Nick and Josh get to meet Andi's parents (I love that her dad is named Hy. I can't help but giggle every time), her sister and her brother-in-law, all of whom have trekked to the Dominican Republic to help Andi find "great love." Nick tells Andi's mom repeatedly that he loves her - almost to a creepy level, and Josh, who has one too many buttons undone on his shirt, says repeatedly how nervous he is - almost to a sad level. Hy (heehee) gives them both his blessing to ask for Andi's hand, although he seems a bit more skeptical of Josh to me. Pro athletes - can't trust 'em.
Andi gets one more date with each guy - sailing on a boat with Josh and riding in a Jeep with Nick. Couldn't help but think it was foreshadowing that Josh's date was so beautiful and scenic and Nick's was literally a dirt road full of gigantic mud puddles. During the evening portions, Nick tells the camera that there will be no proposal unless he knows she loves him, which never becomes clear to the audience but he clearly "sensed it" and felt confident about the end result. He even gave her a necklace with a little trinket full of sand from the beach where he first told her he loved her. Sigh. (and a little gag.) Josh (wearing this season's signature red pants) tells Andi he has no doubts or questions and can't wait to marry her. He gives her a sweet note and presents her with an "Andi Murray" baseball card complete with photo and stats. Very adorable. (As a journalist, I kept peering at the screen to make sure he didn't accidentally spell her name ANDY. Because that would have made my night.)
The next day, Josh gets a visit from Neil Lane to pick out a ring and Nick gets a visit from...Andi. (dun dun DUN) She breaks it off gently but isn't super clear on the reasons - it just didn't "feel right" and she didn't want to spend her life overanalyzing things when she could be having fun and wearing tiny shorts! Nick is confused and devastated, admitting he feels like an idiot and feels Andi went "too far" in a lot of ways, giving him mixed messages. Mmm-hmmm. We will hear more about how far she went in a bit.
But nothing can damper a good engagement, and Josh arrives (in an ill-fitting suit - man that jacket barely buttoned!) and tells Andi how much he loves her and her smile and how he lives every minute to see the next one. Sweet but sort of gag-worthy. Andi keeps her cool, and it seems like she might be giving him the brush-off as well, until she admits that she has loved him since the moment she saw him and omg yay! Josh proposes with a gigantic rock which Andi seems more excited about than the actual fact that she is getting married, Josh accepts the final rose and they embrace. Back to the good stuff.
At the After the Rose Ceremony, we learn that Nick has tried to contact Andi twice - once while she was vacationing in Mexico and again at the Men Tell All. Andi refused to see him on both occasions, but he was able to pass her a note via Chris Harrison. Who by the way had a LOT of blue shirts in his dressing room:
Nick is nervous to finally see Andi, telling the audience he doesn't even know what he will say or how it will go. You didn't have time to prepare for this with your other two practice runs? Andi comes out in a wedding-y white lace dress and tries to explain that nothing was wrong with Nick or their relationship; it was just better with Josh. Makes sense to me. But not to Nick - he is not okay with the fact that he loved her and she didn't love him back. Then says, with enough pauses that you know some doozy is about to come out, "If you knew how I felt, why did you make love to me?" (crickets)
The room sort of gasped, as did I - no he di'nt! Andi once again kept her cool - I would have slapped him or stormed out - and says that was below the belt and private, but she DID know how he felt and that's why she let him go without having to propose and get rejected. The audience applauds this explanation, but steam is coming out of Andi's ears and Chris Harrison quickly bids Nick adieu. You can just see the producer yelling into his earpiece "CUT! Get him out of there!" Ha.
Andi dusts herself off and is finally joined by her fiance Josh, who talks about sneaking around in blonde wigs (hers) and sunglasses (his), and although she is not pregnant Josh is trying, dammit! Ah, young love.
We never do hear an announcement about the next Bachelor, but I still predict Farmer Chris. And NEVER Nick. #belowthebelt #redpants #thatsawrap
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