Life & Style magazine has obtained exclusive photos of The Bachelor Nick Viall on a one-on-one date with a contestant named Vanessa Grimaldi — and they connected big time!

“They looked totally in love,” an eyewitness says of the date, which was filmed on Oct. 1, just one week after the season started shooting. “They were acting like a couple on their honeymoon.”

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Nick and Vanessa were treated to the Zero Gravity Experience airplane ride at California’s Long Beach Airport, where they achieved weightlessness while making out almost constantly.

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“They were kissing passionately on the plane,” the witness explains. But as romantic as the date was, it did have one seriously awkward moment. “She got airsick and threw up at one point,” the witness adds. “But otherwise, they had a great time.”

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In the last two seasons, the girls who went on a one-on-one date with the Bachelor in episode three (Whitney Bischoff and Lauren Bushnell) went on to win, and fans who’ve mapped out Nick’s season expect this date to air on the third episode.

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“They were so affectionate,” the witness notes, “I’d be surprised if she isn’t the front-runner.”

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