very passionate at the same time. 239 00:07:49,336 --> 00:07:52,772 And then our first date, it was really special. 240 00:07:52,772 --> 00:07:54,908 We really... 241 00:07:54,908 --> 00:07:57,877 truly saw and envisioned, like, what our lives would look like 242 00:07:57,877 --> 00:07:59,045 at the end of all of this. 243 00:07:59,045 --> 00:08:00,380 - Have you been in love before? 244 00:08:00,380 --> 00:08:01,614 - Yes, ma'am. - Okay. 245 00:08:01,614 --> 00:08:02,949 - Mm-hmm. - So... 246 00:08:02,949 --> 00:08:04,484 - I have. 247 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:08,989 - And that's not a bad thing, because to love and to lose, 248 00:08:08,989 --> 00:08:11,057 that life experience is great to have. 249 00:08:11,057 --> 00:08:12,058 - Yeah. 250 00:08:12,058 --> 00:08:13,893 I definitely am a person 251 00:08:13,893 --> 00:08:15,662 who comes from humble beginnings, 252 00:08:15,662 --> 00:08:19,065 but I'm not a girl that likes to be put in a box. 253 00:08:19,065 --> 00:08:21,034 I think I have been put in a box my whole life, 254 00:08:21,034 --> 00:08:22,836 and I'm at a point where, yes, 255 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:26,373 I'm doing something as crazy as finding love in this format. 256 00:08:26,373 --> 00:08:28,475 But outside of all of this, 257 00:08:28,475 --> 00:08:33,046 I am person who just enjoys the small things in life. 258 00:08:33,046 --> 00:08:34,647 - I can see that. - Yeah. 259 00:08:34,647 --> 00:08:37,017 - I can see that in your caring personality. 260 00:08:37,017 --> 00:08:40,420 Meeting Charity is very encouraging. 261 00:08:40,420 --> 00:08:42,856 She seems very compassionate, 262 00:08:42,856 --> 00:08:46,559 very purposeful, and very warm. 263 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:49,095 I'm very pleased. 264 00:08:49,095 --> 00:08:53,033 What if Aaron proposed to you today? 265 00:08:53,033 --> 00:08:54,534 - Mm. 266 00:08:54,534 --> 00:08:56,236 - What would be your answer? 267 00:08:56,236 --> 00:08:59,139 Would you be ready to say yes or not? 268 00:08:59,139 --> 00:09:01,541 - That is a great question. 269 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:03,309 Um... 270 00:09:03,309 --> 00:09:06,346 [soft music] 271 00:09:06,346 --> 00:09:08,648 I will say... 272 00:09:08,648 --> 00:09:11,551 probably not... 273 00:09:11,551 --> 00:09:15,188 but my answer would not be in reflection of who Aaron is 274 00:09:15,188 --> 00:09:17,657 or where I stand with him. 275 00:09:17,657 --> 00:09:20,660 I value what a proposal means. 276 00:09:20,660 --> 00:09:24,297 I value saying yes and doing it only one time. 277 00:09:24,297 --> 00:09:27,033 And so, for me, I want to be at a place 278 00:09:27,033 --> 00:09:29,002 to where when I say yes to my person, 279 00:09:29,002 --> 00:09:31,271 I'm 100% certain where I'm at. 280 00:09:31,271 --> 00:09:33,406 - Yes, you definitely want to take it seriously, 281 00:09:33,406 --> 00:09:34,941 especially when it's someone that 282 00:09:34,941 --> 00:09:36,643 you really want to be with. - Yes, ma'am. 283 00:09:36,643 --> 00:09:38,078 Yes, ma'am. 284 00:09:38,078 --> 00:09:41,915 Aaron was the first guy that I saw as my husband, 285 00:09:41,915 --> 00:09:44,451 but here we are at Hometowns, 286 00:09:44,451 --> 00:09:47,120 trying to get back to that place of where we were 287 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,456 after our first date together. 288 00:09:49,456 --> 00:09:50,924 Thank you so much. 289 00:09:50,924 --> 00:09:54,027 Meeting Aaron's family has been going great, 290 00:09:54,027 --> 00:09:55,628 but with the time we have, 291 00:09:55,628 --> 00:09:58,264 I don't know if me and Aaron will get there. 292 00:10:00,066 --> 00:10:03,036 [soft music] 293 00:10:03,036 --> 00:10:04,938 ♪ ♪ 294 00:10:04,938 --> 00:10:06,439 - So... - Hi, Dad. 295 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:08,808 - How are you? - I'm happy to be here. 296 00:10:08,808 --> 00:10:11,845 My Hometown with Aaron is going great. 297 00:10:11,845 --> 00:10:14,581 His family is so generous and so sweet. 298 00:10:14,581 --> 00:10:16,950 I very much want this to work. 299 00:10:16,950 --> 00:10:20,019 So today is a make-or-break day for us 300 00:10:20,019 --> 00:10:22,489 to get back to that place of where we were 301 00:10:22,489 --> 00:10:24,657 after our first date together. 302 00:10:24,657 --> 00:10:26,593 - We are so grateful... - Thank you. 303 00:10:26,593 --> 00:10:29,028 - That Aaron has invited you to our home. 304 00:10:29,028 --> 00:10:30,163 - Mm-hmm. 305 00:10:30,163 --> 00:10:32,599 - But this just blows... - Mm-hmm. 306 00:10:32,599 --> 00:10:34,667 - My mind that he would do something like this. 307 00:10:34,667 --> 00:10:38,071 - Mm-hmm. Yeah, in all, in full transparency, 308 00:10:38,071 --> 00:10:39,472 like, I know it's crazy. - Yeah. 309 00:10:39,472 --> 00:10:41,174 - So, like, from your perspective, 310 00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:44,410 how do you feel about it being done in this way? 311 00:10:44,410 --> 00:10:46,412 - It's overwhelming. - Yeah. Mm-hmm. 312 00:10:46,412 --> 00:10:47,981 - But at the same time, I trust him. 313 00:10:47,981 --> 00:10:49,749 - Yeah. Mm-hmm. - I know him. 314 00:10:49,749 --> 00:10:51,784 - I will say, Aaron is one of the-- 315 00:10:51,784 --> 00:10:54,721 one of the ones that has truly swept me off my feet. 316 00:10:54,721 --> 00:10:56,756 He has a great heart, but it makes sense. 317 00:10:56,756 --> 00:10:59,659 Like, you have a picture, a puzzle. 318 00:10:59,659 --> 00:11:02,228 And when you meet family, it's like that's the missing piece. 319 00:11:02,228 --> 00:11:04,998 And you guys are--I felt it from the moment we walked in-- 320 00:11:04,998 --> 00:11:06,366 just, like, so loving. - Thanks. 321 00:11:06,366 --> 00:11:08,234 We have a good time. 322 00:11:08,234 --> 00:11:10,270 We fuss. We fight. - Oh. [laughs] Yeah. 323 00:11:10,270 --> 00:11:12,872 - We kick, we claw, we scratch, we love, we hug. 324 00:11:12,872 --> 00:11:14,607 - It makes sense. This feels good. 325 00:11:14,607 --> 00:11:15,775 This feels right. 326 00:11:15,775 --> 00:11:16,876 - If this feels good, then... - Yeah. 327 00:11:16,876 --> 00:11:18,511 - Wait till Christmas. 328 00:11:18,511 --> 00:11:20,280 That's a family tradition. 329 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,582 Every December, we need you to come home. 330 00:11:22,582 --> 00:11:24,717 - This is, like, just family. I love that. 331 00:11:24,717 --> 00:11:27,654 - And now I think he's at that point before 30 332 00:11:27,654 --> 00:11:29,422 that he wants to share... 333 00:11:29,422 --> 00:11:31,024 - With someone. - Something with someone 334 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:32,225 for the rest of his life. 335 00:11:32,225 --> 00:11:33,793 So I didn't know what to think at first, 336 00:11:33,793 --> 00:11:35,528 but meeting you today, 337 00:11:35,528 --> 00:11:37,297 I'm like, I get it. - Yeah. 338 00:11:37,297 --> 00:11:38,865 Thank you. That means a lot. 339 00:11:38,865 --> 00:11:40,066 That really does mean a lot. 340 00:11:40,066 --> 00:11:41,501 - We often told the boys, 341 00:11:41,501 --> 00:11:43,937 look, I don't want to remember your girlfriends' names. 342 00:11:43,937 --> 00:11:45,638 I don't want to know any of their names. 343 00:11:45,638 --> 00:11:48,007 I want you to come home and say, hey, 344 00:11:48,007 --> 00:11:50,009 I'm getting serious with so-and-so. 345 00:11:50,009 --> 00:11:51,311 Come on, son. 346 00:11:51,311 --> 00:11:52,879 I think that's the case. 347 00:11:52,879 --> 00:11:55,114 I think he's pretty smitten. 348 00:11:55,114 --> 00:11:56,482 Yes. 349 00:11:56,482 --> 00:11:58,318 - I just go back to the love that you and Mom have. 350 00:11:58,318 --> 00:11:59,786 That's the type of love that I want. 351 00:11:59,786 --> 00:12:01,421 And, like, that's the love I have not been getting 352 00:12:01,421 --> 00:12:03,289 from my past relationships. - Got ya. 353 00:12:03,289 --> 00:12:04,591 - That's what Charity and I have shown so far 354 00:12:04,591 --> 00:12:05,992 in a short amount of time. 355 00:12:05,992 --> 00:12:08,528 - How did you feel when she was out on other dates? 356 00:12:08,528 --> 00:12:09,896 - [sighs] 357 00:12:09,896 --> 00:12:11,564 - [laughs] - You know... 358 00:12:11,564 --> 00:12:13,132 [laughs] I knew it was coming. 359 00:12:13,132 --> 00:12:14,367 - Man, get your hands off my woman. 360 00:12:14,367 --> 00:12:15,335 That's my girl. 361 00:12:15,335 --> 00:12:17,036 - Well, it sucked. 362 00:12:17,036 --> 00:12:20,073 But at the same time, you know, focusing on our relationship 363 00:12:20,073 --> 00:12:22,208 only because, you know, Charity is someone 364 00:12:22,208 --> 00:12:23,810 that I saw in the long run. 365 00:12:23,810 --> 00:12:25,778 And, yeah, screw the other guys. 366 00:12:25,778 --> 00:12:27,447 [laughs] - I'm--I'm-- 367 00:12:27,447 --> 00:12:31,584 I talked to her, and, Aaron, I'm telling you, man... 368 00:12:31,584 --> 00:12:36,222 what a sharp, articulate, beautiful young lady. 369 00:12:36,222 --> 00:12:38,424 That's what you would call a keeper. 370 00:12:38,424 --> 00:12:40,927 - Thank you, Dad. - I'm happy for you, man. 371 00:12:40,927 --> 00:12:43,162 Anything you ever put your hand to, man, I've been happy. 372 00:12:43,162 --> 00:12:46,532 I don't care what it is 'cause I know who you are. 373 00:12:46,532 --> 00:12:47,934 I-- Come here, man. 374 00:12:47,934 --> 00:12:50,570 I can't say nothing else. I can't say nothing else. 375 00:12:50,570 --> 00:12:52,405 I thought it all, man. 376 00:12:52,405 --> 00:12:54,274 [speaking indistinctly] 377 00:12:57,010 --> 00:12:58,778 Okay? - Oh, man. 378 00:12:58,778 --> 00:13:01,514 - I love you more than anything, all right? 379 00:13:01,514 --> 00:13:02,548 - Oh. 380 00:13:02,548 --> 00:13:03,750 - All right? 381 00:13:03,750 --> 00:13:06,786 - [sniffling] 382 00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:10,490 ♪ ♪ 383 00:13:10,490 --> 00:13:12,191 - You take your time. 384 00:13:12,191 --> 00:13:13,359 - You know what, Dad? 385 00:13:13,359 --> 00:13:14,861 Growing up, 386 00:13:14,861 --> 00:13:16,362 I might not talk about it all the time, Dad, 387 00:13:16,362 --> 00:13:18,398 but as the years went on, like, your support 388 00:13:18,398 --> 00:13:19,932 just meant everything, and, like, 389 00:13:19,932 --> 00:13:22,068 I realized all I really wanted to do 390 00:13:22,068 --> 00:13:23,569 was make y'all proud. 391 00:13:23,569 --> 00:13:25,338 - I'm so proud. 392 00:13:25,338 --> 00:13:27,707 Nobody got your back like family. 393 00:13:27,707 --> 00:13:28,775 That's what we here for. 394 00:13:28,775 --> 00:13:30,476 You said you wanted support. 395 00:13:30,476 --> 00:13:32,211 This is what we do. 396 00:13:32,211 --> 00:13:33,546 - [inhales sharply] 397 00:13:33,546 --> 00:13:35,948 I love you, Dad. [sniffles] 398 00:13:35,948 --> 00:13:39,852 It's just so good to hear my dad say that he is proud. 399 00:13:39,852 --> 00:13:42,522 That's someone that I've been trying 400 00:13:42,522 --> 00:13:45,058 to seek approval from for years now, you know. 401 00:13:45,058 --> 00:13:47,293 That's something that I've been waiting to hear 402 00:13:47,293 --> 00:13:48,961 from my parents. 403 00:13:48,961 --> 00:13:50,830 Honestly, I'm just so overwhelmed 404 00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:52,999 with how much my family is rallying right now. 405 00:13:52,999 --> 00:13:54,701 - Just because you are a young man, 406 00:13:54,701 --> 00:13:55,968 you're still my baby. - [chuckles] 407 00:13:55,968 --> 00:13:58,471 - I'm so proud of you for following your heart 408 00:13:58,471 --> 00:14:00,506 and trying to find that person for you, 409 00:14:00,506 --> 00:14:02,942 someone to love you just for you, 410 00:14:02,942 --> 00:14:05,345 to be there for you, support you. 411 00:14:05,345 --> 00:14:06,612 I just can't say enough. 412 00:14:06,612 --> 00:14:08,281 - Honestly, I wouldn't bring anyone home 413 00:14:08,281 --> 00:14:10,450 if I didn't think that you guys wouldn't like her. 414 00:14:10,450 --> 00:14:12,151 - Well, I more than like her. 415 00:14:12,151 --> 00:14:13,853 - [laughs] - And she's sweet. 416 00:14:13,853 --> 00:14:15,321 She's lovely. 417 00:14:15,321 --> 00:14:17,256 She's grounded. 418 00:14:17,256 --> 00:14:20,059 You guys definitely have something there. 419 00:14:20,059 --> 00:14:21,627 - This was a huge day. 420 00:14:21,627 --> 00:14:24,197 Everyone got to see who Charity is, 421 00:14:24,197 --> 00:14:26,766 and Charity fits in like a glove. 422 00:14:26,766 --> 00:14:28,501 Everything just felt so right. 423 00:14:28,501 --> 00:14:30,536 This is such a special day... 424 00:14:30,536 --> 00:14:33,272 the coup de grâce to an amazing Hometown date. 425 00:14:33,272 --> 00:14:36,609 - I am blessed to have been a part of this, 426 00:14:36,609 --> 00:14:39,612 and Aaron is definitely smitten. 427 00:14:39,612 --> 00:14:41,080 [laughter] 428 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,049 Use this time wisely. - Yes, ma'am. 429 00:14:43,049 --> 00:14:46,519 - Don't be afraid to continue to put your heart out. 430 00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:47,720 - Mm-hmm. 431 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,256 - We have enjoyed you. - Thank you. 432 00:14:50,256 --> 00:14:52,258 Can't wait to come back. [laughter] 433 00:14:52,258 --> 00:14:53,826 - Mm. From your lips to Gods ears. 434 00:14:53,826 --> 00:14:55,428 [laughter] 435 00:14:55,428 --> 00:14:57,663 - He loves that. [laughter] 436 00:14:57,663 --> 00:14:59,298 - This day was amazing. 437 00:14:59,298 --> 00:15:01,134 I mean, honestly, like, I just feel the love today for sure. 438 00:15:01,134 --> 00:15:03,503 - Mm-hmm. - But we got some things to do. 439 00:15:03,503 --> 00:15:04,871 - Mm-hmm. - You ready to get out of here? 440 00:15:04,871 --> 00:15:06,272 - Yeah, all right. 441 00:15:06,272 --> 00:15:08,741 I feel so good after meeting Aaron's family. 442 00:15:08,741 --> 00:15:11,711 This is a family that I would want to be in, 443 00:15:11,711 --> 00:15:15,114 and this is a family that I can envision 444 00:15:15,114 --> 00:15:18,284 coming home on weekends or coming home on holidays, 445 00:15:18,284 --> 00:15:21,220 my kids running around with their grandparents. 446 00:15:21,220 --> 00:15:23,756 Like, this is a home that makes sense. 447 00:15:23,756 --> 00:15:25,558 - All right, all right, y'all have a good time. 448 00:15:25,558 --> 00:15:26,893 - I have more surprises. 449 00:15:26,893 --> 00:15:29,095 - That same feeling that you look for in love, 450 00:15:29,095 --> 00:15:30,396 of, like, it feels right... 451 00:15:30,396 --> 00:15:31,631 all: Bye! 452 00:15:31,631 --> 00:15:34,634 - Like, I felt that in Aaron's home today. 453 00:15:34,634 --> 00:15:38,004 [soft music] 454 00:15:38,004 --> 00:15:39,772 - Football's been a huge part of my life. 455 00:15:39,772 --> 00:15:42,341 Through high school, that's all I really focused on. 456 00:15:42,341 --> 00:15:44,510 So I have a little surprise here. 457 00:15:44,510 --> 00:15:45,645 - [gasps] Stop. Did you-- 458 00:15:45,645 --> 00:15:47,213 - We got our own letterman jackets. 459 00:15:47,213 --> 00:15:49,282 - Okay, this is so cute. Are you kidding? 460 00:15:49,282 --> 00:15:51,083 - Yeah, so Aaron and Charity. - Aw. 461 00:15:51,083 --> 00:15:53,719 Oh, my God. This is so cute. 462 00:15:53,719 --> 00:15:55,955 - High-school sweetheart. - Love that. 463 00:15:55,955 --> 00:15:57,323 - Today was so important. 464 00:15:57,323 --> 00:15:58,958 I just-- I really appreciate you 465 00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:01,461 just really leaning in and trying to just make it 466 00:16:01,461 --> 00:16:02,528 a really good day. 467 00:16:02,528 --> 00:16:04,564 And... - It was so easy, so easy. 468 00:16:04,564 --> 00:16:06,332 - Yeah, and you know, I talked about it earlier 469 00:16:06,332 --> 00:16:08,701 how I hated the fact that we weren't able to get 470 00:16:08,701 --> 00:16:10,903 more time to talk about, you know, 471 00:16:10,903 --> 00:16:12,338 just love and all that good stuff. 472 00:16:12,338 --> 00:16:13,639 - Yeah. 473 00:16:13,639 --> 00:16:16,709 - I mean, honestly, I can't deny how I feel. 474 00:16:16,709 --> 00:16:19,412 The leap was taken today. - Yeah. 475 00:16:19,412 --> 00:16:21,080 - And I really feel like I'm falling in love with you. 476 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:22,114 - Aw. 477 00:16:22,114 --> 00:16:25,151 [sweeping music] 478 00:16:25,151 --> 00:16:27,119 ♪ ♪ 479 00:16:27,119 --> 00:16:29,589 Aaron is so genuine, so romantic, 480 00:16:29,589 --> 00:16:32,525 and he makes me feel, like, so valued. 481 00:16:32,525 --> 00:16:35,761 Now I truly feel like the sky's the limit for the both of us. 482 00:16:35,761 --> 00:16:37,263 Perfect day. 483 00:16:37,263 --> 00:16:39,732 And sitting on that field, 484 00:16:39,732 --> 00:16:42,602 "Friday Night Lights" is all I could think of. 485 00:16:42,602 --> 00:16:44,770 - Here's another surprise. - [gasps] 486 00:16:44,770 --> 00:16:46,172 - Yeah, here, we're gonna get up and dance. 487 00:16:46,172 --> 00:16:47,940 - Oh, we are! Not the-- - [laughs] 488 00:16:47,940 --> 00:16:49,542 [Lauren Alaina's "Just Wanna Know That You Love Me"] 489 00:16:49,542 --> 00:16:52,044 Oh, my God. Okay, are you kidding? 490 00:16:52,044 --> 00:16:53,546 Are you kidding right now? 491 00:16:53,546 --> 00:16:55,548 - ♪ Don't need the moon or the stars in the sky ♪ 492 00:16:55,548 --> 00:16:57,884 - I'm gonna cry. No freakin' way. 493 00:16:57,884 --> 00:16:59,051 - ♪ And the love that we... ♪ 494 00:16:59,051 --> 00:17:00,620 - It is so romantic, 495 00:17:00,620 --> 00:17:05,525 Aaron playing the song that we first ever danced to 496 00:17:05,525 --> 00:17:07,159 by Lauren Alaina. 497 00:17:07,159 --> 00:17:08,528 - ♪ I just want to know... ♪ 498 00:17:08,528 --> 00:17:10,630 - I'm literally gonna cry. 499 00:17:10,630 --> 00:17:13,032 - The feeling of love, that gravitational pull 500 00:17:13,032 --> 00:17:15,668 towards Charity, how I got there today 501 00:17:15,668 --> 00:17:19,338 was her giving pieces of love to my parents. 502 00:17:19,338 --> 00:17:20,540 And I can't-- 503 00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:22,408 I can't deny how I feel. 504 00:17:22,408 --> 00:17:26,679 Our day was just as strong as the first night. 