Nikki Bella rescinded her offer to boyfriend Artem Chigvintsev to move in together on Thursday’s episode of Total Bellas while they were shopping for lingerie together.
The 36-year-old former pro wrestler had asked Artem, 37, to live with her in Phoenix, Arizona during the season five premiere, titled Brave New Bellas, while recording a podcast with her twin sister Brie.
Artem was a guest on the podcast after being dismissed from Dancing With The Stars where he was Nikki’s dance partner during season 25 of the ABC show.
Lingerie shopping: Nikki Bella while lingerie shopping with boyfriend Artem Chigvintsev after rescinding her offer for him to move in with her at her new house in Phoenix, Arizona
‘Our plan is that when I move to Arizona, well, I was hoping that maybe, once it’s done being built, Artem will be coming with me,’ Nikki said.
‘Oh, is this like an official invite to move into this house?,’ Artem asked.
‘Of course, Artem, I want you to move into my house. I couldn’t imagine bedtime without you,’ Nikki said.
‘Aww,’ replied Artem who leaned over and kissed her.
Too fast: The 36-year-old former pro wrestler broke it to Artem that they were moving too fast
Podcast offer: Nikki while recording a podcast with Artem as guest earlier asked him to move in with her
Brie in a confessional thought they were moving too fast.
‘I feel bad for Artem, but it’s not like he’s a lost puppy who needs rescuing. Likes, he’s a grown man, and right now, this is my sister going from zero to 100 within, like, one week,’ Brie said.
Nikki also admitted that her house represented ‘every single accomplishment I have’, but was looking forward to living with Artem.
Slow down: Brie Bella in a confessional said, ‘I feel bad for Artem, but it’s not like he’s a lost puppy who needs rescuing. Likes, he’s a grown man, and right now, this is my sister going from zero to 100 within, like, one week’
‘I’m literally with this guy all the time. Like, why wouldn’t we just do it together?,’ she told Brie.
The sisters then went to New York City where they were launching a new cosmetic line and talked in the park about their lives.
Brie was trying to have a second child with her pro wrestler husband Bryan Danielson, 38, but worried if she could have a career with another child while also caring for their two-year-old daughter Birdie.
Picnic talk: The sisters then went to New York City where they were launching a new cosmetic line and talked in the park about their lives
‘I feel so much pressure to have a second child. It’s almost like what you’re supposed to do, and if you don’t do it, then you’re weird,’ Brie said.
Brie revealed that she had been trying to get pregnant for eight months and Bryan was desperate to have a boy to ‘keep the Danielson legacy going’.
Nikki during Russian tea with friends Danielle, Jayme, Shawna and Brie learned some bad words in Russian.
Russian tea: Nikki during Russian tea with friends Danielle, Jayme, Shawna and Brie learned some bad words in Russian
Artem called and urged them to teach her some nice words for when Nikki meets his mother.
Nikki defended moving in with him, but Brie and their friends wondered if he was moving in more for convenience than love after he was fired from Dancing With The Stars.
‘You can’t help how fast you fall in love with someone. If the connection’s there, it’s gonna be fast,’ Nikki said in a confessional. ‘But when I’m constantly hearing everyone telling me that I’m moving fast—and especially the ones that I love and care about so much—it does kind of mess with your head a bit.’
Something nice: Artem called and urged them to teach her some nice words in Russia for when Nikki meets his mother
Artem was then blindsided at the lingerie shop where he was blushing as Nikki tried on several sexy bedroom outfits.
She sat down next to him in a silky black negligee and asked him, ‘Do you at all think that we are moving too fast? Like, moving in together?’
‘Did you bring me to a lingerie store to ask me if we’re moving too fast?,’ Artem said.
Sexy outfits: Artem was then blindsided at the lingerie shop where he was blushing as Nikki tried on several sexy bedroom outfits
Having fun: The former Dancing With The Stars pro was having fun until Nikki sat down to talk
Good questions: Nikki sat down next to Artem in a silky black negligee and asked him, ‘Do you at all think that we are moving too fast? Like, moving in together?’
Nikki admitted the idea was exciting, but she hadn’t thought ‘about the future part of it’.
‘Wait. Did I just make a big mistake?,’ she wondered in a confessional.
‘I mean, am I feeling like it’s too soon? I don’t know. You never know until you try, I guess,’ Artem responded.
Hold on: ‘Wait. Did I just make a big mistake?,’ Nikki wondered in a confessional
Nikki said they didn’t ‘need to rush’ and pointed out that a long-distance romance could be a ‘true test’ for them.
‘It doesn’t feel good because when I agree to something, I really think through that,’ Artem said in a confessional. “‘And I don’t want to be in a position where I have to be, ”Oh, okay. Well, that’s not happening now.” It’s kind of like—not playing with feelings—but that’s how it felt.’
Brie and Bryan also were coping with the unexpected death of their dog Josie who died after suffering a seizure.
Bad feeling: ‘It doesn’t feel good because when I agree to something, I really think through that,’ Artem said in a confessional
Sudden death: Brie and husband Bryan Danielson also were coping with the unexpected death of their dog Josie who died after suffering a seizure
Bryan was headed out for a work trip when Brie dropped the bomb that she didn’t want to have a second child.
He returned from the trip and told Brie that he agreed with her that it wasn’t the right time.
Bryan in a confessional said it was ‘a half-truth’.
At work: Bryan left for a wrestling match after Brie dropped the bomb that she didn’t want a second child after they had been trying for eight months to get pregnant
‘I am the last male Danielson, and I want a second baby,’ he said tearfully.
Brie meanwhile was overjoyed that Bryan accepted that she didn’t want another child.
‘That makes me feel so good. It makes me feel so relieved,’ Brie said. ‘I fell like this is gonna make our marriage stronger.’
Total Bellas will return next week on the E! network.
Bad timing: Bryan returned from the trip and told Brie that he agreed with her that it wasn’t the right time, but in a confessional said it was ‘a half-truth’ and he wanted a second baby