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Next, Zac and Tayshia \"explored each other\" by squirting paint all over each other and rolling around on a piece of canvas. After cleaning up, Zac revealed his true feelings for her, declaring, \"I know that I love you.\"

\"It's just wild, 'cause I love you too,\" she replied. Addressing the camera, Tayshia gushes, \"Zac loves me and I love Zac.\"

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It's not exactly clear what went on between the two during their night in the fantasy suite. All Zac would reveal was, \"There was definitely moments of passion and kissing and closeness.\"

Finally, it was Brendan's turn. However, while Tayshia considered Brendan \"husband material,\" he was becoming less and less certain of his willingness to pop the question. Spending the first part of his date with Tayshia, checking out engagement rings and wedding bands, only added to his anxiety.

That night, he revealed that while Tayshia was \"someone he could envision as the mother of his children,\" the memory of his first failed marriage left big parts of him \"still broken.\"

Tayshia's dream of spending a night in the fantasy suite with someone she \"saw a future with\" and would \"end up with,\" ended in an emotional goodbye send-off for Brendan.

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The next day, Tayshia confided in season 13 Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay that she had gained the \"clarity\" she'd been seeking from each suitor. However, she also indicated that she still had feelings for Ben, whom she'd sent home at the last ceremony.

With two roses and two men left, Tayshia was \"feeling good\" going into Tuesday, the next rose ceremony. That changed, though, when Ben showed up at her door with the bombshell announcement that he was \"in love\" with Tayshia.

\"I see a life with you,\" he insisted.

\"I'm gonna need a minute,\" Tayshia tells Ben as she leaves the room.

\"I have a rose ceremony, what am I going to do with that?\" she angrily asked a crew member.

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\"The Bachelorette\" season 16 finale concludes Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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