505 00:17:26,679 --> 00:17:28,481 That's the leap that we needed to take. 506 00:17:28,481 --> 00:17:31,684 - ♪ Just want to know that love me ♪ 507 00:17:31,684 --> 00:17:37,623 ♪ I just want to know that you love me ♪ 508 00:17:37,623 --> 00:17:40,059 - I feel so good after today. 509 00:17:40,059 --> 00:17:42,094 Aaron is a person of purpose, 510 00:17:42,094 --> 00:17:44,764 and him making sense of how he feels, 511 00:17:44,764 --> 00:17:46,632 articulating that to his family today 512 00:17:46,632 --> 00:17:48,768 and his family relaying that back to me 513 00:17:48,768 --> 00:17:51,203 let me know that, like, this man is a man 514 00:17:51,203 --> 00:17:54,307 who loves me, a man that cares for me. 515 00:17:54,307 --> 00:17:58,711 And I know, like, when this is all said and done, 516 00:17:58,711 --> 00:18:00,980 if it's me and him at the end, like, 517 00:18:00,980 --> 00:18:03,349 I will have not a worry in this world. 518 00:18:03,349 --> 00:18:05,151 ♪ ♪ 519 00:18:05,151 --> 00:18:08,020 Today my wish and my goal was for me and Aaron 520 00:18:08,020 --> 00:18:10,690 to get back on track, and we're back on track, 521 00:18:10,690 --> 00:18:12,358 and we're moving at full force. 522 00:18:12,358 --> 00:18:14,026 - ♪ I just want to know ♪ 523 00:18:14,026 --> 00:18:19,599 ♪ That you love me ♪ 524 00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:23,069 [upbeat music] 525 00:18:23,069 --> 00:18:25,004 ♪ ♪ 526 00:18:25,004 --> 00:18:28,074 [geese honking] 527 00:18:28,074 --> 00:18:30,610 ♪ ♪ 528 00:18:30,610 --> 00:18:32,044 - Even the geese are excited to see you. 529 00:18:32,044 --> 00:18:35,281 - I know. They're, like, saying a warm welcome for us. 530 00:18:35,281 --> 00:18:37,550 I am in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, 531 00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:38,884 and I'm here with Joey. 532 00:18:38,884 --> 00:18:40,886 I cannot wait to meet his family. 533 00:18:40,886 --> 00:18:42,321 I'm running to you. 534 00:18:42,321 --> 00:18:43,623 Today is a huge day. 535 00:18:43,623 --> 00:18:45,424 Me and Joey are in a good place. 536 00:18:45,424 --> 00:18:47,960 You know, last week, he told me that he's falling in love. 537 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:51,831 And so, if all goes well, I will be telling Joey 538 00:18:51,831 --> 00:18:53,799 that I am falling in love with him. 539 00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:55,267 And so there's a lot at stake, 540 00:18:55,267 --> 00:18:57,903 but I'm just looking forward to just a great day. 541 00:18:57,903 --> 00:18:59,505 Missed you. - Missed you as well. 542 00:18:59,505 --> 00:19:01,440 - I'm so excited to be here. - You look great. 543 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,342 - Thank you. This is yellow, my color. 544 00:19:03,342 --> 00:19:04,844 - Yes, every color has been your color, truthfully. 545 00:19:04,844 --> 00:19:05,945 - Oh, thank you. 546 00:19:05,945 --> 00:19:07,079 - We got a really special day planned. 547 00:19:07,079 --> 00:19:08,280 I think you're gonna love it. 548 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:09,382 I can't wait for you to meet my family. 549 00:19:09,382 --> 00:19:10,549 - I'm so excited. 550 00:19:10,549 --> 00:19:12,184 - But before, we have to do something 551 00:19:12,184 --> 00:19:13,552 that means, like, a lot to me. 552 00:19:13,552 --> 00:19:15,021 You ready for it? - I am. 553 00:19:15,021 --> 00:19:17,123 - All right, let's go do it. - Let's go. 554 00:19:17,123 --> 00:19:18,958 - I'm falling in love with Charity, 555 00:19:18,958 --> 00:19:20,993 so I cannot wait to introduce her to my family. 556 00:19:20,993 --> 00:19:22,228 I can't wait to have fun with her today 557 00:19:22,228 --> 00:19:23,496 with my little surprise. 558 00:19:23,496 --> 00:19:25,965 And, yeah, I think it's gonna be a great day. 559 00:19:25,965 --> 00:19:27,733 All right, we'll just stand right here for a second. 560 00:19:27,733 --> 00:19:28,701 You can open your eyes. 561 00:19:28,701 --> 00:19:30,636 - [gasps] Oh, my goodness. 562 00:19:30,636 --> 00:19:32,204 - Kind of gives it away. - It does. 563 00:19:32,204 --> 00:19:33,272 - But we're gonna come this way 564 00:19:33,272 --> 00:19:34,640 a little bit. - [laughs] Okay. 565 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:36,275 - We're gonna have your first tennis lesson today. 566 00:19:36,275 --> 00:19:37,276 - This is great. - Yeah. 567 00:19:37,276 --> 00:19:39,245 So I got a little gift for you. 568 00:19:39,245 --> 00:19:40,946 Tennis is a big part of my life. 569 00:19:40,946 --> 00:19:42,415 Look at that. - This is cute. 570 00:19:42,415 --> 00:19:43,949 - It speaks a lot about who I am, 571 00:19:43,949 --> 00:19:45,785 probably where I feel the most comfortable 572 00:19:45,785 --> 00:19:48,054 and I'm my most, like, real self. 573 00:19:48,054 --> 00:19:50,589 Yeah, that's the look right there. 574 00:19:50,589 --> 00:19:51,824 - Am I cute? 575 00:19:51,824 --> 00:19:53,359 - It just brings a good side of me out, 576 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,461 so I think that'll be important for Charity to see. 577 00:19:55,461 --> 00:19:56,829 - Get the hand out. - Okay. 578 00:19:56,829 --> 00:19:58,497 - Perfect, yep. - There we go. 579 00:19:58,497 --> 00:20:00,533 - And then I want you to throw the racket at my chest 580 00:20:00,533 --> 00:20:02,301 and then over your shoulder. - At you? 581 00:20:02,301 --> 00:20:03,969 - Perfect, good. - Ooh. 582 00:20:03,969 --> 00:20:05,504 I have never played tennis before, 583 00:20:05,504 --> 00:20:07,273 but it's something I always wanted to learn to do. 584 00:20:07,273 --> 00:20:09,208 - You always want to commit to the swing every single time. 585 00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:10,643 [thud] - Ooh, I just hit you. 586 00:20:10,643 --> 00:20:11,777 - I knew it was coming. I knew it was coming. 587 00:20:11,777 --> 00:20:12,845 - [laughs] 588 00:20:12,845 --> 00:20:14,947 Joey's cute before tennis. 589 00:20:14,947 --> 00:20:17,817 He's cuter in his tennis element. 590 00:20:17,817 --> 00:20:20,386 So cute plus cuter equals the cutest. 591 00:20:20,386 --> 00:20:22,321 - What's the C-word? - Commit. 592 00:20:22,321 --> 00:20:23,589 - Commit, you got it. All right, here we go. 593 00:20:23,589 --> 00:20:24,590 Coming to you. 594 00:20:24,590 --> 00:20:26,092 Let it get to your right hand. 595 00:20:26,092 --> 00:20:27,093 Commit. 596 00:20:27,093 --> 00:20:28,427 - Oh, my God, I almost hit you. 597 00:20:28,427 --> 00:20:30,629 Joey has, like, this ability to really make me 598 00:20:30,629 --> 00:20:33,399 feel so calm and so at ease. 599 00:20:33,399 --> 00:20:34,433 - And swing. 600 00:20:34,433 --> 00:20:35,601 Yeah, we're getting it. - Ooh. 601 00:20:35,601 --> 00:20:36,869 He's generous. He's patient. 602 00:20:36,869 --> 00:20:38,404 Like, it's just all the great things 603 00:20:38,404 --> 00:20:40,339 that makes my heart feel so good. 604 00:20:40,339 --> 00:20:43,609 - You want to make sure that the wrist is laid back. 605 00:20:43,609 --> 00:20:44,810 - Okay. - Yep. 606 00:20:44,810 --> 00:20:46,612 And then you want to make sure that the head 607 00:20:46,612 --> 00:20:48,047 of the racket is low. - Okay. 608 00:20:48,047 --> 00:20:50,015 - Those are the two big things, so laid back and low. 609 00:20:50,015 --> 00:20:51,350 So you want to be right there. - Got it. 610 00:20:51,350 --> 00:20:52,752 - Feeling all right? Hit me in the face? 611 00:20:52,752 --> 00:20:55,654 - I am. [laughing] I'm sorry. - It's all good. 612 00:20:55,654 --> 00:20:58,657 - Joey makes me feel good. Joey makes me giddy. 613 00:20:58,657 --> 00:21:00,693 You can see a whole different side of me. 614 00:21:00,693 --> 00:21:02,495 I'm just, like, cute and flirty. 615 00:21:02,495 --> 00:21:04,230 I have a good time. 616 00:21:04,230 --> 00:21:06,332 I let my walls down. 617 00:21:06,332 --> 00:21:07,633 - You feeling good? - Oh, I'm having fun. 618 00:21:07,633 --> 00:21:08,667 - You're crushing it. - Thank you. 619 00:21:08,667 --> 00:21:10,102 - Okay, so, again-- - Oh, sorry. 620 00:21:10,102 --> 00:21:11,804 'Cause he's just, like-- he's just a loving person. 621 00:21:11,804 --> 00:21:14,340 Like, I feel loved when I'm in his presence. 622 00:21:14,340 --> 00:21:15,641 - All right, here we go. Ready? 623 00:21:15,641 --> 00:21:17,510 So we're gonna do three balls here. 624 00:21:17,510 --> 00:21:19,411 You're gonna do the same thing you just did. 625 00:21:19,411 --> 00:21:21,147 - Hey, are you guys almost done? 626 00:21:21,147 --> 00:21:22,581 - You're kidding me. [laughter] 627 00:21:22,581 --> 00:21:23,616 - Who is this? 628 00:21:23,616 --> 00:21:25,117 [playful music] 629 00:21:25,117 --> 00:21:26,285 This is someone... 630 00:21:26,285 --> 00:21:28,654 [giggling] Hi. - This is my Uncle Joe. 631 00:21:28,654 --> 00:21:29,855 I think you... - Hi! 632 00:21:29,855 --> 00:21:31,357 - Nice to meet you. - Heard about him, yeah. 633 00:21:31,357 --> 00:21:32,858 - Oh, my goodness. Can I hug you? 634 00:21:32,858 --> 00:21:34,960 - Absolutely. - So nice to meet you. 635 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,629 - Yeah, he looked like he maybe needed some help. 636 00:21:36,629 --> 00:21:38,931 - My uncle shows up, and I'm shocked. 637 00:21:38,931 --> 00:21:41,534 I didn't think he was gonna be here today. 638 00:21:41,534 --> 00:21:44,170 He's probably one of the, if not the most special, 639 00:21:44,170 --> 00:21:45,471 person in my life. 640 00:21:45,471 --> 00:21:47,006 - I'm having fun. - Well, I'm here to help. 641 00:21:47,006 --> 00:21:49,809 I can do a little feeding. I can do whatever you want. 642 00:21:49,809 --> 00:21:52,111 - Yeah, all right, let's do it. - How exciting is this? 643 00:21:52,111 --> 00:21:54,880 - Joey has some similar traits to me, 644 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,149 and we talk about it a lot. 645 00:21:57,149 --> 00:22:00,252 And I try to get him to avoid some of the pitfalls 646 00:22:00,252 --> 00:22:02,855 that I've gone through in my life. 647 00:22:02,855 --> 00:22:04,390 - He's nicer to everyone but me. 648 00:22:04,390 --> 00:22:06,225 - And you can ask for your money back 649 00:22:06,225 --> 00:22:08,394 after the lesson, too, if it doesn't go well, you know? 650 00:22:08,394 --> 00:22:09,829 All right, here you go. - Mm-hmm. 651 00:22:09,829 --> 00:22:11,797 - Smooth. - Yes. 652 00:22:11,797 --> 00:22:13,065 - Pretty good. - Oh, try to get it. 653 00:22:13,065 --> 00:22:14,366 - Come on, athlete. - Pretty good. 654 00:22:14,366 --> 00:22:15,801 - The only reason I played tennis 655 00:22:15,801 --> 00:22:17,036 was because of my uncle. 656 00:22:17,036 --> 00:22:18,871 He was my coach. He was my mentor. 657 00:22:18,871 --> 00:22:21,240 He was the person that made me into the man 658 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:22,641 I am today in a lot of ways. 659 00:22:22,641 --> 00:22:23,642 - Yes. - Yes. 660 00:22:23,642 --> 00:22:24,643 - Moving. - Okay. 661 00:22:24,643 --> 00:22:25,811 Oh, God. 662 00:22:25,811 --> 00:22:27,012 - Yep. - There we go. 663 00:22:27,012 --> 00:22:28,314 - One more, one more, three for three. 664 00:22:28,314 --> 00:22:29,315 - Go. - Ooh. 665 00:22:29,315 --> 00:22:30,449 Whoo! - Yes. 666 00:22:30,449 --> 00:22:31,517 - Yay! 667 00:22:31,517 --> 00:22:33,485 - You are now officially a tennis player. 668 00:22:33,485 --> 00:22:35,521 His opinion is probably the one that matters 669 00:22:35,521 --> 00:22:37,823 the most to me, because I think he knows me. 670 00:22:37,823 --> 00:22:39,725 So this is big. This is huge. 671 00:22:39,725 --> 00:22:40,860 - Swing was great. 672 00:22:40,860 --> 00:22:42,294 You got decent hand-eye coordination. 673 00:22:42,294 --> 00:22:43,696 - "Decent," that's good. - You have hope. 674 00:22:43,696 --> 00:22:45,130 - I like that. - That's a real answer. 675 00:22:45,130 --> 00:22:46,632 He's gonna give you the real answer. 676 00:22:46,632 --> 00:22:48,500 I can't give--I have to give the sugarcoated sometimes. 677 00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:49,935 - You don't have to. You can be real. 678 00:22:49,935 --> 00:22:51,103 - No, I don't. 679 00:22:51,103 --> 00:22:52,605 [laughter] 680 00:22:52,605 --> 00:22:55,207 - Um, yeah, it looks like you guys are 681 00:22:55,207 --> 00:22:57,443 enjoying each other's company. - We are. 682 00:22:57,443 --> 00:23:00,279 - Yeah, that's the easy and obvious side of it. 683 00:23:00,279 --> 00:23:01,847 It just, like, feels like I've known her 684 00:23:01,847 --> 00:23:03,682 for a long period of time, and I know I just met her 685 00:23:03,682 --> 00:23:06,819 a few weeks ago, so that part is crazy to me. 686 00:23:06,819 --> 00:23:08,020 - I like Charity. 687 00:23:08,020 --> 00:23:09,355 She seems fantastic. 688 00:23:09,355 --> 00:23:14,059 But something didn't feel 100% with Joey. 689 00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:15,828 I don't know if I can pinpoint it down 690 00:23:15,828 --> 00:23:18,097 to what specifically that would be. 691 00:23:18,097 --> 00:23:19,398 It's more just a feeling. 692 00:23:19,398 --> 00:23:20,766 I want to look Joey in the eye 693 00:23:20,766 --> 00:23:22,301 and see if his head's screwed on straight 694 00:23:22,301 --> 00:23:24,336 and he's really thinking things through. 695 00:23:24,336 --> 00:23:26,272 And that's what I'm hoping I find out tonight. 696 00:23:26,272 --> 00:23:27,907 Well, it was nice to meet you. - So nice meeting you. 697 00:23:27,907 --> 00:23:29,108 - Are you gonna be here later tonight? 698 00:23:29,108 --> 00:23:31,377 - Okay to see you. - [laughs] 699 00:23:31,377 --> 00:23:32,811 - You're the best. - Hope to see you tonight. 700 00:23:32,811 --> 00:23:34,380 I love you. - Yeah, man, I love you, too. 701 00:23:34,380 --> 00:23:35,681 - Sweet. 702 00:23:35,681 --> 00:23:38,384 To see Joey in his element with his uncle, 703 00:23:38,384 --> 00:23:40,352 I knew that this was a person 704 00:23:40,352 --> 00:23:42,755 that he had a very special relationship with. 705 00:23:42,755 --> 00:23:45,557 That makes me happy to know, like, he has this support. 706 00:23:45,557 --> 00:23:46,792 No. 707 00:23:46,792 --> 00:23:48,527 - You were amazing today, and I appreciate 708 00:23:48,527 --> 00:23:50,996 how much you're, you know, trying 709 00:23:50,996 --> 00:23:52,831 to get to know me better. - Yeah. Mm-hmm. 710 00:23:52,831 --> 00:23:55,100 - And I'm excited for more conversations to come tonight. 711 00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:57,770 - Yeah. Is there anything that you're nervous about? 712 00:23:57,770 --> 00:23:59,238 - No. - No? 713 00:23:59,238 --> 00:24:00,839 - There's-- there's really nothing 714 00:24:00,839 --> 00:24:03,943 that I have nerves about in terms of them meeting you. 715 00:24:03,943 --> 00:24:05,444 - Mm-hmm. - Like, I know we've talked 716 00:24:05,444 --> 00:24:06,879 about very serious things 717 00:24:06,879 --> 00:24:08,213 about the interracial background. 718 00:24:08,213 --> 00:24:09,581 - Yeah. 719 00:24:09,581 --> 00:24:11,283 - But I think, as soon as you step into that door, 720 00:24:11,283 --> 00:24:12,952 you're gonna feel nothing but excitement and love. 721 00:24:12,952 --> 00:24:14,553 - Yeah. Mm-hmm. There will be nerves. 722 00:24:14,553 --> 00:24:15,955 Like, if I was to sit here and say, like, 723 00:24:15,955 --> 00:24:17,823 I'm not nervous about anything, that would be a lie. 724 00:24:17,823 --> 00:24:19,758 Like, it's meeting people that you love 725 00:24:19,758 --> 00:24:21,060 and that love you so much. - Yeah. 726 00:24:21,060 --> 00:24:22,728 - So, of course, they're gonna be protective. 727 00:24:22,728 --> 00:24:25,965 And then, obviously, like, I've also never met, like, a family 728 00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:27,800 that's not the same race as me. 729 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:29,568 So it's like, I just really want it to--yeah. 730 00:24:29,568 --> 00:24:31,270 - It's okay. It's realistic to have nerves. 731 00:24:31,270 --> 00:24:33,672 Like I said, I know what it's like to meet someone else's 732 00:24:33,672 --> 00:24:35,874 family, and there's an underlying factor 733 00:24:35,874 --> 00:24:38,310 that you have to bring it up. - Yeah. Mm-hmm. 734 00:24:38,310 --> 00:24:40,245 - So, if there's anything you need to ask me 735 00:24:40,245 --> 00:24:41,547 or anything you're worried about, 736 00:24:41,547 --> 00:24:43,482 I'm, as always, an open book. - Yeah. Mm-hmm. 737 00:24:43,482 --> 00:24:45,384 No, I mean, I'm going into this week, 738 00:24:45,384 --> 00:24:47,553 and I know where my connections stand. 739 00:24:47,553 --> 00:24:49,521 And it's like, with you, it's insane. 740 00:24:49,521 --> 00:24:51,256 It's so strong. It feels right. 741 00:24:51,256 --> 00:24:53,092 - I have nothing but high hopes and excitement. 742 00:24:53,092 --> 00:24:54,193 - Me too. - But it's... 743 00:24:54,193 --> 00:24:55,394 - Yeah. - It's nerves. 744 00:24:55,394 --> 00:24:56,895 It's okay, though. - It is. And that's okay. 745 00:24:56,895 --> 00:24:58,864 - It shows that we care, which is also important. 746 00:24:58,864 --> 00:25:01,100 - Exactly. It shows that I care a lot, a whole lot. 747 00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:02,768 So...[sighs] 748 00:25:02,768 --> 00:25:04,770 Deep breaths, but I'm excited. - It'll be good. 749 00:25:04,770 --> 00:25:06,305 ♪ ♪ 750 00:25:06,305 --> 00:25:07,806 - Joey means a lot to me, 751 00:25:07,806 --> 00:25:09,575 has changed my life for the better. 752 00:25:09,575 --> 00:25:12,544 And if everything does go good, 753 00:25:12,544 --> 00:25:15,581 I would want to tell Joey that I'm falling in love with him. 754 00:25:15,581 --> 00:25:19,551 But I haven't said it in a hot minute. 755 00:25:19,551 --> 00:25:23,355 I haven't said it to anyone here on this journey. 756 00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:25,891 There is, like, that fear for me. 757 00:25:25,891 --> 00:25:27,960 So it makes me very nervous. 758 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:29,328 - It's gonna be a good night. 759 00:25:29,328 --> 00:25:30,496 - It's gonna be great. 