Here's the next chapter. Hope you enjoy. The fun stuff is happening now.

I just want to let you know, i am following the timeline of Ben Higgins season and contestants as that is the time period of filming.

Let me know what you would like to see, date ideas? feuds? drama?


Anna POV

After filming my bio for the premier its time to head to LA and start filming. Once the producers left I finished packing, organised my leave from work, got Emma to live in my apartment whilst I'm away and make my way to the airport.

I still can't believe this is happening. I'm going to be on The Bachelor all because of a drunk joke, but my friends are right, now is the chance for me to do something for myself and maybe just maybe this could work out.


I land in LA and make my way through the airport. I see Robyn waiting at baggage claim waging me over.

"Good to see you got here okay, Anna." She welcomes me.

"Thanks for collecting me." I thank.

"How are you feeling?"

"To be truthful, i'm freaking out, but I'm going to use this opportunity for myself."

She smiles. "Good to hear, ready to go?"

"Yes, and where are we going exactly?"

"We're heading to the hotel where all the contestants will be hanging out to get ready for the first rose ceremony."

"Does that mean filming starts tonight?" I ask.

"Yes, we have already started editing your intros but now is the fun part."

"And there is less girls this season?"

"Yes." She confirms. "Colby is a busy man and we can only film when he can, so the less girls the quicker we can film and get underway with traveling. Now do you have all travel information, passports, visa's etc."

"I do." I confirm.

"Good, let's get you to the hotel and get you ready, the limo's leave at 6."


Colby POV

"Today's the big day, you ready?" Renee asks me from behind me.

I turn around and shrug. "I think so."

"Don't be nervous, you are going to do great, internet is already buzzing about you, you will be a hit, and these ladies are going to fall at your feet."

I laugh. "Are you ready for your big day?"

Renee grins. "I am ready."

"Let's do this together then."

"Let's. Now come on, you have some openings to film."

I groan and follow her out. "One thing I am not going to like about this, I don't like being told what to do."

"It's a good think you have creative control then." she grins. "Now stop moping and let's find you a fiancé."


Anna POV

After getting pampered for tonight I'm officially ready. My hair is in loose culs that are pinned into a curly updo, with a couple tendrils hanging loose around my face. For my make up I have gone for a dark smokey eye with some false lashes to make my eyes pop. I finish off the look with a dark red lip.

Once my make up is finished I walk back into the main room and take a look at my dress which is a floor length electric blue dress that has a sweetheart neck line and lace straps. I lift up the dress slightly to look at the shoes which are silver stilettos.

I hear a knock at the door. "Come in." I shout.

The door opens and Robyn enters and gasps. "Holy shit you look amazing." She compliments.

I laugh. "Thanks, it's different, from what I usual wear."

"You look stunning, and you haven't gone over board which is good, there are a lot of girls going over board and wearing red so good for you."

"Thanks, I want to make a good first impression." I admit.

"Trust me you will." she assures. "Are you ready the limo is waiting?"

I smile shyly. "Ready as I'll ever be, what do I do with my suitcases?"

"If you are successful, we will collect your belongings and deliver them to the mansion tonight. We will also have to do a search of your belongings to make sure you don't have anything you shouldn't."

I nod. "No problem."

"Let's go, we have a schedule to keep to, and it's going to be a long night, so pace yourself."


We leave and I am escorted into the limo where three other ladies are inside. I smile shyly and as soon as I see them I know it's just got a little more real. "Hey." I greet.

They all notice my accent and immediately they smile. "Hi." They respond.

"Annalise." I introduce myself.

"Hi, Amanda." One of the blondes retorts.

"Lauren B." the other blonde follows.

"I'm Caila." the brunette finishes.

"Hey." I repeat and notice the camera and producer inside.

"Alright ladies, we are just waiting on the last contestant and you will be off. You are going to be the first limo pulling up, you will get out, greet Colby, then walk inside. Its going to be a long night so grab a drink and sit tight." He directs.

The limo door opens and in walks another Brunette. She looks at us all and grins. I just got the feeling she doesn't care about who we are.

"It just got interesting." I whisper quietly. Lauren seems to have heard and laughs agreeing with me as the limo starts and we drive off.


3rd Person POV

Colby walks up to the mansion and standing in front of it is Chris Harrison and Renee. "Colby, welcome to The Bachelor mansion." Chris welcomes.

He smiles. "So this is what the mansion looks like up close?"

"Are you ready to start this journey?" Renee asks.

"I am."

"Now in just a moment the limos are going to be arriving with 20 women just for you." Chris begins.

"I'm ready." He confirms.

