EXCLUSIVE: CK & Monica: A NASCAR Connection | Golden Hour

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Speaker 1: Welcome back to bats our happy hours, Golden Hour. Thanks for joining us. We're so excited to be back. How are you today.

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Speaker 2: Susan, I'm so good, so good, so excited about today's guest too. Oh boy, Today we have two very special guests. Please drum roll, drum roll our brand new Golden love Birds c K and Monica B. Hi you too, Welcome to Golden Hour.

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Speaker 1: How are Monica?

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Speaker 2: Can we stop calling you be yet? Or which should we continue the Monica be?

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Speaker 1: Can we call you just Monica?

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Speaker 3: Well?

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Speaker 1: Yes, please? You okay? Can I be Die?

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Speaker 3: I think that will?

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Speaker 1: Well, let me just say both of you have great smiles on your face. Show. So there's a whole lot we wanted dive in today. Let's get started and I'm going to lead us off. So for anyone who doesn't remember, and how could you forget? K is from Jones season as well as the season this past season of Bachelor in Paradise with me and Monica otherwise known as Monica B is from mel Madsen. So before we get started, Before we get started, everyone knows, or if they don't, they're about to find out. You and I have become very good friends. So let's tell our listeners how that came to be. So tell everyone, how did you and I become such good friends.

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Speaker 4: Well, we originally met almost a year ago in Carmel at the golf tournament, and we immediately became friends. And I think my first words to you were zipping, and it's sparked a lifelong friendship and so for that, I'm very happy.

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Speaker 1: And please, yeah, that was that is exactly where we met, and you taught you said something about the outfit I had on I don't remember, but you said that you liked the out that I had, and I thought, any guy that pays a compliment to a woman about how she's dressed must be a good guy.

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Speaker 5: And Kathy, I was very impressed.

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Speaker 4: I mean I thought initially you had to spend at least twenty five hundred dollars on that.

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Speaker 5: You said, c K. No, it's three fifty, So thank you.

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Speaker 1: The day I spent twenty five hundred dollars on a pair of slacks is the day I won the lottery. And you'll be the first to know, I promise no. But then we and then of course we were on and we like to joke we were on paradise together and c K promised me a date. But then, Monica, I don't know if you know this. When we got there, c K wouldn't talk to me. He just ignored me.

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Speaker 4: I got sick. In all fairness, I got I think you remember that, Kathy. I got sick and I was just never the same afterwards.

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Speaker 1: Uh huh. No, it's a good story and he's sticking with it.

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Speaker 3: That's right you are.

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Speaker 2: And Monica, since this is your first time on our podcast, tell us a little bit about you.

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Speaker 3: Yes, I am Monica Brewer. I'm sixty three years old. I live in Huntsville, Alabama. I am the mother of four children and five as of November the twenty fifth, five grandchildren. Can I work at you for Delta Air? Well? Thank you, thank you so much.

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Speaker 2: Can they tell how you do that? How did you to meet?

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Speaker 3: Oh?

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Speaker 1: Shall I sink?

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Speaker 3: Or?

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Speaker 5: Do you want to tell you? You're going to get two versions of that? So I'm going to give you.

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Speaker 2: Monica's going okay, I want both sides.

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Speaker 3: I don't think he likes when I say this because he thinks it sounds sleazy. But he's slid into my d MS.

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Speaker 1: Oh well, Monica, that begs the question while he was sliding, what did he say? Look at he's gotta chush. What do you say, Monica?

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Speaker 3: He says that he was just wishing me well on the season. That was kind of the first message. But then he says, I'm interested. So I hope Meil doesn't see what I see. I hope he doesn't kiss you. Sorry, not sorry. And there was one other thing, like he did wish me well, saying he hoped that I could go as far as I could, but that I didn't end up with Meil.

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Speaker 1: Well, let's me wait, I'm going to tell you. Monica called me and he said I need to know something, and I said.

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Speaker 5: Kathy going mute, Kathy going mute right now?

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Speaker 1: His version, Oh wait, wait, I'm not going on mute. He called me and he asked me if you had stayed whatever week it was, and of course I knew that you hadn't, that you were gone, that he hadn't chosen you. And I said, I can't answer that. C K. You know you know, come on, Kathy, you're my friend. Tell me. And of course I did not tell him, and I said, you know what, You're just gonna have to wait and find out. So all right now, Kate, what's your story?

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Speaker 4: So, Susan, here's the truth of the matter, right, So, Kathy said, c k I asked her, did Monica get the first impression Rose? And she wouldn't tell me, and I knew it wasn't. If it wasn't Monica, it was Jerry. And I got confused, and so for two months I swear, I mean, I'm just stressing out.