760 00:25:32,297 --> 00:25:33,565 [soft music] 761 00:25:33,565 --> 00:25:35,701 [dog barking, howling] - You excited? 762 00:25:35,701 --> 00:25:38,137 - I'm excited to see Joey. I'm anxious. 763 00:25:38,137 --> 00:25:40,339 - Yeah. - Yeah. 764 00:25:40,339 --> 00:25:43,275 - Exciting. - I'm so excited. 765 00:25:43,275 --> 00:25:46,145 - All right, after you. - Okay, thank you. 766 00:25:46,145 --> 00:25:47,479 - Oh! 767 00:25:47,479 --> 00:25:48,480 [laughter] - Yeah. 768 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:49,815 - They're here. 769 00:25:49,815 --> 00:25:51,250 - I'm feeling good going into tonight, 770 00:25:51,250 --> 00:25:53,619 and I'm excited to share my family with Charity. 771 00:25:53,619 --> 00:25:54,887 - Hi. - Hi, Charity. 772 00:25:54,887 --> 00:25:56,255 - Hi. 773 00:25:56,255 --> 00:25:58,424 - Charity is going to be meeting my mom, Cathy, 774 00:25:58,424 --> 00:26:00,092 my dad, Nick, 775 00:26:00,092 --> 00:26:01,894 my Uncle Joe, once again, 776 00:26:01,894 --> 00:26:03,896 my sister Carly, my sister Ellie, 777 00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:05,431 and my brother-in-law, Zach. 778 00:26:05,431 --> 00:26:07,399 - Hello. - Hi. 779 00:26:07,399 --> 00:26:10,536 I'm a little nervous meeting Joey's family 780 00:26:10,536 --> 00:26:12,771 and getting their stamp of approval. 781 00:26:12,771 --> 00:26:14,406 I'm just gonna speak from the heart 782 00:26:14,406 --> 00:26:17,109 and answer questions all as truthfully as possible. 783 00:26:17,109 --> 00:26:18,710 That's all I can do. 784 00:26:18,710 --> 00:26:20,012 - Hi, everyone. - Hi. 785 00:26:20,012 --> 00:26:21,146 - This is the family. 786 00:26:21,146 --> 00:26:22,548 - This is real. - It is. 787 00:26:22,548 --> 00:26:24,083 - You're here. - This is still pretty crazy. 788 00:26:24,083 --> 00:26:25,317 - What have you been up to? 789 00:26:25,317 --> 00:26:26,652 - Yeah, that's the obvious question. 790 00:26:26,652 --> 00:26:28,187 - So much, so much. - What have we been doing? 791 00:26:28,187 --> 00:26:31,090 - A lot. - Yeah, it's been a crazy 792 00:26:31,090 --> 00:26:33,325 but also, like, amazing experience so far. 793 00:26:33,325 --> 00:26:34,560 - Yep. 794 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:36,328 - Now I see you guys, and that's where we are. 795 00:26:36,328 --> 00:26:38,430 - And now here we are. - Yeah, this is crazy. 796 00:26:38,430 --> 00:26:40,566 - So much he has shared with me about you all, 797 00:26:40,566 --> 00:26:42,701 and so I know how special you all are to him. 798 00:26:42,701 --> 00:26:44,169 And so I'm so grateful to be here. 799 00:26:44,169 --> 00:26:46,505 - Listen, I'm just so excited to meet you 800 00:26:46,505 --> 00:26:48,607 and excited to see him extremely happy. 801 00:26:48,607 --> 00:26:52,277 And I'm hoping you feel the same way about my son. 802 00:26:52,277 --> 00:26:55,114 So cheers to a continuation of a good journey so far. 803 00:26:55,114 --> 00:26:57,583 all: Cheers. - That was so good. 804 00:26:57,583 --> 00:26:59,618 That was great. 805 00:26:59,618 --> 00:27:01,854 - Charity seems like a pretty incredible woman. 806 00:27:01,854 --> 00:27:03,455 But, you know, Joey's had his heart broken. 807 00:27:03,455 --> 00:27:05,190 He's been through relationships, 808 00:27:05,190 --> 00:27:07,659 and family has really helped him to get past it. 809 00:27:07,659 --> 00:27:09,628 So I'm glad, you know, we can give some input. 810 00:27:09,628 --> 00:27:11,029 - Charity, can I steal you for a second? 811 00:27:11,029 --> 00:27:12,231 - You sure can. 812 00:27:12,231 --> 00:27:13,699 - What I am excited about is for her 813 00:27:13,699 --> 00:27:15,934 to meet my daughters, because my son definitely 814 00:27:15,934 --> 00:27:17,402 respects his sisters' opinions. 815 00:27:17,402 --> 00:27:18,770 Hopefully this is the girl, you know? 816 00:27:18,770 --> 00:27:19,938 - I'm so excited to meet you. 817 00:27:19,938 --> 00:27:21,206 - We're excited to have you here. 818 00:27:21,206 --> 00:27:22,741 Are you nervous? - A little... 819 00:27:22,741 --> 00:27:24,109 - Okay. - But, like, more excited, 820 00:27:24,109 --> 00:27:26,011 'cause just the way Joey has talked about you all. 821 00:27:26,011 --> 00:27:29,948 - What makes Joey stand out to you in comparison 822 00:27:29,948 --> 00:27:31,283 to the other guys... - Mm-hmm. 823 00:27:31,283 --> 00:27:32,651 - Whose families you're gonna be meeting? 824 00:27:32,651 --> 00:27:34,253 - Which is a great question. 825 00:27:34,253 --> 00:27:37,156 Honestly, with Joey, I think I just always 826 00:27:37,156 --> 00:27:40,893 go back to how comfortable we are around each other. 827 00:27:40,893 --> 00:27:44,296 And we both talk about how when we're together, 828 00:27:44,296 --> 00:27:45,330 nothing else matters. 829 00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:46,498 When I'm around him, 830 00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:48,433 he brings out, like, the good in me, 831 00:27:48,433 --> 00:27:49,601 and I make him feel like 832 00:27:49,601 --> 00:27:50,869 the best version of himself. - Okay. 833 00:27:50,869 --> 00:27:52,070 - And I think that's really important. 834 00:27:52,070 --> 00:27:53,272 - That's good to hear. - Yeah. 835 00:27:53,272 --> 00:27:54,706 - Obviously, in a situation like this... 836 00:27:54,706 --> 00:27:56,408 - Yeah. - It's just a little bit-- 837 00:27:56,408 --> 00:27:57,943 it's nerve-racking. - Yeah, it is. 838 00:27:57,943 --> 00:28:00,212 - I want to protect him... - Yeah. 839 00:28:00,212 --> 00:28:03,115 - And his happiness and his heart... 840 00:28:03,115 --> 00:28:05,584 - Mm-hmm. - Because he feels so deeply... 841 00:28:05,584 --> 00:28:07,920 - He does, yes. - When he does love someone. 842 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,822 So, when it doesn't end in his favor, it's... 843 00:28:10,822 --> 00:28:12,090 - Scary. 844 00:28:12,090 --> 00:28:13,592 - You know, we have to pick up those pieces 845 00:28:13,592 --> 00:28:15,928 at the end, and it's scary. - Yeah. 846 00:28:15,928 --> 00:28:17,196 We don't know the outcome. 847 00:28:17,196 --> 00:28:18,664 Like, I don't even know the outcome of it. 848 00:28:18,664 --> 00:28:19,898 - Yeah. - It's like a day-by-day thing. 849 00:28:19,898 --> 00:28:21,833 But, like, for what I feel in this moment 850 00:28:21,833 --> 00:28:24,870 and what I truly hope for and really want with him 851 00:28:24,870 --> 00:28:26,138 is, like, forever. 852 00:28:26,138 --> 00:28:29,441 - Do you feel like you're falling in love with him? 853 00:28:29,441 --> 00:28:31,109 Is that something that you guys have talked about? 854 00:28:31,109 --> 00:28:33,212 - Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm, I am, without a doubt, 855 00:28:33,212 --> 00:28:35,113 falling in love with him, so... - Okay. Good. 856 00:28:35,113 --> 00:28:36,782 - [laughs] - That's good. 857 00:28:36,782 --> 00:28:38,016 - It is great, yeah. - It is. 858 00:28:38,016 --> 00:28:39,084 - Yeah. 859 00:28:39,084 --> 00:28:40,319 - Seeing the two of you together, 860 00:28:40,319 --> 00:28:42,054 he seems really happy. - I love that. 861 00:28:42,054 --> 00:28:43,956 Carly wants the best for her brother. 862 00:28:43,956 --> 00:28:45,457 She's just protective. 863 00:28:45,457 --> 00:28:47,859 Ultimately, she just is looking to see, 864 00:28:47,859 --> 00:28:49,261 will I be the best fit? 865 00:28:49,261 --> 00:28:51,330 - Can I give you a hug? - Absolutely. 866 00:28:51,330 --> 00:28:53,432 I am falling in love with Joey. 867 00:28:53,432 --> 00:28:55,867 I want him to know so bad how I feel, 868 00:28:55,867 --> 00:28:58,704 and I am there, like, 100%. 869 00:28:58,704 --> 00:29:01,406 - What is unique 870 00:29:01,406 --> 00:29:03,742 about the relationship you have... 871 00:29:03,742 --> 00:29:06,945 - Yeah. - Versus the other guys? 872 00:29:06,945 --> 00:29:08,780 - Yeah, that's a good question. - There's more people. 873 00:29:08,780 --> 00:29:12,117 - Yeah, our strongest thing, she always looks at me 874 00:29:12,117 --> 00:29:14,553 and just knows, like, he's focused on me. 875 00:29:14,553 --> 00:29:16,221 I don't have to worry about any of this. 876 00:29:16,221 --> 00:29:17,956 Like, I can just be myself. 877 00:29:17,956 --> 00:29:19,891 - Right. - That's not small. 878 00:29:19,891 --> 00:29:20,993 - It's not. 879 00:29:20,993 --> 00:29:22,561 - I do feel comfortable 880 00:29:22,561 --> 00:29:24,930 that I've gotten to know who she is as a person. 881 00:29:24,930 --> 00:29:26,131 - Right. 882 00:29:26,131 --> 00:29:27,399 - We've had very serious conversations. 883 00:29:27,399 --> 00:29:28,900 We've talked about the idea of being 884 00:29:28,900 --> 00:29:30,936 in an interracial marriage. - And how did you answer that? 885 00:29:30,936 --> 00:29:33,872 - I truthfully just talked to her about the fact 886 00:29:33,872 --> 00:29:35,407 that all I want to do is learn. 887 00:29:35,407 --> 00:29:38,944 All I want to do is understand and get to know you better, 888 00:29:38,944 --> 00:29:41,013 because I know if our love's strong enough, 889 00:29:41,013 --> 00:29:42,681 none of that matters. - Right. 890 00:29:42,681 --> 00:29:45,150 - And I explained that the only reason I'm confident in that 891 00:29:45,150 --> 00:29:47,519 is 'cause the fact that, you know, in the family 892 00:29:47,519 --> 00:29:49,755 I grew up in, like, we know love is love. 893 00:29:49,755 --> 00:29:52,424 And she's just, like-- - Well, and I really think 894 00:29:52,424 --> 00:29:56,628 if you are being you and you're being real... 895 00:29:56,628 --> 00:29:58,130 she falls in love with you. 896 00:29:58,130 --> 00:30:00,499 There's no doubt about that. - Thanks, Mom. 897 00:30:00,499 --> 00:30:02,901 Do you think I'm not being me and not being real? 898 00:30:02,901 --> 00:30:04,903 Are you doubting that? - No. 899 00:30:04,903 --> 00:30:07,039 - So then why are you worried? 900 00:30:07,039 --> 00:30:09,141 - I'm afraid you could get heartbroken. 901 00:30:09,141 --> 00:30:11,410 - I understand, and I'm afraid I'm gonna get heartbroken. 902 00:30:11,410 --> 00:30:15,447 All I can tell you is I don't doubt the process... 903 00:30:15,447 --> 00:30:17,082 - Okay. - And I don't doubt Charity. 904 00:30:17,082 --> 00:30:18,884 You know how much I've wanted this. 905 00:30:18,884 --> 00:30:20,352 - I know. I know. - You know how much I've talked 906 00:30:20,352 --> 00:30:21,520 about this for so long. 907 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:23,455 The fact that I'm here right now 908 00:30:23,455 --> 00:30:25,524 and bringing her into this home, like, 909 00:30:25,524 --> 00:30:26,858 that's all you should know. 910 00:30:26,858 --> 00:30:28,427 - Right, and that's what's scary. 911 00:30:28,427 --> 00:30:29,628 You're in it. - I know. 912 00:30:29,628 --> 00:30:31,530 - [breathes shakily] 913 00:30:31,530 --> 00:30:33,932 [crying] You and Ellie are still looking, 914 00:30:33,932 --> 00:30:37,836 and if you've found her, I am very happy for you. 915 00:30:37,836 --> 00:30:39,738 ♪ ♪ 916 00:30:39,738 --> 00:30:42,607 - I love you. - I love you. 917 00:30:42,607 --> 00:30:45,544 I want Joey to find that special person 918 00:30:45,544 --> 00:30:47,012 that's as special as Joey. 919 00:30:47,012 --> 00:30:49,514 But if he's in it, 920 00:30:49,514 --> 00:30:52,517 his heart is completely in it. 921 00:30:52,517 --> 00:30:56,021 My fear is, what if he gets his heart broken? 922 00:30:56,021 --> 00:30:58,890 - You know how much your opinion means to me. 923 00:30:58,890 --> 00:31:00,292 I want the honest truth. 924 00:31:00,292 --> 00:31:03,128 I want the unfiltered, 925 00:31:03,128 --> 00:31:05,897 and I know you're the guy to give it, so I need it. 926 00:31:05,897 --> 00:31:07,599 - She seems cool. She seems grounded. 927 00:31:07,599 --> 00:31:09,634 She seems legit. I like her. 928 00:31:09,634 --> 00:31:11,370 I think the only thing I have is, 929 00:31:11,370 --> 00:31:13,805 you today on the tennis court, 930 00:31:13,805 --> 00:31:16,274 I was like, I don't know. 931 00:31:16,274 --> 00:31:17,876 You just didn't seem as comfortable. 932 00:31:17,876 --> 00:31:20,645 You didn't--you just-- you had me nervous, right? 933 00:31:20,645 --> 00:31:23,382 I'm like, I don't know what's going on here. 934 00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:27,986 My biggest concern with you is, are you portraying yourself, 935 00:31:27,986 --> 00:31:31,990 or are you portraying somebody that she wants, okay, right? 936 00:31:31,990 --> 00:31:33,892 And we've been down this road a ton. 937 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:38,663 Like, has this experience been about you being you? 938 00:31:38,663 --> 00:31:39,998 [tense music] 939 00:31:39,998 --> 00:31:42,701 How confident are you that you have really been 940 00:31:42,701 --> 00:31:45,470 your most genuine self? 941 00:31:45,470 --> 00:31:47,906 - Very confident. 942 00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:49,341 - Okay. 943 00:31:49,341 --> 00:31:51,009 If there's a fear I have, 944 00:31:51,009 --> 00:31:53,745 it's that Joey is a little bit of a pleaser. 945 00:31:53,745 --> 00:31:57,149 He can kind of become somebody that somebody wants them to be. 946 00:31:57,149 --> 00:31:59,985 And so I want to see Joey in a relationship 947 00:31:59,985 --> 00:32:04,322 where he's comfortable being 100% Joey. 948 00:32:04,322 --> 00:32:05,857 It's hit me like a ton of bricks. 949 00:32:05,857 --> 00:32:08,293 Like, dude, there's a chance he's going down on a knee, 950 00:32:08,293 --> 00:32:11,163 and he's gonna ask this girl to marry him. 951 00:32:11,163 --> 00:32:12,998 Like, this is real. 952 00:32:12,998 --> 00:32:14,533 And you know I'm pretty cynical 953 00:32:14,533 --> 00:32:16,101 when it comes to all that kind of stuff. 954 00:32:16,101 --> 00:32:17,302 - Facts. - And you know 955 00:32:17,302 --> 00:32:19,404 I'm gonna be like, what, after how much time? 956 00:32:19,404 --> 00:32:20,639 Come on. 957 00:32:20,639 --> 00:32:21,973 - My uncle, he's a skeptical dude. 958 00:32:21,973 --> 00:32:23,108 He was truthfully speaking 959 00:32:23,108 --> 00:32:24,810 to how he feels about this process, 960 00:32:24,810 --> 00:32:26,378 and that's okay. 961 00:32:26,378 --> 00:32:27,612 None of it surprised me. 962 00:32:27,612 --> 00:32:30,415 I truthfully know how I feel about Charity. 963 00:32:30,415 --> 00:32:32,317 And regardless of what his thoughts were, 964 00:32:32,317 --> 00:32:34,319 I felt confident in where we were at. 965 00:32:34,319 --> 00:32:36,955 I was just hoping that you could hear me out 966 00:32:36,955 --> 00:32:39,524 and listen to my side and at least leave this 967 00:32:39,524 --> 00:32:42,761 knowing that I do have serious feelings for this girl. 968 00:32:42,761 --> 00:32:44,963 I have already told her that I'm falling in love with her. 969 00:32:44,963 --> 00:32:48,233 And, yeah, man, I'm excited to see what comes next. 970 00:32:48,233 --> 00:32:50,569 And I'm hoping the next time I see you is with her. 971 00:32:50,569 --> 00:32:52,971 I might be engaged to this amazing woman. 972 00:32:52,971 --> 00:32:54,206 - [laughing] It'd be incredible. 973 00:32:54,206 --> 00:32:55,774 To make what I consider to be probably 974 00:32:55,774 --> 00:32:58,477 the most important decision of our entire lives 975 00:32:58,477 --> 00:33:01,313 after a pretty short courtship, 976 00:33:01,313 --> 00:33:05,517 it's gonna be challenging to make sure it's real. 977 00:33:05,517 --> 00:33:09,321 And so I'd like to hear what Charity has to say about that. 978 00:33:09,321 --> 00:33:12,924 It's now or never, right? There's no holding back. 979 00:33:12,924 --> 00:33:14,960 I want to see what's going on. 980 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:16,161 ♪ ♪ 981 00:33:18,029 --> 00:33:20,398 [dog barks] - Our time to chat. 982 00:33:20,398 --> 00:33:21,633 How are you? 983 00:33:21,633 --> 00:33:22,834 - I'm good. 984 00:33:22,834 --> 00:33:24,669 - After conversations tonight, 985 00:33:24,669 --> 00:33:27,272 I'm feeling very, very confident 986 00:33:27,272 --> 00:33:29,741 of where me and Joey are headed. 987 00:33:29,741 --> 00:33:33,311 And so I truly feel like I will be telling Joey 988 00:33:33,311 --> 00:33:35,313 that I am falling in love with him. 989 00:33:35,313 --> 00:33:37,983 - You seem to be super down to earth... 990 00:33:37,983 --> 00:33:40,185 - Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. - And genuine. 991 00:33:40,185 --> 00:33:42,354 And it seems like you're drawing that out on him, 992 00:33:42,354 --> 00:33:44,823 which I appreciate and like. - Good, good. Yeah. 993 00:33:44,823 --> 00:33:46,992 - It seems like it's cool. - Mm-hmm. 994 00:33:46,992 --> 00:33:49,060 - I mean, this is hitting me hard, to be honest. 995 00:33:49,060 --> 00:33:50,428 - Yeah. Yeah. 996 00:33:50,428 --> 00:33:52,130 - Like, there's a chance you guys are gonna be engaged 997 00:33:52,130 --> 00:33:53,632 in a very short amount of time... 998 00:33:53,632 --> 00:33:54,933 - Right. - And that blows my mind. 999 00:33:54,933 --> 00:33:56,301 - I will say I do have a question. 1000 00:33:56,301 --> 00:33:58,036 Do you feel like he's in a place 1001 00:33:58,036 --> 00:34:00,906 that he truly is, like, really ready to be a husband, 1002 00:34:00,906 --> 00:34:03,008 to be a father one day? 1003 00:34:05,343 --> 00:34:07,312 - I mean, I think he's gonna be 1004 00:34:07,312 --> 00:34:08,747 an amazing husband... - Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 1005 00:34:08,747 --> 00:34:11,216 - An amazing dad, like, no question. 1006 00:34:11,216 --> 00:34:13,652 Is he right now ready for all that kind of stuff? 1007 00:34:13,652 --> 00:34:15,387 - Mm-hmm. 1008 00:34:15,387 --> 00:34:16,388 - I don't know. 1009 00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:19,391 [soft music] 1010 00:34:19,391 --> 00:34:20,725 I don't know. 1011 00:34:20,725 --> 00:34:22,761 If there's been a challenge in our relationship, 1012 00:34:22,761 --> 00:34:26,798 it's been he oftentimes is trying to be 1013 00:34:26,798 --> 00:34:28,867 somebody that he thinks I want him to be. 1014 00:34:28,867 --> 00:34:30,201 - Mm, mm-hmm. 1015 00:34:30,201 --> 00:34:32,470 - To be honest, today on the tennis court, 1016 00:34:32,470 --> 00:34:33,972 I got a little vibe from him... 1017 00:34:33,972 --> 00:34:35,073 - Mm-hmm. - Where I'm like, 1018 00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:37,208 hey, are you trying to be somebody... 