02x05 - Leaving Paradise

[bunniefuu]

["Burn Through The Dark"
by John Coggins playing]

♪ I won't stop until the story's done ♪

♪ Rewrite history, be the one ♪

♪ Who's name you remember
Never surrender ♪

♪ I won't let up ♪

[Nick] You all right?
How are you feeling?

- [Danielle] Good. How was it?
- It was fun.

Who was there?

- Everyone except Kyle and Shaina.
- Oh, really?

Yeah. I mean, everyone was like,

"Oh, I bet it's because
one of them is an atheist

- and one of them is religious." Yeah.
- Yeah.

- We saw that coming.
- Yeah, shocker.

They... There's something about
Sal and Mallory that's, like, really cute,

but also, it wouldn't surprise me
if they didn't, like, last, but... It was...

- I thought the same...
- So, I pressed Jarrette a little.

And I was like,
"So, here's the differences.

Okay, like...
What do you think about Mallory?"

- Yeah.
- "Like, she's beautiful."

Did Jarrette react to you?

- What did he say?
- Yeah, he agreed. Totally.

- Yeah.
- Kind of, like, reassured.

Not convinced, but I'm a skeptic.

[Danielle] He asked Mallory first
if she would say yes. She said no.

- She cried.
- She cried?

Oh, she was sobbing.
She just felt terrible.

But she really likes Sal.

I mean, I wish I was there. So...

I wish you were there too.
I love you. [kisses]

But you know what?

Hmm?

I just wanted to get back with you.

I literally was like,
"Can I leave? Can I? Can I?"

Yeah. I mean,
you looked like you were having fun.

Looked like?

Yeah. What do you think
I was doing out there? I was bored.

- You watched it?
- Yeah. Well, I watched part of it.

Oh, I was talking to the girl
about capitalism. It was...

- [Danielle] Yeah, I saw that.
- [chuckles] You saw that?

- Yes.
- Did you hear me yelling?

- What'd you think I was doing? Yes, I did.
- I waved at you. You didn't wave back.

I was mad.

No, not when you were walking out.

I watched when
you were walking towards the beach.

[tense music playing]

I didn't walk towards the beach.
That wasn't me.

You were walking this way.
Yeah, you were.

So, you were the only person
that was there without someone else?

- Yes.
- Okay.

[Danielle] It's not
that I don't trust you. I do.

It's that I don't like some situations

that are gonna make this not work.
Like today.

Do you know what, though?
What didn't work today for us? You and me.

- What's going on in my head.
- About us?

- Everything.
- What's going on with us now?

There's no penetrating us. Literally...

There is.

There's not.

- This stuff is gonna cause big issues.
- You're gonna let it.

- Yes.
- Why? Why does this cause an issue?

Because I had three hours to sit here
and not do anything but be in my head.

I sat in the closet. I locked the door.

I shut this,
and I sat in the closet and cried.

[Nick] Do you think anything tonight
changed the way that I feel about you?

[Danielle] I don't know.

[Nick sighs]

But if I were to leave for three hours
and you were to sit in the closet and cry,

you'd probably change the way you feel.

Like, if I was the one
that was going somewhere.

You have to admit...
I'm not saying that to make you feel bad.

I just want you to understand
where I'm coming from.

I had to be here alone, by myself.

- [Nick] I told you I didn't have to go.
- For hours.

Do you believe me? Do you trust me?

I don't... I'm not kidding you,
I don't trust anything right now.

- Not even me?
- Nothing.

I can't believe you don't trust me at all.
My word doesn't mean anything to you.

- I'm done. No, I'm done.
- Stop. Hey.

[woman] ♪ I'm a little tired of hearing
What I should do, what I should say ♪

♪ Always being told I have to change ♪

- [Danielle] I'm not mad at you...
- But you're acting mad at me.

You're being toxic and you gotta stop.
You have to start being...

- [Danielle] I'm not mad about something.
- No. Stop.

Let me finish, please.
You're not making the active effort

to stop the toxicity.

♪ Am I okay?
Am I okay? ♪

♪ Am I okay? Oh... ♪

♪ Are you ready for a good time? ♪

[upbeat pop music playing]

♪ Oh! Get ready for a good time ♪

♪ Are you ready? ♪

Ew. Ew!

No. That's where I draw the line.

- Starting my morning skin care routine.
- Check out my little ring.

[Shayne] Let's go to that.
Look at that bad boy. Ooh. Sexy.

I have good taste. What can I say?

♪ Ready for a good time ♪

There's something's going on
with these healing crystals on my head.

[chuckles]

Deeps gave me these.
I have to say, I'm feeling really good.

- And then this one, I'm not a big...
- It's a heart crystal.

I'm not a fan of this one,
because it seems very manufactured.

[song ends]

- [Nick] Did we get coffee?
- Yeah.

- That was a pod promise.
- [Danielle] I know.

I'm a woman of my word.

I can sometimes be mistrusting of men,
not only because of the way that I look,

but because of situations
that have happened in my past.

- [Danielle chuckles]
- Thank you.

