Twins Bachelor Challenge-Week 5: Not so easy

Loren

I went to bed after sending Kalani and Desiree home, tense and frustrated. When I started this process I thought it would be all fun and games. I remembered how bummed I was to be sent home because I’d grown really close with Donna. I’d thought this late in the game I’d have a clearer picture of who stood out to me. Kellan seemed to have a better grip, and I was a little envious that he did seem to have stronger connections that hadn’t changed as much as mine had. I felt drawn to one, but I was getting the sinking feeling she didn’t feel the same way. I’d never competed for the affections of a woman against my brother before and I have to say I didn’t like it. I had a good idea of where his head and heart were at so I needed to step up my game to get to that point with that special someone. Well, if she was receptive that was.

The next morning got off to a good start, a great view and a little dancing. One thing that did put me at ease was the fact that the women did seem to get along. Kellan and I were close so if we did both end up with women here, having them like each other would make life so much easier.

There wasn’t an outing planned this week so we spent some time pool side. I would never get tired of doing that. The view never grew old, in fact it actually was getting better. 

I spent some time trying to get to know Debs better. The last few weeks she seemed to only have eyes for Kellan and I’d be doing her a disservice if I didn’t allow her to see more of my charming personality.

 I made sure not to let the others feel left out. There was plenty of me to go around and I was an equal opportunity kind of guy.

Towards the end of the week Ebony started to seek me out. It seemed like maybe she was realizing that I wasn’t such a bad guy after all. I could enjoy her father’s music and still be genuinely interested in her as a person.

Sometimes Kellan would butt in just for the hell of it. He really could be such a dick sometimes. When we talked at night, he reminded me that I needed to remember how it felt when he showed up unwanted.  I guess he was still annoyed at me butting in on his talks with Debs the week before.

Kellan

Hard to believe this thing was almost over. As much as I enjoyed my time here, I was ready to be done for two reasons. One: I hated sending ladies home. The looks on their faces even when they said they ‘understood’ made me feel like the biggest jerk ever. Two: I was ready to tell that special lady how I felt about her. I still talked and spent time with everyone, but my heart was already settled and I was ready to stop pretending I was ‘undecided’ and just tell the world who the possible future Mrs. Asher could be. The next morning, Ebony was the first person I ran into. She gave me a warm hug and asked if I slept well.

She, like the others, picked up on me not being the best right after an elimination. It was even harder later in the game since we’d had more time to get to know the women. Time poolside did help lift my spirits.

Katherina and I had gotten to know each other more and she wasn’t as shy around me now. Ebony and I continued to be at ease. We’d really bonded over sports. I told Loren she could throw a football better than he could and that if we ever played flag football she was gonna be on my team.

I was still very much enjoying Debbie’s skills in the kitchen. She’d gotten a little better with playing catch. She still threw like a girl and I was beginning to wonder if she really was that bad or if she just liked having an excuse for me to show her the proper way. I didn’t mind either way. I continued finding reasons to make Tasha smile and I spent more time talking with Lenore. She missed her sister which was understandable.

The end of the week was upon us and we weren’t happy. We’d be down to the final four. Loren and I got a good laugh on how this whole process was kinda like March Madness. We started with the Sweet Sixteen. Got down to the Great Eight, and now we were approaching the Final Four. Next week a ‘champion’ would be crowned. I knew Loren was feeling a little down. This whole process had proved to not be as easy as we first thought. He was even more unsettled that he wasn’t sure if things would work out like he wanted. Loren had always been confident in all things, but I knew how he was feeling. I assured him that he knew who he wanted and she’d be crazy not to see how great a guy he was, even if he could be an ass from time to time.

After a lot of stress we finally decided that Lenore and Tasha would be sent home. Things with Lenore and I had never been that close, but at one time she was a strong contender for Loren. It was hard on him to send her home. Tasha took the news hard. Her connection with Loren was like mine with Lenore but she felt we really had a connection. I explained to her we did, but my heart had been claimed by someone else. It was a tearful goodbye with all the ladies since they’d all grown to be friends over the last 5 weeks.

Week 5 (2 game days)

Loren                                       Kellan

1. Latricia 59.03                      Deborah 80.64

2. Katherina 51.62                  Ebony 69.29

3. Ebony 49.20                        Tasha 32.73

4. Lenore 29.05                       Katherina 31.76

5. Deborah 22.34                    Lenore 19.56

6. Tasha 16.78                         Latricia 0

**Like last week, I had to go above the line for the second lady. With there being less in the house, eliminations are getting harder. I do have to say that Loren is killing me!!! If he was in a wishacy it would be a fail because he rarely rolls wants and when he does it's to buy stuff, or to magically clean someone. Mostly his brother. Maybe Kellan has a BO problem I'm not aware of. LOL I would say that Kellan is leading in the 'competition' since he hasn't wavered nearly as much as his brother on finding his connections and they are stronger than what Loren has.**