'Bachelor' Ben's frontrunners emerge as he narrows it down to his final four

NEW YORK -- "The Bachelor" returned to Ben's hometown of Warsaw, Indiana this week. The show started off with Ben meeting up with his parents at a cute diner. After a quick talk with them, Ben met up with his final six to head over to a rental house/hotel that happened to be right near his parents' house. Lauren B. says that she's been waiting all week to talk to him about what he said to her the week before about having a little bit of doubt about her based on what Leah said about her. Lauren would get her chance luckily because Ben asked her to have a one-on-one date with him! The other women were devastated that the woman who seems to have the strongest connection with him is getting even more time alone with him.

Another date card arrived and it read, "Jojo, let's find love in the windy city." That meant that Jojo would be getting a one-on-one date too!

After their time at the community center, Ben took Lauren back to "his place" to have a glass of wine and hang out. Lauren told Ben that she was nervous about their date because of their conversation the last time they talked. He said that the conversation affected him because he does have feelings for her and he's just afraid of being blindsided. She said she didn't know how to defend herself because she didn't know how to show him that it wasn't true and she felt sick to her stomach. Ben said that he feels enough about her that one person's comment wouldn't change how he feels about her and that she can trust him. That was exactly what she wanted to hear. Ben said that the date was "beautiful" and he's so glad that he knows the true Lauren. Then, he took her out to a local bar where they had a great time and they ended the night with a lot of rooftop kissing. Lauren says that she is in love with Ben from Warsaw, Indiana, not just "Ben the Bachelor".

Back at the house, Becca said that she's jealous that Jojo got a one-on-one date. Lauren said that she's a little upset that he's out with someone else, but she's still happy with how their date went.

It was time for the group date, and it was an important one because there was a rose up for grabs. Amanda, Caila, and Becca were all off together and they went rowing in some boats. Then they flew kites together. After the activities, Ben told them that the rose also represented who he would spend the second half of the date with. Ben asked Amanda to go talk first. Amanda spoke to Ben about her kids again and said she wonders why he would want to be with her, and he said those things make it easy for him to understand why she is so wonderful. He wants those things in his life. Ben and Becca talked about how she is frustrated that they've had great conversations, but she can't tell if he feels any different about her than any of the others. She said it is scary to not know if he wants to be with her, so if he isn't that interested, she deserves to know. Lastly, he spoke to Caila. They started off with a kiss, but then Caila explained that she doesn't have any meaningful places to show him because she hasn't been anywhere very long so she doesn't have those "deep roots". She's moved 17 times before college! She said she's very adaptable and would be willing to move to him or if he wanted to move where she lives, she could go either way. Then it was rose time. Ben told them all that he likes them all a lot and he really wants the person he gives the rose to, to know that he wants to meet their family. He gave the rose to Amanda! He really wants to meet her girls. He apologized to the other ladies but said it like, "Sorry ladies, but Amanda and I have a date to continue." That wasn't very sensitive!

Becca and Caila returned back to the house and explained to the ladies that Amanda got the rose and the second half of the date. Back on Amanda's date, he took her to McDonalds. Ugh, really? Sorry but that's tacky. I know that Ben and other "Bachelor" people did a McDonald's commercial, but don't bring it in to the show! It was pretty funny though. Ben and Amanda took drive-thru orders and met all the people coming through their lane. Ben and Amanda even ate a French fry like "Lady and the Tramp". Then, Ben took Amanda to a carnival in his town where everyone came out to support Ben. Everyone there seems to just love him! They rode some rides and no one threw up. Amanda said being around all of the kids at the carnival made her wish that hers were there and she's even more excited to get back to them next week.

Emily got the last one-on-one date and it involved taking the boat over to Ben's parents house. The other women were really jealous that she got that opportunity. He showed her around his house and introduced her to his parents. Emily spoke to Ben's mom and just talked so much and did it really, really fast. I felt like it was a really long time before Ben's mom ever got to get a word in! His mom said that she found Emily to be "really fun, but a little young for Ben right now." Emily continued her trend with his father. Ben's mom shared her concerns with him and she even broke out the tears! There's no way Emily is going to make it past this round.

Emily was super happy after her date and felt like the day went great. Ben took Emily to a bench where they could sit and talk on the pier. He said that his parents loved how sweet she was, but that he doesn't think that he can see her being his wife. Ouch. That was a tough thing for him to say directly to her. He said that she's been incredible to him, but he said that he knows that saying goodbye to her would be the best thing at this point. The other women were watching from their house and trying to figure out from Emily's expressions what was going on. With that, Ben gave her a hug and sent her on her way. She went back to the house to collect her things and said goodbye to the other ladies and told them about their day and a lot of tears were shed by all.

After his breakup with Emily, it was rose ceremony time. The only women with a rose already is Amanda. To that, he added, Lauren, Jojo, and Caila. Becca was eliminated! Becca kept asking him, "Why did you do that?" He was holding her hand and she dropped it, and she asked him why did he blindside her? He told her that he wasn't sure up until that moment and he didn't know how else to do it and he wanted to do it before the families got involved. She said she would rather it be now than later. Becca gave him a hug and left.

Next week, Ben visits the final four women's hometowns and Amanda's looks to be very "real," screaming kids and all. Jojo's brother gets very aggressive and tells him that he is brainwashing the women! Ok, I officially can't wait until next week!