Because I'm scared they're gonna be
constantly seeking out someone else.

And I'm like, "They're always
gonna find someone skinnier, hotter."

And I wanna make sure I'm competing
with every single person out there,

and they can sense that, and I distrust
people who don't deserve that.

A rose by the bed. [chuckles]

[Nick] You're welcome.

- [sighs]
- [Nick] I feel like last night derailed.

[Danielle] So, I was upset,
but when I am bubbling up like that,

that's not myself.

[Nick] I get that.

I really get that.

My heart feels like I wanna forgive him
and I want him to forgive me.

I want this to be over.

I love, love, love that you made sure
that you ordered coffee right away,

- while I was sleeping.
- Yeah. Duh.

[kisses]

Duh, I told you I would.

Typically, we're good at communicating
and letting the other person know,

but it hasn't really
heightened to this level before.

It's an eerie feeling.
Um, it's a new feeling and it sucks.

[sensual pop music playing]

What are we gonna do today?

- You wanna go to the beach?
- Oh!

[laughs] Of course you spilled.

- I...
- Like, "I'm gonna spill."

- Then, surprise, surprise.
- Ah!

- As if it couldn't get any worse in here.
- Okay, no coffee in bed for you.

[laughs]

No!

- I'll have to sit over here and drink it.
- Yeah.

I can tell you 100%
if we met in real life,

and we had an argument
like we did last night

that early on, that wouldn't have worked.

But because we have this connection

and these strong communication skills
that we built in the pods,

we're able to come back
from something like that.

I believe our bond grows
stronger and stronger.

I have something I have to tell you.
It's very important.

- Yeah? Mm-hmm.
- [Nick] I hope it's not a deal-breaker.

- I like long walks on the beach.
- [laughs] Do you?

- How do you feel about them?
- I like them.

- It'd be nice to walk on the beach.
- Yeah.

- [Nick] This here is gorgeous.
- So pretty.

- It's so f*cking pretty.
- Oh. This whole thing.

[Nick] This makes me feel like I really
should've paid attention in Spanish.

- I took seven years.
- Seven? I took four.

[Nick] I have nothing to show for it,
except "cómo está?"

- This beach is beautiful.
- [Danielle] I know. So pretty.

[Nick] We're at the ocean in Mexico.

Engaged.

[Danielle] Mmm.

- With our whole lives ahead of us.
- I know.

[Nick] Can you imagine anything better?

- [Danielle] No.
- Me neither.

- [Danielle] Eek! Do you love it though?
- Yeah.

- Good.
- And you. I love you.

I love you too.

- [Nick] You wanna go in the water?
- Let's go.

["Paris on My Mind" by Guesthouse playing]

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Spend it with you ♪

♪ My favorite, ooh ♪

♪ I don't have to pretend
When I'm with you ♪

[upbeat pop music playing]

♪ I said hey ho
Today's gonna be my day-o ♪

♪ I said hey ho
Today's gonna be my day ♪

♪ Everybody loves the sunshine ♪

God, this is so pretty.

- You look amazing right now.
- Aw. Thank you. So do you.

Oh! [laughs]

Last night, when all the couples met,

Mallory and Jarrette were talking
for a long time

and I did think
Mallory wasn't interested in me.

That's why I broke down.

Then when we got back,
I just wanted to go to bed.

I know that some people don't like
going to sleep angry or upset,

but at that point
I was emotionally charged.

I didn't want to say anything
that I would regret later.

[sighs]

Hey, I know it's... Ugh.

[Mallory] Huh.

I don't know, Mal, I... I, um...

I know it's been a lot.

- Mm-hmm.
- Um...

Like, this whole trip has been a lot,

and, um, I know we've hit
a couple of little bumps

and I just wanted to...

I guess I just wanted to apologize
because I know I...

I...

- I just misunderstood. Um...
- Mm-hmm.

- I don't feel you meant to call me out.
- We're on the same page.

- I know you called me out already.
- Oh, I'll call you out.

[laughs]

- Oh. You're lucky. I would've k*lled...
- I know.

Most other people would've
probably k*lled you.

I'm very lucky.

Me too.

[emotional pop music playing]

I totally get it.

There was a lot going on,
a lot of emotions.

It was the first time
the guys were seeing all the women

and we were seeing all the guys,

and we're all in the same room together,
and it's just... It's a lot. Um...

- Yeah. It's a little nerve-racking.
- Oh, for sure.

And I think, too, like,
I don't ever want to make you feel...

like...

bad. I never wanna, like, hurt you.

Me neither. To you, though.

Yeah.

Jarrette is kind of
what I've dated previously.

That's where there was then
some type of connection

'cause there was
some familiarity with that.

But I know how much Sal cares about me
and how much I care about him.

I feel like I do love Sal immensely,

and I will always make sure
he knows where I stand.

Those are hard conversations
and the fact that we're

just up to having them together is...

- Means a lot to me.
- Yeah.

All of this, Mal,
is just a choice. It's a choice.

I want you to be able to choose me
at the end of the day.

- Mm-hmm.
- Every day.

