The BachelorduoColton UnderwoodandCassie Randolphhave been waiting four long months for the world to find out about their relationship, and now they’re ready to shout it from the rooftops.
“We’re so excited to be out in public and not have to hide anymore,” Underwood, 27, tells PEOPLE in the latest cover story. “I’m so in love, and I’m ready for everyone to know it.”
Adds Randolph, 23: “We can finally be outwardly happy, and not have to keep this big secret.”
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It was a season to remember, most notably because the former football player diverged from the traditionalBachelorpath in more ways than one.
That means the pair aren’t engaged — for now, at least.
“She doesn’t have a ring on her finger yet,” says Underwood. “But she will, one day.”
“We definitely talk about our future engagement,” Randolph, a speech pathologist, adds. “We’re both excited to get to that point.”
Ring or no ring, they are making (major) moves for the future.
“I am now a California resident,” says Underwood, who moved from Denver to Los Angeles to be closer to Randolph, whom he calls “girlfriend,” in West Hollywood.
Still, the couple says they won’t move in together, just yet.
“Our goal is to buy a house in Huntington Beach in the next year, but we probably won’t move in together until we’re engaged or married,” says Underwood. “As much as I want her to live with me, it’s a big step and something we both take very seriously.”
Whatever their timeline may be, Underwood has zero regrets about hisBachelorjourney. “I came onThe Bachelorwanting to be madly in love when I left,” he says. “And that’s exactly what happened.”
source: people.com
