The Bachelor (Not Edited)

Arriving to the Bachelor Mansion

The Bachelor
By: Sarah Carmen 
Copyright 2016. All rights reserved.

I'm in a limo with 15 other girls waiting to meet the new Bachelor Connor. I can't believe I actually went through with this.

I came here to prove to my best friend Jenna that this program is a joke. We didn't bet money. I just wanted to prove a point. I feel as if this process is fake. You can't fall in love with someone you just met within two months.  

As I'm in my thoughts I suddenly feel the limo come to a halt. Soon I notice that all of girls are getting out of the limo one by one. I sit there and plan how I'm going to introduce myself. Quickly, I realize that I'm the only one in the limo. I slowly open the door and get out.

"Hi." Connor says. I walk slowly up to him as I approach him. He grabs my hand and looks at me when I reach him. I look at him and attempt to open my mouth so that I can speak. As I start to speak he smiles. I blush a little, I quickly force myself to stop. I remind myself that I'm only here for one reason.....

To prove Jenna wrong.

"Hi my name is Allison Rogers. I'm 26 years old, I'm an only child and I'm a real estate agent." I say and he cuts me off. "I bet your really good at what you do. I'll call you if I need help finding a place." He said then smiled. I looked at him. "I'll see you inside." I said.

When I try to walk away he grabs my hand. "See you inside.." he said pulling me into a hug. He squeezes me tightly then I walk away. "Wow." He said under his breath. He turned around to view another limo pulling up.

As I walk inside I see a bunch of girls excited and drinking champagne. "How was he?" someone asked me as I sat down on the couch next to them. "Nice.." I said. I shrugged my shoulders. "Isn't he beautiful?" she asked with her eyes starting to sparkle as she takes a sip of her champagne. "Yeah..." I nod and she smiles. I looked away and rolled my eyes.

"I wonder who will get the first impression rose tonight." she squeaked. I thought to myself. Why do girls get excited over these things? He's just a normal guy.

As I'm into my thoughts, Connor enters the room and all the girls stand up and cheer except me. I say seated and stare.

"I'm so excited to be the bachelor, this is a dream come true! I believe that my wife is in this room." before he finishes, the girls cheer again.

"I can't wait to get to know every single one of you. This is going to be one heck of a journey!" he yelled with excitement than smiled and the girls laughed except me.

After he was done talking, this girl named Tanya grabbed him and they walked out hand and hand to the patio.

"Hey I'm Becky, what's your name?" Becky asked as she sat next to me. "I'm Allison." I responded as I shook her hand. "How old are you and what's your occupation?" she asked me.

"I'm 26 and I'm a realtor." I replied. "Cool. I'm 22 and I'm a teacher." she replied. "Your 22 and here? You have a lot of time to find someone and get married." I said stunned. "Yeah but I want to find someone as sweet, shy and romantic like Connor." she responded.

"There's a lot of guys like that." I shrugged. "Well they're hard to find." she pointed out. I looked at her. She had dark brown hair that was a bomb style. She looked more like a teenager then an adult. She was very slim.

Connor walks back into the room and winks at me when we make eye contact.

"Can I steal you?" a girl named Hanna asked standing in front of Connor. "Of course."  he said smiling at her.  As he was about to leave I got up to get some wine and he grabbed my waist and smiled at me and I gave him a weird look and walked off.

When I enter the kitchen, I grab some wine. After I pour some into a glass, I heard chatter. I turned around. "Did you say something?" I asked. "Yeah I said, I'm Emily. What's your name?" Emily said. "Oh, hi I'm Allison." I said. "Is there any wine left?" She asked. I nodded than handed her a glass and the bottle of wine. "So, do you think Connor is attractive or what?" she asked me.

"Yeah he's pretty cute." I smile agreeing than I stop smiling as I drink my wine. "So, wanna be friends?" she asked. "Sure." I said as I took a sip of my wine.

When we head back to the living room Connor comes back with a smile on his face and grabs my hand. "I'll be right back." I tell Emily. "Where are you going?" she asked setting her wine on the table across from us. "To talk with Connor." I said walking off. "Good luck." she said smiling as she waved goodbye.

Connor leads me to a couch that looks comfortable than we sit.

"So, what brings you here?" Connor asked. "I'm looking to spend my life with someone." I said and he smiled. "So, what was interesting to me was that you mentioned how you were an only child." he stated.

"You remember?" I asked. "Of course." He said. I was flattered. "Yeah even though I'm an only child it doesn't feel like it." I said. "How come?" He asked. "I have a best friend named Jenna that's like a sister to me." I said.

"How long have you guys been friends?" he asked. He looked me in the eyes passionately. It made me very nervous. "10 years. We met my sophomore year of high school." I said. "How about you?" I asked. "I'm supposed to be getting to know you more..." he pointed out.

"Well I want to get to know you also, this is a two way street, in a relationship I mean.." I say and he smiled and grabbed my hand.

"I have a little sister named Emma." he said. "How old is she?" I asked."She's 6." he said. "How old are you?" I asked. "28." he said. "Do you have any close friends?" I asked. I looked at him hoping I wasn't asking too much questions.

"Yeah their names are Ben and Chris." he said. "Cool." I say with a smile. "You look stunning." he said. "Thank you, you don't look too bad yourself." I replied.

"I'll be right back." he said. "Okay.." I say. I watch him walk inside and wonder why he left. I grab my wine and finish it to calm my nerves as I sit and wait for him to come back. "Hey." Emily said. "Hey.." he waved than left.

As he walks back towards me I see him holding a rose. He sits down. "I would like to give you the first impression rose." He said with a smile. "Will you accept?" he asked. "Of course." I said without thinking.

He smiles. "Hey, can I steal him for a second?" Becky said standing behind him. "Of course." I said getting up and he gave me a hug and didn't let go of my hand until I left.

As I enter the house I see Emily smiling and the other girls have a sad look on their face.

"You got the first impression rose!" Emily yelled. "Yes." I answered. "Aren't you glad?" she said pulling me into a hug. "Of course." I smile at her.

When she continues to talk to me I sit down and a couple minutes later Connor walks in and goes to the front of the room again.

"I'm glad that I got to talk to each and every single one of you and I'm happy for what this journey has in store for us.." he says than Chris Harrison walks in.

"Connor, it's time for the rose ceremony." he said than left and everyone got up and followed Connor to a room.

All 25 of us were standing waiting for Connor to pass out 21 roses.  He starting calling out names.

"Patricia." he called out and she walked over to him. "Will you except this rose?" he asked and she accepted.

"Emily." he said and she walked over to him. "Will you accept this rose?" he asked. "Yes." she said hugged him than walked back to me and smiled.

"Becky." he said. She accepted. "Jill, Hanna, Sarah, Danielle..." he looked around. Chris Harrison walked in the room. "You have one more rose left, pick whenever your ready."  he said then left.

"Rose." he said and took a deep breathe. Chris Harrison walked in the room again. "Okay girls, that's all the roses." he said. The 4 girls that weren't chosen, went up and hugged Connor. They talked to him for a little bit before leaving.

"I hope you find what your looking for..." one girl says. The others said bye then walked off.

After they left, Connor grabs a glass of champagne from a tray and celebrates with the girls remaining.

"May this journey be a fun one!" he screamed. Everyone cheered and clink their glasses.