The Final Three

We are quickly approaching the finish line, ladies. In this week's episode, Ben and the final 3 girls traveled to Interlaken, Switzerland to spend some serious romantic one-on-one time. Each lady had a whole day (and night) dedicated to just her. The feelings are running deep now and with that comes serious heartbreak.

Ben's first date of the trip was with Nicki. She greeted Ben with a classic Bachelor run and jump hug. Its obvious that since hometown dates Nicki's feelings for Ben have grown tremendously. After a short hiatus during hometown dates, the helicopter has returned to Bachelorville. Nicki and Ben take a romantic helicopter ride over the lake and through the beautiful mountains. The helicopter drops them off on a mountain where they share a romantic picnic. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking. The mountains behind them don't look real. During the picnic, Nicki tells Ben how happy she is with where there relationship is and where its heading. In interviews, Ben says he always has a smile whenever he is with Nicki.

In the later portion of the date, Ben surprises Nicki with a romantic candlelight dinner. Ben asks Nicki important questions about how she will integrate into his life if they end up together. With confidence, Nicki tells him she sees herself moving to Sonoma to be with him and making a life for herself there. After dinner, the famous envelope from Chris Harrison makes its appearance. Inside the envelope is a key to the "Fantasy Suite" and an invitation to Ben and Nicki to spend the night there together. Without any hesitation, Nicki accepts the key. In the fantasy suite, Ben and Nicki drink some wine by the fire. Then they get in the hot tub and it gets pretty steamy! After that, the Bachelor cameras leave them alone for the rest of the night.

The second date in Switzerland goes to Lindzi. Ben surprises Lindzi with an andrenaline-pumping date. They have to rappel down a 350 foot gorge. Lindzi is not exactly thrilled with this choice of date, but she overcomes her fears and goes down the gorge with Ben. In interviews, Ben says he "loves this woman." Granted, this is not a flat out "I love you," but its pretty darn close. After rappelling, Ben and Lindzi relax in the hot tub for a little while before dinner. Lindzi talks about how she is no longer an "ice queen" and has become a new girl because she has put her guard down. Ben can tell that Lindzi has been more open with him and he really likes it.

Later, the couple has an elegant dinner together. Lindzi tells Ben she now realizes that her previous relationship was not a good one. She's learned from that relationship and can now appreciate what she and Ben have. Lindzi tells Ben she is falling in love with him and wants him to propose to her in the end. In interviews, Ben mentions love again saying he is "starting to love" Lindzi. The white envelope makes another appearance and Lindzi also accepts the key.

The last date of the trip is Courtney's. She and Ben take a train ride to a nearby town to spend the day exploring. They go to a bakery and some other shops to buy food for their picnic. After acquiring all the necessary supplies, the couple has a picnic in a field with cows grazing around them. Ben brings up Courtney's situation with the other girls and how badly she treated them. She says she regrets being mean to them and should have been nicer. Ben actually gets kind of irritable and says he doesn't want to get into it with her.

In the evening, they enjoy some wine by the fire and talk some more about Courtney's issue with the girls. She tries to defends herself saying she's never gotten along with girls well. This concerns Ben because he has lots of women in his life and he needs support from his partner. Ben seems to feel better about this issue because Courtney acknowledges the mistakes she made. Ben presents Courtney with the key to the fantasy suite and, of course, she accepts it. They get into a hot tub the size of a kitchen sink and then the cameras give them some privacy.

During this week's episode of The Bachelor, we got to see a little sneak peak of the upcoming season of The Bachelorette. The new Bachelorette is Emily Maynard, the winner of Brad Womack's (second) season. This season of The Bachelorette will be filmed in Emily's hometown Charlotte, NC so she can be at home with her young daughter. During the sneak peak, Emily met up in LA with previous Bachelorettes Ali Fedotowsky and Ashley Hebert. They share some advice with Emily about being the Bachelorette while spending the afternoon shopping, getting their make up done, and going to see Titanic 3D.

After the Bachelorette sneak peak, there is a shocking twist when Kacie returns. She shows up at Ben's door and he is very surprised to see her. She's really nervous about talking to Ben and is shaking. She tells Ben she came back because she wants answers. She was so confident in what they had and was blindsided when he sent her home. Ben explains that they are worlds apart with where they come from. He didn't think he could give her what she needed and didn't see her in the end. Kacie says she love him and doesn't want his heart to be broken. She tells him if he does pick Courtney, he will get his heart broken. She warns him again about her suspicions that Courtney's intentions aren't sincere and that she doesn't have real feelings for Ben.

After Kacie's impromptu visit, Ben has a deliberation with Chris Harrison (yay!). Ben says he is really confused after talking to Kacie. Chris asks Ben if he wants Kacie in the rose ceremony, but Ben thinks too much has happened this week with the other girls. Unfortunately, Ben does not take Kacie's advice and sends Nicki home.

IN:
-Lindzi
-Courtney

OUT:
-Nicki

Next week: The Women Tell All reunion special! The girls get their chance to confront Ben! Girls we are just 2 weeks away from the Bachelor finale!! Have a great week!