“Cheers to friendship!” Nia toasts as the cast has their first dinner in Hawaii, a truly hilarious thing for the cast of The Valley, of all people, to be toasting. It’s amidst this toast that Nia debriefs Janet’s apology for screaming at her last week to Kristen, who’s wondering where her apology is. At the same time, Jason asks Aaron if it’s awkward being here with his girlfriend’s ex-husband. When Jason suggests Jesse has made positive strides, Michelle quickly assures him that he’s only gotten worse. To friendship!

While the rest of the table leaves to check out Zack’s presidential suite, Jesse asks Aaron to hang back so they can talk. I feel like I’m watching a horror movie where I’m yelling at the screen as the protagonist walks directly into the killer’s trap. At least the presence of the camera crew should ensure Aaron’s safety … somewhat. The first order of business is Jesse confronting Aaron for posting photos of his daughter on Father’s Day — a totally valid complaint. Aaron completely understands, and says he posted without thinking and took them down when he realized the date.

But the real thing Jesse clearly wants to get into is his next question — did Aaron and Michelle’s relationship ever cross the line while they were still married? Naturally, Aaron says no. But come on, in what world would he be saying anything other than no? Did Jesse actually expect that he’d get Aaron to admit an affair while the three of them were all trapped together on a group trip in Hawaii? To be clear, I have no reason to doubt Aaron when he says there was no funny business, especially because he transparently maps out all of the communication they did have during the marriage. But I don’t think he could have said anything to change Jesse’s mind, which is already made up, so this whole conversation feels redundant.

Nonetheless, Jesse hopes it’s a step toward building a manageable foundation, and a more amicable conversation they have the next day over shaved ice seems promising. Jesse wants Aaron to respect him as Isabella’s father, but Aaron reminds him that respect is a two-way street. “I will do my part, as a promise to you, to not be calling her a lying, cheating whore,” Jesse says, which highlights a lot of what’s wrong with this situation. While it makes some sense that he’d have an easier time fixing his relationship with Aaron over Michelle, there are some misogynistic undertones here that I don’t like when it comes to who is worthy of respect. Actually, overtones. Why is Aaron the one he’s making this promise to and not Michelle, who is the mother of his kid? At what point does Bravo just hire a professional couples therapist (preferably Dr. Orna Guralnik from Couples Therapy) to host the reunion?

But let’s pivot from the end of one marriage to the beginning of another — that is if Luke is able to get his shit together. In the lead up to his big proposal, and in the midst of his grandmother dying, he’s been understandably on the fritz a bit. We see a flashback of him storming out of the hotel without pants on and snorting wasabi on a dare, but Danny feels confident he’s going to pull it together for a seamless proposal. If he’s able to convince Kristen to shower. The problem with planning to propose on a fishing boat is that she thinks it’ll be gross and filled with “fish guts,” so she’s adamant that she doesn’t have to shower or dress cute.

In what can only be interpreted as a good omen, as they board the fishing boat, they spot two stingrays having sex. But despite this clear sign from god, the lead-up to the proposal doesn’t necessarily go off without a hitch. Kristen doesn’t want to take photos, saying she feels disgusting given the humidity, and as she finally gives in and fixes her makeup, she’s sitting on the ring in Luke’s bag. It’s like watching a farce play out. Finally, they’re able to wrangle Kristen to the deck, Luke grabs the ring, and as she looks for dolphins in the water, he gets down on one knee behind her.

But she’s so excited by these fake dolphins that she won’t turn around. Finally, when he tells her to look, she says, “What the fuck? Sorry for saying fuck, are you being serious right now?” It’s beautiful. We have been watching Kristen Doute on our screens since 2013, often navigating some of the most heinous relationships imaginable. We have seen her go through hell. Dating Tom Sandoval, cheating on Tom Sandoval with Jax while watching Drive, picking up her mail from Tom Sandoval’s apartment in a green cocktail dress, dating James Kennedy, punching James Kennedy at Scheana’s wedding … the list goes on and on. But finally, after all these trials and tribulations, we get to see her find happiness.

As that’s happening, Zack is hard at work swapping the rooms to give the newly engaged couple his presidential suite, which means he has to break the news to Jesse. Jesse tries and fails to order a thousand hibiscus flowers to the room to surprise them; meanwhile, Brittany wants to order shots via room service. She’s a queen. She’s also upset that she wasn’t clued in to all the festivities, which is fair given that she’s one of Kristen’s closest friends, as we can tell based on that shot order. Zack probably also could have used the extra help. Instead, he’s relying on a tiny woman who works at the Hyatt to help set up the festivities. She’s exactly half his size, and politely declines when he asks her if they can do a shot together. Bravo should promote her to the main cast.

When word spreads to Janet, she decides that it’d be awkward for her to show up to Kristen’s engagement party, given that they’re fighting, so she opts to just skip it. It’s really mature, reasonable behavior, especially for this show, and Zack’s thrilled to not have to manage this dilemma. That being said, I do think Janet takes it further than she needs to by then saying she’s going to just bail on the rest of the trip — that seems excessive, and if anything, could be viewed as an offense. I think skipping just tonight and giving Kristen her space to celebrate could ultimately come across as an olive branch of sorts; anything more could be used against her.

So with Janet and Jason off to dinner by themselves, the rest of the cast gathers in someone’s hotel room (Zack switching rooms has made me lose my bearings) and puts on their T-shirts with Kristen and Luke’s faces on them to surprise them. How full circle is this? After watching Kristen launch her James Mae line of graphic tees all those years ago, here we are.

After the couple is greeted by their friends, they ask if they could refrain from posting on social media since they haven’t told their families yet. The inclusion of this request in the edit made me worry that someone will end up accidentally breaking this rule, which would be sad for them but would make for great television. To be fair, a couple shots in and it’s very easy to post a selfie forgetting that Kristen and Luke are on your shirt…

 We have watched Kristen Doute navigate the most heinous relationships imaginable since 2013 — finally, we get to see her find happiness.