Kaitlyn Bristowe is opening up about what it was like to spend time with Shawn Booth's family.
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"Shawn actually gave me a really beautiful four-leaf clover Alex and Ani bracelet that day, too. Very sweet... [And] Shawn is unreal in so many other ways," Bristowe wrote in her People blog.
After Ben Higgins' elimination, Bristowe met Nick Viall's family and then Booth's. Bristowe was particularly excited to meet Booth's family considering he always talked about how much they meant to him.
"Hearing him talk about how close he is to his two sisters meant a lot to me. There is something about a guy who has a great relationship with his sisters. I trusted Shawn a lot, and I trusted his heart. I think a lot of that is because of those special relationships he shares with his sisters. He has learned to be sensitive because of them," Bristowe said.
"Talking with Jessie was the most comfortable I've felt when first meeting someone I wanted to impress. She is such a beautiful soul. You can tell she is a mother figure and just a positive, calm person... I could tell she would be the one Shawn could turn to for advice. I immediately wanted to take her number just to still have her in my life no matter what!"
Bristowe apparently bonded immediately with Booth's sister Meghann.
"I didn't want my conversation to end with her, not only because I wanted all the dirt on what Shawn is like to live with but also because she already felt like a best friend," the Bachelorette noted.
Booth's father was skeptical of the process, but Bristowe admitted she didn't blame him for that at all.
"[He was] curious how this could all work out and last. Fair. Shawn's dad is a very practical man, which I liked. That is not a bad quality to have. But that quality made it challenging for him to understand where Shawn's head and heart was. But you know what, he understood regardless. I think he could see in Shawn's eyes it was real. He could see the way we were together," Bristowe explained.
"Shawn's feelings were very real and, from the relationship these two shared, his dad knew. That was a really nice moment to watch. Shawn has a very warm, welcoming, loving family. And that gave me a lot of reassurance with how I felt towards him. I would be lucky to be a part of that family."
Before Bristowe left the date, she noticed Booth acting very nervous.
"He scared me with what he was going to say. He was shaking and started to mumble about being honest. He shared how when he told me he was falling in love with me that wasn't true. I WAS ABOUT TO THROW UP," Bristowe confessed.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOW"But when he said he wasn't falling in love with me in Texas, he WAS in love with me, that sick feeling immediately turned into wanting to melt into his arms. I had been waiting for him to say those words."
The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All episode airs Monday, July 20 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
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