Lauren Bushnell has The Bachelor star Ben Higgins under some type of spell.

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During Monday night's episode of The Bachelor, Higgins and Bushnell, a 25-year-old blonde flight attendant from Marina Del Rey, CA, enjoyed a one-on-one date in which they went flying in a small stunt-plane and then relaxed in a hot tub set up in the middle of a large, open field. Higgins was all smiles around her and seemed simply smitten.

"It was easy to see that [Lauren B.] was not one of the more outgoing women in the house, but she intrigued me so much that I really wanted to know more... She has such a wonderful energy about her not to mention she is just unbelievably beautiful," Higgins wrote in his People blog, referring to why he chose her for the date to begin with.

"I mean, I know the scenery up there was unreal, but all I really wanted to do was look at her. The most frustrating part about the whole thing though was the headsets! I wanted to kiss her so badly up there but those damn headsets kept getting in the way! Yes, Bachelor problems. This is my life."

While Bushnell seemed pretty perfect, Higgins' date wasn't.

"While we are on the subject of problems, while that field where we landed was beautiful, it was also filled with snakes! Like, rattle snakes -- and a lot of them! We were walking towards the hot tub arm-in-arm, and we started hearing rattles. At first I thought it was just someone messing with us until I saw one dart across the path and into the grass -- and then another one -- and then another!" Higgins explained.

"It was terrifying but more than anything, Lauren was freaking out. I would've felt really, really badly if I had taken Lauren on our first date and she got bit by a snake, so I put her on my back and carried her most of the way."

However, snakes didn't put a damper on the date. Higgins couldn't get enough of the bachelorette.

"I was just so struck by how comfortable it felt with Lauren, though. I really meant it that I almost had to hold myself back from moving too fast because it really felt so easy with Lauren," Higgins revealed.

"I mean, even when she was talking about how her dad loves to do yard work, I kept thinking, 'So do I!' (I know, I know, but I really do!). So at that point, giving her the rose was pretty much a no-brainer. I was really just hoping that she had as great a time as I did."

The couple capped off their one-on-one date with a private performance by Lucy Angel.

"It was really just icing on the cake," the Bachelor insisted. "Being in such a picturesque place with such a wonderful woman, I could not have asked anything more. I got lost in the moment listening to Lucy and dancing with Lauren. Hard to have a better ending to a first date than that."

The Bachelor airs Monday nights at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.


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