Source: PEOPLE.com
It’s the last day in Paradise, and the remaining three couples must decide their fate after spending the night together in the fantasy suites.
Annaliese Puccini and Kamil Nicalek, Jenna Cooper and Jordan Kimball, and Krystal Nielson and Chris “The Goose” Randone can choose to stay together, break up or put a ring on it.
And after the action goes down at Playa Escondida, Chris Harrison is back at the studio in Los Angeles with the season 5 cast reunion on Tuesday night’s finale to discuss what happened in Mexico.Annaliese & Kamil
All three pairs have had the engagement talk, and no one wants it more than Puccini, 33.
“I know that not only am I the one for you, but you’re the one for me,” she tells Nicalek on the beach after their morning in bed together. “I just knew I wanted to wake up to you every morning for the rest of our lives.”
Somewhat surprisingly, Nicalek returns the sentiment.
“From the first date we had together, I knew you’re a special woman,” he says to Puccini. “I was very nervous and my heart was racing. I knew that you had a big place in my heart. I realize that I was falling in love with you and I couldn’t live without you. Annaliese, I love you and I want to have a future together.”
The “ex-social media participant” quickly slows his roll. “I know you’re ready for engagement, but right now I’m not,” Nicalek continues. “I need to move at a pace that is long term for us. The love for you that I have is very strong, and I want it to blossom outside of Paradise.”
Puccini plays it cool, telling Nicalek, “I totally agree.” She then confides to the cameras that getting engaged is still on her mind.
“I’m not worried,” she insists. “I know that he wants to marry me. It may not be today, but it may be in a couple weeks or a couple months, but we’re on that path. I’m so in love with Kamil and I am so excited to start my life with him.”
Back in L.A., Harrison, 47, brings out the couple, who have since visited Nicalek’s friends and family in New York City. “I think it’s going to be down the road a bit, but we’re in a good spot,” Puccini tells Harrison of a possible engagement.
But when Harrison brings Nicalek out, he feels differently.
“I know Annaliese I ready for a guy to get down on one knee right now and you deserve the best,” he begins. “And I think that I might not be the guy for you because I just feel like I kind of lost that spark we had in Paradise we had after leaving and experienced it in the real world.”
Nicalek, 30, continues, “You’re great Annaliese. You’re an amazing woman and I don’t want to just string you along and pretend that we have something special still. It’s just not working out for me and I think it would be best for us to slowly part ways.”
Puccini reveals that the day before the taping, Nicalek booked an Airbnb for them to spend the week together in L.A. Nicalek claims the breakup has a long time coming, but he wanted to have the discussion in person.
After Puccini takes a breather and walks off stage she returns to declare that she also had thoughts about ending things.
“I literally tried to break up with you two weeks ago and you said ‘I don’t want to lose you. I’m going to fight for you,’ ” Puccini tells Nicalek. “I sent your mom flowers! I booked your flight back to New York, and you’re sitting here breaking up with me in front of everyone.”
Harrison asks Nicalek to leave and he gets booed off stage. Puccini admits her relationship experienced some stressors after the New York visit, but, “I was hopeful we could get back to that place.”
The exes talk one more time backstage, and Nicalek finalizes their split. “I’m not feeling the way that you’re feeling towards me,” he says. “It’s just not there. I think…
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