1019 00:34:37,208 --> 00:34:39,344 - Mm-hmm. - That Charity wants? 1020 00:34:39,344 --> 00:34:40,912 ♪ ♪ 1021 00:34:40,912 --> 00:34:42,314 If there's a concern I have... 1022 00:34:42,314 --> 00:34:43,615 - Mm-hmm. - It's a little bit of that. 1023 00:34:43,615 --> 00:34:45,884 - Okay. - How confident are you 1024 00:34:45,884 --> 00:34:47,886 that you have the genuine Joey, 1025 00:34:47,886 --> 00:34:50,689 the real--the real Joey? 1026 00:34:50,689 --> 00:34:53,224 - Ah, yeah, I feel pretty-- fairly confident in that, 1027 00:34:53,224 --> 00:34:55,627 and you guys would know that way better, 1028 00:34:55,627 --> 00:34:57,429 'cause, obviously, you guys know him. 1029 00:34:57,429 --> 00:35:00,565 But I have not sensed anything other than 1030 00:35:00,565 --> 00:35:02,567 just genuineness from him. 1031 00:35:02,567 --> 00:35:04,903 I'm, like, very much confused. 1032 00:35:04,903 --> 00:35:06,104 I don't know how I feel about that, 1033 00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:07,439 'cause I feel like that hasn't been the case 1034 00:35:07,439 --> 00:35:08,840 with Joey in what I've seen. 1035 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:11,276 I feel like he's been very consistent with himself. 1036 00:35:11,276 --> 00:35:14,179 It's concerning, and it's alarming a little bit. 1037 00:35:14,179 --> 00:35:16,381 Maybe I am missing something, 1038 00:35:16,381 --> 00:35:18,717 but what is that that I'm missing? 1039 00:35:18,717 --> 00:35:20,151 I don't know. 1040 00:35:20,151 --> 00:35:21,419 - Okay. - Yeah. 1041 00:35:21,419 --> 00:35:23,888 - Those are my reservations. - Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 1042 00:35:23,888 --> 00:35:25,657 - All right, be careful with his heart. 1043 00:35:25,657 --> 00:35:27,759 - I'm the happiest girl. - Be careful with his heart. 1044 00:35:27,759 --> 00:35:29,094 - Yeah. Thank you. 1045 00:35:29,094 --> 00:35:31,363 - I hope that, for both of your sakes, 1046 00:35:31,363 --> 00:35:32,530 you find what you're looking for. 1047 00:35:32,530 --> 00:35:35,000 - Yeah. Absolutely, that's the goal. 1048 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:38,570 I wish I honestly didn't feel the way I feel right now. 1049 00:35:38,570 --> 00:35:41,272 Is there concern there? Yes, 100%. 1050 00:35:41,272 --> 00:35:42,607 - Hi. - You really are awesome. 1051 00:35:42,607 --> 00:35:43,975 We just kind of want... 1052 00:35:43,975 --> 00:35:46,144 - It was a lot tonight, a lot of emotions. 1053 00:35:46,144 --> 00:35:48,680 The weight of Hometowns is truly hitting me. 1054 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:51,650 It's making me stressed right now because I basically 1055 00:35:51,650 --> 00:35:55,854 told myself, like, I will say "falling in love" to Joey 1056 00:35:55,854 --> 00:35:58,123 if everything goes perfect. 1057 00:35:58,123 --> 00:35:59,791 I don't know what I'm gonna do, 1058 00:35:59,791 --> 00:36:01,559 don't know how I'm gonna do it. 1059 00:36:01,559 --> 00:36:03,061 - Ooh. - I know, deep breaths. 1060 00:36:03,061 --> 00:36:04,062 [laughs] 1061 00:36:04,062 --> 00:36:05,830 - Yeah, no, it was-- 1062 00:36:05,830 --> 00:36:07,532 - Come on, let's sit. 1063 00:36:07,532 --> 00:36:09,768 - Yeah, that was an awesome night... 1064 00:36:09,768 --> 00:36:11,102 - Mm-hmm. - In a lot of ways. 1065 00:36:11,102 --> 00:36:12,937 Like, that was everything I needed and more. 1066 00:36:12,937 --> 00:36:14,205 - Yeah. 1067 00:36:14,205 --> 00:36:16,107 - So I just want to, like, check in with you. 1068 00:36:16,107 --> 00:36:18,076 - Yeah. Yeah. Um... 1069 00:36:18,076 --> 00:36:19,978 there was great, great conversations. 1070 00:36:19,978 --> 00:36:21,746 And even the conversations-- 1071 00:36:21,746 --> 00:36:23,448 the ones you did kind of prep me for, 1072 00:36:23,448 --> 00:36:25,750 they were challenging, but out of love 1073 00:36:25,750 --> 00:36:28,453 and wanting the best for you, and I felt that. 1074 00:36:28,453 --> 00:36:30,422 And I felt so accepted. 1075 00:36:30,422 --> 00:36:33,792 I felt so loved by them. 1076 00:36:33,792 --> 00:36:34,793 Yeah. - They're great. 1077 00:36:34,793 --> 00:36:36,161 - They are great. 1078 00:36:37,562 --> 00:36:39,497 - I think they truthfully see how happy I am. 1079 00:36:39,497 --> 00:36:41,066 - They do. 1080 00:36:41,066 --> 00:36:43,134 - Obviously, I've told you before this in New Orleans. 1081 00:36:43,134 --> 00:36:44,736 I am falling in love with you. 1082 00:36:44,736 --> 00:36:46,471 After today, it's gonna just-- 1083 00:36:46,471 --> 00:36:48,173 I keep falling more and more. 1084 00:36:48,173 --> 00:36:49,674 Like, it's-- - It's there. Yes. 1085 00:36:49,674 --> 00:36:51,309 - It's definitely there, and I'm excited to see 1086 00:36:51,309 --> 00:36:52,477 what comes next. 1087 00:36:52,477 --> 00:36:54,379 But every part so far has just been 1088 00:36:54,379 --> 00:36:57,649 a steady incline for sure. - Mm-hmm. [chuckles] 1089 00:36:57,649 --> 00:36:59,350 - We'll see what the next week holds. 1090 00:36:59,350 --> 00:37:00,785 That's all we can do through this process. 1091 00:37:00,785 --> 00:37:02,487 - 100%, yeah. - For sure. 1092 00:37:02,487 --> 00:37:04,789 - Mm-hmm. [chuckles] 1093 00:37:04,789 --> 00:37:08,560 ♪ ♪ 1094 00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:10,395 - All right, you ready? - [sighs] 1095 00:37:10,395 --> 00:37:11,896 - There's a car over there waiting for you. 1096 00:37:11,896 --> 00:37:13,932 - I know. - But you good? 1097 00:37:13,932 --> 00:37:15,700 - Yeah, it just sucks. 1098 00:37:15,700 --> 00:37:18,470 - We'll be good, Ay... 1099 00:37:18,470 --> 00:37:21,106 - Really sucks to say goodbye. 1100 00:37:21,106 --> 00:37:24,409 I think I came in here obviously wanting 1101 00:37:24,409 --> 00:37:29,314 everything to go super great, but it didn't go bad. 1102 00:37:29,314 --> 00:37:31,349 It went good. 1103 00:37:31,349 --> 00:37:34,285 I'm trying to take all of that and take it into consideration 1104 00:37:34,285 --> 00:37:38,056 but also still trust, like, what me and Joey have built. 1105 00:37:38,056 --> 00:37:39,691 I don't know. [sighs] 1106 00:37:39,691 --> 00:37:41,092 ♪ ♪ 1107 00:37:41,092 --> 00:37:42,227 Okay. 1108 00:37:42,227 --> 00:37:44,729 ♪ ♪ 1109 00:37:44,729 --> 00:37:46,798 - Thank you, again. - You're welcome. 1110 00:37:46,798 --> 00:37:49,768 [somber music] 1111 00:37:49,768 --> 00:37:52,537 ♪ ♪ 1112 00:37:52,537 --> 00:37:54,939 - It's okay. - [sniffles] 1113 00:37:54,939 --> 00:37:58,176 ♪ ♪ 1114 00:37:58,176 --> 00:37:59,577 - You okay? - I just, like, don't-- 1115 00:37:59,577 --> 00:38:01,045 - Are they happy tears? - They are. 1116 00:38:01,045 --> 00:38:02,647 It's just like, I'm gonna miss you. 1117 00:38:02,647 --> 00:38:04,315 - I'm gonna miss you, too. 1118 00:38:04,315 --> 00:38:05,483 It's okay. 1119 00:38:05,483 --> 00:38:07,585 I know that I'm falling for this girl. 1120 00:38:07,585 --> 00:38:09,521 I know how much she means to me. 1121 00:38:09,521 --> 00:38:11,656 But it felt weird when we were on the bench. 1122 00:38:11,656 --> 00:38:12,891 - Okay. 1123 00:38:12,891 --> 00:38:14,425 - She seemed kind of uncomfortable. 1124 00:38:14,425 --> 00:38:15,894 Thank you. - Thank you. 1125 00:38:15,894 --> 00:38:17,228 Okay. Bye. - See you soon. 1126 00:38:17,228 --> 00:38:19,631 - Now I have, like, my own head spinning 1127 00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:22,433 about, what does that mean? 1128 00:38:22,433 --> 00:38:25,436 [engine turning over] 1129 00:38:25,436 --> 00:38:26,971 Like, she's crying when she's leaving, 1130 00:38:26,971 --> 00:38:28,339 and I think those are happy tears. 1131 00:38:28,339 --> 00:38:29,674 She says she's gonna miss me, 1132 00:38:29,674 --> 00:38:31,576 but then she's not looking at me--she's just crying. 1133 00:38:31,576 --> 00:38:32,877 Like, was that a goodbye? 1134 00:38:32,877 --> 00:38:34,779 Like, is she not confident in this anymore 1135 00:38:34,779 --> 00:38:35,947 because of tonight? 1136 00:38:35,947 --> 00:38:40,485 ♪ ♪ 1137 00:38:40,485 --> 00:38:42,220 I don't know. I felt like every time I've left her, 1138 00:38:42,220 --> 00:38:43,588 I've felt very confident, 1139 00:38:43,588 --> 00:38:45,557 and today for some reason, I just don't. 1140 00:38:45,557 --> 00:38:47,692 Could this be the end for us? 1141 00:38:49,561 --> 00:38:52,363 [upbeat music] 1142 00:38:52,363 --> 00:38:58,770 ♪ ♪ 1143 00:38:58,770 --> 00:39:01,039 - This is my third Hometown of the week. 1144 00:39:01,039 --> 00:39:03,041 We are in Cleveland, Ohio. 1145 00:39:03,041 --> 00:39:05,009 I'm with Xavier, and I absolutely 1146 00:39:05,009 --> 00:39:07,679 cannot wait to spend the day with him and his family. 1147 00:39:07,679 --> 00:39:09,447 He does make me extremely happy. 1148 00:39:09,447 --> 00:39:12,584 He's someone that I'm very giddy around. 1149 00:39:12,584 --> 00:39:14,686 But Xavier reminds me a little bit, too, 1150 00:39:14,686 --> 00:39:16,754 of, like, past people that I've dated. 1151 00:39:16,754 --> 00:39:19,624 You know, with them, I've never really been a priority. 1152 00:39:19,624 --> 00:39:22,260 So, when I see maybe glimpses of that, 1153 00:39:22,260 --> 00:39:24,262 that's definitely concerning. 1154 00:39:24,262 --> 00:39:26,231 But when we're together and it's good, 1155 00:39:26,231 --> 00:39:27,765 it's really good. 1156 00:39:27,765 --> 00:39:29,968 And so I just hope today 1157 00:39:29,968 --> 00:39:32,871 the parts that make me a little nervous with him 1158 00:39:32,871 --> 00:39:34,272 could be put to rest. 1159 00:39:34,272 --> 00:39:36,441 [laughing] - Looking beautiful as ever. 1160 00:39:36,441 --> 00:39:37,575 - Thank you. 1161 00:39:37,575 --> 00:39:38,743 - Sheesh. 1162 00:39:38,743 --> 00:39:42,013 - A lot is at stake, but I'm ready. 1163 00:39:42,013 --> 00:39:43,481 - Come here, come here, come here. 1164 00:39:43,481 --> 00:39:44,482 Yes. 1165 00:39:44,482 --> 00:39:45,516 - How are you? 1166 00:39:45,516 --> 00:39:47,285 - I missed you so much. 1167 00:39:47,285 --> 00:39:49,621 How are you? - I'm great. I'm excited. 1168 00:39:49,621 --> 00:39:51,456 - Mm, you look beautiful. 1169 00:39:51,456 --> 00:39:53,558 - Thank you. You look so cute. 1170 00:39:53,558 --> 00:39:55,860 - Welcome to Cleveland! - We're here. 1171 00:39:55,860 --> 00:39:57,328 Thank you. - Yep, yep. 1172 00:39:57,328 --> 00:39:59,864 - We're in Cleveland, baby. Let's go. I'm super excited. 1173 00:39:59,864 --> 00:40:03,434 I'm super excited to bring Charity home to the parents. 1174 00:40:03,434 --> 00:40:04,869 This is a huge day. 1175 00:40:04,869 --> 00:40:07,171 This is gonna paint a picture of a future 1176 00:40:07,171 --> 00:40:08,840 for both of us. 1177 00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:11,809 We're doing something crazy. - What are we doing? 1178 00:40:11,809 --> 00:40:13,244 - How long can you hold your breath? 1179 00:40:13,244 --> 00:40:14,545 - What are we doing? 1180 00:40:14,545 --> 00:40:16,114 - I'm gonna tell you when we get there. 1181 00:40:16,114 --> 00:40:17,448 - Okay. 1182 00:40:17,448 --> 00:40:18,950 I'm ready. [laughs] 1183 00:40:18,950 --> 00:40:20,585 - Are you ready? All right, let's go. 1184 00:40:20,585 --> 00:40:21,986 - Yeah. Okay. 1185 00:40:21,986 --> 00:40:23,755 - This is gonna be a good one for sure. 1186 00:40:23,755 --> 00:40:26,591 ♪ ♪ 1187 00:40:26,591 --> 00:40:28,092 All right, we're here. 1188 00:40:28,092 --> 00:40:29,460 We're here. - Oh, my goodness. 1189 00:40:29,460 --> 00:40:31,596 This is cute. [laughter] 1190 00:40:31,596 --> 00:40:33,231 - We're at a yarn store. 1191 00:40:33,231 --> 00:40:34,666 - Wait, stop. This is so cute. 1192 00:40:34,666 --> 00:40:35,900 - Yes, yes. 1193 00:40:35,900 --> 00:40:37,001 - Hi, guys. 1194 00:40:37,001 --> 00:40:38,269 - Hi. 1195 00:40:38,269 --> 00:40:39,270 Oh, my goodness. 1196 00:40:39,270 --> 00:40:40,672 Hello, everyone. 1197 00:40:40,672 --> 00:40:41,673 - This is Charity. 1198 00:40:41,673 --> 00:40:43,141 - Hi, I'm Charity. 1199 00:40:43,141 --> 00:40:46,244 - So today we're gonna do a little knitting class. 1200 00:40:46,244 --> 00:40:47,312 You take these. - Thank you. 1201 00:40:47,312 --> 00:40:48,579 - And I'll take these. 1202 00:40:48,579 --> 00:40:50,315 You know, I'm in the lab all day, 1203 00:40:50,315 --> 00:40:52,383 and when I feel stressed, I like to knit. 1204 00:40:52,383 --> 00:40:55,887 I learned knitting, you know, to ease the mind. 1205 00:40:55,887 --> 00:40:58,623 The overall vibe's 1206 00:40:58,623 --> 00:41:01,092 super chill, super relaxed. 1207 00:41:01,092 --> 00:41:02,694 - Let's take Carolina blue. - Carolina? 1208 00:41:02,694 --> 00:41:04,128 - Yeah, let's go with it. - Both of us? 1209 00:41:04,128 --> 00:41:05,763 Yeah, let's do it, okay? - Exactly. 1210 00:41:05,763 --> 00:41:07,498 Oh, oh, no. - Oh, catch it. 1211 00:41:07,498 --> 00:41:11,803 I'm definitely excited to share this part of me with Charity. 1212 00:41:11,803 --> 00:41:13,137 All right, I think we have our yarn. 1213 00:41:13,137 --> 00:41:14,872 - Yeah, we got Caroline blue. - Carolina blue. 1214 00:41:14,872 --> 00:41:15,907 - I love it, I love it. - Very nice. 1215 00:41:15,907 --> 00:41:18,176 - Yep, yep. - Matching, too. 1216 00:41:18,176 --> 00:41:20,178 - Yep, exactly, exactly. - Of course. Of course. 1217 00:41:20,178 --> 00:41:21,579 - Got to make something cute. 1218 00:41:21,579 --> 00:41:23,514 - And I got my sticks. What are they called? 1219 00:41:23,514 --> 00:41:25,516 - Needles. - Needles, sorry. 1220 00:41:25,516 --> 00:41:27,819 - All right, so grab the yarn like that. 1221 00:41:27,819 --> 00:41:30,989 - Okay, and then you're gonna wrap it around, right? 1222 00:41:30,989 --> 00:41:32,290 - Mm-hmm. - Don't be scared. 1223 00:41:32,290 --> 00:41:34,058 It's just string. - No, I know. I know. 1224 00:41:34,058 --> 00:41:35,727 [laughter] I'm scared. 1225 00:41:35,727 --> 00:41:37,628 [laughter] 1226 00:41:37,628 --> 00:41:39,931 This is the best group of people. 1227 00:41:39,931 --> 00:41:41,899 They're so welcoming. 1228 00:41:41,899 --> 00:41:44,068 They are truly experts at knitting. 1229 00:41:44,068 --> 00:41:47,305 - My beginning was at eight years old. 1230 00:41:47,305 --> 00:41:48,673 - Oh. - I taught myself. 1231 00:41:48,673 --> 00:41:49,674 - Amazing. 1232 00:41:49,674 --> 00:41:50,975 - It relaxes me. 1233 00:41:50,975 --> 00:41:52,343 It makes me happy. I call it my happy place. 1234 00:41:52,343 --> 00:41:53,678 - That's great. - Yeah. 1235 00:41:53,678 --> 00:41:55,179 - I taught myself to impress a girl. 1236 00:41:55,179 --> 00:41:57,148 So I knitted her this, like, great maroon scarf. 1237 00:41:57,148 --> 00:41:58,483 Took me a couple months 'cause, you know, 1238 00:41:58,483 --> 00:41:59,851 I wanted to make it perfect. 1239 00:41:59,851 --> 00:42:01,552 And by the time I was ready to give it to her, 1240 00:42:01,552 --> 00:42:02,653 she had a boyfriend. - Oh, no. 1241 00:42:02,653 --> 00:42:04,589 - So I never gave it to her. - No! 1242 00:42:04,589 --> 00:42:06,624 - That's was, like, at 14. 1243 00:42:06,624 --> 00:42:07,625 - That's what-- I made her a scarf, too. 1244 00:42:07,625 --> 00:42:08,659 - He did. 1245 00:42:08,659 --> 00:42:09,861 - Did you give it to her, though? 1246 00:42:09,861 --> 00:42:11,095 - He gave it to her. - I gave it to her. 1247 00:42:11,095 --> 00:42:12,497 - He gave it to her before. 1248 00:42:12,497 --> 00:42:14,132 - I definitely have been wearing it. 1249 00:42:14,132 --> 00:42:15,666 - It's probably most rewarding 1250 00:42:15,666 --> 00:42:17,869 when you give your knitted object away. 1251 00:42:17,869 --> 00:42:19,203 - Yeah. - It's a hug. 1252 00:42:19,203 --> 00:42:20,204 - Mm-hmm. - Yeah, yeah. 1253 00:42:20,204 --> 00:42:21,539 - That's a hug. 1254 00:42:21,539 --> 00:42:24,375 - I just find it so sweet and so special 1255 00:42:24,375 --> 00:42:27,145 that he wanted to take me and spend the day with me 1256 00:42:27,145 --> 00:42:29,547 teaching me how to knit. 1257 00:42:29,547 --> 00:42:32,150 - Stick the needle in between each stitch. 1258 00:42:32,150 --> 00:42:33,518 - Mm-hmm. 1259 00:42:33,518 --> 00:42:35,186 Obviously, knitting is a little complex, 1260 00:42:35,186 --> 00:42:39,791 and you have to be able to be skillful in communicating. 1261 00:42:39,791 --> 00:42:41,559 But him being so comfortable in that 1262 00:42:41,559 --> 00:42:43,428 and just being so willing, 1263 00:42:43,428 --> 00:42:44,896 it was just like a different side. 1264 00:42:44,896 --> 00:42:47,999 It was more like he was just in his element. 1265 00:42:47,999 --> 00:42:50,234 [laughter] - Don't freak out. 1266 00:42:50,234 --> 00:42:51,602 All right, so... 1267 00:42:51,602 --> 00:42:53,171 - He's so patient. I love it. - He is. 1268 00:42:53,171 --> 00:42:55,139 - I think it's so cute that you guys get to, like, hold hands. 1269 00:42:55,139 --> 00:42:56,140 - I know. 1270 00:42:56,140 --> 00:42:57,408 - Oh, that's sweet. - See? 1271 00:42:57,408 --> 00:42:59,444 This is knitting. [indistinct chatter, laughter] 1272 00:42:59,444 --> 00:43:00,812 - Patience-- 1273 00:43:00,812 --> 00:43:02,113 that's what I tried to approach 1274 00:43:02,113 --> 00:43:03,581 this relationship with-- 1275 00:43:03,581 --> 00:43:07,618 is just slow, careful patience. 1276 00:43:07,618 --> 00:43:10,588 That's how you have to approach knitting as well. 1277 00:43:10,588 --> 00:43:14,826 Like, you have to just be confident and careful. 1278 00:43:14,826 --> 00:43:16,928 I definitely can see Charity and I, like, 1279 00:43:16,928 --> 00:43:19,997 doing artistic things together that will last a lifetime. 1280 00:43:19,997 --> 00:43:21,332 - Through. - Yeah. 1281 00:43:21,332 --> 00:43:23,801 [all cheering] 1282 00:43:23,801 --> 00:43:25,970 - That was good. Oh, my God. 1283 00:43:25,970 --> 00:43:28,106 - Cheers. [laughter] 1284 00:43:28,106 --> 00:43:30,775 I'm seeing a wholesome side of Xavier today, 1285 00:43:30,775 --> 00:43:33,411 and that makes my heart swell. 1286 00:43:33,411 --> 00:43:35,379 all: Aw. 1287 00:43:35,379 --> 00:43:37,315 - He just continues to-- 1288 00:43:37,315 --> 00:43:38,749 I don't want to say prove me wrong, 1289 00:43:38,749 --> 00:43:40,184 but shows me so much more about him. 1290 00:43:40,184 --> 00:43:41,652 And that's exciting. There's a thrill to that. 1291 00:43:41,652 --> 00:43:43,254 - See you guys later. - See you later. 