Here in Minnesota, I'm so excited for today. Ari is finally in my hometown
Ari and I started off very strong with the first one-on-one
And when I was with him in Tuscany, it just seemed like everything clicked we must do so much detail
And excited I have a great day at the apple orchard plan, and I can't wait and I just want to get today started
Well, welcome to Sona. Yeah, I'm sorry. It's not warm. Where right now, it's okay. We're at an apple orchard
Cool, if you couldn't guess from yeah, I come here every year with my sister or my best friend
It's a way this isn't happening
Okay, let's get started. I
Hope you like apples. I love apples
This apple orchard was near and dear to my heart because I grew up apple picking with my mom and dad my dad used to
Grow, we had a couple traced out of my house. Oh, really? Mhm. My dad passed away when I was 19
But I think my dad, you know, I feel like he's been watching me through this journey
I think he would really enjoy Ari and find him just like a stand-up guy
Isn't it good throw him down to me nice, you know, he has teamwork
Yeah, one two three
I
Know I'm falling for Abeka. That is someone that I could see spending the rest of my life with
She made a great wife she make a great mom and we have that chemistry and passion for each other
So you're gonna stick it in all the way Oh
Guys, this is so good already. Today is huge for me Cheers
I know how important family is to Becca and I want to make a good impression
I'm so excited meet your family. I am a diva. So tell me who's gonna be there. Okay?
well
Me my mom Joe uncle Gary Oh Gary. So uncle Gary is a pastor. Did I say that before so he's a pastor?
so he's like a second father to me and I
Think he's kind of taking that role on for my sister and I do like after my dad died. He is very protective
So I guarantee that he'll want to talk to you. Yeah, what advice can you give me to help that conversation go good
Uncle Gary, I mean he has such a big heart
he'll definitely have questions about the process and like I'm sure he'll ask you like what you see in me and
He's not gonna get you dating more people right now. Hopefully he feels good on my answer. Yeah, no and yeah, I know
Yeah, like I trust you and like it and I just want you to be honest
See like what's whatever you're feeling. Uh-huh and just be like open with them
I mean, I know that it's tough and I really want that support from your family
I just want them to feel comfortable because if it is us in the end, you know
We're gonna meet our family support raise its yes, not easy, you know and it's harder. Yeah. I mean, it's always
Nerve-racking bringing somebody home and having your family meet them. Let's do it. Let's meet the Cooper Johnson family. I'm ready. I want them to
Approve and accept and love somebody that I'm with after properly
To me. It's a make-or-break deal
Here's my thing, what do you think? I think it's way too fast
Ridiculously fast Becca needs more time with this guy if this is the real deal
She's not gonna say yeah
Tonight is huge for me. I mean I have to do my best because I know how important family is so making a good impression
He's extremely important today
Okay, let's do damn thing I
Think she would be cautiously optimistic at the most. I think he's got three other girls
She's pragmatic. She's not some Minnesota girl
Okay, I am ready okay, let's do the damn thing
Yeah, I don't know if she would just say this is the one I'm sure right now
I think would you be surprised if she did I'd be very very surprised. Yeah. Okay. Are you ready? I'm ready
Nice to meet you
I
Know my family and I know how bright their how
open and wealth mean they are but they were skeptical of me going into this and
I can only hope that seen him with me in this process. They would just put their mind at ease
But how is this different from when you were one of the twenty nine or whatever on The Bachelorette? How is this experience different?
I think it's a little different because I have to really open myself up to more than one relationship
Yeah, but it's in a way
it's really good because at the end of all this I'll be very confident in that person just because there are
29 incredible women in the beginning. Mm-hmm
So, you know, it's it's totally different but in a way, it's pretty beautiful. Mm-hmm, you know
Okay, well I just want to go toast for tonight with so many people that I love in one room
And I've missed you guys terribly and for you being here to finally meet my people
So here's to a good night. I
Propose a toast to Steve dad
Hey Ari, can I have your attention here?
Let's have a chat
My uncle Gary is very protective after my dad passed away. He stepped in and kind of took on the father protective role
So I think he's really gonna put himself in my dad shoes tonight, you know
obviously about
Becca's dad Steve. Yep
She has told me a lot of us tell you a great guy. Great hunter great fisherman
And you all these ducks. He carved them all. He was one of the best so he's he's quite the man
I know she misses her dad. She knows she talks about a law. Yeah, they were tight. I did his fear
Yeah, and I hate that for her, you know, yeah and I do too this should be her dad right now sitting here not me
Sorry, that's okay
You know with her dad dying of a horrible, you know brain tumor
Mom Joe's had breast cancer
but we've we've seen a lot of ugliness with cancers and dying and deaths and things that
Yet we've stuck together. Yeah
We're her uncles and since his passing. We we're her guard dogs
I'm not gonna you know mess her own. So are we wasting time here or is that the real deal to you?
