I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends (36 page)

We stayed in the same hotel room that Richard Burton and Liz Taylor used. Foreshadow alert! (
Josef Kandoll W
)

After the show, we spent most of our time together as a couple at Ben’s place in San Francisco. My favorite moments with Ben were spent at Baker Beach in the morning. We would both take turns running with Scotch. I took this photo, and had it blown up and framed for Ben’s birthday.

A behind-the-scenes photo from our
People
cover shoot. Me in a pink dress, a rare occasion.

The famous Neil Lane ring up close!

We may have had our ups and downs, but we sure took a pretty picture when things were good. Ben and me at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, during my sister’s visit to San Francisco.

Relaxing on the grass after a trip with Ben’s sister, Julia, to Cowgirl Creamery in San Francisco.

Dancing at Pure in Las Vegas. This moment might have been the high point of a trip that ended in tears. (
Erik Kabik
)

On-again, off-again, on-again . . . Here we are day drinking together in Santa Monica.

We took a trip to the East Coast together to see Ben’s friend, who played for the Boston Red Sox.

Ben and me, attending a
Bachelor
producer’s wedding at Mike Fleiss’s spectacular Malibu beach house.

The wedding guest list was a who’s who of Bachelor Nation! (
Left to right:)
Me; Emily Maynard; Ali Fedotowsky; and my bestie, Casey Shteamer—all celebrating together.

This is the last photo taken of Ben and me. You can feel the tension.

The Kissing Bandit himself. My chemistry with Arie was off the charts, but it wasn’t meant to be.