After a few of those, it was time to meet her family. Brian wasn't sure if she felt she needed to get him drunk to meet them, if she was that ashamed of them.
Once he met her mother and three brothers, he knew he thought wrong. They were wholesome, down-to-earth people, just like Alison. Brian fit this puzzle perfectly.
Dinner wasn't too fancy, just everyday comfort food. He could see how protective her brothers were of their only sister. After dinner, he saw he was in with then. All he needed to do was get in with the mother.
That took all of two questions in private. When Brian left, he felt like one of the family.
He spent the night in Pittsburgh before his final family, Julie's in Savannah.
He met her at her gym. She put him through a workout, first on the treadmill, then in the boxing ring. After an hour, sweat was pouring from Brian's head.
He showered before she introduced him to her friends. Both of her parents had passed away, and she was an only child. At least, that's what Julie wanted him to believe. She knew that if he met her parents, he would be running for the door. They were that eccentric.
Julie's friends painted the picture of her as a model woman, as she had told them to. They told him how men were always taking advantage of her good nature, but it still didn't get her down.
They said that Brian was just the type of guy she needed in her life. They told Brian everything he needed to hear. He didn't know the real Julie, just the version they had invented.
After dinner, they had a private moment. She kissed him, more passionately than any kiss he had had before.
They all flew back to the mansion one last time for an elimination ceremony. Brian knew who he was going to eliminate. He just didn't know how he was going to break the news to her.
The three roses went to the three women he had the strongest connection with: Caitlin, Alison, and Julie.