- Yeah.
- It's like... Because that's what I'm doing.

I wanna choose you.

I want you here 'cause you want to be.

- Yeah.
- And that's why I'm here.

- Same.
- Okay.

Same. And trust me,
I will never be anywhere I don't wanna be.

I really like that about you
and I feel like we both have

very similar visions of what we want.

Yeah. Same.

So, to our engagement

and whatever new challenges
we're gonna face, Mal. Like...

- I'm here for it, okay?
- Same.

- I know you are too.
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.

- So, cheers.
- Prost!

- Ooh. That was such a good cheers.
- What if we broke these glasses?

[laughs] I wouldn't be surprised.

[chuckles]

Oh!

[romantic pop music playing]

Mm... Mm-mm-mm.

- And you're a good kisser, which is nice.
- Oh my God.

[laughs]

[gasps]

[gasps, laughs]

[both laughing]

[Jarrette] Yo. This is...

I'm finally able to put your pod voice
to your face right now.

So, today was the first day
that I realized I'm just now pairing up

your pod voice and your face.

Oh my God, this is so weird.

Yeah, no.
I think I've got it pretty paired now.

- Just happened for me right now.
- How did you even realize that?

I'm sitting here listening to you talk,
and I'm just looking at you,

and it's finally clicking.

Can you deal with this
for the rest of your life?

- Uh...
- This is a lot.

- Probably not.
- [laughs]

After day one,
I was ready to run. I ain't gonna lie.

But, you know...

[laughs] I'm just fooling.

I'm gonna b*at you up.
I'm gonna b*at you up.

I'm just playin'.

Our chemistry is amazing. Um...

I feel like I've been with him
for at least like five years.

But seeing him talking with Mallory,

I mean, I was a little worried
that maybe he'd regret his choice.

You're a hater, bruh.

I really do trust him. He's a grown man.

What would break my heart is
if he, like, lied to me.

Like, if he lied to me,
that's a deal-breaker for me.

I don't like being lied to.
That's a no-go.

And cheating is also a huge no-go.

When I get in a new relationship,
it's almost immediately,

I just like immediately
cut off certain relationships out of...

For me, it's out of respect
for my new relationship.

- Oh Lord.
- Are you still friends with your exes?

I'm not a big fan of burning bridges,
because you never know...

Why do you call it burning bridges?
I just call it boundaries.

- No, I call it boundaries.
- There's boundaries within exes.

But it's also like, you never know
who you're gonna need down the line.

You don't need an ex.

She can be somewhere in HR,
and I'm trying to get in HR

and she's looking
for a position to hire and I'm like...

- No. That'd be like, "No, thank you."
- You never know though.

[sing-songy] Just so accepting.

I mean, I also wouldn't be communicating
with my ex every damn day.

She would know that I'm married.
So, I would...

- There's boundaries I wouldn't cross.
- Would she be okay with that?

She has to be. The hell?

It's also on me
to navigate that, you know...

I'm glad you recognize that.

I'd hate to have to point that out.
That's not comfortable.

No, I...

'Cause I'm really big on observation
and just reading body language.

Mm-hmm.

So, if I'm worried, then there's an issue,
but I have to see it.

Would you say something in the moment?
If you were worried?

No. Honestly, you probably wouldn't even
be able to tell in the moment

if I'm worried or not.
It'd be after the fact, like,

"Hey, babe, I don't...
That makes me uncomfortable."

- I can't force you to do anything.
- Mmm.

Mm-hmm.

Okay. I mean, 'cause I just feel like
if you said something to me

and you felt strongly about it,
then I would do the necessary things

to make sure you're comfortable
within the situation.

I appreciate it.

I wouldn't be like,
"Well, I don't care how you feel."

I wouldn't do that.

I'm trusting your words,
but I also need to see it in action.

Okay.

♪ This is love that I'm feeling for you ♪

["All I Think About is You"
by Hysteria playing]

- Your first cenote. Ready?
- My first cenote!

- Here we are.
- I'm so excited.

You know, the ancient Incans say
that each cenote...

- Yeah?
- ...has a spirit of its own.

[Deepti] Ooh. I love that.

This is a vibe! Do you hear the cave echo?

- [Shake] Oh, that's some good acoustics.
- [Deepti gasps]

- [Shake] Oh, dude, this is...
- Babe, this is dope.

- Holy sh*t.
- [Shake] This is a vibe right here.

[Deepti] Oh my God. Is it a fish?

- Yep, that is a fish.
- I mean, I know it's a fish, but...

I know it's your first cenote, but...
Come on.

Really pumped to show Deeps this cenote.

They're really, really vibey
underground caves.

My first ever cenote.

Her very first cenote.
It's a vibey one, honestly.

- I'm liking this aesthetic.
- No one here.

The last time I was at one was actually
for a music festival that Diplo was at.

Definitely a different
type of cenote experience

than the one we're going to today,

but I'm excited.

[gasps] I wanna jump in so badly.

[Shake] I love going out and doing things.

Deeps seems to be that type of person too,

so just having the opportunity to go
on a mini-adventure together is awesome.

