Dave Neal

I think it was reading the dating contract.

That's when I knew we were not dealing with a person that was living in reality.

And that was the most shocking thing to me.

For two people like Dave and myself who were coming at her hard as we were to never get one thing sent to us, even if someone said, I don't want to reveal my identity, but just know I went to sixth grade with Laura.

She was a great girl.

I went to high school with Laura.

I was a high school boyfriend of Laura's.

I knew Laura two years ago.

Somebody you would think would come to Dave and I at some point and say something.

And I never got one email.

I was like, I think this is the biggest story Bachelor Nation has ever had.

There was just something about it.

And this is before we knew anything.

Before we knew about a Greg Gillespie or a Mike Maricini.

And before we knew about Laura's past.

I was like, this is the biggest thing ever.

I just couldn't think of anything else that's ever happened to a contestant outside of this show that was more, quote unquote, scandalous.

Dave and I said to each other, there is zero chance that she is producing two babies.

We guarantee she's going to say I had a miscarriage.

She had ways to do things differently and she chose not to.