After coming to the belief Rachel is “purposefully not speaking” to him, Sandoval tries to make amends together with his costars — particularly James Kennedy — on an ungainly, Ariana-less journey to Tahoe.
With Ariana Madix out of the image throughout a visit to Lake Tahoe, Tom Sandoval appeared to make some headway smoothing issues over with the remainder of the Vanderpump Guidelines solid.
Lisa Vanderpump beforehand instructed to Tom Schwartz that he invite everybody to Tahoe to take a look at her new restaurant, one thing everybody aside from Ariana and Katie Maloney took him up on. LVP thought it could possibly be a manner for Schwartz to get tensions to chill between Sandoval and the gang … and she or he could have been proper.
Earlier than the journey, the Toms chatted about Rachel Leviss — after Schwartz was texted some headlines about her reverting again to her outdated identify and her getting out of a psychological well being facility. Whereas Sandoval knew each issues had been occurring, he hadn’t heard from her.
“I went to ship her a textual content message and as an alternative of it arising inexperienced, it went by way of blue. Which means her telephone was turned again on,” he stated. “I stated, ‘Hey, I do not know if ur out but however I simply needed u to know I am pondering of u, and I hope ur doing okay.”
He obtained no response, including in a confessional that after he did not hear from her on his birthday, “I began to suppose one thing was happening and she or he was purposefully not speaking to me.”
The boys thought the Tahoe journey can be an excellent alternative to “begin therapeutic and transfer on” and hoped they may all have enjoyable, regardless of all of the drama.
Speaking to LVP on the telephone after they landed, Sandoval obtained emotional as he stated Scheana Shay — who he beforehand had a fairly dangerous falling out with over the affair — stated good day to him on the airport. “It was very stunning,” he stated, as Schwartz added, “A little bit humanity from the gang. You have not gotten a lot of that. Simply to get a good day by people who find themselves disgusted by your essence is sweet.”
Sandy began to cry, saying the interplay left him a bit of extra optimistic concerning the future — and including in a confessional, “Scheana saying hello to me on the airport like that, it felt like a touch of acceptance.”
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Issues had been nonetheless a bit of awkward, nonetheless, as soon as all of them obtained to their shared rental for the getaway. In the home had been each Toms, Scheana and Brock Davies, Lala Kent, James Kennedy and his girlfriend Ally.
Proper off the bat, Brock did not maintain again — telling Sandoval he “put everybody’s friendships in a extremely tough place” due to the scandal.
“What I did was horrible. However neither Raquel nor I did that with any malicious intent,” he stated, earlier than including that they each felt they had been handled by the solid “with very particular malicious intent” after all the pieces got here to gentle.
“Your emotions are legitimate, however it’s important to perceive there are different folks concerned. We’re not your enemy, we’re simply very harm associates,” Brock instructed him.
In a confessional, Tom expressed his frustration on the scenario — which, in fact, his actions brought on — saying the group was “failing to acknowledge the best way they got here after me” following the scandal. “Speaking s–t about me on social media, promoting merch, hardcore pushing conspiracy theories on podcasts. This is not nearly them forgiving me, that is one thing we have to mutually transfer on from collectively,” he added.
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Throughout a gaggle meal later within the hour, Lisa put James on the spot and requested him to share one thing constructive about Sandoval. “That felt awkward, Lisa,” stated Tom, as Kennedy merely stated it was “good” that they had been all in a position to sit at a desk collectively with out all of it going to hell.
Tom additionally spilled about his dealings with Ariana as they ate, saying that he gave her a suggestion to purchase her out of their house — however had not truly spoken along with her since they filmed the reunion. “If she desires to speak to me, I might completely speak to her. If it is simply gonna enrage her, I do not wish to try this,” he added.
After dinner, the group went out for drinks collectively sans LVP, with Sandoval asking James if they may go for a stroll to clear the air between them after Kennedy went off on him at his birthday celebration earlier this season.
“I do not wish to trigger any issues, I do not wish to create hostility. I simply wish to coexist. When it went down, I used to be scared to speak to you. It was so overwhelming,” he stated. “I by no means, nor did she, imply to harm anyone.”
That, stated James, nonetheless did not give him an excuse to “deceive and betray.”
“No one desires to harm anyone, however you knew it could,” Kennedy instructed him. “You do not suppose in the event you had been sensible sufficient, you might have ended issues with Ariana and made issues work out with Raquel, with out issues blowing up the best way they did?”
“If you happen to actually needed to, you stroll out the door, say what you needed to say, look her within the eye, bye bye, shut the f–king door,” he continued. “It simply comes all the way down to not with the ability to man up and depart the connection.”
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When requested by James whether or not he thought he and Rachel can be collectively now that she was out of therapy, Sandoval stated he wasn’t certain. He additionally wasn’t certain whether or not the affair was value all of the drama it brought on everybody.
“It wasn’t nearly being with Rachel, it was additionally getting out of a relationship that I knew wasn’t suiting my life” he added in a confessional, saying, “The trail that I used to be on, was not an excellent path. It wanted to vary.”
Tom went on to apologize to James for “discounting” all the pieces they’d been by way of, as one of many few folks Kennedy truly trusted on this world.
“I am unable to take again what I’ve executed and I’ve to just accept what I did and principally embrace it and be like, ‘Yo, do not ever try this s–t once more, you fool,” he stated, earlier than telling James, “I am sorry.”
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“Rattling, I simply gotta take this all in. I miss all of it, Tom, I miss the entire thing. All the nice occasions. I miss all of that,” Kennedy instructed Sandoval. “You recognize what breaks my coronary heart, bro? You had been like a giant bro to me, you actually had been. I f–king imply that. After which it is like, nothing will ever be the identical. That is why I have been so offended. That is why I say betrayal.”
Tom stated they may “work by way of this” at James’ tempo, earlier than promising to hearken to him extra sooner or later. The episode ended with the 2 strolling again to the group collectively, with James calling it a “good chat.”
Whereas the 2 appear to be they’re in a greater place, Tahoe will not be all rainbows for Sandoval — as a preview for subsequent week confirmed him and Lala going at it exhausting throughout a ship outing with the group.
Keep tuned … new episodes of Vanderpump Guidelines air Tuesdays on Bravo.
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