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Speaker 5: She got the first impression Rose, She's probably.

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Speaker 4: Gonna end up with him. And then you and Kathy go on the program and you tell Monica just kiss him, kiss him, And I'm in my liver and say, no, don't kiss them.

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Speaker 1: What are you doing?

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Speaker 2: You're like, I wanted to be this moment.

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Speaker 5: That's right, she's kissing out.

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Speaker 2: So I think that's so exciting. That's more exciting than being on the show. You're sitting there watching one you're hope and nobody touches her because.

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Speaker 1: Okay, Monica is gorgeous. I mean she really is. You, Monica, you are simply beautiful. We all know that. Other than that make me a happy woman, don't tell me it was simply her beauty. What attracted you to Monica?

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Speaker 4: Well, first and foremost, I'll get to that, Kathy. But the way I really met her is that I did. I didn't slide into her DMS. I kicked the door.

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Speaker 2: Down and jumped in there.

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Speaker 4: I kicked the door down. I said, I'm seeking, I'm here to whist you off. So that's kind of what happened. And then I poured mar Howard out to it, and it gave her this heartfelt message. And you know what her response was. It was just okay, And I thought, well, wait a.

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Speaker 2: Minute, okay, yeah, Monica.

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Speaker 3: At least I responded, well.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, she's a woman. In a few words, I mean, she's she said, okay, you know, shoot, you shot? Do what? So wait? Seek? I want to know, because you and I talked for the ten minutes you were in Paradise, you did you ever think that you were going to date someone from Bachelor Bachation?

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Speaker 3: No?

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Speaker 4: I did not, because I just didn't think that there would ever be the type of connection that I long didn't look for. And you know, you and I talked, Kathy, and like, I'm positioned to look for my forever forever right, I'm making out a purpose and a point, you.

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Speaker 1: Know, he Monica, I have to tell you every time. Can I Ceka used to call me all the time. You know, I knew he about someone. He stopped calling calling. I used to chit chat with me talking about it.

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Speaker 2: Obviously he was cute, sliding you or jumping into your dmor did you see about him that intrigued you that you wanted to know more?

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Speaker 3: Well, initially I didn't know who he was. So after I was off the show, I said, well, let me let me circle back and see and look into it. So I actually reached out to him after that point and we started to connect. But well, on the show, you know they ask all the time, what are you looking for in a mate? And of course I want someone god fearing, someone family orientated, check check, someone kind, someone who's nice to me check check. But specifically I love his passion. He's passionate about everything he does.

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Speaker 5: I know.

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Speaker 3: For his family or me.

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Speaker 1: Has he bought you any nice gifts? Yet? What you get for Christ?

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Speaker 3: This?

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Speaker 2: Oh it's beauty.

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Speaker 3: This is a rose with diamonds. And I got this because he couldn't stand to see me not get a row.

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Speaker 2: So this is oh, like this is.

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Speaker 1: Like first day. Wait. I want to know Mona. I want you to know this. This podcast is all about the two of you one except for this, Where the hell is my gift? I've been your friend lager than she has.

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Speaker 2: What is your favorite part about each other? I'm asking you both, whoever wants to go first, what is your favorite part? C K about it.

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Speaker 5: I'll take it first. I'll take it first, Susan. That for me, that is a softball question.

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Speaker 4: Because there are so many redeeming qualities about Monica that really kind of set me off right for me and my mind as the man, they say, that's the one you know, first and foremost. She's age appropriate and she's sixty three. I'm sixty three, and I think that's ideal. We share the same fundamental faith and belief from a Christmas standpoint. She's raised her children, so she's positioned to move forward with a partner. And she's had hardships and difficulties and challenges in her life and she's overcome that and still has this goal about her. And I think that for me as a man, that's hella compelling. So you know, it's that and other things I think that really sort of sparked it.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, but you that is so sweet to gay, But I'm the realist here. That's all lovely. Yeah, but you didn't know any of that. When you reach into the DMS. It was her beauty. Just admit it and we can move on.

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Speaker 5: Okay, So if you can, just let me tell this. So we're the men.

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Speaker 4: We were in Las Vegas right on our reunion, and I think it was in that day when we're at top Golf that the women, the twenty four women, came across the screen and I was at the bank with my golf club and Chalk said, c K, you got to come look at this one. And I said, no, no, not now, Chalk, I'm really busy. And finally he came and he drugged me over there, and when I laid my eyes on her, I said, that's the one.