1292 00:43:43,254 --> 00:43:45,356 - Bye. Thank you guys so much. 1293 00:43:45,356 --> 00:43:46,757 So nice meeting you all. 1294 00:43:46,757 --> 00:43:50,728 That, 100%, was exactly what I needed to see today. 1295 00:43:50,728 --> 00:43:52,430 - We're going in here. - This one? 1296 00:43:52,430 --> 00:43:53,531 Cute. 1297 00:43:53,531 --> 00:43:54,799 I think last week scared me 1298 00:43:54,799 --> 00:43:56,334 because Xavier was very vocal 1299 00:43:56,334 --> 00:43:58,970 about just how difficult it was getting. 1300 00:43:58,970 --> 00:44:03,307 He's been vocal about his fears and hesitations. 1301 00:44:03,307 --> 00:44:05,877 It does make me nervous that in the end 1302 00:44:05,877 --> 00:44:08,913 or, like, as we progress, like, he won't get there. 1303 00:44:08,913 --> 00:44:11,382 I want to acknowledge that you just have been 1304 00:44:11,382 --> 00:44:13,818 so open and honest about, like, where you're at... 1305 00:44:13,818 --> 00:44:14,986 - Mm-hmm. 1306 00:44:14,986 --> 00:44:16,821 - And, like, just the commitment thing. 1307 00:44:16,821 --> 00:44:18,623 But, I mean, I'll be honest. 1308 00:44:18,623 --> 00:44:21,893 It definitely did, like, kind of scare me a little. 1309 00:44:21,893 --> 00:44:25,696 And, like, I think it also is, like, tied in with my fear 1310 00:44:25,696 --> 00:44:28,833 of someone, like, just not prioritizing me and not, 1311 00:44:28,833 --> 00:44:30,968 like, choosing me. 1312 00:44:30,968 --> 00:44:33,471 - The main thing I want to say is, like, 1313 00:44:33,471 --> 00:44:37,141 I'm always gonna strive to push myself 1314 00:44:37,141 --> 00:44:39,477 to just be better... - Mm-hmm. 1315 00:44:39,477 --> 00:44:40,978 Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. - For you, right? 1316 00:44:40,978 --> 00:44:42,647 I'm learning as well, right? - Yeah, yeah. 1317 00:44:42,647 --> 00:44:45,650 - So there's some things that I don't know, right? 1318 00:44:45,650 --> 00:44:47,618 - Okay. - And it's just about being-- 1319 00:44:47,618 --> 00:44:49,554 You can only know by spending more time. 1320 00:44:49,554 --> 00:44:50,955 - Right. - Right? 1321 00:44:50,955 --> 00:44:52,924 - It's just something that we both have 1322 00:44:52,924 --> 00:44:55,693 to, like, obviously, like, continue to, like, work on 1323 00:44:55,693 --> 00:44:58,129 and, like, be comfortable and be trusting of each other... 1324 00:44:58,129 --> 00:44:59,630 - Mm-hmm. 1325 00:44:59,630 --> 00:45:01,465 - That we're invested in this process and this journey. 1326 00:45:01,465 --> 00:45:03,234 Like, what we have is something incredible, 1327 00:45:03,234 --> 00:45:05,002 and I don't want it to end. 1328 00:45:05,002 --> 00:45:07,905 Going into tonight and meeting his family, 1329 00:45:07,905 --> 00:45:11,075 I'll be able to get a better gauge 1330 00:45:11,075 --> 00:45:14,445 on understanding Xavier and, like, where he's at. 1331 00:45:14,445 --> 00:45:16,647 I think, for me, it's like I'm ready, 1332 00:45:16,647 --> 00:45:19,183 but I am scared, 'cause is he ready? 1333 00:45:19,183 --> 00:45:20,484 ♪ ♪ 1334 00:45:22,286 --> 00:45:23,754 [boat horn blows] 1335 00:45:23,754 --> 00:45:27,758 [soft music] 1336 00:45:27,758 --> 00:45:28,960 - Here we go. Here we go. 1337 00:45:28,960 --> 00:45:30,228 Here we go. - [laughs] 1338 00:45:30,228 --> 00:45:31,963 - Today was a fantastic day. 1339 00:45:31,963 --> 00:45:33,397 But, like, I'm gonna be honest. 1340 00:45:33,397 --> 00:45:35,299 Like, this whole week I thought about, like, 1341 00:45:35,299 --> 00:45:39,237 oh, what if I'm in a place where I'm starting to fall 1342 00:45:39,237 --> 00:45:41,239 in love with Xavier and he's not there 1343 00:45:41,239 --> 00:45:43,908 or he's not gonna be able to get there? 1344 00:45:43,908 --> 00:45:45,109 - There is my home. 1345 00:45:45,109 --> 00:45:46,978 - Is that them in the window? - Yeah. 1346 00:45:46,978 --> 00:45:49,146 - I am hoping that tonight will give me 1347 00:45:49,146 --> 00:45:51,482 the answers that I need. 1348 00:45:51,482 --> 00:45:52,750 Sorry. - No, you're fine. 1349 00:45:52,750 --> 00:45:54,819 Today has been stellar. 1350 00:45:54,819 --> 00:45:57,321 Charity is the most incredible woman, 1351 00:45:57,321 --> 00:45:59,957 and I want to fall in love with her. 1352 00:45:59,957 --> 00:46:02,660 But is she the one for me? 1353 00:46:02,660 --> 00:46:04,795 Going into this talk with my parents, 1354 00:46:04,795 --> 00:46:08,733 I want to understand what everlasting love looks like 1355 00:46:08,733 --> 00:46:10,768 and the commitment that... 1356 00:46:10,768 --> 00:46:14,538 and vow that my dad made to my mom. 1357 00:46:14,538 --> 00:46:16,107 Charity... - Mm-hmm. 1358 00:46:16,107 --> 00:46:18,943 - You're about to meet the most important people in my life. 1359 00:46:18,943 --> 00:46:19,944 - I'm ready. - Ready? 1360 00:46:19,944 --> 00:46:20,945 - Yep. - Let's do this. 1361 00:46:20,945 --> 00:46:23,948 - Let's do it. Okay, here we go. 1362 00:46:23,948 --> 00:46:26,083 [indistinct chatter, laughter] 1363 00:46:26,083 --> 00:46:27,818 - Hello. - Oh, hey. 1364 00:46:27,818 --> 00:46:30,688 - Ah. [laughter] 1365 00:46:30,688 --> 00:46:33,357 - What's up, everybody? 1366 00:46:33,357 --> 00:46:35,426 Let me give you a hug. - Hi. 1367 00:46:35,426 --> 00:46:37,428 Oh, my goodness. - Oh, my God. 1368 00:46:37,428 --> 00:46:39,163 - This is my dad, Clarence. - Hi. How are you? 1369 00:46:39,163 --> 00:46:40,564 - Can I give you a hug? - Hey. 1370 00:46:40,564 --> 00:46:41,799 - This is Chelsea. 1371 00:46:41,799 --> 00:46:42,800 - What's going on? 1372 00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:44,168 - What's up, Chelsea? 1373 00:46:44,168 --> 00:46:46,270 - Xavier's family, as soon as we walk in, 1374 00:46:46,270 --> 00:46:48,806 there's an overwhelming energy, 1375 00:46:48,806 --> 00:46:52,443 and it's an energy that just reflects so much love, 1376 00:46:52,443 --> 00:46:54,345 so much happiness. 1377 00:46:54,345 --> 00:46:56,480 - This is my mom, Tracey. 1378 00:46:56,480 --> 00:46:59,216 - Xavier's mom has MS. 1379 00:46:59,216 --> 00:47:01,385 His mother's diagnosis was a turning point 1380 00:47:01,385 --> 00:47:02,553 for Xavier in his life. 1381 00:47:02,553 --> 00:47:03,954 And this is the reason 1382 00:47:03,954 --> 00:47:06,324 why he decided to go into research. 1383 00:47:06,324 --> 00:47:08,626 - Oh, my God. I love you. - I love you. 1384 00:47:08,626 --> 00:47:11,495 - Seeing his dynamic and relationship with his mom, 1385 00:47:11,495 --> 00:47:14,131 I mean, I feel great. 1386 00:47:14,131 --> 00:47:16,400 [indistinct chatter] - So how was the date? 1387 00:47:16,400 --> 00:47:17,902 - We went, and we knit. 1388 00:47:17,902 --> 00:47:19,970 It was an absolute blast, and she's a good knitter. 1389 00:47:19,970 --> 00:47:21,138 Like... - I tried. 1390 00:47:21,138 --> 00:47:22,440 - She picked it up so quick. - I tried. 1391 00:47:22,440 --> 00:47:23,708 - Like, it's actually crazy. 1392 00:47:23,708 --> 00:47:25,209 - Yeah. - Yeah. 1393 00:47:25,209 --> 00:47:26,944 - What were you guys's first impressions of each other? 1394 00:47:26,944 --> 00:47:29,480 - Definitely reserved, but I could tell just, like, 1395 00:47:29,480 --> 00:47:30,848 when we sat down, he was someone 1396 00:47:30,848 --> 00:47:33,317 who was so, like, gentle and, like, patient. 1397 00:47:33,317 --> 00:47:35,119 - And we just, like, vibed. 1398 00:47:35,119 --> 00:47:36,821 Like, she's an amazing woman, 1399 00:47:36,821 --> 00:47:39,190 and so, like, it's super easy to just, like, talk. 1400 00:47:39,190 --> 00:47:41,659 - Ooh, really? - Yeah, yeah. 1401 00:47:41,659 --> 00:47:43,594 This journey has definitely, like, helped me grow 1402 00:47:43,594 --> 00:47:45,196 and helped me understand a lot more. 1403 00:47:45,196 --> 00:47:48,532 And, you know, obviously, she helped me a lot with that. 1404 00:47:48,532 --> 00:47:51,435 - Yeah. - So I couldn't be more happy. 1405 00:47:51,435 --> 00:47:52,503 - That's so nice. 1406 00:47:52,503 --> 00:47:53,637 - Yeah. - Yeah. 1407 00:47:53,637 --> 00:47:55,606 - Their energy with one another, 1408 00:47:55,606 --> 00:47:57,274 I was like, whoa. 1409 00:47:57,274 --> 00:48:00,277 I mean, I thought they seemed like 1410 00:48:00,277 --> 00:48:02,380 they had been together for a very long time. 1411 00:48:02,380 --> 00:48:03,781 I was-- I was shocked to see that. 1412 00:48:03,781 --> 00:48:05,149 I'm not gonna lie. 1413 00:48:05,149 --> 00:48:07,218 - Charity, could I grab a couple minutes with you? 1414 00:48:07,218 --> 00:48:08,619 - Absolutely. - Okay. 1415 00:48:08,619 --> 00:48:10,721 I'd say I'm pretty protective of Xavier. 1416 00:48:10,721 --> 00:48:12,857 I really want to get a feel for how she feels, 1417 00:48:12,857 --> 00:48:14,859 how serious he is about it. 1418 00:48:14,859 --> 00:48:16,060 And I really just want to know 1419 00:48:16,060 --> 00:48:17,128 where they stand. 1420 00:48:17,128 --> 00:48:18,562 Do you really like him? - Mm-hmm. 1421 00:48:18,562 --> 00:48:20,364 - Are you falling in love with him? 1422 00:48:20,364 --> 00:48:21,465 Are you already there? 1423 00:48:21,465 --> 00:48:22,800 Like, where do you stand right now? 1424 00:48:22,800 --> 00:48:24,001 - I feel like I'm, like, 1425 00:48:24,001 --> 00:48:26,003 in between the in like and falling in love. 1426 00:48:26,003 --> 00:48:27,872 - Okay. - I haven't verbalized 1427 00:48:27,872 --> 00:48:30,841 the "falling in love" part yet. - Mm-hmm, yeah. 1428 00:48:30,841 --> 00:48:32,376 - And neither has he. - Okay. 1429 00:48:32,376 --> 00:48:33,978 - There was a lot of hesitations 1430 00:48:33,978 --> 00:48:34,979 at first with Xavier. 1431 00:48:34,979 --> 00:48:36,280 I was like, okay, I don't know, 1432 00:48:36,280 --> 00:48:38,883 like, if he, like, is ready for an engagement. 1433 00:48:38,883 --> 00:48:40,718 Like, do you, like, as his sister, like, 1434 00:48:40,718 --> 00:48:43,220 feel like he's in a place where he could truly, 1435 00:48:43,220 --> 00:48:45,556 like, propose or get down on one knee 1436 00:48:45,556 --> 00:48:48,426 and see himself, like, with someone? 1437 00:48:48,426 --> 00:48:50,161 - You know, Xavier's been looking for his person 1438 00:48:50,161 --> 00:48:51,429 for a while now. - Aw. 1439 00:48:51,429 --> 00:48:53,230 - Like, every single relationship he's had 1440 00:48:53,230 --> 00:48:55,199 has been very serious. 1441 00:48:55,199 --> 00:48:56,667 He's been super committed. 1442 00:48:56,667 --> 00:48:58,736 - He did talk a lot about, like, his past relationships 1443 00:48:58,736 --> 00:49:00,237 and how he was, like... - Yeah. 1444 00:49:00,237 --> 00:49:02,506 - The one that was always, like, overextending himself. 1445 00:49:02,506 --> 00:49:04,008 - Yeah, he's a giver. - Yeah. 1446 00:49:04,008 --> 00:49:05,943 - Like, he's super generous, and at the end of the day, 1447 00:49:05,943 --> 00:49:07,945 he's just looking for someone to give him that same energy... 1448 00:49:07,945 --> 00:49:09,580 - Exactly, yeah, yeah. 1449 00:49:09,580 --> 00:49:11,582 - And love and support and generosity, so, yeah. 1450 00:49:11,582 --> 00:49:13,184 - Which I feel like that's why we're, like-- 1451 00:49:13,184 --> 00:49:14,718 we have so many similarities, 1452 00:49:14,718 --> 00:49:16,020 'cause that was the same for me. 1453 00:49:16,020 --> 00:49:17,455 It's like I overextended... - Yeah. Mm-hmm. 1454 00:49:17,455 --> 00:49:19,990 - Myself insanely in my last relationship. 1455 00:49:19,990 --> 00:49:21,792 So it's like, I'm just wanting that back as well. 1456 00:49:21,792 --> 00:49:22,993 - Exactly, yeah. 1457 00:49:22,993 --> 00:49:25,129 Yeah, I feel pretty solid. - Okay, good. 1458 00:49:25,129 --> 00:49:27,798 Chelsea tells me these things about him 1459 00:49:27,798 --> 00:49:30,367 wanting to settle down, wanting to find his person. 1460 00:49:30,367 --> 00:49:32,169 It shows me, like, he has a purpose, 1461 00:49:32,169 --> 00:49:34,939 and there's nothing more attractive 1462 00:49:34,939 --> 00:49:37,908 than a man with a purpose and a plan. 1463 00:49:37,908 --> 00:49:40,744 - What did you--initially, 1464 00:49:40,744 --> 00:49:42,513 did you really like about Xavier? 1465 00:49:42,513 --> 00:49:44,448 - About Xavier, yes. - Mm-hmm. 1466 00:49:44,448 --> 00:49:47,251 - With Xavier, I saw how gentle he was. 1467 00:49:47,251 --> 00:49:49,320 - Mm-hmm. - And when we're together, 1468 00:49:49,320 --> 00:49:50,888 it's just comfortable. - Mm-hmm. 1469 00:49:50,888 --> 00:49:54,391 - And that's something, like, the level of ease that we have, 1470 00:49:54,391 --> 00:49:56,427 we're able to really just be ourselves. 1471 00:49:56,427 --> 00:49:59,129 And that takes a very special person 1472 00:49:59,129 --> 00:50:00,931 to be able to bring those things out. 1473 00:50:00,931 --> 00:50:04,034 - Do you feel like you guys are kind of in the same place or-- 1474 00:50:04,034 --> 00:50:06,003 - I do. I do. 1475 00:50:06,003 --> 00:50:08,806 I think with Xavier, he has opened up to me 1476 00:50:08,806 --> 00:50:12,109 about some hesitations that he's had about, like, 1477 00:50:12,109 --> 00:50:14,812 you know, only wanting to propose one time... 1478 00:50:14,812 --> 00:50:17,314 - Mm-hmm. - And really making sure 1479 00:50:17,314 --> 00:50:18,749 that when he does it, 1480 00:50:18,749 --> 00:50:21,318 he wants to be truly in love and being very transparent 1481 00:50:21,318 --> 00:50:22,753 about where he's at. 1482 00:50:22,753 --> 00:50:25,389 But I do want to know, 1483 00:50:25,389 --> 00:50:28,959 do you feel like, as a mom, that he is truly ready? 1484 00:50:28,959 --> 00:50:30,995 - I'm gonna be very honest. 1485 00:50:30,995 --> 00:50:33,797 So I know he wants to get married. 1486 00:50:33,797 --> 00:50:34,865 You know what I mean? 1487 00:50:34,865 --> 00:50:37,201 'Cause he truly does value that. 1488 00:50:37,201 --> 00:50:39,169 - Mm-hmm. - And he wants to be a dad. 1489 00:50:39,169 --> 00:50:40,871 Aw. - He said he wants--he's-- 1490 00:50:40,871 --> 00:50:44,108 Xavier, he said he wants to be a dad. 1491 00:50:44,108 --> 00:50:48,879 I think the fear is coming from--because the short amount 1492 00:50:48,879 --> 00:50:50,447 of time and how quick it is, you know. 1493 00:50:50,447 --> 00:50:53,551 - Finding out all these things, that he's excited to be a dad, 1494 00:50:53,551 --> 00:50:55,853 he has these husband qualities, 1495 00:50:55,853 --> 00:50:58,489 it's exciting to hear, because to know, like, 1496 00:50:58,489 --> 00:51:01,125 he is more than ready, 1497 00:51:01,125 --> 00:51:02,259 feels good. 1498 00:51:02,259 --> 00:51:04,295 Right now I'm hopeful. 1499 00:51:04,295 --> 00:51:08,332 - My concern would be that I wouldn't want a relationship 1500 00:51:08,332 --> 00:51:11,268 to be frivolous, you know? 1501 00:51:11,268 --> 00:51:12,703 - There's definitely love in the air. 1502 00:51:12,703 --> 00:51:13,737 - Yeah. 1503 00:51:13,737 --> 00:51:15,739 - My main question to you is, like, 1504 00:51:15,739 --> 00:51:17,608 how do you know when it's right? 1505 00:51:17,608 --> 00:51:20,010 How do you know, like, this is everlasting love? 1506 00:51:20,010 --> 00:51:23,514 How do you know that it's gonna last for 30 years? 1507 00:51:23,514 --> 00:51:26,317 - It's a feeling when you're with that person, you know, 1508 00:51:26,317 --> 00:51:30,120 where nothing else matters when you're with that person, 1509 00:51:30,120 --> 00:51:34,058 knowing that that person has your back. 1510 00:51:34,058 --> 00:51:36,594 Love unconditionally. 1511 00:51:36,594 --> 00:51:40,264 Do you think that Charity could be that person? 1512 00:51:40,264 --> 00:51:42,366 - I feel like I can get there. - Yeah? 1513 00:51:42,366 --> 00:51:44,435 - The thing that I'm trying to figure out 1514 00:51:44,435 --> 00:51:47,371 is, like, of course, like, what you all think 1515 00:51:47,371 --> 00:51:50,808 and, like, what you all feel and if you know that I'm ready. 1516 00:51:50,808 --> 00:51:53,510 - Well, I see a connection there. 1517 00:51:53,510 --> 00:51:55,346 She's fun. - She's fun. 1518 00:51:55,346 --> 00:51:57,448 - Makes you laugh. - She makes me laugh. 1519 00:51:57,448 --> 00:51:59,450 - Okay. - She makes me giddy. 1520 00:51:59,450 --> 00:52:03,153 - Well, my first impression is that she's a nice young lady. 1521 00:52:03,153 --> 00:52:04,321 - Mm-hmm. 1522 00:52:04,321 --> 00:52:07,625 - If you're ready, I know it'll happen. 1523 00:52:07,625 --> 00:52:10,160 Trust and believe. 1524 00:52:10,160 --> 00:52:13,998 He cares a whole lot about her. I can tell that. 1525 00:52:13,998 --> 00:52:18,302 Love--you know, love is something that's a feeling, 1526 00:52:18,302 --> 00:52:20,638 and he's feeling something, yeah. 1527 00:52:20,638 --> 00:52:23,073 Now, whether that's love or not, 1528 00:52:23,073 --> 00:52:26,543 I'm gonna let him decide that. 1529 00:52:26,543 --> 00:52:28,679 - So what I want to know is for real, like, 1530 00:52:28,679 --> 00:52:31,148 you feel like you're ready? - I'm ready. 1531 00:52:31,148 --> 00:52:32,883 - With her, though? - What? 1532 00:52:32,883 --> 00:52:34,451 - You feel like you're ready with her? 1533 00:52:34,451 --> 00:52:35,552 - Yeah. - Okay. 1534 00:52:35,552 --> 00:52:37,021 - I feel like I'm ready with her. 1535 00:52:37,021 --> 00:52:40,891 I don't know if she's gonna choose me, obviously, but... 1536 00:52:40,891 --> 00:52:42,793 - Mm-hmm. That's why you got to-- 1537 00:52:42,793 --> 00:52:44,161 - I'm ready for that in my life. 1538 00:52:44,161 --> 00:52:47,865 - Okay. - Yeah, so what do you think? 1539 00:52:47,865 --> 00:52:50,401 - I've never seen you like that. 1540 00:52:50,401 --> 00:52:52,302 I'm sorry. I'm just gonna be honest. 1541 00:52:52,302 --> 00:52:53,704 [laughter] 1542 00:52:53,704 --> 00:52:56,306 I've never seen you like-- I don't know what it is. 1543 00:52:56,306 --> 00:52:58,776 But I could tell that you have that connection with her. 1544 00:52:58,776 --> 00:52:59,977 - Mm-hmm. 1545 00:52:59,977 --> 00:53:02,579 I have a very strong connection with her. 1546 00:53:02,579 --> 00:53:04,181 - This is--I mean, I just-- 1547 00:53:04,181 --> 00:53:05,816 I just want what's best for you. 1548 00:53:05,816 --> 00:53:07,151 And I hope that-- - Mm-hmm. 1549 00:53:07,151 --> 00:53:10,621 - I hope that, you know, however you're feeling, 1550 00:53:10,621 --> 00:53:12,156 don't hold back. 1551 00:53:12,156 --> 00:53:14,658 - Mm-hmm. - You know what I mean? 1552 00:53:14,658 --> 00:53:18,662 - My mom had so much confidence 1553 00:53:18,662 --> 00:53:20,030 and support in me, 1554 00:53:20,030 --> 00:53:22,566 and she said she could tell the difference. 