Andi visits the final four bachelor's hometowns, learns of Eric Hill's death

NEW YORK (WABC) -- This week on "The Bachelorette" Andi headed to her remaining four bachelor's hometowns. She begins in Milwaukee with Nick. He said that he's hoping to find the right time to tell her that he loves her. They start out at a cute brewery where the "Nick and Andi" was on tap. While drinking their special brew, they did some polka dancing! It looked like they had a really fun time together.

They later headed to Nick's parents' house where they met up with his parents and his 10 siblings! He has a very large family! I wonder if Andi would feel pressure to have a lot of kids too if she married Nick? Andi said that it was a lot of people to meet and be questioned by all at once. Nick spoke to his sister who told him that she seems like his type and was happy to see that he was in love. She just wanted to make sure that he was being himself and she wanted to make sure that she got to know Andi better while she was there. Andi was able to convince her, I think, that she's the real deal and does like Nick a lot. Andi was even grilled by his very sweet 9-year-old sister! That was adorable! His mother cried and told him that she doesn't want to see him get his heart broken and that he should always be prepared to be sent home. Aw! His mom is sweet, but what a downer! She did however, say that she could see the connection between the two of them. As Nick left, he said goodbye, but didn't say "I love you".

Next stop for Andi was Arlington, Iowa to visit Chris on his family's farm. She was really impressed that he has his own house. He loaded Andi up onto a gigantic tractor and off they went! She thought it was really manly and she liked it! She said he was "the hottest farmer ever". Andi asked him what she would do there and he told her there was an "opportunity to be a homemaker" or she could maybe even be a DA there. She tried to convince Chris that she's not as "city" as he thinks she is and she wouldn't be there sitting in a cornfield if she wasn't interested in him and possibly living there. While they were sitting there Chris had a plane fly by that said "Chris loves Andi"! It was really sweet. They kissed and kissed when they saw it.

Andi went over and met Chris' family and she just loved them. She really seemed to click well with them and Chris' mother was so sweet! She told Andi they seemed like a match made in heaven and Andi thanked her for sharing her son with her! Aw! Does it get any sweeter than that?! After the interrogating was over, they played "ghosts in the graveyard" otherwise known as hide and seek. Andi found Chris and they kissed a whole bunch until other family members found them. Overall, they had a great visit!

Josh's hometown of Tampa was Andi's next stop. He took her, where else, a ball field. He gave her a glove and he showed her some different catching techniques and they also went over hitting and eating sunflower seeds. Andi had a really impressive hit at one point that broke a bat! It was cute and they had a lot of fun. She learns that his brother is being drafted into the NFL and he's had to dedicate a lot of time to that. Meanwhile, poor Josh had to quit playing baseball due to injuries. So he has many unfulfilled dreams as he watches his brother's career skyrocket. I think Andi really appreciated learning more about him.

She went to his parents' house to meet his family and you could tell they were so close as Josh started crying when he saw everyone! His boxer dog was especially happy to see him. It was so cute. They sat down for some wine and dinner and the conversation shifted right onto his brother's football career. It was weird that they didn't start off with questioning the girl who was there to meet all of them. They should have been focusing on Josh! Andi even said that (in her interview, not in front of them). Andi seemed a little concerned that with how close they all are that they would accept that their new family with each other would be the priority. They went outside after dinner and played some touch football. It looked like fun, but it seemed like a bunch of kids that hadn't left the nest and I think Andi picked up on that.

Lastly, Andi met up with Marcus in Dallas. They went to a theater where he revisited his stripper past from earlier this season. He gave her a private show where he stripped down to his skivvies. Once his clothes were back on, they headed over to meet his family. Before they went over, he told her that he loved her! She smiled but didn't really say a lot about it.

At his parents' house, his sister's daughter made them rainbow loom bracelets and that was really cute. His sister took Andi aside right away and they spoke about how Marcus shares his feelings right away. Marcus spoke with his brother about how he was an amazing father-figure to him and it was a really touching moment. His mother seemed very supportive of their relationship too, so that was a major plus.

All of the guys were summoned over to Chris Harrison's place where they waited for Andi to arrive. Once everyone was there, Chris Harrison broke the news to them that former contestant Eric Hill had a paragliding accident. They said they knew he was hurt, but they didn't know how bad, and that morning he passed away. Poor Chris Harrison had to break the bad news to them. The guys got teared up and Andi cried. Marcus walked out and Andi followed after him to comfort him and talk. They eventually went back out where you could see the cast and crew all hugging and crying about this horrible tragedy. I think though after seeing just a few minutes of it, that was enough. It started to drag on a little and get uncomfortable. Finally, the show cut to commercial. Thank goodness.

Chris Harrison gave Andi a pep talk before the rose ceremony and told her she didn't have to be strong for the guys, and that Eric's death was hard on everyone. Poor Andi can't seem to stop crying. Andi picked up a rose but then excused herself to cry again. Chris Harrison had to rush in after her and try to get her to pull it together. She eventually comes back out, picks up the rose and gives it to Josh. She also gave roses to Nick and Chris. That meant that hot Marcus was eliminated.

She walked him outside and told him that he did nothing wrong and that he was open with her and vulnerable but it basically just wasn't enough. She feels stronger connections to the other remaining guys. Marcus heartbreakingly said that "I wanted to be that guy for you." He said that he saw a future with her and it's hard to let go of that. With that said, she hugged him and walked him to the limo. He said that he wished he didn't tell her that he loved her because now he feels like an idiot. Aw!

Next week, it's time for the fantasy suite dates in the Dominican Republic! Andi is afraid to basically go behind closed doors after her horrible fantasy suite experience with Juan Pablo last season. Hopefully, she doesn't run into any jerks this time around!