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Speaker 1: And yeah, you know that to me yesterday.

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Speaker 2: All right, this is kind of exciting. Okay.

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Speaker 1: Now, so I got a few questions.

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Speaker 2: Well, go ahead, Monica, what was it for you that drew.

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Speaker 1: You to this man right here?

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Speaker 2: I mean, it wasn't just DM. It's the first look when you first see each other. Tell me from there.

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Speaker 3: Right. Of course, he's very handsome and I didn't know who he was because I wasn't really into the Bachelorette that season. So I went back and I saw him, and I thought he was very handsome. So I doubled back to the to the d M, and instead of just saying okay, I had a full message this time, and I left my phone number. So we started to talk via text and the phone, and we have a lot of good conversations. We sometimes stayed up six to eight hours that night talking on the phone.

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Speaker 5: I wish.

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Speaker 3: Yeah.

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Speaker 1: Have you guys met each other in person?

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Speaker 5: Oh?

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Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely several.

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Speaker 5: Times, Kathy.

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Speaker 4: When you ask Monica where she where she's residing, she said Huntsville. And I know from having gone there one time that it's not Huntsville.

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Speaker 5: It's Huntsville, So you're right, it's uncle.

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Speaker 3: That was.

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Speaker 1: So you've both been to each other's homes. If you wilp each other's cities to visit each other, yes, what about the holidays? Yeah? What about the holidays?

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Speaker 2: Are you spending together or well?

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Speaker 4: So Monica, let me take a portion of that. So we spent Thanksgiving a portion of Thanksgiving with her family that lives here in southern California, and then we spent Thanksgiving dinner with my entire crazy family, even the crazy ones. So I said, I want all the crazys to come so you know what you're getting into here.

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Speaker 5: So they're not crazy.

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Speaker 2: But that's fing that you're introducing each other to your family. That's important.

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Speaker 1: Wait, have you met Monica's kids and her her family.

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Speaker 4: I met her, her son who lives here, and her extended family and the children, the grandchildren, and of course she's met a lot of my extended family and my mother loves her to pieces.

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Speaker 1: Okay, so the next question is, Hey, the next question is Monica. I'm going to ask you first. Actually, no, I'm going to ask you first. How would you describe your relationship.

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Speaker 5: NASCAR?

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Speaker 4: So it's felt like Monica has to tell me from time to time, see kids, it's only been two months, and it really hasn't been two months.

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Speaker 5: It's been just shy of two months.

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Speaker 4: And I told her just last night that it feels like six months because to her point, we've been talking sometimes to six eight hours and she's very big on staying and that's the way that she feels loved is text messager and respond to my text messages. If I can call, if I call, you pick up the phone. Let's have a conversation, and that's the way she feels connected. And I'm getting used to that because I've been flying solo for so long.

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Speaker 2: What about you? Are you need to feel wanted? And I get it.

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Speaker 3: Well, it's a long distance relationship.

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Speaker 1: How long is it going to be long distance?

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Speaker 2: Oh? Are we jumping the gun?

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Speaker 1: I don't know. They said's long distance? I said, how long is it going to be long distance?

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Speaker 2: I mean it is pretty far apart. Is one willing to go to the other versa half in half?

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Speaker 1: Because that is the biggest complication.

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Speaker 3: Who's traveling. You know where we're going to meet, where we're going to be, So yeah, we would be easier.

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Speaker 4: I don't like the idea of long distance, particularly if I did. If I didn't like her as much as I did, then long distance will be ideal because you know, there's a buffet. But I want to be I want to see her. I want to be able to spend time with her. I want to be able to spend unlimited time, and so part of that is her moving to California at some point early in Q one six.

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Speaker 1: Q one, you could tell you finance he means he means first quarter, which translates to January February March for those of you who are not into finance. So wait, Monica, you are a flight attendant. So what if, by the way, congrats that you guys apparently are are going to be living in the same house, home city, whatever it's going to be. But you're a flight attendant. How's that going to work? Monica?

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Speaker 2: Change your base?

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Speaker 3: Oh, change bases exactly. That would be ideal. But if I cannot change bases, then I just have to commute back.

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Speaker 1: You're gonna have to dead head back to it Atlanta? Yes, yes, why the things.

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Speaker 3: We do, I would switch bases usually, which sometimes it takes a minute to get into a base, but you know, sometimes it doesn't. So it just depends.

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Speaker 2: And your airlines to LA as a hub or no, LA.

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Speaker 3: Is definitely, Yeah, it is.

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Speaker 5: It's a basic.