"Good, so take a breath and enjoy this, because in just a few moments you could be meeting the person you could spend the rest of your life with, so enjoy tonight, speak to everyone and if you see a connection trust it." Renee advises.

"At the end of the night there will be the first rose ceremony, but if you feel like you aren't feeling it with someone you can send them home." Chris announces.

"As well as if you feel a connection you can give them a rose." Renee adds.

"Lastly, this year we have the first ever white rose where the person that you choose to receive it will be given a huge advantage." Chris explains.

"We won't explain that until all the ladies arrive, so Colby, I welcome you to the mansion and enjoy the season. We will be on standby if you need to talk." Renee finishes and I shake Chris's hand and hug Renee.

"Well Colby, the wait is over, let your journey on the bachelor start right now." Chris announces and turns his head and the first black limo arrives.

Renee and Chris walk away and she sends him a small smile as the limo comes to a complete stop.


The first limo slowly comes to a stop and the five woman inside squeal "OMG." as they see Colby standing outside in a tux looking extremely handsome. Colby chuckles and takes a breath as the door opens and out steps Lauren B.

Lauren stands there for a moment and walks over. "Hi Colby." She greets.

"Wow, you look great." Colby compliments.

She blushes. "Thank you. I'm Lauren and I'm a flight attendant so I travel a lot and see a lot of amazing places, but I wanted to give you these wings so we can take off on this journey together."

Colby chuckles. "It's great to meet you, and I can't wait either."

"I will see you later." Lauren finishes and walks off.

Colby watches as she walks off and smiles and turns back to the limo where the door opens and out steps Caila. Caila smiles and immediately runs and jumps at Colby and he catches her at the last second.

"Good you caught me, now we can get to know each other better." She jokes.

Colby laughs. "Great first impression."

"I'm Caila."

"Colby."

"I only really know a little about your wrestling character but I can't wait to get to know the real you."

Colby smiles. "Likewise, I will see you inside."


Anna POV

I watch from inside the limo as both Lauren and Caila meet Colby and he seems to like them. He smiles at them and laughs, maybe I don't have as much luck as I thought. "Annalise you are after Lace." a producer reminds me.

"Thank you." I thank.

"And don't fret you will do fine."

I smile and turn to Amanda and smile. "You will be fine." I mouth.

Amanda smiles. "So will you."

"Lace your up." the producer announces.

"Get ready ladies your competition has arrived." she declares and the door opens and she gets out.

I chuckle a little. "She is definitely going to get on my nerves."

Amanda laughs. "Same."


3rd person POV

Lace walks out of the limo and smirks at Colby. "Well if it isn't Mr CrossFit himself." She begins.

Colby doesn't respond right away. "I'm guessing you've googled me." He assumes.

"I have, and most of these ladies have too, so I would like to be the first one to kiss you." she responds boldly and goes into kiss him but he side swipes and she kisses his cheek.


Anna POV

Amanda and I start to crack up. "OMG, did he just rejct her?" Amanda exclaims.

I nod laughing. "OMG, he did."

"I don't think that has ever happened before."

"She underestimated him and I bet she tried to be bold and wanted to get an edge but nope he isn't having any of it."

Amanda nods still laughing. "Lace's eyes have gone wide she can't believe it either."

"I take it she doesn't get rejected a lot." I assume.

Amanda chuckles. "Oh she is frozen in place."


Colby POV

As soon as Lace leans in to kiss me I side swipe and she kisses my cheek. She looks at me flabbergasted and I swear I heard some laughing from the limo. "Before I kiss a woman I want to get to know them first." I say confidently. She is standing there still speechless. "Why don't you go inside and I'll come find you when you have recovered." I guide and she nods and slowly walks inside. I can't help but let out a laugh when she is out of ear shot. "I love being in control."

Once I get my head back in it the limo door opens and I first see silver heels step out onto the ground followed by a electric blue dress and as soon as the person fully steps out my heart flutters and my eyes go wide, Annalise.


Anna POV

I watch as Lace walks away and my heart flutters. I'm going to see Colby again and deep down inside I am really hoping this journey is worth it.

The door opens and I slowly get out and as I stand up and meet Colby's eyes with mine I laugh as I feel the spark and try to break the connection with a joke.


3rd Person POV

Annalise steps out and stands there laughing and sees a frozen Colby Lopez before her. "Still frozen from that attempted kiss?" She asks laughing.

Colby finally moves and laughs. "I like to make the first move." He responds.

"Noted." Annalise responds. "I'm Annalise but everyone calls me Anna or Leece."

"Colby. And noted."

