Present Day Status: James and Aaron are now roommates.

Tia, who was now “0-2 in Paradise,” left single. James gave Aaron a piggyback ride out of Mexico, and the two boarded the van and headed back to the States together. He abruptly broke up with Tia in the hallway on his way out, leaving her without much explanation. On his way out of the resort, James asked Aaron to leave the beach with him and head back to San Diego.Īaron agreed to go to San Diego with James. Anna wanted to continue to date outside the show, but James didn’t feel like he could see them falling in love.ĭespite leaving without a girlfriend, James found a deep “bromance” with his friend Aaron. James and Anna had a quick spark after their first date, but the connection wasn’t enough to pursue. A post-episode scene offered present-day updates of each couple and revealed the two rekindled and have been “hanging out” and taking things slow post-show.ĭespite Ed’s persistent attempt to woo Mykenna into a fantasy suite date, she ultimately decided the two didn’t have a future.

Here is how each couple ended their time on the beach:Ībigail and Noah left the beach separately during the prom date. They were reminded of their three options and told that each couple that continued to stay together would be offered alone time in the fantasy suite. The remaining pairs were gathered the next day by Wells and Bachelor Nation couple Dean Unglert and Caelynn Miller-Keyes. Natasha Parker and Chelsea Vaughn were sent home. The remaining contestants coupled up during the rose ceremony: Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt, Riley Christian and Maurissa Gunn, Kenny Braasch and Mari Pepin-Solis, Thomas Jacobs and Becca Kufrin, James Bonsall and Anna Redman, Aaron Clancy and Tia Booth, and Ed Waisbrot and Mykenna Dorn. The two called it quits during the tail-end of the prom date, despite being considered one of the strongest pairs. Before couples were established during a rose ceremony - but without a cocktail party, which was canceled by the bartender and guest host Wells Adams - Abigail Heringer and Noah Erb were the first casualties on the beach.

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