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Speaker 1: Well we'll cross from So now let's see they're moving together. K Wait, wait, that's what you said.

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Speaker 5: I'm just in the same house.

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Speaker 1: Okay, same city? Yes, well good, so you get to see each other. Are you going to cook dinner for him?

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Speaker 5: I can't wait?

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Speaker 1: Yes?

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Speaker 2: Why would you pay your own rent? Why don't you share?

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Speaker 1: That's I don't know, they've only been gating for ten minutes. I think it's a big move that they're moving to the same city. I applaud you guys for taking your time. Monica, I don't know what the hell you're thinking cooking for him. That's I'd make reservations, but that's up to you.

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Speaker 3: Well we make those two. But yes, I enjoy cooking.

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Speaker 1: Okay, So you're both like to do cooking. All right, So you're both in the Bachelor. You know you're both in bat I mean, I can do it, but you know I prefer not to. So you're both in Bachelornation, you're both from different seasons, different times, bachslor Nation. What did your respective friends in Bachelor Nation think about this? I'm assuming that most people, I mean, you're you're telling us on our podcast, you're letting the world know that you're together now. But what obviously your friends and know what has been their reaction.

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Speaker 3: Everyone is super excited for us. They've met of course c k At after the Rose he met most everybody, and everyone loves him. He's very personable and they you know, they witnessed that and they love him, and so they're excited to see what happens with us?

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Speaker 2: Who told me? First? You said kay? Or you Monica who told her their bachelor?

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Speaker 3: No, Kathy, I don't know because remember you. I know you know because before at Women Tell All, you approached me about he told me.

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Speaker 1: He told me to I was doing his spy work for him. And just may I say, on National this podcast, Monica, see if you can make it happen. K promised me a fabulous gifts not arrived yet. So if he's a man of his word, Yeah, don't don't give me that smile, sy K get action. I want action.

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Speaker 3: No, he she did what she said.

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Speaker 1: She was going, thank you, Monica. So here's what happened. K literally used to call We used to laugh and talk, and then he started calling always Monica, this Monica b that. I said the same thing, Susan. Can we stop calling her Monica? Be I don't think you're dating Monica p as in Peter, you're dating Monica b as in Brewer. So anyway, he asked me to every day day. He told me to find out what you were thinking. It was like it was like a high school move, you know, hey, sending your friend into the you know, in the locker room. Hey, tell me what she's thinking. I said, she's in for it. I think it's fair. What did your guy friend say?

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Speaker 2: What way to make a woman feel good? I like your stuff?

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Speaker 1: What did your friends say?

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Speaker 4: The guys look, all the guys from Jones season, and we're all very very very very close, and you know, they applauded the relationship. Pascal was, you know, all hands down, as were all.

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Speaker 5: The other men and Jordan. Everyone gave me the thumbs up.

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Speaker 4: I will say this, however, when I really start to develop deep feelings for Monica be I struggle with, Okay, who am I gonna call to sort of rationalize these feelings? Like I'm walking through the aisle of the supermarket and they told the music plane and if it's a romantic song, I'm standing in the middle of an aisle the supermarket.

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Speaker 1: I'm and I.

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Speaker 4: Get home and I'm like, who do I call to rationalize these feelings? I was gonna call Pascal, and I thought no, probably not, so I called Mark Anderson and Mark spent thirty minutes on the phone where he had me and had me crying like a baby.

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Speaker 5: Like, k, this is what we live for.

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Speaker 4: You're falling in love just fall and just lean into it and go let it go.

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Speaker 1: Yes, And I'm like, I'm really feeling this you're feeling and I'm freezing, as in frozen.

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Speaker 5: So we're at dinner the other day and I told Mark all those were at dinner. I told Mark, just for making me cry like that, you're paying for dinner, buddy, I mean, this is.

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Speaker 1: Now, How did you get to know Mark so well?

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Speaker 4: Well, you know, during the show, you know, and you all know this. During the show, you're you're you're only really close with certain people, right, and then after the show, you know, you start to develop closer friendship as you have intimate conversations.

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Speaker 5: And the one thing I really really love about the relationship that.

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Speaker 4: We have with all the men is that if I call, they typically can pick up the phone and they answer, Yeah, Mark moved here to southern California, and I want to welcome him and talk with him through it and this, that and the other. So if you ever talk to Mark nowadays, you're going to get another version of Mark, because he used to be my mannering the other day and he's like these mopholes on this freeways out here, just like Mark.

