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Andy spoke about the sparks he felt with Tessa, but he still felt that she was holding back, emotion wise. Once again, though Tessa currently calls San Francisco home, her hometown is, apparently, Washington, D.C. They met in front of the Washington Monument, and played in the snow. Then she took him to meet her mother, father, sister, and best friend. They asked him some boring questions about whether he'd prefer living in a city or the suburbs, and what it's like dating a bunch of women at once. Later, when he got Tessa alone, he pressed her about her feelings for him, especially after hearing her father say she had gone of the show for the fun of it. Dude, anyone who goes into this really seriously thinking she's going to meet the love of her life on a TV reality show should be more suspect than someone who sees the inherent silliness of the whole thing. Eventually she told him she wants to fall in love with him, and he told her he wants to fall in love with her...assuming he doesn't fall in love with any of those other gals, of course.

Cut to the rose ceremony, where he gave both Bevin and Tessa roses, along with some girl named Danielle, who is afraid of bananas. (Seriously.) Which brings us to the next episode, where the gals get to visit Andy in Hawaii, where he currently lives.

Andy spoke about how much the Navy means to him, and he wore his shiny white uniform to prove it. Bevin arrived first, and he took her to the Pearl Harbor memorial. And then he took Danielle to the memorial. And then he took Tessa to the memorial. Was he judging how they'd all react to it? Was he hoping one would bust out laughing so he could cut her off right then and there? Sheesh.

Later Andy forced Tessa to fly across an open gorge on a zip line. See, he's making her take the leap! And then they walked across a suspension bridge, and she accused him of using her for support to get across. SEE? It's just like a relationship! And then they talked about punching sharks in the face. No idea what that symbolizes.

Andy was still annoyed that she wasn't more open about her emotions. Later, at dinner, Tessa did gush a little more about her feelings for him, and when the inevitable Fantasy Suite invitation came along, she jumped at the chance.

And what of Bevin? She and Andy went kayaking. Again. Bevin talked about how she loves being alone in the wilderness. With a camera crew. Later they jumped into a lake and frolicked under a waterfall. That evening they had dinner at a luau complete with fire dancers and hula girls. He pushed her about her feelings for him. Just, ugh. His pushing these women to tell him how much they love him, when he knows he's only picking one (and most likely has already made that decision in his head) is kind of gross. Even grosser? The arrival of the Fantasy Suite note. Didn't bother Bevin any, as she took him up on the offer...so they could "talk" some more.

Andy flew his best friend, Gatsby (!), in for some advise. Gatsby told him to beat on, boat against the current, to be borne ceaselessly into the past. Also, he told Andy to choose the woman he could see waiting for him with his kid at the finish line of a triathlon race. Gee, should she be barefoot too? Why not ask him which woman he'd like to run a race with?

Rose ceremony! And what do you know, but he picked both Bevin and Tessa. Both of our local bachelorettes has made it to the end. This had been a banner season for local reality TV show contestants, hasn't it? Maybe some Hollywood producers will take note of that and actually bring another show to the Bay Area.

See you next week with our recap of the finale (which airs tonight at 9 p.m.).