"So I've been trying to figure out what to say and how to make a good impression but I guess I'm going to have to get sappy." Anna begins and retrieves something from behind her. She pulls out a grip bag which has a big butterfly on it. "So as you can see I'm not tallest person, I'm actually quite small, so once the heels are off, don't be scared off."

"Thank you for the warning but I'm intrigued now."

"Good." she laughs and retrieves gym straps from the bag. "I was a gymnast and these were my lucky straps that I used throughout my career. I got given them from my brother and I used them right up until I finished. So I thought I would give you just a little snippet about who I am, not just a short Aussie that has trouble closing her mouth." Anna jokes and he laughs loudly.

"I appreciate the gesture, and I'm guessing the butterfly is your favourite bug?" He guesses.

"Maybe." she grins. "If you want to know me better which I hope you do, I will be inside, waiting patiently." She finishes and goes to walk off. She then turns back and grins. "And I would look out for people trying to get photos or kisses."


Colby POV

Once Anna walks inside the mansion my heart skips a beat and I cant help but smile at the little tease of our first meeting. She remembered and I guess she was trying to tell me she knew who I was and wasn't worried.


Anna POV

I walk inside the mansion and Lauren, Caila and Lace are inside. Lace seems to be sculling down her glass of wine. "Hey." I say as I sit down and grab a glass. "Man was that nerve racking."

"Tell me about it, I thought I was going to be sick." Caila responds.

"Don't worry you were fine, creative to."

"So your from Australia I take it." Lauren B notices.

"Yes." I laugh. "Sydney to be specific, but I've been living in the states for years now."

"Do you have family here?" Caila asks.

"Yeah, my mom actually was born here so I have cousins, aunts and uncles here but most of my immediate family live in Australia."

"That's really cool, and good for you for being the first Aussie on the show." Lauren B praises.

"Thank you, to be honest I didn't think it would work, I was drunk when I did the application." I joke as cameras follow our conversation. Lauren and Caila laugh as Amanda walks in. "Get out of there alive?"

Amanda chuckles. "Yeah I think so."

"What's so funny?" Lauren B asks.

"You'll find out." I laugh sending Amanda a wink.

Lace scoffs and walks off towards the bar. "Let me guess something to do with her?"

I send her a thumbs up. "Let's just say someone is getting embarrassed on television."


Renee POV

I watch from the sidelines as I see each woman from the first limo walk out. Colby is actually interested in some of them.

The first two were beautiful and had creative impressions, the third one was a joke, which would make good television but the person I was really interested in seeing was Annalise. As soon as she stepped out of the limo I saw the spark between both of them and a huge smile comes across my face.

"What's got you smiling?" Chris asks.

"I think we found ourselves a front runner." I predict.

"I've heard some stuff about her, she's the full package and I've read she has a story."

"The neck injury?"

"Not just that she has another one, Robyn was trying to get something out of her at the interview but she wouldn't budge but we did some digging and what she went through makes her a very strong individual."

"So she is smart, beautiful, and a mystery, that makes a great contestant."

"Exactly, and from what I just witnessed, Colby sees it too."

"I'm going to go have a word with him, see how he is doing before the second limo arrives." I inform him,

"I just got word that the first feud has started." Chris responds.

"Who?"

He grins. "Lace and Annalise."

"No way what happened?" I ask.

"It seems to me like the joke of an impression Lace did got witnessed by Amanda and Anna and Lace is pissed and starting to get drunk and Annalise is staying calm, but from what the producers have told me is that it's been very entertaining, and there are already friendships brewing."

I grin. "Let me guess the first full limo?"

"Yep." he finishes and walks off.


I watch Chris walk off and head towards Colby. "How you doing?" I ask him.

He smiles. "I'm doing okay."

"Good, your doing well."

"Thanks."

"So you got your first kiss?" I tease.

He laughs out loud. "That poor girl."

"I dont think she's poor, I think she was being over confident and cocky."

He nods his head in agreement. "She was."

"I have some information for you." I announce.

"What?"

"It seems your favorite has already started some drama."

Colby chuckles. "Let me guess something about a joke of an impression and someone having an attitude."

I nod. "She has fire, which is good for you."

"She does."

"And the little snippet about the strap was cute, she has a whole lot more to share."

He nods smiling. "She does and I intend to find out."

"Any other woman catch your attention?" I query.

"Lauren B is beautiful." He answers.

I smile. "She is, very sweet and cute too, seems to have formed a bond with Anna."

"Really, that quick?"

"She's a social butterfly, what can I say." I joke and walk off and he laughs.

"So that's what the butterfly is."

"Keep up the effort work Colby, only three more limo's to go." I remind him and he rolls his eyes as I walk off as a camera man gives the countdown.