She is
Yeah
Okay, so I know coming in you were a little skeptical about
This overall process. Yeah. Um, so like seeing this re now
What are your thoughts and like has he when you over at like can you see it with us? I like them
I like them. I know that it takes time to really know somebody so I hope you allow yourselves that
So the next time you could potentially see me like it could be
an engagement and the proposal and I
am told him coming into this if you were to ask for anyone's approval it would be my mom's because
Obviously, I don't have dad here and I mean like would you feel ready if he did that?
No
I
Feel very strongly for Becca and I'm definitely falling for her. Would you say she's falling for you? I
Think so, okay
Being a pastor. Let's say it's Becca and you're married and Becca wants to go to church. What do you do?
Go to church with her. Okay. Yeah Becca and I have talked about this
Spiritually, I'm not as far along as she is, but I'm open to it
Okay, you know, okay. I need to know that what's going on between you and Arie is totally real. Yeah, okay
Do you know his feelings for you?
Well, I think I can gauge them. I want you to be sure that this is
possibly one and only
Father of my children maybe that that's I know you feel ya know and I've thought about that so much
Okay since day one like since our very first date like he's exceeded everything
I thought and then after getting to know him and like seeing more and more sides of him, I'm like I
Could really see something here with you and I keep thinking about you know
When you met dad you always say the like I knew he would make a great father and a great
Partner and that's what I seen. Arie - hmm
If you do end up with him, I
I
Mean I would
grieve knowing you maybe aren't gonna be in Minnesota, but
Also, you know how much I trust you and I want the best for you
You know, I want you to be loved I want you to be content fulfilled
I mean, there's no way a mom would not want that. So I
Love you
Becca was so open about her feelings thinking this could be the one so that was interesting to hear
As a mom. I want to make sure that it's a true loving committed relationship
Becca's always talked about you
So it's really cool to be here and finally meet you
And if you want to ask me anything hard, you should ask me, okay?
well
I guess one question I have is when you look at your life your experience think of committed loving
Relationships that you admire what in those relationships?
Do you think makes it work?
Well, obviously I think about my parents right away. They've been married 36 years
They choose each other every day. I think that's so important. Yes, that's gonna make a marriage work for sure
Yeah, yeah. So do you feel that Becca that you've had enough conversations with her?
Do you feel that she is at the place that you're at as far as commitment? Yeah, I feel like she is
Yeah, and I feel like you have to be with someone who's very grounded. It has a good family and that trust in in
Our relationship. Mm-hm, you know, you know that was something that I could tell immediately, you know
She's she loves you very much. She misses her dad, you know and
she's such a sweet and caring person and
It's very obvious to me that she would be an amazing wife. I adore her
I'm definitely falling for her and she makes me really happy
So this is something that's very important to me
And I know that I know that Becca's dad's not here and if we do get to the point where I asked Becca
For her hand in marriage. I really want your blessing
I feel like it's important for her and for me to know that we have your support
And it would be obviously a choice between the two of us
Yes, yeah, um, I don't know that you need
Okay, here's what I could give a blessing to. Okay, I would I would honor
Whatever her choice is because I trust her and I love her. How's that? I love that
Yeah, all right, but I really like you you've really done well with my weird
I feel great tonight was awesome
You know, I think it couldn't have gone better really nice to meet you nice to be coming into tonight
I was worried about a little bit just because I know how important family is for both of us
But it's so exciting to really feel accepted and to feel that her family is behind us
I got her blessing you. Did you asked her? Huh? I did
Yeah, honestly like words can't describe how happy I am right now I
Just feel so good and so right with you
And I know I keep telling you like I'm falling and I'm falling and I'm falling and I still AM
You keep blowing my mind and pieces of my heart
Yeah
I'm falling in love and this man could potentially be my fiancee and my husband it just like
Everything with him just feels right. I
Don't want tonight to end
Okay, see you soon
Dad muffin. Alright. See you soon
Get home safe
my bye, I
Get on there were no words for tonight
It was just the best date ever like I could so see him fitting in with my family like from here on out for good
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