[Deepti] This is our cenote!

Yeah.

This is a strong enough connection
to fight for

and I need to do everything in my power

to see if I can bring that missing element

in our relationship.

- Ready?
- Ready?

[both] One, two, three.

["Giants" by Kendel Lester playing]

♪ In the light of day ♪

[indistinct]

Wow. Look at this.

♪ Like a tidal wave
Crashing all around me ♪

Smile.

[Deepti] Amazing.

How was it?

It's nice!

- Ooh, yeah! Nice!
- Yeah, that was a good...

That was a sexy dolphin
type of thing you did. I like it.

[Deepti] Oh boy.

- [Shake] That was fun, right?
- So fun.

♪ We could be giants ♪

♪ We could be giants ♪

["Dirty Dancing" by Freedom playing]

♪ She's all right as she's dirty dancing ♪

♪ She's all right as she's dirty dancing ♪

♪ One desire, she's dirty dancing ♪

Sallory in the house!

Hey!

[yelps]

What's up, guy?

- [Jarrette] Hold on, wait, guys.
- Group hug?

[all exclaiming]

[Jarrette] Y'all ready
to play some volleyball?

[humming]

I got Nick.

- Oh! Number one draft pick! Yeah!
- Who'd you pick?

- I'll take heart over height.
- [Iyanna] You guys do your thing.

- I'm just gonna watch.
- [Natalie] Hey. Take your shirts off.

We're doing this. Yeah. Sal, come on.

- Finally, she says that!
- [laughs]

- Actually, put it back on. I'm good.
- Know what?

[Sal] Play shirts and skins.

I'm the referee.

I am so bad at sports.

[Nick] The game is starting right now!

I am terrified of balls coming my way.

I feel... [laughs]

["Same Team" by Mosh Party playing]

♪ We are, we are on the ♪
Same team! ♪

[laughter, shouting]

♪ We're playing for keeps
Because we're on the same team ♪

Shayne looks hot as sh*t. [giggles]
That is not a good way to describe him.

Oh, I'm going right for this one.

- [laughter]
- [Danielle] Oh, yeah.

- Natalie, what are you doing?
- Get back here!

I hate sports.

- Go, sexy!
- Go, sports!

I will not take an L for anything!
Let's go! Pick it up!

[Danielle] Whoa!

[Natalie] Nope.

Our kids are in deep trouble.

[laughs]

Oh my God.

♪ We can be as free as we feel ♪

Natalie.

What? I'm just taking a break.

Let's go!

Ah!

I don't know who let me
on that volleyball court. [laughs]

[all laughing, shouting]

We won!

Woo!

- Uh-oh. Uh-oh. What's gonna happen?
- Oh no!

- Oh, oh, oh!
- Ah!

- [Nick] And there it is.
- [Natalie] Almost there and then he falls.

[laughs]

My water shoes failed me.
I tripped before I got to the water.

I got salt water in my eyes,
so my contact was, like, burning

and I couldn't see.

Memorable, for sure. [chuckles]

♪ Feeling like a weight
Has been lifted right off of my chest ♪

Look at this scene. Oh my God.

Oh yeah.

[Iyanna] They're being such bros.
Look at them bonding.

There's a solid bromance.

[laughing]

Oh my God. They're such extroverts.

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Oh sh*t!

[laughing]

It's adorable.

Oh, hey.

- [grunts]
- You're so extra.

What I do?

Everything. I don't think I realized
just how extroverted you were.

You're like the most extroverted.

- Is it a problem?
- It's not too much.

I'm just worried you'll more so
be annoyed at how opposite I am.

- How you just sitting down and...
- Mm-hmm. Does that bother you?

No, but that's also like
I'll ask you if you want to come out.

And I'll say no. [laughs]

- This is what I'm like when I go out.
- No, that's fine.

[Mallory sighs]

- Wait. How's it been going, though?
- Been going really well.

- Are you comfortable around him?
- Yeah. So comfortable.

I think everyone looks
really good together.

I was gonna say, I think
all the boys are like really good-looking.

- Yeah. I think they're so cute, honestly.
- Yeah.

But I think we,
as women, are out of their league

- Yeah. [laughs]
- But that's just me.

It's so funny. It's funny to see
the dynamics of all the couples.

I think just meeting Jarrette.
Jarrette was like...

Kind of like, "Uh..."

Like, you know...
He had definitely dated up until the end.

- Come on, child.
- Get me up.

[grunts]

[Natalie] Was it awkward?

Yeah, it was like... it was awkward.
It was a little awkward.

It was just so much all at once, you know.

I'm overwhelmed.

[screams]

- Sorry.
- [laughs]

Oh my... [giggles]

- I love the wavy hair. It's so sexy.
- I know! It looks so good. I told her.

That's so funny 'cause that's not
what you said last night.

Just kidding.

Yeah, you don't remember what you did
last night. I love that thing, though.

- Do you want to be m*rder*d?
- I...

[Mallory laughing]

- [strumming]
- ♪ Natalie-lee ♪

♪ You are the one for me ♪

♪ We'll have a kid or three ♪

Oh. Like six.

