They could have been so cute together! On the same day that Emily Maynard dashed Jef Holm‘s hope for a reunion, he and her daughter Ricki Hendrick both dressed up in rather similar cute Halloween costumes — Jef was Tigger and Ricki was a bumblebee.

However, they were thousands of miles apart, as Jef, 28, is currently in Utah, while 7-year-old Ricki is in Charlotte, North Carolina with her mother. Jef and Emily both tweeted their costumes on the same day — Halloween, Oct. 31.

Both were dressed as cute, striped animals!

Emily and Jef’s relationship is currently tense, as it appears that Jef is eager for a reunion, while Emily wants to move on with her life. Either way, it looks like this won’t be the end of the Emily/Jef saga.

What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Would Ricki and Jef look cute trick-or-treating together?

– Eleanore Hutch

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1. Emily Maynard Dashes Jef Holm’s Hopes For A Reunion
2. Jef Holm Regrets Losing Emily Maynard
3. Emily Maynard Becomes Ricki’s Soccer Coach In Jef Holm’s Absence

Poor Ricki! Emily Maynard is reportedly so concerned about how the breakup is hurting her seven-year-old daughter, that she’s cutting things off with Jef Holm gradually, according to a new report.

“Emily is very concerned that Ricki will be traumatized,” a source tells Life & Style magazine. “She’s trying to keep everything as normal as possible for Ricki, but Emily regrets bringing Jef into their lives.”

Emily, 26, was hesitant to introduce her daughter to the 28-year-old entrepreneur from the start, but caved near the series finale! Now, after not even making it a year, Emily is reportedly kicking herself for ever thinking that their relationship could work out. But in the meantime, she’s trying to make the split as painless as possible for little Ricki.

“Emily has always been protective of Ricki,” a source tells the mag. “All she wants to do is focus on her and try to make this all go away.”

Hmm! What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Do YOU think Emily should ease Jef out of her life to make it easier on Ricki– or cut him out completely? Weigh in below.

More ‘Bachelor’ news:

1. Emily Maynard & Jef Holm: 9 Reasons Why Their Love Is Still Strong
2. Emily Maynard & Jef Holm: I’m Glad Their Relationship Is Still Strong
3. Jef Holm: ‘I’m Shocked’ By What My Brother Did

Emily Maynard needs to stop looking for love on reality TV.  Project Soulmate founders, Lori Zaslow and Jennifer Zucher tell us that Emily could be confusing her 7-year-old daughter Ricki Hendrick, by introducing her to men who don’t stay in her life!

Emily and Jef Holm broke up because they said they were at different points in their lives. But keep in mind, Emily was first engaged to Brad Womack who she met on the show, and now she’s called off yet another engagement. Both of these men were introduced to Ricki, 7, and it must be awful for her to say goodbye each time.

Watch the video and give us your opinion!

— Chloe Melas

More Bachelor news:

1. Emily Maynard & Jef Holm: 9 Reasons Why Their Love Is Still Strong
   
2. Emily Maynard & Jef Holm: I’m Glad Their Relationship Is Still Strong
3. Jef Holm: ‘I’m Shocked’ By What My Brother Did

Emily Maynard‘s heart broke when her relationship with her fiance Bachelor Brad Womack came to an end. But now, Emily is getting her own chance to find love as ABC’s next Bachelorette. In a new interview, Emily confesses that’s she’s fearful of starting the journey over again. Will she find love this time around?

“It really hasn’t hit me, what I’ve signed on to do,” Emily tells People.com. “I’m scared to death.”

But while it didn’t work out with Brad, Emily hasn’t given up hope that The Bachelorette will help her find love again. “We didn’t end up getting married, but in the end just falling in love, for me, is a success,” she says.

Emily is hoping that this process will make it easier for her to meet men because, as a single mom, finding time to date is hard. ”My schedule is very different than a normal single guy’s schedule — I can’t go out every night of the week,” she explains. “They just kind of fizz out before they never have a chance to become anything. I have to take things slowly because I have a daughter, so that makes it really hard.”

