Tayshia Adams is engaged to Zac Clark.
It wasn’t the most dramatic season of “The Bachelorette” yet, but Season 16 was by far the most authentic.
In Part Two of the Finals, Tayshia did something that few leads had done before: lean on her suitors in troubled times and let them carry her through the finish line. As a proposal drew closer and closer, Tayshia’s worst fears, her previous divorce, couldn’t be ignored.
It was that moment of self-doubt that congealed Zac would be there for her anyway.
I will not lie, I cried during the proposal.
This is how Tayshia and Zac Clark got to the finale of “The Bachelorette”.
Tayshia thought the penultimate rose ceremony would be easy: she had two roses, one for Zac and one for Ivan. But then Ben, whom she had sent home the week before, showed up to confess his love for her.
Tayshia, annoyed that Ben had dropped this bomb on her a little too late, allowed him to stay for the rose ceremony. And then they shared one of the most passionate kisses I’ve ever seen.
The Rose Ceremony
Tayshia quickly got to the point and pulled Ivan away from the other boys. “There are a number of things that worried us,” she told him. During their overnight stay, they discussed religion (Tayshia is Christian, Ivan’s faith is unknown) and Tayshia realized that they couldn’t make a life together. Zac and Ben both have roses. Hello to our last two.
Ben meets the family
Her father, Desmond, her mother, Rosario, and brothers Brice and Desmond Jr. came to Palm Springs to help her make her big decision.
Desmond was amazed that Ben was sent home but returned. During the drinks, Ben joked about being dumped by Tayshia, while Rosario raised eyebrows. “I don’t want you working so hard to have someone on the same page as you,” Desmond said in private chat to his daughter.
Separately, Ben told her mom and dad how much he loves their daughter and why he wants to be in her life. “He really recognized where he screwed up and how he could have done better,” Desmond said, seeming to approve of Ben.
Tayshia was sold. “I was starting to fall in love with Ben all over again,” she said.
Zac meets the family
Zac told Rosario that he is in love with her daughter and that Tayshia loves him too. He also revealed that he would like to start a family with her.
Like Tayshia, Zac has been married before, which he did not hide from Desmond. “I don’t want this to be a test, I don’t want you to challenge it to see if you can make it work,” he told Zac. “I look forward to supporting each other in these difficult times,” Zac assured him.
“I like Zac, he’s a good man. Just seeing another man in love with my daughter, as he put it, put me at ease, ”Desmond told the cameras after the meeting.
“Zac seems very honest and caring, the chemistry was actually something that struck me,” said Rosario.
Breakfast with Desmond
The next morning her father came to visit Tayshia’s villa. “To be honest, I’m worried, I’ve seen you hurt before,” he told his daughter about Tayshia’s divorce. Both guys were fine, but getting engaged was not. “You could be making the biggest mistake of your life,” he warned, giving the producers a perfect sound bite.
Zac’s last date
The conversation with Tayshia’s father threatened her when Zac promised her that he was ready to propose. The couple went to dance class, where they learned a proper first dance before a wedding. She couldn’t shake her worries, but Zac helped her have fun throughout the lesson.
At night, Tayshia let go of her fears. What if something changes and Zac doesn’t want her anymore? He assured her that he is not going anywhere anyway.
Ben’s last date
“I know what my heart wants, and it’s not Ben,” she told the cameras before going on their last date. She sat at his place and told him her heart is with someone else.
“I was excited to be back, I was really hoping we would be together,” he said. “When you love someone, you want them to be happy.” It was his second split with Tayshia, and no less devastating than the first. “I’ve really lost something good,” he told the cameras. “Our life would have been so good.”
The proposal
Zac chose an emerald green Neil Lane ring to give Tayshia as a present.
Although she knew the man of her dreams was waiting for her with a ring, Tayshia began to doubt, weeping with excitement and nervousness. Chris Harrison left her with a hug and an ‘I love you’.
As Zac approached the altar, Tayshia greeted him with a giggle. “The first conversation we ever had at our fountain, we talked about how everything happens for a reason. I came here because I was going to meet you, I came here because I had to fall in love with you, ”Zac said to her. “Nothing has ever felt better in my entire life. I love you Tayshia. We talked about the importance of loyalty, and I will always be faithful to you. ”
Tayshia responded in the same way. ‘I know I told you I love you, but it’s more than that. It’s this wild, wild love that I’ve tried to come up with with so many reasons not to believe, and you really made me believe that there should be no flaws, and that I deserve love with a man who won ‘don’t run away. I love you Zac Clark. ”
Tayshia sobbed as Zac got down on one knee. She whispered a resounding “yes,” before they fell into each other’s arms.
Of course, it was not official until Zac accepted the last rose from her. They drove into the sunset in a fake taxi on their way to New York City.
Prediction
Bachelor Nation, I’ll see you on January 4th, when this hellish year ends and Matt James’ season of “The Bachelor” premieres.