'The Bachelor' and suitors reunite on TV special
  • \"The Bachelor\" ANDY BALDWIN and his fiancee TESSA HORST visit \"The View\" host JOY BEHAR on Tuesday.

By CATHY MOLITORIS
LANCASTER
Updated Feb 04, 2008 06:00
Keep your peepers peeled this week, and you might see Bachelor Andy Baldwin squiring fiancée Tessa Horst around town.

Andy revealed on "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose" Tuesday night that the couple would visit Lancaster this week before returning to Hawaii for Memorial Day weekend.

He also said he's "madly in love" with Tessa, and the woman he chose on Monday night's finale of the show is making plans to move to Hawaii to be with him.

They have yet to set a wedding date, however, as Andy says, "We need to spend time together in the real world first."

Before Andy and Tessa were reunited on the special episode, host Chris Harrison welcomed back three of the bachelorettes — Danielle, Amber and Stephanie from South Carolina (wearing what appeared to be an aqua-colored tankini).

The women all said they harbor no bitterness toward Andy, although Amber said she felt "mislead," and Stephanie confessed, "I had no idea about the connections he had with the other girls on the show."

Bevin, Andy's second choice on the finale, came on stage next, sporting a hot-pink cast on her still-broken ankle.

Watching the playback of her time on the show, Bevin choked back the tears and could barely hold it together when Andy came out to sit with her.

It's the first time they've seen each other since his rejection, and it's obvious how much she still hurts.

"This is tough," Andy says, with the awkwardness of the situation palpable.

Despite having her heart broken, Bevin thanked Andy for the experience, saying, "You taught me how to take a risk. All of the hurt was worth it in the end."

Again, I hear "The Bachelorette" calling for Bevin.

After Bevin leaves the stage (and hopefully the building, for her emotional sake), Tessa and Andy reunite on stage, sharing hugs and kisses, giddiness and Cheshire-cat grins.

When reminded of how she considered quitting the show early on, Tessa says she's glad she stuck it out, adding, "If I had walked, it would have been the biggest mistake of my life."

Harrison surprises the happy couple with a trip to the Inca Trail in Peru —the site where Tessa's mom met her stepdad.

Could this be a potential honeymoon spot for the pair?

After a whirlwind trip home to see Andy's family in Lancaster and Tessa's in York, the couple will settle into military life in Hawaii.

"It's the end of the show," Andy says, "but it's a new beginning for us and the rest of our lives together."
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