Third Person's POV

"Hey can I steal Tyler for a sec?"

Camilla finally stops talking and turns to her left to see Melody. She frowns then nods. Tyler stands and gives Camilla a hug.

"Follow me mister."

Tyler grins as Melody holds his hand leading him away from the angry girl. He looks down at their hands and chuckles lightly. Melody had been the only girl who had tried to hold his hand. Everyone else either kept their hands to themselves or held his thigh or knee or something like that. He liked it. Her small hand in his large one felt nice.

Melody finally brings him to a fireplace on the other side of the pool. She gracefully sits down on the cold brick ledge and he plops down beside her. Still holding hands, Tyler brings them over into his lap.

"So how's your night going Mel?"

Melody smiles feeling super happy knowing that he remembered her name. Not only that but he used her nickname too.

"It's going great. I made some new friends with some awesome girls. I'm sitting here now with you. The night can't get any better."

Tyler smiles as her grin makes him feel like he's on cloud nine. Seeing her happy made him happy for some reason. They had just met yet Tyler felt so happy to be around her and couldn't wait to get to know her.

"I'm glad you are making friends. All the girls are great."

"They are... So Tyler what is your favorite thing to do?"

Tyler frowns a little thinking back to all his other conversations. No one really asked about him, it was him asking about the girls and trying to keep the conversation flowing. He then laughs and shakes his head. He should've known she would be the only one to do this.

"Well when I'm not working, I'm spending time with my family, scuba diving, or hanging out with my rescue dog, Harley."

"Aw that's so sweet. I love dogs. My parents rescued a dog when I was little. Sadly, she died when I turned ten."

"I'm sorry... Harley is my world. What about you Mel? What is your favorite thing to do?"

"Well when I want time to pass I love listening to music. I actually sing sometimes as a worship leader at my church. Um lets see... I'm a wedding planner so obviously I love pinning on Pinterest and stuff like that. Also, I love photography."

Melody glances up from her hands and sees Tyler smiling at her with those gleaming intense blue eyes. She had tried not to stare into them too much because once they pulled you in you were stuck.

"Wow I love that you are so involved at your church. Being a Christian I am kind of looking for someone who is also happy to wake up on Sunday and go to church in the morning."

Melody nods and looks down at Tyler's hand as he rubs hers.

"Being a model too has made me interested in photography. I just haven't been given the chance to capture any pictures of other people. How do you like being a wedding planner?"

Melody's face lights up as she starts to talk about her job, "Well it's even better than you would think because it's my own business. Drake's Dreams Come True... Drake is my last name. I hired a team of interns who now have a career for life. Last year, together we planned almost 100 weddings. I absolutely love coming up with the themes and color schemes and helping the bride plan ideas for the bridal party. I also get to be there at most weddings and get to see the happiness and love. Almost every single one has made me want the same thing that much more. Love is beautiful... when two people come together and say that they have finally found the one person they want to spend the rest of their life with... it's just extraordinary."

Tyler looks at her in awe. She was an independent business woman who knew exactly what she wanted and her positivity shone through every word she spoke. He was roped already.

Melody smiles as she sees the look on Tyler's face. She didn't write down a speech and remember it but being a wedding planner had some perks.

Without hesitation, Tyler leans in slowly keeping his eyes on her. Melody grins and leans closer also. There's a small space between the two.

"Can I kiss you Mel?"

Melody giggles lightly and nods as Tyler lays his forehead on hers. His hand caresses her face as he closes the space and locks lips with Mel. Melody sighs in content as tingles run down her spine. After another second, Tyler backs away and smiles at Mel. She blushes and looks down at her hands which had both somehow made their way into his lap.

Tyler starts to talk but then closes his mouth as he hears heels click towards them. Mel backs away and removes her hands from his body, then turns around to see a girl with flaming red hair and green eyes walk up to the fireplace.

"Hey Melody can I steal him away?"

Mel looks over at Tyler and then at the girl and nods while biting her lip, trying to hide her smile.

"Yeah sure Riley."

The two stand up and Tyler pulls her into a hug.

"It was great talking to you Mel."

She lets go and watches as Riley wraps her arm through his, pulling him towards the pool. He looks back one last time and winks at Mel making her face heat up once more.

"He will be the death of me." Mel whispers to herself as she walks back to the girls.

She sits down and instantly gets bombarded with thousands of questions.

"So how'd it go?"

"Girl y'all talked for almost ten minutes!"