♪ Whee! ♪

[Shayne] Nick and Danielle
look like opposite human beings.

[Natalie] Yeah, but opposites attract.

Do you think we're way different than...
I think we are.

- We're very similar people.
- I think we have different energy levels.

Yeah, but no one is on my energy level.
No one will ever be able to match that.

I know,
but because I'm a little bit introverted,

I think I don't get energy from people.
It's like it sucks it out of me.

Yes. So, do I suck
every little bit out of you?

[chuckles]

No. Of course not.

So, should I save something for later on,
so we can have some more fun

in the area
that I want to have more energy in?

- Oh, what? Beach volleyball?
- No, in the bedroom.

[strums]

I am not talking about it.

- [smashing sounds]
- What the f*ck?!

Come on.

[Danielle] I was gonna make you
put me on your shoulders.

[Shake] I'll do it right now.

- Oh, no, nope, nope, nope.
- [Deepti] Ah! Got it!

- [Shake] Oh. There we go. Yeah?
- You've got it!

[Shake] Not a big deal.

Yes! You can do it!

- Got you!
- Let me down!

- [Shake] Whoa. Oh God.
- Please, gently, Shakey.

- Slowly, gently. You'll never believe...
- I'm already halfway down.

Okay, I got you.

Let her go gently.

- He did. I'm impressed.
- He did it.

- I didn't think he'd be strong enough.
- Yeah, sometimes we surprise ourselves.

[Nick] No one thought it was possible.

Yeah.

I'm very curious
to see how Deeps and Shake end up.

Why?

Well, Shake said
that he was not at all interested

in Deeps, sexually.

- That's f*cked up.
- That's really f*cked up.

What did you say?

I try to stay out of that drama,
so I told him

about how much great stuff we've done.

[gasps, sighs]

- g*dd*mn it.
- [giggles]

Tell me about you and Danielle.
Like, you guys...

I feel like you guys had
such a frigging connection

and you told each other
you loved each other so quickly.

- It felt like, right?
- Yeah, five days. You know, you know.

That's how I feel!

I will say that it's been really fun,
and we've been having a really good time.

That's good.

I think Mexico has helped us connect
in a lot of ways.

We've built such a deep connection.

[Nick] Have you been physical?

A little bit, but we both stopped ourself
from getting there,

even though we wanted to, completely.

By the way, gettin' married.

- Are you physically attracted to him?
- [Deepti] Absolutely.

He's the first brown man
I've ever kissed in my entire life.

Really? What was your first kiss like?

[giggles]

- It was great.
- I can't imagine.

My gosh, the emotional connection we made
and the foundation that we built

was very strong.

Me and Shake can talk romantically,
and try to see if we can get there.

- You know, you know, right?
- You know, you know.

["What I Should Have Said"
by Photronique playing]

♪ I'm breaking down for you
I'm spitting truth to you ♪

♪ Sometimes late's better than never ♪

♪ And I know no one ever
Is gonna love you like I do ♪

- Cheers!
- Cheers.

[clinks]

- Wait, this is so good.
- [Shake] It is good.

Best food we've eaten
in Mexico so far? Go.

Tacos.

- Thank you. Street tacos. Those were fire.
- Mm-hmm.

But that's what I'm super excited about.

In the pods,
we talked about a lot of cool things.

We're like, "We're adventurous.
We can go and do things,"

but actually doing it with you

and just like living in the moment.

[Shake] Took the words out of my mouth.

You're already taking
the words out of my mouth.

Yeah. That's exactly
where my mind's at right now too.

[laughs]

That does worry me, though. Honestly.

- What? Hmm?
- If I'm being really honest.

I think we've been
on this kind of fairy-tale vacation.

Mm-hmm.

But, I'm kind of approaching a point
in my life where I'm gonna have to grind.

Mm-hmm.

You know, I'm opening a business.
I'm opening an animal hospital.

It does make me nervous
because I love to have a good time, but...

I have a lot of responsibility coming up.

Yeah. In the back of my mind,
I think about that all the time.

It's like, when we get back to reality,

when we start
to integrate our lives together,

when we start living together,
how is it all gonna play out?

And I'm here to support you

in this career-oriented journey
that you're on.

And I understand it,
because now is the time to grind.

Now is the time when you're young
and you have that energy

to put everything you have
into your career,

so that you can enjoy your life later.

I don't think
everybody fully realizes that.

You really capture my thoughts
and feelings so well.

I would love to be there with you
on that journey.

Honestly, it means a lot to hear that.

I honestly feel like you have my back

more than anyone else I've ever met.

I don't know that I took part
in this experiment

looking for what I have right now,
which is an amazing, supportive woman

who's kinda there for me.

[laughs] I mean, saying it back,
it sounds like...

Obviously, duh,
you should be looking for that,

but I don't know that those qualities
have been the hallmark

of my previous relationships.

It's not like this lusty,
physical relationship

like I've had in the past or looked for,

but I think this could be
exactly what I need.

Maybe we focus less on what could go wrong

and focus more on what could go right?