1555 00:53:22,566 --> 00:53:24,101 What do you think of Charity? 1556 00:53:24,101 --> 00:53:25,202 - I like her. 1557 00:53:25,202 --> 00:53:26,804 - I love her. - Oh! 1558 00:53:26,804 --> 00:53:28,539 - She's phenomenal. 1559 00:53:28,539 --> 00:53:30,407 I definitely see you guys being, 1560 00:53:30,407 --> 00:53:32,710 like, potential partners and meshing well, so... 1561 00:53:32,710 --> 00:53:35,045 - Wow. - I'm really happy about that. 1562 00:53:35,045 --> 00:53:36,847 - My sister loves Charity. 1563 00:53:36,847 --> 00:53:39,817 Low key, I feel like she loves Charity more than me. 1564 00:53:39,817 --> 00:53:42,119 Like, my sister does not play. 1565 00:53:42,119 --> 00:53:47,024 She would absolutely say if she did not like Charity, 1566 00:53:47,024 --> 00:53:50,461 and she said she loved Charity. 1567 00:53:50,461 --> 00:53:51,929 I was like, okay, Chelsea, 1568 00:53:51,929 --> 00:53:55,099 this is-- this is a different Chelsea. 1569 00:53:55,099 --> 00:53:58,135 And having the support from my family 1570 00:53:58,135 --> 00:54:00,704 gave me so much confidence. 1571 00:54:00,704 --> 00:54:04,007 I feel so good about how that went. 1572 00:54:04,007 --> 00:54:06,443 - Mm-hmm. Yay. - And... 1573 00:54:06,443 --> 00:54:09,813 So excited about, you know, where we are. 1574 00:54:09,813 --> 00:54:11,949 So, Charity, honestly... 1575 00:54:11,949 --> 00:54:13,417 [romantic music] 1576 00:54:13,417 --> 00:54:15,352 I'm falling in love with you. 1577 00:54:15,352 --> 00:54:16,887 - Oh, goodness. 1578 00:54:16,887 --> 00:54:21,592 ♪ ♪ 1579 00:54:21,592 --> 00:54:22,760 Like, I want this. 1580 00:54:22,760 --> 00:54:24,261 I want this so much with Xavier, 1581 00:54:24,261 --> 00:54:26,029 and it's like, to hear those words, 1582 00:54:26,029 --> 00:54:29,133 it's so, like, reassuring for me. 1583 00:54:29,133 --> 00:54:30,934 Like, I feel so happy. 1584 00:54:30,934 --> 00:54:33,537 - You deserve to be. 1585 00:54:33,537 --> 00:54:36,673 - Feelings now have intensified times 100, 1586 00:54:36,673 --> 00:54:39,476 and I... 1587 00:54:39,476 --> 00:54:42,346 am now conflicted with where I stand 1588 00:54:42,346 --> 00:54:45,382 and how I feel with everything and everyone. 1589 00:54:45,382 --> 00:54:48,519 I don't want today to end. - Mm. 1590 00:54:48,519 --> 00:54:51,021 It's gonna end today, but there's always a tomorrow. 1591 00:54:51,021 --> 00:54:52,322 - That's right. 1592 00:54:52,322 --> 00:54:53,891 ♪ ♪ 1593 00:54:53,891 --> 00:54:55,292 We're so happy together, 1594 00:54:55,292 --> 00:54:58,462 and we truly enjoy each other's company. 1595 00:54:58,462 --> 00:55:00,197 - Right. - Thank you. 1596 00:55:00,197 --> 00:55:01,865 We're making sense of each other. 1597 00:55:01,865 --> 00:55:04,101 And now we're just elevating. 1598 00:55:04,101 --> 00:55:05,936 See you soon. - See you soon. 1599 00:55:05,936 --> 00:55:07,938 [engine turning over] 1600 00:55:07,938 --> 00:55:09,573 ♪ ♪ 1601 00:55:09,573 --> 00:55:13,343 - Tonight I'm walking away feeling so good. 1602 00:55:13,343 --> 00:55:15,112 [clicks tongue] 1603 00:55:15,112 --> 00:55:17,014 He could be my husband. 1604 00:55:17,014 --> 00:55:18,482 - [sighs happily] 1605 00:55:19,516 --> 00:55:22,719 [upbeat music] 1606 00:55:22,719 --> 00:55:24,454 ♪ ♪ 1607 00:55:24,454 --> 00:55:26,256 [train horn blows] 1608 00:55:26,256 --> 00:55:27,357 ♪ ♪ 1609 00:55:27,357 --> 00:55:28,959 [goose honks] 1610 00:55:28,959 --> 00:55:32,162 - Today is my last Hometown. 1611 00:55:32,162 --> 00:55:34,898 We are here today in Fresno, California. 1612 00:55:34,898 --> 00:55:38,368 I will be meeting Dotun's family today, 1613 00:55:38,368 --> 00:55:41,905 and, man, am I nervous. 1614 00:55:41,905 --> 00:55:45,742 After Joey's Hometown and his uncle expressing 1615 00:55:45,742 --> 00:55:48,512 that I wasn't getting the full Joey, 1616 00:55:48,512 --> 00:55:51,148 now, like, I feel like that's something that I need to ask. 1617 00:55:51,148 --> 00:55:54,451 Is Dotun the person that I'm around and seeing, 1618 00:55:54,451 --> 00:55:56,320 is this way too good to be true? 1619 00:55:56,320 --> 00:55:57,921 ♪ ♪ 1620 00:55:57,921 --> 00:56:00,624 Today, like, I think something could come up, 1621 00:56:00,624 --> 00:56:03,660 and something might affect our relationship moving forward. 1622 00:56:03,660 --> 00:56:05,662 And am I prepared for that? 1623 00:56:05,662 --> 00:56:06,964 Not really. 1624 00:56:06,964 --> 00:56:08,565 - There she is. 1625 00:56:08,565 --> 00:56:09,700 - Hello, hello. 1626 00:56:09,700 --> 00:56:11,635 - Gee, I've miss you so much. 1627 00:56:11,635 --> 00:56:13,303 - That's so cool. 1628 00:56:13,303 --> 00:56:14,805 - Oh! 1629 00:56:14,805 --> 00:56:16,173 How you doing? 1630 00:56:16,173 --> 00:56:18,575 - Good, even better now. 1631 00:56:18,575 --> 00:56:21,144 You're here, and you look great. 1632 00:56:21,144 --> 00:56:22,946 - I'm just so happy to see Charity again. 1633 00:56:22,946 --> 00:56:25,649 The last time that we spoke, I told her 1634 00:56:25,649 --> 00:56:27,517 that I was definitely falling in love with her. 1635 00:56:27,517 --> 00:56:29,586 It's almost been somewhat of a fairy tale, 1636 00:56:29,586 --> 00:56:31,655 and today is certainly gonna test that. 1637 00:56:31,655 --> 00:56:33,690 Obviously today is Hometown, big day. 1638 00:56:33,690 --> 00:56:34,825 - It's a big day. - Big day. 1639 00:56:34,825 --> 00:56:36,760 Let's go. - [laughs] 1640 00:56:36,760 --> 00:56:38,595 - So you're gonna meet some of my folks. 1641 00:56:38,595 --> 00:56:39,796 - Mm-hmm. 1642 00:56:39,796 --> 00:56:42,065 - My parents go to Nigeria every year... 1643 00:56:42,065 --> 00:56:43,934 - Mm-hmm. - For four to six weeks. 1644 00:56:43,934 --> 00:56:45,502 And so they won't be here, unfortunately. 1645 00:56:45,502 --> 00:56:46,770 - That's okay. 1646 00:56:46,770 --> 00:56:48,438 - It really bummed me out, 1647 00:56:48,438 --> 00:56:49,773 like, genuinely. - Mm-hmm. 1648 00:56:49,773 --> 00:56:51,942 - It's just the timing didn't work out. 1649 00:56:51,942 --> 00:56:54,444 It's really, really sad that Charity is gonna miss out 1650 00:56:54,444 --> 00:56:57,581 on the two people who I feel like are the most important 1651 00:56:57,581 --> 00:56:59,416 for her to meet, my parents. 1652 00:56:59,416 --> 00:57:02,252 I was really interested in hearing what my mom had to say 1653 00:57:02,252 --> 00:57:04,388 because she's always been really the most critical 1654 00:57:04,388 --> 00:57:06,490 of the people I've brought home in the past. 1655 00:57:06,490 --> 00:57:09,593 So it would have been just good to receive that feedback. 1656 00:57:09,593 --> 00:57:11,128 But I think my brothers and sisters 1657 00:57:11,128 --> 00:57:14,831 will do a somewhat equally good job of that themselves. 1658 00:57:14,831 --> 00:57:16,767 - Why am I freaking out? 1659 00:57:16,767 --> 00:57:18,969 I'm just gonna smile. [laughs] 1660 00:57:18,969 --> 00:57:20,804 - Yeah, hey, that's all you need to do. 1661 00:57:20,804 --> 00:57:21,972 - Oh, man. Oh, man. 1662 00:57:21,972 --> 00:57:23,407 ♪ ♪ 1663 00:57:23,407 --> 00:57:27,177 [laughter] 1664 00:57:27,177 --> 00:57:28,612 - Hi, babe. 1665 00:57:28,612 --> 00:57:30,847 - What's happening? - Hello. 1666 00:57:30,847 --> 00:57:33,717 - Oh, love you, miss you. 1667 00:57:33,717 --> 00:57:35,452 [laughter] - How are you? 1668 00:57:35,452 --> 00:57:36,687 - Good. 1669 00:57:36,687 --> 00:57:38,288 I'm disappointed Dotun's parents 1670 00:57:38,288 --> 00:57:40,324 aren't gonna be able to join us today. 1671 00:57:40,324 --> 00:57:43,727 They are actually in Nigeria. 1672 00:57:43,727 --> 00:57:45,595 I mean, every Hometown thus far, 1673 00:57:45,595 --> 00:57:47,564 I have been able to meet the parents, 1674 00:57:47,564 --> 00:57:50,200 and they're potentially my, like, future in-laws. 1675 00:57:50,200 --> 00:57:51,935 So I think meeting the parents 1676 00:57:51,935 --> 00:57:54,171 is, like, one of the biggest pieces of all of this. 1677 00:57:54,171 --> 00:57:55,806 - Hi, Charity. - I'm so happy to be here. 1678 00:57:55,806 --> 00:57:57,274 - This is Miss Charity Lawson. - I want to meet Grandma. 1679 00:57:57,274 --> 00:57:58,976 Where's Grandma? - Oh, she's inside. 1680 00:57:58,976 --> 00:58:00,410 - Okay. - Okay, let's go help her out. 1681 00:58:00,410 --> 00:58:01,812 Come on. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay. 1682 00:58:01,812 --> 00:58:03,981 [soft music] 1683 00:58:03,981 --> 00:58:05,115 - So here is the surprise. 1684 00:58:05,115 --> 00:58:08,085 - Oh, my God. 1685 00:58:08,085 --> 00:58:09,553 Oh, my God. 1686 00:58:09,553 --> 00:58:10,887 - What's up? 1687 00:58:10,887 --> 00:58:12,089 - Oh, my God. 1688 00:58:12,089 --> 00:58:13,724 - How you doing? 1689 00:58:13,724 --> 00:58:15,425 Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, 1690 00:58:15,425 --> 00:58:17,294 she is a whole vibe and a half. 1691 00:58:17,294 --> 00:58:19,062 She's a very expressive person 1692 00:58:19,062 --> 00:58:22,332 and loves to cook and feed everybody 1693 00:58:22,332 --> 00:58:23,700 until they can't eat anymore. 1694 00:58:23,700 --> 00:58:25,635 So you got to love her. 1695 00:58:25,635 --> 00:58:26,737 - Oh, she's in the kitchen. 1696 00:58:26,737 --> 00:58:28,605 - In the kitchen, chefing it up. 1697 00:58:28,605 --> 00:58:30,707 - Oh, my goodness. - Look at all this food. 1698 00:58:30,707 --> 00:58:33,443 - [speaking native language] 1699 00:58:36,613 --> 00:58:39,583 [footsteps departing, Charity chuckles] 1700 00:58:39,583 --> 00:58:41,385 - My body shake. 1701 00:58:42,586 --> 00:58:44,121 - Have you had Nigerian food before? 1702 00:58:44,121 --> 00:58:45,989 - I have. My best friend is actually Nigerian. 1703 00:58:45,989 --> 00:58:49,126 - Oh, okay, I do remember. [indistinct chatter] 1704 00:58:49,126 --> 00:58:50,460 I do remember. 1705 00:58:50,460 --> 00:58:52,662 Okay. 1706 00:58:52,662 --> 00:58:54,498 - Uh, whoo, whoo! 1707 00:58:54,498 --> 00:58:56,633 - Are you kidding me? 1708 00:58:56,633 --> 00:58:58,201 [cheering] 1709 00:58:58,201 --> 00:59:01,738 - Are you kidding me? [excited chatter] 1710 00:59:01,738 --> 00:59:04,975 - Oh, my goodness. 1711 00:59:04,975 --> 00:59:08,578 Seeing Dotun's parents, I wanted to cry. 1712 00:59:08,578 --> 00:59:12,949 To know that they sacrificed so much to meet me, 1713 00:59:12,949 --> 00:59:15,552 to be there in support of Dotun, 1714 00:59:15,552 --> 00:59:17,788 it was a very, very beautiful moment. 1715 00:59:17,788 --> 00:59:20,323 - Are you guys kidding? [laughter] 1716 00:59:20,323 --> 00:59:21,658 - Oh, my God. 1717 00:59:21,658 --> 00:59:23,126 - Wow! 1718 00:59:23,126 --> 00:59:25,228 This means so much to me 1719 00:59:25,228 --> 00:59:27,364 because I know that they sacrificed 1720 00:59:27,364 --> 00:59:29,399 their time in Nigeria to be here. 1721 00:59:29,399 --> 00:59:30,867 - I'm so happy you guys are here. 1722 00:59:30,867 --> 00:59:32,369 - I'm honored to meet you. 1723 00:59:32,369 --> 00:59:34,404 - Are you kidding me? 1724 00:59:34,404 --> 00:59:36,840 It also comes with its challenges as well, you know, 1725 00:59:36,840 --> 00:59:39,242 because my mom is very critical. 1726 00:59:39,242 --> 00:59:40,977 But that's what I'm looking forward to, 1727 00:59:40,977 --> 00:59:43,547 to get her input and hear what she thinks. 1728 00:59:43,547 --> 00:59:45,649 - We have to tell them what we did together. 1729 00:59:45,649 --> 00:59:46,783 [laughter] 1730 00:59:46,783 --> 00:59:48,085 - Yeah, yeah, yeah, so the first-- 1731 00:59:48,085 --> 00:59:49,352 - Where was it? 1732 00:59:49,352 --> 00:59:50,720 - We were in Stevenson, Washington, 1733 00:59:50,720 --> 00:59:53,590 and we bungee-jumped off of the tallest bridge 1734 00:59:53,590 --> 00:59:56,893 that we were legally able to jump off in North America. 1735 00:59:56,893 --> 00:59:58,428 - Oh, my word. 1736 00:59:58,428 --> 01:00:00,063 - You guys know, like, I like new experiences 1737 01:00:00,063 --> 01:00:01,498 and to make sure to do new things. 1738 01:00:01,498 --> 01:00:02,899 - You're very adventurous. 1739 01:00:02,899 --> 01:00:04,734 - And so, like, that was so helpful to have her 1740 01:00:04,734 --> 01:00:06,903 in my corner to be like, oh, yeah, she's like that, too. 1741 01:00:06,903 --> 01:00:08,138 And we can do it together. - Yeah. 1742 01:00:08,138 --> 01:00:09,906 - Hey, my darling... 1743 01:00:09,906 --> 01:00:11,575 - Yes. - Can we go have a chat? 1744 01:00:11,575 --> 01:00:13,110 - Yeah, let's do it. 1745 01:00:13,110 --> 01:00:16,780 - With my son and Charity, I can see the connection. 1746 01:00:16,780 --> 01:00:18,582 He seems to be happy, 1747 01:00:18,582 --> 01:00:21,785 and that's very, very important. 1748 01:00:21,785 --> 01:00:25,789 I see a lot of positiveness between the two of you. 1749 01:00:25,789 --> 01:00:28,091 And I like Charity. 1750 01:00:28,091 --> 01:00:31,728 Yeah, she seems to be a pleasant. 1751 01:00:31,728 --> 01:00:36,133 However, I know they have other guys involved. 1752 01:00:36,133 --> 01:00:38,635 - Yeah. - So where are you? 1753 01:00:38,635 --> 01:00:42,706 - Hmm. - Would you say you're in love? 1754 01:00:42,706 --> 01:00:44,708 - That's a good question. - You're falling in love? 1755 01:00:44,708 --> 01:00:47,511 Or are you actually in love with her? 1756 01:00:47,511 --> 01:00:49,179 - It's definitely falling in love, right? 1757 01:00:49,179 --> 01:00:50,547 - Mm. 1758 01:00:50,547 --> 01:00:53,049 - So I think once my brain matches with my heart 1759 01:00:53,049 --> 01:00:55,152 and my brain says, yeah, like, there's nothing-- 1760 01:00:55,152 --> 01:00:56,753 keep moving forward, then I think 1761 01:00:56,753 --> 01:00:58,155 you can call it, like, true love. 1762 01:00:58,155 --> 01:01:02,626 - I hope and pray, you know, Charity feels the same, 1763 01:01:02,626 --> 01:01:04,861 just the way that you feel about her. 1764 01:01:04,861 --> 01:01:08,031 - Yeah. - Yeah, because I'm concerned 1765 01:01:08,031 --> 01:01:09,900 of her hurting you... - Yeah. 1766 01:01:09,900 --> 01:01:11,902 - You know, at the end of this process. 1767 01:01:11,902 --> 01:01:13,170 Yeah. - Yeah. 1768 01:01:13,170 --> 01:01:15,705 - He's not the type to be very vulnerable. 1769 01:01:15,705 --> 01:01:17,340 That's how I know for him this is real. 1770 01:01:17,340 --> 01:01:18,808 - Mm-hmm. Yeah. 1771 01:01:18,808 --> 01:01:20,210 - You know, like, you're very special to him. 1772 01:01:20,210 --> 01:01:21,378 I could tell you that. - Oh, thank you. 1773 01:01:21,378 --> 01:01:22,646 - I could tell you that. 1774 01:01:22,646 --> 01:01:24,047 - Do you feel like based off of, like, 1775 01:01:24,047 --> 01:01:26,883 his interactions of when you immediately saw him walk in 1776 01:01:26,883 --> 01:01:28,151 that what I'm seeing is the real Dotun? 1777 01:01:28,151 --> 01:01:30,387 - Oh, yeah, absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. 1778 01:01:30,387 --> 01:01:32,689 - I need someone who is going to be committed to me, 1779 01:01:32,689 --> 01:01:34,891 someone who I can trust. 1780 01:01:34,891 --> 01:01:36,726 - He's such a sweet boy. - Yeah. 1781 01:01:36,726 --> 01:01:38,762 - He's really sweet. - He is a sweet boy. 1782 01:01:38,762 --> 01:01:42,232 Do you feel like he would be ready to propose? 1783 01:01:42,232 --> 01:01:43,934 - Yeah, yeah. - Okay, okay. 1784 01:01:43,934 --> 01:01:46,803 Someone I know, without a doubt, 1785 01:01:46,803 --> 01:01:48,271 at the end of the day, like, 1786 01:01:48,271 --> 01:01:50,273 nothing is gonna come between us. 1787 01:01:50,273 --> 01:01:52,642 - You know, he's not the type of guy that dates around. 1788 01:01:52,642 --> 01:01:54,744 Like, he's a long-term guy. - Mm-hmm. Yeah. 1789 01:01:54,744 --> 01:01:56,479 - And when he was in a relationship, 1790 01:01:56,479 --> 01:02:00,183 this man literally is the most faithful man I've ever seen. 1791 01:02:00,183 --> 01:02:01,851 Like, never looks at other women. 1792 01:02:01,851 --> 01:02:03,086 - Oh. 1793 01:02:03,086 --> 01:02:05,155 And his family confirmed 100% that 1794 01:02:05,155 --> 01:02:08,692 I am getting the-- the real--the real Dotun. 1795 01:02:08,692 --> 01:02:10,827 I want to say, thank you so much. 1796 01:02:10,827 --> 01:02:13,330 Me and Dotun talked a lot about the possibilities 1797 01:02:13,330 --> 01:02:14,464 of you all being here. 1798 01:02:14,464 --> 01:02:16,766 And I want you to know, like, this means 1799 01:02:16,766 --> 01:02:18,201 the absolute world to me. 1800 01:02:18,201 --> 01:02:19,603 I'm gonna cry. - Aw. 1801 01:02:19,603 --> 01:02:22,539 - But I'm so grateful. - Oh, I'm very grateful, too. 1802 01:02:22,539 --> 01:02:25,075 So where are you now? 1803 01:02:25,075 --> 01:02:27,510 - With--with Dotun? - With my son. 1804 01:02:27,510 --> 01:02:29,012 - Oh, yes. - Where are you? 1805 01:02:29,012 --> 01:02:33,383 - He is someone who's truly super special. 1806 01:02:33,383 --> 01:02:35,919 It's like one of those feelings that you can't really 1807 01:02:35,919 --> 01:02:37,220 sometimes put into words. 1808 01:02:37,220 --> 01:02:38,788 You just feel it, and you know it's there. 1809 01:02:38,788 --> 01:02:40,657 - Yeah. Yeah. - And--mm-hmm. 1810 01:02:40,657 --> 01:02:43,126 - Oh, that's just so beautiful. - Mm-hmm. 1811 01:02:43,126 --> 01:02:45,295 - I know you are in a tough position. 1812 01:02:45,295 --> 01:02:46,663 - Yes, ma'am. 1813 01:02:46,663 --> 01:02:48,698 - If you pick my son... - Mm-hmm. 1814 01:02:48,698 --> 01:02:51,201 - I'll whisk you to Nigeria... 1815 01:02:51,201 --> 01:02:54,771 - Okay. - And give you a nice wedding. 1816 01:02:54,771 --> 01:02:56,239 - Okay. - Big-time. 1817 01:02:56,239 --> 01:02:57,807 - Big-time, okay. 1818 01:02:57,807 --> 01:03:00,644 - I adopted you already. You're my daughter. 