The final leg of Clayton Echard’s journey for love will be quite a bumpy ride.
A new sneak peek for The Bachelor shows Clayton meeting the families of his four remaining contestants – and all the drama that unfolds.
‘I can’t believe I’m meeting the families, ‘ Clayton, 28, says as the trailer begins. ‘That’s a huge step in a relationship.’
Meet the parents: A new sneak peek for The Bachelor shows Clayton Echard meeting the families of his four remaining contestants – and all the drama that unfolds
The girls are just as thrilled to show Clayton their roots.
‘I hope my family can see the person that I see and they can see how happy I am,’ Rachel, 25, says.
‘I’m so excited for him to get to know where I came from,’ Gabby, 30, says.
But not everyone is thrilled with the relationships as family members raise their doubts.
‘They can see how happy I am’: The girls are just as thrilled to introduce Clayton to their root
‘I’m so excited for him to get to know where I came from,’ Gabby, 30, says
Getting grilled: Echard faces tough questions from concerned family members
‘I told him that I was falling in love with him,’ Serene tells one of her family members, much to his disappointment.
‘That’s what scares me,’ he replies.
‘Who’s going to be here to pick up the pieces?’ Rachel is told by a family member.
‘What do you think if he has overnights with other girls?’ Susie is told by a family member. She immediately sniffles.
Unthinkable: Susie sniffles after a family member asks her, ‘What do you think if he has overnights with other girls?’
Hot stuff: The Bachelor soaks in a hot tub with one of his remaining contestants
Clayton is grilled by family members concerned about their daughters.
‘You better be good to her,’ Gabby’s family member tells Clayton sternly. ‘I don’t give a d**n about anything else.’
‘What are you gonna do to not hurt her?’ Another concerned father asks Clayton.
Meanwhile, his emotions for the women continue to grow deeper.
Kiss me! He passionately kisses one of the bikini-clad women
Shout it from the rooftop! One of the girls tells Clayton she loves him from a rooftop – which he reciprocates
The smile that says I love you! The reality star grins after declaring his love for the women
‘Hey,’ one of the girls is seen shouting to him from a rooftop as he walks down the street. ‘I love you!’
‘I love you too!’ Clayton declares, before walking away with a massive grin on his face.
Clayton is now faced with the tough task of choosing between the three women he loves.
‘I didn’t believe it could happen but I’m in love with three women,’ Clayton says as footage of him gazing contemplatively towards the mountains appears.
Matters of the heart: ‘I didn’t believe it could happen but I’m in love with three women,’ Clayton says as footage of him gazing contemplatively towards the mountains appears
Dramatic: Clayton is also seen confessing to his remaining women that he had been intimate with ‘both’ of them during a rose ceremony
Clayton is also seen confessing to his remaining women that he had been intimate with ‘both’ of them during a dramatic rose ceremony.
‘I was in love with her,’ Clayton tells the girls. ‘And I am in love with each of you.
‘And I also was intimate with both of you,’ he says.
One of the girls is seen walking away, sobbing, as another cries, ‘You can’t be in love with three people – you cannot.’
What!? The girls cannot believe what Clayton is telling them
Heartbroken: As a girl is seen sobbing on their staircase, a voice says, ‘I’ve never felt pain like this before’
As a girl is seen sobbing on their staircase, a female voice says, ‘I’ve never felt pain like this before.’
Even Clayton seems to reach his limit.
‘I need to get out of here. It’s over. I don’t know how I can go forward,’ he says.
Clayton appears to have a sit down with his parents, where he confesses to them, ‘Nobody wants to be here anymore.’
‘They have a right to be upset,’ his father replies. ‘You’ve put yourself in this situation. You’ve screwed the pooch, in my opinion.’ His mother nods slowly in agreement.
‘I wish I never would have fallen in love,’ Clayton says. ‘I’m so broken.’
The next episode of The Bachelor will air Monday 8/7c on ABC.
Big decisions: The trailer ends with a shot of Clayton gazing at a dazzling diamond ring in his hands
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