On tonight’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette, we are in Fiji and there will be overnights with the remaining men! Charity Lawson catches us up on what took place last week as well as what we can expect in tonight’s episode! She’s pleasead that Dotun, Joey and Xavier are here for her and have told her that they are falling in love with her as well.
We’re starting off with Dotun who we love his family and how generous they were with Charity. Joey acknowledges that his Hometowns with her didn’t end in the best way as she was crying when she left him. Xavier shares that his fear of committing to a person has been greatly reduced now that he has met her and he’s looking forward to continuing with her. Jesse Palmer sits down with Charity and lets her know that Fiji looks great on her and listens to her on how she has been feeling.
We also see that Aaron is on his way to go back to Fiji as he wants to be back with her and feels he needs to talk with her. We’re not surprised about this at all.
Xavier gets the first date and meets her on the beach. We learn that there are over 300 islands that comprise Fiji and their date will have them on an island on their own. They get to learn about the culture and ceremonial procedures of Fiji and they are both dressed in attire that is indicative of the people. They continue to talk after these activities since Charity is all about getting clarity from everyone tonight. They continue on with their date with dinner. Charity feels that she needs to truly understand Xavier’s views on having a life with her and how they will continue if engaged. After chatting, he lets her know that he was unfaithful in the past, but wanted to let her know. Whatever grace she was trying to give him, you can feel her retreat and she even gets up to think about it.
She reminds us that she dealt with this for 6 years with her ex and he explains that he did cheat multiple times with his ex 2 years into their relationship! Charity has such a level of grace that she continues to question to find out more. It’s a raw conversation and she continues to try to make paths that they can go forward - it’s painful to watch. She tells him that by having this card and to give it to him, she needs to know where he’s at. He says his heart is there, but his mind isn’t. She doesn’t give him the fantasy suite card and sends his home. It was a brutal watch, but Charity put herself first. We know that she’s shaken after this!
Joey’s date is next and he’s waiting for her in a lush landscape. She arrives with a dune buggy and they begin their date. Although the buggy ends up not working, they walk to the waterfall and she enjoys that they’re having a good time. Joey brings up that he knows his Hometown didn’t go as expected and she responds that although she had a great time as well as great conversations, it was talking with his uncle that gave her pause. Since he mentioned that Joey was not being his true self, she wanted to know what that meant. Joey explains that he was surprised that his uncle appeared at the tennis center and in an effort to make sure that she was comfortable and things went well, that got in the way of him being the way he would normally be. It seems that Charity accepts this answer and they continue to get closer.
Their date continues to dinner and they can continue to chat with one another so that they can know more about one another. He says he sometimes gets concerned that people fall in love with the idea of him where he has self-doubt and he’s not always confident and with great energy. He’s being very vulnerable with him about who he is and lets her know that he is falling in love with her. Charity loves hearing this from him and she says that she is in love with him. She presents him with the Fantasy Suites card and they take it. They have a great night and wake up together in the morning.
Dotun is getting ready to meet Charity. Their date is on the water as they make the most of a stunning day. Charity acknowledges that she doesn’t want to keep looking for what could be wrong with him - she’s just going to have a good time! They sit down and continue to chat and she compliments him on how she loved being with his family and how she loved praying with his mom. Dotun also shares that he didn’t really watch the show so he wasn’t aware what would happen at the end of it. But even when he found out, he was happy about it. While chatting with other viewers, they reminded us that he was nominated to be on the cast and signed on 2 weeks before the show started taping, so it’s totally possible that he didn’t know a lot about it. Just like we like the idea of her Joey, we have felt the same with Dotun.Their date continues to dinner and he says that he knows that their date is like a fairy tale. He lets her know that he is in love with her and she shares this with him as well! They continue onto their Fantasy Suites together. We see them waking up with one another and we know that they have a great connection.
Aaron arrives at the hotel asking for her at the front desk, but without a room number, they can’t disclose that information. He starts looking for her on the property and finds her by the pool. She is truly surprised that
Charity’s Gave Roses To | X
Charity sent home | Xavier,
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