"What happened?"

"What did you guys talk about?"

Melody laughs at the girls who all look at her with excitement. They might be competing for the same guy but they definitely wanted to hear about what happened with other girls.

"Well we talked about what we liked to do in our spare time, I talked about being a wedding planner, and we just bonded over love and finding the one."

Melody decided not to tell them about the kiss. She didn't want anyone to get jealous, plus she kinda wanted to keep it a secret for herself. It was intimate and she didn't want it getting out for everyone to hear and think she was a slut or something for kissing him the first night.

"Aw that's so cute." Caelynn smiles as she claps her hands.

The girls talk for a bit longer and a few more girls go out to hurry and speak to Tyler before time was up. Suddenly, Chris walks into the room and lays down a wood board that holds a single red rose. The first rose of the night. The impression rose.

The room goes silent as he puts it on the table, then smiles at them and disappears out the room again. Tension fills the air as the girls start looking from the rose to each other.

"Wow this really is intense." Charlotte says looking at the rose.

After another minute, the girls decide to go get a drink and sit outside by the pool. They go to the kitchen and grab their glasses of wine then make their way to the poolside.

Taking off her heels, Melody dips her feet into the warm pool water. The others follow and they all start to tell stories and laugh becoming closer and closer.

"Hey Mel... can I talk to you for a second?"

All the girls turn around to see Tyler standing above them holding the first impression rose. Melody smiles widely and nods. She jumps up and follows him, heels in hand making a water trail behind her. They stop after finding a place to talk in private. Melody sits on the couch with Tyler beside her. He plays with the rose between his fingers as he looks at her beautiful smile.

"Mel... I loved talking to you tonight. I liked seeing you light up when you talked about your job and interests. I think what we are both looking for lines up; we're both looking for actual love, someone to spend the rest of our life with. And I want to give you this because I want to spend more time with you and see if you could be there person that I do end up falling for. So Melody will you accept this rose?"

Melody hands clasp together in excitement and her grin widens making her cheeks hurt, but it doesn't stop her from smiling. She nods and reaches for the rose.

"Of course I will!"

He chuckles and pulls her into a hug. The two look into each other's eyes then smile once more before making their way back to the pool. Tyler disappears to find Chris and Mel sits down by her dramatic friends.

"Oh my gosh!"

"Girl!"

"You got the first rose of the season!"

"Aw he likes you!!!"

"This is so exciting!"

Melody laughs and holds her hands up to silence them all, "Guys chill out!... I can't stop smiling."

"Hey guys Chris and Tyler are back."

The group turn around and see Quinn standing at the door.

"Guess that's our cue." Brynn says sarcastically as they all get up and put their heels back on.

As all 30 women stand together, the cameras fill the room and try to get every shot. Chris and Tyler walk into the room where the rose ceremony was talking place. Silence fills the room, it's so tense that a knife could cut through the intensity. Tyler steps up and smiles at all the women.

"Ladies this night has exceeded my expectations. I'm very happy that you all have put in a great effort and showed me a piece of who you are. Tonight five of you will go home. I'm sorry to let you go but I'm looking for those connections off the bat and if we didn't connect then I'm not sure what else you can do, and I don't want to waste anyone's time. So with that being said Melody has received the impression rose tonight leaving 24 roses."

Some eyes glare at Melody as she stands holding her rose smiling. Tyler looks around and sighs before starting with his list.

"Caelynn."

Caelynn looks over at Mel and smiles. Mel holds a thumbs up. Tyler grins at the two's little exchange. Caelynn stands in front of Tyler with her picture perfect award winning smile.

"Caelynn will you accept this rose?"

"Yes I will."

As he calls each name the girl steps up, and girls who aren't called start to worry.

"Mila."

"Eleanor."

"Brynn."

"Grace."

Melody frowns a little as Grace prances up to Tyler.

"Will you accept this rose?"

"Always."

Melody chuckles quietly as Brynn points a finger to her mouth and gags.

"Evelyn."

"Hanna."

When there is one rose remaining, Chris Harrison steps up, "Ladies, this is the final rose tonight."

Then he looks at Tyler, "When you're ready."

Tyler looks between the six girls left Olivia, Chloe, Savannah, Ashley B, Robin, and Alex. A second passes before he says the last name making the girl sigh in relief.

"Chloe."

After all roses are distributed, Chris steps up once more, "Ladies, take a moment and say your goodbyes."