1819 01:03:00,644 --> 01:03:02,812 - Oh, I love that. - It's true. 1820 01:03:02,812 --> 01:03:04,247 I like her. 1821 01:03:04,247 --> 01:03:06,316 I would embrace her 1822 01:03:06,316 --> 01:03:09,753 if she becomes my daughter-in-law. 1823 01:03:09,753 --> 01:03:11,121 - Thank you. - I love you. 1824 01:03:11,121 --> 01:03:12,255 - Oh, I love you, too. 1825 01:03:12,255 --> 01:03:13,690 [laughter] - You are a good girl. 1826 01:03:13,690 --> 01:03:16,026 [laughter] You are nice like me. 1827 01:03:16,026 --> 01:03:17,027 I love you. 1828 01:03:17,027 --> 01:03:19,429 - Today went so good. 1829 01:03:19,429 --> 01:03:21,865 This is a family that has shown me 1830 01:03:21,865 --> 01:03:24,668 nothing but love and embraced me. 1831 01:03:24,668 --> 01:03:27,837 And now, like, how I'm feeling about Dotun 1832 01:03:27,837 --> 01:03:31,174 is even stronger than what I came in this whole day with. 1833 01:03:31,174 --> 01:03:32,842 - All right, guys, we'll see you. 1834 01:03:32,842 --> 01:03:34,911 all: Bye. 1835 01:03:34,911 --> 01:03:35,979 - Wow. 1836 01:03:35,979 --> 01:03:37,180 - That was so good. 1837 01:03:37,180 --> 01:03:38,181 - I know. 1838 01:03:38,181 --> 01:03:40,150 - I was like...[gasps] - So? 1839 01:03:40,150 --> 01:03:41,785 - Oh, my gosh. You're kidding! 1840 01:03:41,785 --> 01:03:43,720 - You got that Thunderbird, baby. 1841 01:03:43,720 --> 01:03:45,989 - No way! Are you kidding? 1842 01:03:45,989 --> 01:03:47,624 - It's not the end of the night. 1843 01:03:47,624 --> 01:03:49,559 I have a big surprise for Charity, 1844 01:03:49,559 --> 01:03:51,728 and I think it's gonna be so meaningful. 1845 01:03:51,728 --> 01:03:54,798 It's so me, and I think it's so her as well. 1846 01:03:54,798 --> 01:03:56,733 - What a great day. 1847 01:03:56,733 --> 01:03:59,135 - Just give her a little taste of what a future with me, 1848 01:03:59,135 --> 01:04:01,304 I think, would look like. 1849 01:04:01,304 --> 01:04:03,139 - What is happening? [laughs] 1850 01:04:03,139 --> 01:04:05,942 This is crazy that my dad brought my mom here. 1851 01:04:05,942 --> 01:04:08,712 Growing up, my dad would tell me all the time 1852 01:04:08,712 --> 01:04:11,047 about how when my mom and him were dating, 1853 01:04:11,047 --> 01:04:14,384 they would go to drive-in theaters. 1854 01:04:14,384 --> 01:04:16,720 I'm a person who looks for direct signs, 1855 01:04:16,720 --> 01:04:19,823 and when I'm with Dotun, like, I just get 1856 01:04:19,823 --> 01:04:23,727 these, like, things that feel like, okay, this is right. 1857 01:04:23,727 --> 01:04:26,329 - Okay. Ready? - I am, I think. 1858 01:04:26,329 --> 01:04:27,897 - Okay. 1859 01:04:27,897 --> 01:04:31,134 [romantic music] 1860 01:04:31,134 --> 01:04:32,535 - Aw. 1861 01:04:32,535 --> 01:04:34,404 - Yeah. 1862 01:04:34,404 --> 01:04:36,439 - Oh, baby Dotun. 1863 01:04:36,439 --> 01:04:38,508 - [laughs] - So cute. 1864 01:04:38,508 --> 01:04:40,009 - I was a big fan of the face paints. 1865 01:04:40,009 --> 01:04:41,578 - Dot, they always called you that. 1866 01:04:41,578 --> 01:04:42,812 - Yeah. 1867 01:04:42,812 --> 01:04:44,147 - Oh, I love home videos. 1868 01:04:44,147 --> 01:04:45,181 - Yes, this video-- 1869 01:04:45,181 --> 01:04:46,583 [laughter] 1870 01:04:46,583 --> 01:04:48,251 - Always with the moves. 1871 01:04:48,251 --> 01:04:49,786 [laughter] 1872 01:04:49,786 --> 01:04:51,454 It was so sweet. 1873 01:04:51,454 --> 01:04:54,391 There's baby pictures and then dance videos. 1874 01:04:54,391 --> 01:04:56,359 I'm like, that's where this came from. 1875 01:04:56,359 --> 01:04:57,360 [laughs] 1876 01:04:57,360 --> 01:04:58,762 No way. 1877 01:04:58,762 --> 01:05:00,230 Oh, my God. 1878 01:05:00,230 --> 01:05:01,731 - Looking at us as little kids 1879 01:05:01,731 --> 01:05:03,933 and how this is who we used to be, 1880 01:05:03,933 --> 01:05:06,503 and somehow life has led us here to this moment 1881 01:05:06,503 --> 01:05:08,204 on top of the car. 1882 01:05:08,204 --> 01:05:11,708 It just makes me feel so much closer to her. 1883 01:05:11,708 --> 01:05:14,444 - Oh, wait, this is so cute. 1884 01:05:14,444 --> 01:05:16,679 Okay, now I'm crying. 1885 01:05:16,679 --> 01:05:18,248 Dotun does make me happy. 1886 01:05:18,248 --> 01:05:20,316 And just to watch it all back 1887 01:05:20,316 --> 01:05:23,420 and just kind of relive those moments, 1888 01:05:23,420 --> 01:05:25,789 they were all, like, so individually 1889 01:05:25,789 --> 01:05:28,358 just so special and... 1890 01:05:28,358 --> 01:05:30,693 [sniffles] Meaningful. 1891 01:05:30,693 --> 01:05:32,529 That was beautiful. 1892 01:05:32,529 --> 01:05:33,863 Is there more? 1893 01:05:33,863 --> 01:05:35,698 [laughter] 1894 01:05:35,698 --> 01:05:37,667 - There's more, but not here. 1895 01:05:37,667 --> 01:05:39,836 But the story's not over yet. 1896 01:05:39,836 --> 01:05:44,174 ♪ ♪ 1897 01:05:44,174 --> 01:05:46,309 I'm just happy. - Me too. 1898 01:05:46,309 --> 01:05:48,845 - The connection that we share, it's so strong. 1899 01:05:48,845 --> 01:05:51,314 An engagement has never felt more real 1900 01:05:51,314 --> 01:05:54,417 than it does right now. 1901 01:05:54,417 --> 01:05:57,887 I'm ready for this movie to have a happy ending. 1902 01:05:59,856 --> 01:06:02,859 [upbeat music] 1903 01:06:02,859 --> 01:06:07,096 ♪ ♪ 1904 01:06:07,096 --> 01:06:08,198 - Oh, my goodness. 1905 01:06:08,198 --> 01:06:11,234 It's been an incredible, insane week. 1906 01:06:11,234 --> 01:06:12,802 - Do you even know what city you're in right now? 1907 01:06:12,802 --> 01:06:14,838 - No, I don't know. Are we in California or Georgia? 1908 01:06:14,838 --> 01:06:16,439 I don't know. - How are you feeling? 1909 01:06:16,439 --> 01:06:17,707 - Feeling good, yeah. 1910 01:06:17,707 --> 01:06:21,311 But to be in a position knowing that... 1911 01:06:21,311 --> 01:06:23,813 I'm having to say goodbye to someone, 1912 01:06:23,813 --> 01:06:25,114 it's not a good feeling. - Yeah. 1913 01:06:25,114 --> 01:06:27,550 - So it's like two feelings at the same time. 1914 01:06:27,550 --> 01:06:29,586 - Coming into this week, I know you were looking for clarity. 1915 01:06:29,586 --> 01:06:31,020 - Oh, yeah. - Do you feel like 1916 01:06:31,020 --> 01:06:33,156 you got some of that after these Hometowns? 1917 01:06:33,156 --> 01:06:34,424 - No. 1918 01:06:34,424 --> 01:06:35,959 That's the sad part. - Yeah. 1919 01:06:35,959 --> 01:06:39,896 - Like, everyone's family was so loving, so welcoming. 1920 01:06:39,896 --> 01:06:42,465 My relationships with the guys, like, everyone, 1921 01:06:42,465 --> 01:06:44,801 like, they all got stronger. - Mm-hmm. 1922 01:06:44,801 --> 01:06:48,238 - And it's just making my decision a lot harder. 1923 01:06:48,238 --> 01:06:49,606 - Yeah. - A lot harder. 1924 01:06:49,606 --> 01:06:51,774 - [sighs] What was it like meeting Aaron's family? 1925 01:06:51,774 --> 01:06:54,577 - Meeting Aaron's family was absolutely incredible. 1926 01:06:54,577 --> 01:06:58,481 I could see myself sitting there on Christmas morning. 1927 01:06:58,481 --> 01:07:00,383 - Wow. - It was insane. 1928 01:07:00,383 --> 01:07:03,019 It's hard when you have such a strong start, 1929 01:07:03,019 --> 01:07:05,755 and then you kind of see it plateau a little bit. 1930 01:07:05,755 --> 01:07:07,824 But, I mean, after the Hometown date, 1931 01:07:07,824 --> 01:07:09,158 I think we're right back. 1932 01:07:09,158 --> 01:07:10,994 So, like, that is--yeah. - Back on track. 1933 01:07:10,994 --> 01:07:14,497 - Then he did express that he was falling in love with me. 1934 01:07:14,497 --> 01:07:17,367 And when he said it, I-I felt it. 1935 01:07:17,367 --> 01:07:19,102 - That you're falling in love with Aaron. 1936 01:07:19,102 --> 01:07:21,404 - Mm-hmm, yeah, insane. - Wow. 1937 01:07:21,404 --> 01:07:22,472 - Yeah. 1938 01:07:22,472 --> 01:07:24,574 - Well, that's great news. - Mm-hmm. 1939 01:07:24,574 --> 01:07:26,109 - Okay, well, it sounds like you had 1940 01:07:26,109 --> 01:07:27,777 an amazing time in Cleveland, too, with Xavier's family. 1941 01:07:27,777 --> 01:07:29,178 - I did. I did. - Tell me about that. 1942 01:07:29,178 --> 01:07:30,647 - [laughs] Xavier is someone 1943 01:07:30,647 --> 01:07:32,181 who's always keeping me on my toes. 1944 01:07:32,181 --> 01:07:35,051 [both laugh] But I love that. 1945 01:07:35,051 --> 01:07:37,687 Meeting Xavier's family, I got a lot 1946 01:07:37,687 --> 01:07:38,721 of questions answered. - Good. 1947 01:07:38,721 --> 01:07:40,857 - I think just of, is he at a place 1948 01:07:40,857 --> 01:07:44,027 where he will be able to propose and be engaged? 1949 01:07:44,027 --> 01:07:46,095 And what would that look like? 1950 01:07:46,095 --> 01:07:48,765 So, yeah, with him, it's just--it's exciting. 1951 01:07:48,765 --> 01:07:51,267 It's easy. It's fun. 1952 01:07:51,267 --> 01:07:54,070 Xavier did tell me that he was falling in love with me. 1953 01:07:54,070 --> 01:07:55,371 - Wow. 1954 01:07:55,371 --> 01:07:57,607 - Yeah, I was like, I was not expecting that. 1955 01:07:57,607 --> 01:08:00,443 I will say I do feel like I'm at a place 1956 01:08:00,443 --> 01:08:02,278 where I, too, am falling in love with him. 1957 01:08:02,278 --> 01:08:04,581 I just haven't verbalized that to him. 1958 01:08:04,581 --> 01:08:06,249 - In your heart, can you see a life with him? 1959 01:08:06,249 --> 01:08:09,085 - Mm-hmm, yeah, I can. 1960 01:08:09,085 --> 01:08:10,753 - [inhales deeply] Okay. - Yeah. 1961 01:08:10,753 --> 01:08:12,155 - Tell me about your Hometown visit with Dotun. 1962 01:08:12,155 --> 01:08:13,389 What was it like meeting his family? 1963 01:08:13,389 --> 01:08:15,758 - Oh, my goodness, absolutely incredible. 1964 01:08:15,758 --> 01:08:18,494 His parents surprised us all the way from Nigeria. 1965 01:08:18,494 --> 01:08:19,896 - Wow. - Like, it was just great. 1966 01:08:19,896 --> 01:08:21,331 Like, it was--it was great, 1967 01:08:21,331 --> 01:08:24,467 and he has this ability just to make everyone 1968 01:08:24,467 --> 01:08:26,202 around him feel special. 1969 01:08:26,202 --> 01:08:30,239 I truly feel like I'm the only girl in the world with him. 1970 01:08:30,239 --> 01:08:31,641 - Mm-hmm. - And after Hometowns, 1971 01:08:31,641 --> 01:08:34,143 I think I'm falling in love with him. 1972 01:08:34,143 --> 01:08:35,912 - That's great. We haven't even talked about Joey yet. 1973 01:08:35,912 --> 01:08:37,380 - Yeah, we have not. 1974 01:08:37,380 --> 01:08:38,381 Everything was great. 1975 01:08:38,381 --> 01:08:40,783 His family is so loving, so open. 1976 01:08:40,783 --> 01:08:43,019 But there was a little challenge for me. 1977 01:08:43,019 --> 01:08:44,120 - Okay. 1978 01:08:44,120 --> 01:08:45,455 - That conversation with Uncle Joe 1979 01:08:45,455 --> 01:08:47,023 kind of threw me off a little bit. 1980 01:08:47,023 --> 01:08:48,124 There was some things 1981 01:08:48,124 --> 01:08:49,959 that Uncle Joe just kind of alluded to. 1982 01:08:49,959 --> 01:08:51,961 Like, sometimes my biggest concern is that 1983 01:08:51,961 --> 01:08:53,496 if you're getting the real Joey. 1984 01:08:53,496 --> 01:08:56,232 And that was a surprise to me. 1985 01:08:56,232 --> 01:08:58,768 Obviously, Uncle Joe knows him a lot better than me, 1986 01:08:58,768 --> 01:09:00,470 so he's seeing something that I'm not. 1987 01:09:00,470 --> 01:09:01,671 - Mm-hmm. 1988 01:09:01,671 --> 01:09:02,905 - So am I getting the Joey 1989 01:09:02,905 --> 01:09:04,240 that he thinks that I want? 1990 01:09:04,240 --> 01:09:05,975 Or am I getting the actual Joey? 1991 01:09:05,975 --> 01:09:07,910 - I could see how that'd be pretty jarring for you, too 1992 01:09:07,910 --> 01:09:09,479 because it seems like... - Mm-hmm. 1993 01:09:09,479 --> 01:09:11,114 - It's been smooth sailing with Joey up to that point, right? 1994 01:09:11,114 --> 01:09:12,482 - Smooth sailing with Joey, yeah. 1995 01:09:12,482 --> 01:09:13,950 - In New Orleans, he told you that he was falling 1996 01:09:13,950 --> 01:09:15,351 in love with you. - He did. Mm-hmm. 1997 01:09:15,351 --> 01:09:19,222 And my feelings, again, are also there with Joey. 1998 01:09:19,222 --> 01:09:20,723 - So you're falling in love with Joey. 1999 01:09:20,723 --> 01:09:23,559 - Mm-hmm, but then, you know, I left with that one thing, 2000 01:09:23,559 --> 01:09:25,662 and I was like, okay... - Yeah. 2001 01:09:25,662 --> 01:09:27,397 - Like, I hate that, but... 2002 01:09:27,397 --> 01:09:29,132 - Okay. - [sighs] 2003 01:09:29,132 --> 01:09:30,633 - So you've got four men... - Yeah. 2004 01:09:30,633 --> 01:09:31,901 - That are falling in love with you. 2005 01:09:31,901 --> 01:09:33,136 And if I'm hearing you right, 2006 01:09:33,136 --> 01:09:35,338 it sounds like you're maybe falling in love 2007 01:09:35,338 --> 01:09:37,440 with four men at the same time. - Mm-hmm. 2008 01:09:37,440 --> 01:09:40,309 It's weird. Yeah. - Yeah. 2009 01:09:40,309 --> 01:09:42,478 - I'm still trying to make sense of it 2010 01:09:42,478 --> 01:09:45,848 because two people are gonna be heartbroken tonight, 2011 01:09:45,848 --> 01:09:46,849 and that's-- 2012 01:09:46,849 --> 01:09:48,951 I'm one of those people. 2013 01:09:48,951 --> 01:09:52,255 And I... 2014 01:09:52,255 --> 01:09:54,857 Gonna get emotional, but, um... 2015 01:09:54,857 --> 01:09:57,860 [dramatic music] 2016 01:09:57,860 --> 01:10:01,130 ♪ ♪ 2017 01:10:01,130 --> 01:10:03,099 [voice breaking] I don't know. 2018 01:10:03,099 --> 01:10:04,967 - So there's a lot riding on tonight. 2019 01:10:04,967 --> 01:10:06,469 - Mm. 2020 01:10:06,469 --> 01:10:08,705 - You feel like you know what you're gonna do? 2021 01:10:08,705 --> 01:10:10,606 - [sighs] 2022 01:10:10,606 --> 01:10:13,342 I have never been this conflicted in my life. 2023 01:10:13,342 --> 01:10:15,511 The reality is that I am falling in love 2024 01:10:15,511 --> 01:10:17,013 with four people. 2025 01:10:17,013 --> 01:10:18,347 I don't know. 2026 01:10:18,347 --> 01:10:20,116 The one person that I say goodbye to 2027 01:10:20,116 --> 01:10:22,819 is not going to see this coming. 2028 01:10:22,819 --> 01:10:26,389 ♪ ♪ 2029 01:10:26,389 --> 01:10:29,792 I can't picture saying goodbye to one of them. 2030 01:10:29,792 --> 01:10:32,261 I cannot. 2031 01:10:32,261 --> 01:10:34,063 I mean, I just met these people's families, 2032 01:10:34,063 --> 01:10:37,400 and that's, like, also weighing into all of this. 2033 01:10:37,400 --> 01:10:40,703 It's, like--it's just a lot. 2034 01:10:40,703 --> 01:10:43,539 But I know what's on the line, which is why this is so hard. 2035 01:10:43,539 --> 01:10:46,375 Like, this is-- this is my future. 2036 01:10:46,375 --> 01:10:48,478 I just have to follow my heart. 2037 01:10:48,478 --> 01:10:50,913 I don't even know what that is right now. 2038 01:10:50,913 --> 01:10:53,282 ♪ ♪ 2039 01:10:53,282 --> 01:10:56,486 I don't know how to make sense of what I'm feeling. 2040 01:10:56,486 --> 01:10:59,689 I'm, like, so fearful of sending, like, a person 2041 01:10:59,689 --> 01:11:02,425 that could be my person home. 2042 01:11:02,425 --> 01:11:06,996 In a matter of seconds, a Rose Ceremony will begin, 2043 01:11:06,996 --> 01:11:10,333 and I'm sitting here, and I don't know... 2044 01:11:10,333 --> 01:11:12,668 what the hell I'm going to do. 2045 01:11:12,668 --> 01:11:14,637 ♪ ♪ 2046 01:11:16,439 --> 01:11:19,408 [somber music] 2047 01:11:19,408 --> 01:11:26,215 ♪ ♪ 2048 01:11:32,522 --> 01:11:33,990 - Dotun, how we doing, man? [car door closes] 2049 01:11:33,990 --> 01:11:35,658 Good to see you again. - You too, brother. 2050 01:11:35,658 --> 01:11:37,360 - How you feeling? - Feeling good. 2051 01:11:37,360 --> 01:11:38,528 - Yeah? - Can't complain, yeah. 2052 01:11:38,528 --> 01:11:39,829 - How'd the Hometown go with Charity? 2053 01:11:39,829 --> 01:11:41,430 - It just couldn't have went any better. 2054 01:11:41,430 --> 01:11:44,233 I'm feeling very deeply connected to her in a way 2055 01:11:44,233 --> 01:11:45,768 that I've never felt with anybody else 2056 01:11:45,768 --> 01:11:47,069 now that she's met my parents, 2057 01:11:47,069 --> 01:11:48,504 and my parents just adored her. 2058 01:11:48,504 --> 01:11:50,439 And, you know, my mom literally said, 2059 01:11:50,439 --> 01:11:51,941 you're welcome in this family anytime. 2060 01:11:51,941 --> 01:11:55,978 I am feeling very good heading into the Rose Ceremony. 2061 01:11:55,978 --> 01:11:57,046 - Wish you all the best tonight. 2062 01:11:57,046 --> 01:11:58,147 - Appreciate you, Jesse. 2063 01:11:58,147 --> 01:11:59,148 - Why don't you head on in, Dotun? 2064 01:11:59,148 --> 01:12:00,449 - Appreciate you. - All right, man. 2065 01:12:00,449 --> 01:12:02,585 - But there's three roses for four people, 2066 01:12:02,585 --> 01:12:05,555 and I have no idea how it's gonna go. 2067 01:12:05,555 --> 01:12:07,557 I have no clue what Hometowns were like, 2068 01:12:07,557 --> 01:12:09,592 which connections were strengthened. 2069 01:12:09,592 --> 01:12:11,194 So anything is possible. 2070 01:12:11,194 --> 01:12:12,829 ♪ ♪ 2071 01:12:12,829 --> 01:12:14,530 - What's up, Aaron? You're looking sharp tonight. 2072 01:12:14,530 --> 01:12:16,232 - Thank you. You too as well. - Great seeing you again, man. 2073 01:12:16,232 --> 01:12:17,633 - Of course. Good to see you. - How you feeling? 2074 01:12:17,633 --> 01:12:19,435 - I'm feeling pretty good going into this, you know? 2075 01:12:19,435 --> 01:12:20,436 - Are you? - Yeah. Absolutely. 2076 01:12:20,436 --> 01:12:21,737 - How confident are you tonight? 2077 01:12:21,737 --> 01:12:23,139 - Pretty confident, Jesse. 2078 01:12:23,139 --> 01:12:25,141 - You look like a man that's-- that's fallen in love. 2079 01:12:25,141 --> 01:12:26,976 - Yeah, I mean, that's exactly what I told her, so... 2080 01:12:26,976 --> 01:12:28,911 It's definitely more than just a rose tonight. 2081 01:12:28,911 --> 01:12:32,615 I mean, the fact that she wants to pursue this 2082 01:12:32,615 --> 01:12:36,219 after meeting your family, it's the biggest validation. 2083 01:12:36,219 --> 01:12:39,255 I'm looking forward to getting that first damn rose 2084 01:12:39,255 --> 01:12:40,256 off that table. 2085 01:12:40,256 --> 01:12:41,457 - Jesse. 2086 01:12:41,457 --> 01:12:43,659 - Xavier, how you doing? - Good. How are you? 2087 01:12:43,659 --> 01:12:44,894 - Doing great. 2088 01:12:44,894 --> 01:12:46,562 Came dressed appropriately. - Absolutely. 2089 01:12:46,562 --> 01:12:47,663 - You've come a long way with Charity. 