Yeah. I like that a lot.

At this point, I can't wait
to move in together.

- It'll be awesome.
- [laughs]

- I think it's gonna be a lot of fun.
- I'm excited for it all.

- To the next chapter.
- Cheers. To the next chapter.

[melodic pop music playing]

[Nick] So, am I allowed
to put you as my emergency contact now?

I'm the best emergency contact,
because I answer right away.

[both laugh]

- We go home tomorrow.
- I know. What am I gonna cook for you?

Can't think of anything sexier
than a Salisbury steak.

[giggles]

- I don't even know what's... Honestly...
- [Nick] It's meatloaf and gravy.

- Is that what Salisbury steak is?
- It's basically meatloaf.

Meatloaf is not sexy.

[laughs]

I can't wait to make your dog
like me more than he likes you.

It won't take much. He's such a sellout.

But I'm literally gonna train him
to like me more than you.

I'm telling you,
you won't have to train him.

- He'll literally go...
- I'm so excited.

He will come say hi to me
and then he'll run to you.

- Like, ah, I can't wait.
- And I can't wait for you to meet him.

My cat, maybe not so much. [laughs]

Are her and Grayson gonna get along?

Mm?

- Yeah.
- Grayson doesn't like other dogs.

I don't know
how he's gonna feel about cats.

I don't think
Grayson is gonna be down for that.

Um...

- I'm excited to see your place though.
- Yeah, my place is pretty nice.

What are you most worried about?
I do wanna know.

Sometimes I don't see it coming.
It's like a freight train out of nowhere.

I'm scared that you'll think
that how I've been acting

is how I'm gonna act
for the rest of our lives,

and it's not. It's not like that.

I just had a panic att*ck.

I'm... I'm, like,
really scared of you judging me

for how I was
when I was going through that.

And you... The way
that you're looking at me right now,

I can tell you are judging me for it.

- I'm not judging you for it.
- Yeah.

I'm not judging you. I'm trying
to understand, and I'm trying to support.

Yeah, no, and I believe you
when you say that. I just think...

You don't give me a lot to work with.

It's just like the way
that you're responding to me

makes me feel worse.

- A lot worse.
- I'm trying to understand.

- I know.
- Like, I don't know how to handle it.

Yeah.

And then if I try and you get more angry,

then it's like, "What do I do?"

Yeah. You don't...

We don't know how to navigate each other
in those situations yet.

- And that's what's a huge thing.
- I'm trying.

I know you are. I know you are.

I genuinely do trust you, and I know
that your intentions are always good.

Like, I don't ever want you to think
that I'm not thinking that.

♪ When it's so heavy you can't hold it ♪

Yep.

♪ I'm by my man ♪

♪ When you
You hit the bottom ♪

♪ Night is gone ♪

♪ I'll catch you on the way down
I'll catch you on the way down ♪

♪ I'll catch you on the way down ♪

♪ I'll catch you on the way down
I'll catch you on the way down ♪

[Shayne] After you.

[Natalie] This is really cute, though.

This trip has been the best.

Just seeing his smile,

and just the way he hugs me
and the way he holds my hand.

It just, like, took our relationship
to a whole new level.

It's so crazy
that the wedding's three weeks away

and I can't wait
to get to the married part. I'm so happy.

- Cheers.
- To our first dinner date.

- Oh my gosh. Yeah!
- Look at that full glass you got too.

You gonna drink it all?

- [muffled] Oh, that's fantastic.
- What? What is it?

- It's really good.
- What is it? What is it?

- It's really good.
- What is it?

- I can't talk with food in my mouth!
- Sorry. Okay.

- I'm trying to be respectful.
- Yeah.

- Are you excited to go back home?
- Mm-hmm. I'm anxious about it.

I think, um...

- Just having the conversations.
- With your parents and everything?

- And your mom too, siblings.
- My mom will be fine with it.

- I know, but it's also...
- You gonna wear that red dress for my mom?

- Why would I wear that for your mom?
- Why? I mean, it's sexy.

- What?
- I like it.

No, I'm gonna wear a frickin' turtleneck
in the middle of the summer.

I might wear an entire
just, like, zip-up onesie, honestly.

Are you happy with everything
that's been going on the last couple days?

Besides me, like,
ripping out your soul with all my energy?

Is there anything else? Or no?

[Shayne laughs]

That's who I am. I can't help that.

When you're with your guy friends,
it's like a whole 'nother level.

Yeah.

I think in that way
we're different people.

Don't think we have to work on it.
Just something I have to get used to.

- Yeah.
- It is who you are. So, I think it's fine.

- That's the person you love, right?
- Yeah.

Oh! [laughs]

Could you give me
a little more love than that or no?

I was like, "Yeah." Yeah.

You... You gotta give
our relationship a little more credit.

Yeah, it's not like I don't.
I'm just saying, like...

You joke a lot about our relationship.

How often do you say how good it is?

But, like, why do I have to?

Why do we need to talk
about how great it is with other people?

Because we both joke around
with each other a lot, right?

