The next day, the ladies found out there would be three group dates during the week. Each would be a group of five. Each would provide one opportunity for a rose.
The first group was Christa, Melissa, Maria, Caitlin, and Sage. They were taken to a dance studio. One of Brian's favorite activities was ballroom dance. Each lady was given a private lesson dancing tango.
After an hour, Brian came into the studio, dressed for the occasion. The challenge was, after their one-hour lesson, each would dance a tango with Brian. Brian would choose the best. The prize was a rose.
First was Melissa. She was stepping all over his toes, stumbling along. It didn't take long for Brian to eliminate her from contention.
Next was Maria. He figured with her Spanish heritage, she would be good at tango. She was good, but not up to his expectations.
Next was Sage. Apparently, he didn't know that Sage had experience dancing. She knew all his moves, from corte to promenade.
Caitlin was next. She knew that, after Sage's performance, she had to sex things up. What she lacked in technique, she made up for in performance. She had the attitude of the tango, if not the aptitude.
Last was Christa. She knew she couldn't dance, especially not to the level of Caitlin and Sage. She didn't even try.
After taking a few minutes to decide, he gave the rose to Sage. Caitlin clearly seemed disappointed. She vowed to win him over on the rest of the date.
After dancing, they went for a nice lunch. Caitlin tried to hog his attention. Brian would have none of it. He was there for all five of them, and gave each equal time.
Back at the mansion, the ladies were enjoying themselves by the pool. They were getting to know each other better, feeling out the competition, seeing who could be the biggest threat.
It was then that Courtney slipped and told everyone that she still had a boyfriend. While some of the ladies were upset, others saw it as a means of blackmail.
The group got back as the sun was going down. Brian got a glimpse of what he had wanted to see: Naveena in a two-piece bikini. A smile came upon his face, seeing her bronzed body wearing very little. She had a body worthy of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. He made it his business to get to know her a bit better.
The other ladies saw this and tried to get some one-on-one time with him as well. He could see claws come out on a few of them, fighting for face time.