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Speaker 2: You're next to him, A couple of weeks ago, there was a rumor, you know, the stuff on the social media, and I said, is it true that said that they were engaged? And he said, why, who wants to know? I go talk to me Mark. He said, what I read isn't true, but you never know, so I think it's coming. We got to have him on Kathy, both of them. But we've been asking you guys all the questions. We're going to give it to you. Do you have any questions for Kathy or myself?

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Speaker 1: Then even Marcus phone number. I'm happy to get people before we hang out.

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Speaker 3: So I just want to say that you guys are amazing. You are twelvelaze blazing, sitting the paths for us, and I just thank you. You're everywhere, You're doing the thing, and just congratulations.

00:22:19
Speaker 5: Keep up the goodes.

00:22:21
Speaker 1: Thanks, thank you.

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Speaker 4: I will echo and double down what Monicas just said. I mean, I see the pictures of you all at these different events, and like, I feel proud that you all dressed the way that you do. I mean, I love it. I love the you know, you're not back in the eighties or nineties or even two thousands. I mean, you're fashionable you're fashion forward and you're just out there doing your thing, and I applaud that.

00:22:44
Speaker 5: I mean, we're golden, but we're not dead. So keep yes or right.

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Speaker 2: Somebody just made a comment. I was receiving an award in Las Vegas, being an officiate and it was such an honor and the dress that the designers sent for me to wear. Somebody said, you're not thirty anymore, Susan, how could you wear that when nine thousand other comments came in like you rocked it, you look elegant. There's always one. There's always one, so you're always.

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Speaker 5: People, Susan. I will, I will ask you this.

00:23:22
Speaker 4: So I'm gonna ask Monica be if she could put her left hand up in front of the camera like this, and there's a story behind what you see on her.

00:23:29
Speaker 2: Wrist all the way up. Monica. Oh, a beautiful watch. A bracelet.

00:23:34
Speaker 1: Bracelet?

00:23:35
Speaker 5: Yeah, ask her to tell you about the watch?

00:23:38
Speaker 2: Okay?

00:23:39
Speaker 1: Was about Hey, Monica, Monica, our host of this podcast would like us to ask you to watch.

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Speaker 3: Well. When I was visiting in California the last time, I just I saw it on the table.

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Speaker 5: And I kept it.

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Speaker 2: Is this your darling? Because it looks good on me?

00:24:04
Speaker 1: Are you saying you watch? It's Monica? I love Monica. I love that. If I were you, the next thing I'd be going to. It's looking for an American Express card. I have.

00:24:20
Speaker 2: Wait, he bought her that beautiful necklace.

00:24:22
Speaker 1: I love that, Susan.

00:24:25
Speaker 3: It wasn't that sweet first date material.

00:24:30
Speaker 5: He bought it before he even met Susan. Cappy.

00:24:33
Speaker 4: Here's the real story behind that watch. So what she said is true and that that's half of it. The other half she has the Gucci glasses. Now she's got my Gucci watch. The only thing missing is a Gucci purse. Baby, I mean, so get busy is coming Monica?

00:24:53
Speaker 1: Did you say that the only thing missing to Gucci purse?

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Speaker 2: He said that. Oh my god, he knows. So look for it for Valentine's Day. Make sure.

00:25:04
Speaker 1: And you know what, TK, I think you can get a better price of you buy two for one. That's right, I'll take the other one. Monica. You'll listen. You can have c K. He just has to buy me a nice president every once in a while.

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Speaker 2: Okay, Well, Macucci has a brand new style out that I just saw for the summer. It's the big with the white so I'll take that one, just saying, oh, since we're giving gifts. But you guys are great. Thank you.

00:25:31
Speaker 1: We have had so much fun having you. You are wonderful guests I for one, and you know, Ck you're a dear friend. I am so happy for both of you. I know it's going to work out. You are fabulous together. Your smile, Monica is rating. It says everything. And Ck you too. I don't think I've ever seen you smile like a cat. We have ear to ear. You can't even stop yourself. So I love this. It was great having you on the podcast. I hope twenty twenty six brings you both just love, happiness and health.

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Speaker 5: Thank you, I love it.

00:26:02
Speaker 2: And be out in La just for a minute. I'm doing a wedding out there, so maybe we could do dinner or something that night.

00:26:09
Speaker 1: Monica, you can you in person? Yeah, and we'll come to your house and you can leave all the Gucci handbags on the table. We'll just pick the one.

00:26:23
Speaker 2: We will just take one, and you know what. Thank you to all the people listening to us, I'm sure you're just as happy for this couple as we are. Make sure to follow Bachelor Happy Hour as we have new episodes and new guests coming out all the time and you don't want to miss.

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