But, honestly,
I brag all the time about us.

I know and I want to too,
but it's just not my style.

- Why are you getting defensive over it?
- I'm not. No, I'm not.

Sorry. It was the way
you were raising your voice at me.

It was weird. Are you upset
that I don't brag about our relationship?

No, I'm not upset about it. I'm just like...

Why can't you brag about it?

You don't brag about your purses,
your coats,

you brag about how a guy treats you?
That's something you should brag about.

I just show my love differently.

I think you have such high expectations.

Yeah, I'm not about PDA.

I'm not gonna always be, like,
super affectionate with you. It's...

I didn't ask that question.

You're really freaking out
at me right now, I feel like.

I'm not fr... Did I raise my voice?
I'm having a conversation with you.

I know. I'm just like
shutting down during it right now.

[fork clanks]

["Burn" by Sad Puppy playing]

♪ Living in a crowded dream ♪

♪ Searching for the quiet
That you need to breathe ♪

♪ Gave up on your sanity
To hide behind your shadow ♪

♪ While you tried to take the sun down ♪

I'm done.

[sighs]

I'm the f*ck out of here.

♪ Heading back with only one way ♪

♪ Trying to stop from running
But you can't wait ♪

♪ Bury all the evidence
You'll only learn ♪

♪ When you crash and burn ♪

[man] Well, well, well.

- [Shaina] Oh my God, hi!
- Hi. How are you?

How are you?

Been waiting a while?

- This far.
- Yeah, I know.

So.

Where's your ring?

- You're being weird.
- [laughs]

- I'm not being weird.
- You're being weird.

Well, I don't know where we're standing.
I don't know where we're at.

I'm just confused.

I just was not comfortable
spending the night together.

- Yeah.
- Sharing a bed.

- It was moving too fast.
- Oh, yeah.

It did freak me out.

- Hi!
- Hi.

- Thank you.
- Oh, it's beautiful.

Looks so good.

- Enjoy.
- Thank you so much.

I thought about what it'd be like
to be married to you. It was...

- What did you...
- I got excited.

I'm not gonna let go
and give up that easy on us.

You're hard to find. I've been looking
for somebody, seriously, that is like you.

High-energy, fun,

I don't have to act pretentious and smart.

- You're yourself.
- I can be myself.

- You get me the most, by far.
- I know.

I'm not worried about that.

I'm worried about the logistical life
that we're gonna have together.

I know. At the end of the day,
it does worry me,

because these things
that we're fighting about,

- I'm never gonna change.
- Yeah.

Your stance on those things
are never gonna change.

So, are we gonna keep running into a wall,
where it's the same argument

for the rest of our lives?

- Get what I'm saying?
- Yeah, I understand. Yeah.

I want to stay true
to my core and my beliefs.

But we can work on that.

I'm willing to compromise
on so much other sh*t

that I normally wouldn't,
because there's so much I love about you.

I chose Kyle. I said yes to Kyle,

but I can't stop thinking about Shayne.
I can't explain it.

I do have love for Shayne,
still at the end of the day.

If it's true love,
time reveals all truth. We will see.

Regardless of him deciding
to marry Natalie,

I'm here to find my husband,

not to take a back seat to Natalie
with her feelings for Shayne.

♪ Are you ready for the fight
With every single breath? ♪

[sighs]

♪ Comes crashing down ♪

♪ There's only one ♪

[soaring pop music playing]

Six couples fell in love
and got engaged sight unseen.

Now their romantic getaway is over,

and they're about to enter
the most intense phase of this experiment.

[Jarrette] I'm upset. I don't wanna leave.

No! Oh my God! Go back to the real world.

[Jarrette] I know.

- We're heading out. It is bittersweet.
- We're leaving Mexico.

Ugh. I'm a very emotional person,
so I'm trying not to cry,

but I'm also just very excited to...

- Go to real life. Back home.
- Yeah, to be in Chicago with him.

Eek!

All good things must come to an end, huh?

Well, that's kind of
a depressing way to say it.

- It is. On to chapter three.
- On to the next adventure.

That's what I meant to say.

No more sexy beach rendezvous
and cocktails, right?

- No, no, no.
- We are throwing them back into reality.

[pop music playing]

♪ Give me some of your love
Give me some of your love ♪

♪ It's never enough
No, it's never enough... ♪

[Danielle] Hello.

This is the longest I've gone
without talking to you in my entire life.

- Take a look at this.
- No way!

Yes, I am engaged.

- [Wendy] It's beautiful!
- I know!

Put him on.

Oh gosh.

Hi.

[Wendy] You really love her?

- She said, "Do you really love her?"
- I do. I really do.

We're engaged!

- Wow.
- I can tell.

So excited! [squeals]

They have their devices back
and they're headed home...

- Oh my God. Got a view of the city.
- Okay.

- Welcome to our home.
- My gosh.

...where they're going to be living together
in a new shared apartment.

[Deepti] I feel like this
is gonna be our real test.

Yeah.

[Nick Lachey] Will they judge each other

based upon what
they discover in the real world?

Will looks, age, race, family,
even financial circumstances matter?