2090 01:12:47,663 --> 01:12:48,798 - For sure. 2091 01:12:48,798 --> 01:12:50,099 - How are you feeling about her now? 2092 01:12:50,099 --> 01:12:51,500 - I told her that I was falling in love with her. 2093 01:12:51,500 --> 01:12:52,702 - Wow. 2094 01:12:52,702 --> 01:12:54,303 - And it felt really good to, like, tell her that. 2095 01:12:54,303 --> 01:12:56,305 And I could see a life with Charity. 2096 01:12:56,305 --> 01:12:58,774 I haven't spoken to her since our Hometown, 2097 01:12:58,774 --> 01:13:01,878 so it's nerve-racking. 2098 01:13:01,878 --> 01:13:03,946 I think my Hometown went really well, 2099 01:13:03,946 --> 01:13:06,048 but I'm sure that everybody could have had 2100 01:13:06,048 --> 01:13:08,417 a Hometown that was great. 2101 01:13:08,417 --> 01:13:10,553 It could be the last night that I see Charity, 2102 01:13:10,553 --> 01:13:13,656 or it could be the start of something even greater 2103 01:13:13,656 --> 01:13:14,924 than what we already have. 2104 01:13:14,924 --> 01:13:16,125 - Joey, how you feeling? 2105 01:13:16,125 --> 01:13:17,760 - Good, man. A little nervous. 2106 01:13:17,760 --> 01:13:19,662 - Where do you think the nerves are coming from? 2107 01:13:19,662 --> 01:13:21,197 - I think a little bit of doubt. 2108 01:13:21,197 --> 01:13:23,266 You know, I've told her that I'm falling in love with her. 2109 01:13:23,266 --> 01:13:25,334 But I think I truthfully am... - Mm. 2110 01:13:25,334 --> 01:13:26,535 in love with her. 2111 01:13:26,535 --> 01:13:29,372 And, you know, I wish I told that to her. 2112 01:13:29,372 --> 01:13:32,008 - If it's not reciprocated and you don't get a rose, 2113 01:13:32,008 --> 01:13:33,242 how are you gonna feel? 2114 01:13:33,242 --> 01:13:35,478 - I'm gonna feel crushed. I mean, it's gonna suck. 2115 01:13:35,478 --> 01:13:39,015 But I put my heart on the line for a girl that was worth it. 2116 01:13:39,015 --> 01:13:40,983 This is one of the first times going into it 2117 01:13:40,983 --> 01:13:42,351 where I just have some worries 2118 01:13:42,351 --> 01:13:44,553 just because the last moment I had with her 2119 01:13:44,553 --> 01:13:46,455 was her crying and going to a car 2120 01:13:46,455 --> 01:13:48,090 and not able to look at me. 2121 01:13:48,090 --> 01:13:50,326 So it's just like, I understand 2122 01:13:50,326 --> 01:13:53,429 how strong everyone's connection is with Charity. 2123 01:13:53,429 --> 01:13:55,998 It's easy to kind of get in your head and think, like, 2124 01:13:55,998 --> 01:13:57,700 could this be it? 2125 01:13:57,700 --> 01:13:59,835 I've never been this nervous before in my life. 2126 01:13:59,835 --> 01:14:03,306 Her giving me a rose tonight is all I can ask for. 2127 01:14:03,306 --> 01:14:05,374 Like, that's all I want. 2128 01:14:05,374 --> 01:14:08,077 ♪ ♪ 2129 01:14:08,077 --> 01:14:09,645 - Hello. - Hi, Charity. 2130 01:14:09,645 --> 01:14:10,746 - Hi. 2131 01:14:10,746 --> 01:14:12,415 - It's good to see you again. 2132 01:14:12,415 --> 01:14:14,350 Oh, how you feeling? 2133 01:14:14,350 --> 01:14:15,918 - I'm feeling okay. - Yeah? 2134 01:14:15,918 --> 01:14:17,153 - Mm-hmm. 2135 01:14:17,153 --> 01:14:19,255 - What's the hardest part about tonight? 2136 01:14:19,255 --> 01:14:21,857 - Saying goodbye to a great person 2137 01:14:21,857 --> 01:14:24,860 and someone who I saw 2138 01:14:24,860 --> 01:14:27,897 as my future husband. - Mm. 2139 01:14:27,897 --> 01:14:30,366 I wish you the best. - Thank you so much. 2140 01:14:30,366 --> 01:14:32,601 The reality is that I am falling in love 2141 01:14:32,601 --> 01:14:37,039 with four people, and that's, like, the not-fair part. 2142 01:14:37,039 --> 01:14:39,175 The one person that I say goodbye to 2143 01:14:39,175 --> 01:14:41,510 is not going to see this coming. 2144 01:14:41,510 --> 01:14:43,646 And the sad part is I know exactly 2145 01:14:43,646 --> 01:14:44,880 what they're feeling like. 2146 01:14:44,880 --> 01:14:48,551 [dramatic music] 2147 01:14:48,551 --> 01:14:50,853 That's the reality. It's like, I don't know. 2148 01:14:50,853 --> 01:14:52,321 Like, is it gonna-- 2149 01:14:52,321 --> 01:14:54,256 like, is my mood just gonna change when I see them? 2150 01:14:54,256 --> 01:14:55,725 Like, I don't know. 2151 01:14:55,725 --> 01:14:57,360 Like... 2152 01:14:57,360 --> 01:14:58,661 like, it's all sad. 2153 01:14:58,661 --> 01:15:00,329 It's all hurtful. 2154 01:15:00,329 --> 01:15:02,231 [sniffles] 2155 01:15:02,231 --> 01:15:05,301 [crying] Like, I don't want to do this. 2156 01:15:05,301 --> 01:15:07,303 [sniffles] 2157 01:15:07,303 --> 01:15:09,805 ♪ ♪ 2158 01:15:09,805 --> 01:15:11,307 Oh, God. 2159 01:15:11,307 --> 01:15:13,309 ♪ ♪ 2160 01:15:16,145 --> 01:15:17,847 [sniffles] 2161 01:15:17,847 --> 01:15:18,948 Hi, guys. 2162 01:15:18,948 --> 01:15:20,116 - Hey, Charity. 2163 01:15:20,116 --> 01:15:21,851 - Um... 2164 01:15:21,851 --> 01:15:23,252 okay, sorry. 2165 01:15:23,252 --> 01:15:25,921 I'm gonna try and get through this without crying. 2166 01:15:25,921 --> 01:15:28,224 Um... 2167 01:15:28,224 --> 01:15:31,427 this week exceeded my expectations. 2168 01:15:31,427 --> 01:15:34,196 For me to be met 2169 01:15:34,196 --> 01:15:37,400 with such love and warmth 2170 01:15:37,400 --> 01:15:41,971 shows me how remarkable your families are. 2171 01:15:41,971 --> 01:15:44,306 Every interaction this week gave me 2172 01:15:44,306 --> 01:15:48,544 much more insight to each and every one of you all. 2173 01:15:48,544 --> 01:15:52,882 This has been the hardest day of my life 2174 01:15:52,882 --> 01:15:54,650 because... 2175 01:15:56,652 --> 01:15:59,388 I know... 2176 01:15:59,388 --> 01:16:01,957 that there's only three roses up here. 2177 01:16:01,957 --> 01:16:05,995 That means I'm saying goodbye to one of you all. 2178 01:16:05,995 --> 01:16:09,065 And it absolutely destroys me. 2179 01:16:09,065 --> 01:16:13,302 I have been going back and forth all day 2180 01:16:13,302 --> 01:16:14,837 in what to do. 2181 01:16:16,906 --> 01:16:18,207 Ooh. 2182 01:16:18,207 --> 01:16:21,243 Um, but it's necessary 2183 01:16:21,243 --> 01:16:24,080 to get to what I want and what we all want, 2184 01:16:24,080 --> 01:16:27,850 which is to find our forever person. 2185 01:16:27,850 --> 01:16:30,653 Okay, God help me. 2186 01:16:33,789 --> 01:16:36,792 [soft music] 2187 01:16:36,792 --> 01:16:43,766 ♪ ♪ 2188 01:16:43,766 --> 01:16:44,900 Dotun. 2189 01:16:44,900 --> 01:16:46,769 ♪ ♪ 2190 01:16:46,769 --> 01:16:48,804 - [sighs] 2191 01:16:48,804 --> 01:16:50,172 - [clears throat] 2192 01:16:50,172 --> 01:16:52,208 Dotun, will you accept this rose? 2193 01:16:52,208 --> 01:16:53,943 - I do. 2194 01:16:53,943 --> 01:16:56,178 Thank you so much. - Of course. 2195 01:16:56,178 --> 01:16:58,948 [suspenseful music] 2196 01:16:58,948 --> 01:17:00,950 - [breathes shakily] 2197 01:17:00,950 --> 01:17:05,688 ♪ ♪ 2198 01:17:05,688 --> 01:17:07,323 - [sniffles] 2199 01:17:07,323 --> 01:17:08,324 Xavier. 2200 01:17:08,324 --> 01:17:12,995 ♪ ♪ 2201 01:17:12,995 --> 01:17:14,830 Xavier, will you accept this rose? 2202 01:17:14,830 --> 01:17:16,499 - Absolutely. 2203 01:17:16,499 --> 01:17:18,667 ♪ ♪ 2204 01:17:18,667 --> 01:17:20,636 - I am in love with Charity. 2205 01:17:20,636 --> 01:17:23,606 If I leave tonight and I haven't told her how I feel, 2206 01:17:23,606 --> 01:17:25,307 that's crushing. 2207 01:17:25,307 --> 01:17:27,243 ♪ ♪ 2208 01:17:27,243 --> 01:17:29,778 - I put my entire heart out there. 2209 01:17:29,778 --> 01:17:30,980 I looked Charity in the eye, 2210 01:17:30,980 --> 01:17:32,848 told her I was falling in love with her. 2211 01:17:32,848 --> 01:17:35,718 You know, if I didn't get a rose tonight... 2212 01:17:35,718 --> 01:17:38,854 like...God. 2213 01:17:38,854 --> 01:17:44,059 ♪ ♪ 2214 01:17:44,059 --> 01:17:47,530 - Gentlemen, Charity, it's the final rose tonight. 2215 01:17:47,530 --> 01:17:49,131 - [clears throat] - When you're ready. 2216 01:17:49,131 --> 01:17:50,466 - Thank you. 2217 01:17:50,466 --> 01:17:56,205 ♪ ♪ 2218 01:17:56,205 --> 01:17:57,873 Oh, God. 2219 01:17:57,873 --> 01:17:59,108 [clears throat] 2220 01:17:59,108 --> 01:18:00,809 ♪ ♪ 2221 01:18:00,809 --> 01:18:01,977 [clears throat] 2222 01:18:01,977 --> 01:18:05,047 [dramatic music] 2223 01:18:05,047 --> 01:18:07,349 [sighs, clears throat] 2224 01:18:07,349 --> 01:18:14,089 ♪ ♪ 2225 01:18:14,089 --> 01:18:16,025 Joey. 2226 01:18:16,025 --> 01:18:18,160 [sighs] 2227 01:18:18,160 --> 01:18:19,728 [sniffles] 2228 01:18:19,728 --> 01:18:21,163 Joey, will you accept this rose? 2229 01:18:21,163 --> 01:18:22,631 - Absolutely. 2230 01:18:24,166 --> 01:18:25,334 - [sighs] 2231 01:18:25,334 --> 01:18:26,669 - Thank you so much. 2232 01:18:26,669 --> 01:18:29,672 [soft music] 2233 01:18:29,672 --> 01:18:30,839 - Thank you. 2234 01:18:30,839 --> 01:18:33,876 ♪ ♪ 2235 01:18:33,876 --> 01:18:35,878 [sighs] 2236 01:18:35,878 --> 01:18:37,580 ♪ ♪ 2237 01:18:37,580 --> 01:18:40,216 - Aaron, I'm sorry. 2238 01:18:40,216 --> 01:18:42,518 Please take a moment to say your goodbyes. 2239 01:18:42,518 --> 01:18:45,287 [somber music] 2240 01:18:45,287 --> 01:18:47,256 - [sniffles] 2241 01:18:47,256 --> 01:18:48,891 [sighs] 2242 01:18:48,891 --> 01:18:52,161 [indistinct whispering] 2243 01:18:52,161 --> 01:18:55,030 ♪ ♪ 2244 01:18:55,030 --> 01:18:56,565 - I followed my gut 2245 01:18:56,565 --> 01:18:59,501 in that I have connections with other people, 2246 01:18:59,501 --> 01:19:01,537 and they are stronger. 2247 01:19:01,537 --> 01:19:02,972 - Charity. 2248 01:19:02,972 --> 01:19:04,406 - I'll walk you out. - Okay. 2249 01:19:04,406 --> 01:19:07,109 - I'm sorry. - [sighs] 2250 01:19:07,109 --> 01:19:11,447 - I probably do feel that if I had more time, 2251 01:19:11,447 --> 01:19:14,383 then I would have probably got there with Aaron. 2252 01:19:14,383 --> 01:19:17,453 ♪ ♪ 2253 01:19:17,453 --> 01:19:19,421 - Oh, God. 2254 01:19:19,421 --> 01:19:26,228 ♪ ♪ 2255 01:19:26,228 --> 01:19:28,430 - [sniffles] - [sighs] Right. 2256 01:19:28,430 --> 01:19:30,466 - I don't even know what to say. 2257 01:19:30,466 --> 01:19:33,035 Um... 2258 01:19:33,035 --> 01:19:34,570 and nothing I say right now, I know, 2259 01:19:34,570 --> 01:19:37,139 is gonna, like, make you feel better. 2260 01:19:37,139 --> 01:19:38,807 I, like, need you to understand 2261 01:19:38,807 --> 01:19:41,777 how, like, difficult of a decision this was for me. 2262 01:19:41,777 --> 01:19:44,513 And... [sniffles] 2263 01:19:44,513 --> 01:19:46,448 [both sigh] 2264 01:19:46,448 --> 01:19:48,317 The reality is, is like, I still don't know 2265 01:19:48,317 --> 01:19:49,685 if I'm making the right one. 2266 01:19:49,685 --> 01:19:52,488 And that's not gonna help you right now. 2267 01:19:52,488 --> 01:19:54,523 ♪ ♪ 2268 01:19:54,523 --> 01:19:57,192 - [sighs] 2269 01:19:57,192 --> 01:19:58,794 - [crying] I wish I could tell you-- 2270 01:19:58,794 --> 01:20:00,562 like, there's not a reason why. 2271 01:20:00,562 --> 01:20:02,498 That's just what it is. 2272 01:20:02,498 --> 01:20:03,866 - I'm really just trying to hold it in. 2273 01:20:03,866 --> 01:20:05,567 - I know. - God. 2274 01:20:05,567 --> 01:20:07,636 - [crying] 2275 01:20:07,636 --> 01:20:08,937 Oh, God. - [sighs] 2276 01:20:08,937 --> 01:20:10,806 Um... 2277 01:20:10,806 --> 01:20:14,043 I hate that it wasn't me, 'cause I really thought... 2278 01:20:14,043 --> 01:20:15,377 - I know. 2279 01:20:15,377 --> 01:20:17,012 - [sighs heavily] 2280 01:20:17,012 --> 01:20:18,681 ♪ ♪ 2281 01:20:18,681 --> 01:20:20,516 [groans softly] 2282 01:20:20,516 --> 01:20:22,651 I can truly say that I felt feelings 2283 01:20:22,651 --> 01:20:24,653 that I've never felt before. 2284 01:20:24,653 --> 01:20:27,956 ♪ ♪ 2285 01:20:27,956 --> 01:20:30,826 Just--I thank God for you. 2286 01:20:30,826 --> 01:20:34,430 - I could go on and on about... 2287 01:20:34,430 --> 01:20:36,298 oh, God, all the great things 2288 01:20:36,298 --> 01:20:41,036 and how much you've helped me as a person, too. 2289 01:20:41,036 --> 01:20:42,604 [sniffles] 2290 01:20:42,604 --> 01:20:47,409 And, God, like, you deserve, like, the absolute best. 2291 01:20:47,409 --> 01:20:50,846 And I know you're gonna find it. 2292 01:20:50,846 --> 01:20:53,148 And I'm sorry, like, it wasn't me. 2293 01:20:53,148 --> 01:20:56,185 [dramatic music] 2294 01:20:56,185 --> 01:20:59,688 ♪ ♪ 2295 01:20:59,688 --> 01:21:00,789 - Thank you. 2296 01:21:00,789 --> 01:21:02,491 - Thank you so much. 2297 01:21:02,491 --> 01:21:05,761 ♪ ♪ 2298 01:21:05,761 --> 01:21:07,096 Thank you. 2299 01:21:07,096 --> 01:21:08,330 ♪ ♪ 2300 01:21:08,330 --> 01:21:10,666 - [sighs] - [sighs] 2301 01:21:10,666 --> 01:21:12,201 ♪ ♪ 2302 01:21:12,201 --> 01:21:14,169 [sniffles] 2303 01:21:14,169 --> 01:21:16,605 Let me give you one last hug. 2304 01:21:16,605 --> 01:21:18,340 ♪ ♪ 2305 01:21:18,340 --> 01:21:20,008 Thank you. 2306 01:21:20,008 --> 01:21:21,343 - Thank you. 2307 01:21:21,343 --> 01:21:23,645 ♪ ♪ 2308 01:21:23,645 --> 01:21:26,582 - [sighs] 2309 01:21:26,582 --> 01:21:29,518 - [sighs] [engine starting, door closes] 2310 01:21:29,518 --> 01:21:32,354 [sighs heavily] 2311 01:21:32,354 --> 01:21:38,160 ♪ ♪ 2312 01:21:38,160 --> 01:21:40,396 - Oh, God. 2313 01:21:40,396 --> 01:21:43,132 ♪ ♪ 2314 01:21:43,132 --> 01:21:45,567 - Like, I saw so much in her, and I just knew 2315 01:21:45,567 --> 01:21:47,035 that I wanted to make her my wife. 2316 01:21:47,035 --> 01:21:50,272 And, like, I was ready to get down on one knee, man. 2317 01:21:50,272 --> 01:21:53,942 Like, I just don't know what I did wrong. 2318 01:21:53,942 --> 01:21:55,944 [sniffles] 2319 01:21:55,944 --> 01:21:59,148 ♪ ♪ 2320 01:21:59,148 --> 01:22:01,683 [sniffles] 2321 01:22:01,683 --> 01:22:04,987 - It's really hard seeing him go. 2322 01:22:04,987 --> 01:22:07,456 And, honestly, I'm trying to make sense 2323 01:22:07,456 --> 01:22:09,658 of what the hell I just did. 2324 01:22:09,658 --> 01:22:11,193 I'm falling in love with someone, 2325 01:22:11,193 --> 01:22:12,461 yet I sent them home. 2326 01:22:12,461 --> 01:22:14,296 ♪ ♪ 2327 01:22:14,296 --> 01:22:16,432 The more I think about it, it's actually, like, 2328 01:22:16,432 --> 01:22:19,201 the most absurd [bleep] I've ever done. 2329 01:22:19,201 --> 01:22:21,336 [sighs] 2330 01:22:21,336 --> 01:22:24,807 I mean, what if I just made the absolute wrong decision? 2331 01:22:24,807 --> 01:22:26,175 [crying] 2332 01:22:26,175 --> 01:22:29,144 - Next week on "The Bachelorette"... 2333 01:22:29,144 --> 01:22:32,481 - I cannot believe that I will be getting engaged in Fiji. 2334 01:22:32,481 --> 01:22:34,016 The purpose of this overnight 2335 01:22:34,016 --> 01:22:36,952 is to help me decipher who is it 2336 01:22:36,952 --> 01:22:38,854 that I'm gonna choose to be my husband? 2337 01:22:38,854 --> 01:22:41,690 - It's scary how easy it is 2338 01:22:41,690 --> 01:22:44,126 to say that I'm genuinely in love with you, Charity. 2339 01:22:44,126 --> 01:22:46,895 - I am in a state of love. 2340 01:22:46,895 --> 01:22:48,464 - Queen Charity. 2341 01:22:48,464 --> 01:22:50,899 - I'm floating, like, actually levitating. 2342 01:22:50,899 --> 01:22:52,534 - I'm falling in love with Charity, 2343 01:22:52,534 --> 01:22:55,437 and I'm ready to already get down on one knee. 2344 01:22:55,437 --> 01:22:59,074 - I am 100%, like, in love with you. 2345 01:22:59,074 --> 01:23:00,309 [dramatic music] 2346 01:23:00,309 --> 01:23:02,277 [crying] I'm so upset. 2347 01:23:02,277 --> 01:23:05,180 - This idea of this fairy tale that we're experiencing 2348 01:23:05,180 --> 01:23:06,548 gave me some concern. 2349 01:23:06,548 --> 01:23:09,351 - Can you be someone that will show up for me 2350 01:23:09,351 --> 01:23:10,519 at the end of this? 2351 01:23:10,519 --> 01:23:12,788 - In my mind, there is that doubt. 2352 01:23:12,788 --> 01:23:14,456 - Joey's uncle told me 2353 01:23:14,456 --> 01:23:16,959 maybe Joey wasn't being his full self. 2354 01:23:16,959 --> 01:23:19,795 - It can be tough to be in a relationship with me. 2355 01:23:19,795 --> 01:23:20,996 - [crying] 2356 01:23:20,996 --> 01:23:24,466 We're, like, a week out from proposal. 2357 01:23:24,466 --> 01:23:25,968 Like, what's the next surprise? 2358 01:23:25,968 --> 01:23:29,705 ♪ ♪ 2359 01:23:29,705 --> 01:23:30,706 [gasps] 2360 01:23:30,706 --> 01:23:32,007 I can't believe my eyes, 2361 01:23:32,007 --> 01:23:34,977 because he's not supposed to be here. 2362 01:23:34,977 --> 01:23:36,144 I'm shaking. 2363 01:23:36,144 --> 01:23:37,846 This is insane. 2364 01:23:37,846 --> 01:23:39,114 What are we gonna do? 2365 01:23:39,114 --> 01:23:41,216 ♪ ♪ 2366 01:23:41,216 --> 01:23:42,284 This is not a drill. 2367 01:23:42,284 --> 01:23:45,587 ♪ ♪ 2368 01:23:45,587 --> 01:23:47,189 - So... - Yes? 2369 01:23:47,189 --> 01:23:49,024 - I brought something for you. - Okay. 2370 01:23:49,024 --> 01:23:51,159 - Yes. - From Nigeria. 2371 01:23:51,159 --> 01:23:52,961 - Okay. 2372 01:23:52,961 --> 01:23:55,697 Oh! Some bracelets! 2373 01:23:55,697 --> 01:23:58,267 - Yes. - Thank you. 2374 01:23:58,267 --> 01:23:59,535 Oh. 2375 01:23:59,535 --> 01:24:02,971 - Yeah, that's a African print dress for you. 2376 01:24:02,971 --> 01:24:04,439 - This is beautiful. 2377 01:24:04,439 --> 01:24:06,575 - Very nice. - Thank you so much. 2378 01:24:06,575 --> 01:24:08,477 So many gifts. Thank you. 2379 01:24:08,477 --> 01:24:10,045 I love the jewelry. 2380 01:24:10,045 --> 01:24:11,213 Oh, I love this. - Yeah. 2381 01:24:11,213 --> 01:24:12,214 - So many. Okay. - So this-- 2382 01:24:12,214 --> 01:24:14,016 it's the necklace. 2383 01:24:14,016 --> 01:24:15,417 Can I... - Mm-hmm. 2384 01:24:15,417 --> 01:24:17,519 - Oh, it matches kind of. - Oh. 2385 01:24:17,519 --> 01:24:19,421 - Aw, princess! 2386 01:24:19,421 --> 01:24:21,790 - A princess! [laughter] 2387 01:24:21,790 --> 01:24:25,193 - And this one, it's a waist bead. 2388 01:24:25,193 --> 01:24:28,163 - Okay. - It should be for the bedroom. 2389 01:24:28,163 --> 01:24:29,932 - Oh! Hey--oh. 2390 01:24:29,932 --> 01:24:31,233 [laughter] We'll save it. 2391 01:24:31,233 --> 01:24:33,702 - So let's--let's save it. - We'll save it. 2392 01:24:33,702 --> 01:24:35,337 - That's one thing you should learn 2393 01:24:35,337 --> 01:24:37,172 about your future mother-in-law. 2394 01:24:37,172 --> 01:24:38,640 [laughter] - I love it. 2395 01:24:38,640 --> 01:24:39,908 - She's a giver. 2396 01:24:39,908 --> 01:24:41,343 - Got it. [laughs] 2397 01:24:41,343 --> 01:24:43,245 [laughter] Perfect. 2398 01:24:43,245 --> 01:24:45,581 [indistinct chatter]