- [Iyanna grunts]
- Hope you like it cold.

[Nick Lachey] They started with love,
a true emotional connection.

And now, they are
just three weeks away from the altar.

Will they prove that love is blind?

We'll find out.

- [Sal] I brought goods.
- [Mallory] What'd you get?

- A little wine for us if you want.
- Ooh.

What are you up to?
Finishing up some work?

We were gone for almost three weeks.

So I'm trying...
Buried under a mountain of e-mails.

Back to reality.

I know.

But I was just closing out
of everything right now.

- No more work for the night, yeah?
- I know.

- There's plenty of time for all that.
- Cheers.

Cheers. Thank you.

Yeah. Hey, I know...

Mm?

- Something has been on my mind.
- Do you wanna sit down and talk?

I, um...

[Mallory] Hmm?

[exhales]

I know that there's nothing going on
with Jarrette or anything like that.

But at the same time, like...

I guess we never really had
an in-depth conversation about it,

and I wanted to make sure
that whatever did happen that night...

I mean, if there is something
that I need to be concerned about...

This is something that,
like, I felt, like, happened,

we talked about, and we were good.

I don't understand where...

I guess it worried me
that you and him were talking for so long

and I just read into it.

When we talked before, you were like,
"I'm not jealous." How did you feel?

[clicks tongue]

[sighs]

[tense music playing]

Honestly, Mal, I don't know
if this is me just imagining things.

After you spoke to Jarrette,
I thought I heard you say

that we don't necessarily
have to get married.

It bothered me.

[scoffs]

- I would... Look, I just...
- Why is this happening right now?

I'm feeling just a little blindsided
by all this.

I said if we felt like at the end of this
that we weren't ready to get married,

then it's okay if then, like, if we don't.

I understand that.

I just didn't understand
why that was the first thing that was said

when we talked,
right after you had spoken to Jarrette.

And I did think
that you weren't interested.

In you?

Mm-hmm.

And it's not even, like,
what was necessarily said, so...

What was said, then?

That's what I heard, and that...

That's why I freaked out.

You saying we don't necessarily have
to get married at the end of all of this.

I guess I didn't think that I had
something to worry about in that sense.

The first thing that was said to me
after that Jarrette conversation was that.

He did make a little bit of a comment
about my ring not being gold.

It could've been after the comment
about the ring.

And in my head, I felt like,
"Well, I don't know, we're engaged."

Do you know me, then?
Like... I don't know.

Like maybe I'm a little bit
in my head then too.

Maybe you really don't wanna get married
to me. Maybe. Why did you propose?

Do you want to get married
at the end of this?

Maybe I was a little bothered
that I felt like all the women have

exactly the type of ring
that they really wanted,

or kind of had mentioned.

I didn't know about the ring.

I didn't know
it had affected you like that.

I love... I love my ring.

It's beautiful and I love it.

I didn't make a big deal
about it because it isn't,

but I think I got a little bit in my head
with that comment

and feeling a little, like, slighted.

Sometimes, I just can't tell, like,
how much you really care about me.

You are my fiancée and I want to do that.

Look, I know you love your ring,

and I could've asked for more details
and that's my fault.

At the end of the day, I chose this ring.

- And I wanted to give it to you.
- And I love it.

I don't understand why
he would make that comment to you.

- Like, that's not cool.
- Mm-hmm.

Even with your fiancée there,

you're still saying this sh*t
about someone else.

You already have another fiancée.
Like, why are you doing this?

If we're gonna get married in two weeks,
I'm not f*cking around.

Okay.

I had things going on yesterday,
outside of meeting your family.

I can't do this.

[woman singing] ♪ Change is in the wind ♪

I mean, I wanna know
that you're prioritizing me.

You have my heart.

I wasn't the only one.

♪ My fiancée is tall like Beyoncé ♪

You're so cute!

I think we should move in together.
The next step.

- I'm engaged.
- Oh my God.

- I'm concerned.
- [Natalie] Do you wanna see the ring?

No, I don't wanna see it.

Don't they say
you should marry your best friend?

But you should also feel
that they're more than a best friend.

What the f*ck are we doing?

Like, I care about you.
Did you guys think you're compatible?

That is comical.

[phone chimes]

We have such big issues.
I think I'm at a breaking point.

[drumming]

[Natalie] I never thought
that this would happen to me.

This has the potential
to be one of the saddest days of my life.

Holy sh*t.

[sighs]

You ready for this?

No.

[Deepti] We fell in love solely based
on who we are on the inside,

but I don't know that it is enough.

[officiant] Now is the time to decide...

if love is truly blind.

Do you take him to be your husband?

[officiant 2] Do you take her
to be your lawfully wedded wife?

I'm falling apart.

This is not how I pictured
my wedding day to be ever.

- [sobbing]
- What is going on?

["I Will Be There" by NineOneOne playing]

♪ Look up into the black of night ♪

♪ Where the stars they shine
I'll be there ♪

♪ Look up into the cloudy sky ♪

♪ Where the sun shines through
I'll be there ♪