Production will move to Charlotte for the initial stages of filming so that Emily doesn’t have to uproot her 6-year-old daughter Ricki‘s life. But Ricki will be joining mommy during the weeks of international travel for the show.

“She’s not going to be involved in a lot of filming and certainly not meeting the guys,” Emily admits. “But she’s really excited to go on vacation with mommy.”

BFFs — do you think Emily will find love as The Bachelorette?

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We were all upset after hearing about Bachelor Brad Womack and Emily Maynard‘s break-up, but no one seems to be more crushed than Emily’s daughter Ricki. Brad was like the father she never had!

Ricki’s biological father, race car driver Ricky Hendrick, died in a plane crash before she was born, so the 6-year-old never knew what it was like to have a dad.

“Emily sat down and explained to Ricki that although she and Brad weren’t together anymore, he would still be a part of their lives,” a pal reveals to Ok! magazine.

“She didn’t want to just rip another person out of her life,” the friend adds. “Brad was really fond of Ricki, too.”

Meanwhile, Emily is in talks to become the next Bachelorette, but only time will tell. Will Ricki ever get the father figure she deserves?

–Leigh Blickley

More Emily & Ricki on HollyBaby:

1. Emily Maynard Reveals The Truth About ‘Bachelor’ Brad Womack: He Wasn’t Ready For Fatherhood!
2. ‘Bachelor’ Bieber Fever! Emily Maynard’s Daughter Has A HUGE Crush On The Biebs!
3. ‘Bachelor’ Star Emily Maynard & Daughter Ricki Escape To Key West To Avoid Brad Womack Drama!

Bachelor Brad Womack just can’t accept that it’s over with his former fiancee Emily Maynard. Even though Emily officially stated that “we’re not engaged anymore” during the July 11 Bachelorette special, Brad’s still hanging on to the hope that he can win her back!

Brad has been totally distraught since the split, lamenting that he lost his chance, a source tells US Weekly.

Another source even claims that Brad’s drunk-dialing Emily! “When they weren’t together, Brad would drunk-dial Emily and cry,” says the source.

And if rumors are true that Emily may become the next Bachelorette, it would totally crush Brad. “It would kill him,” a friend reveals.

Brad was too distressed over his heartbreak to appear with Emily and host Chris Harrison to face the breakup, so he let Emily appear alone on the July 11 special. Chris and Emily have both shared that it was just too emotional for Brad, who spoke on the phone with Chris before the interview.

While they are no longer engaged, Emily reaffirmed that Brad will always be a part of her life — and that they stay in touch through phone calls and text messages. She still loves him, but just can’t marry him because she doesn’t believe that he would be there for her and her 6-year-old daughter Ricki for the long haul.

Even though Brad and Emily remain friends, it’s still not enough for Brad. He wants her back in his life!

BFFs — do you think it’s time that Brad lets Emily go, or should he continue to hold on to the hope that they can try again?

- Lindsey DiMattina

More Brad and Emily Stories:

1. Emily Reveals That Brad Wasn’t Ready To Be A Dad!
2. Emily: I Thought Brad & I Would Be Planning A Wedding!
3. Chris Harrison: Emily Really Feels That It’s Over With Brad!

Everyone was rooting for Bachelor Brad Womack and Emily Maynard, but it’s now apparent that their love just wasn’t strong enough. On last night’s ABC special with Bachelor/Bachelorette host Chris Harrison, Emily, 25, confessed that Brad, 38, just wasn’t ready to give up his single life for fatherhood, after he promised her time and time again that he was ready to be the dad her daughter Ricki never had. What a shame.

“Maybe my want for it to work out — I wanted to be married and have more children and I wanted that with him — overshadowed the actual reality of the relationship,” Emily tells Chris Harrison. “I didn’t doubt that we loved each other, I just doubted he was gonna want to be with me.”

“I think we’ve both been used to being single and I think that that’s a hard adjustment,” she adds. “As a single mom, I didn’t have that reassurance.”

Brad’s never been good at telling the truth – the first time he went on The Bachelor, he left the show breaking the hearts of Deanna Pappas and Jenni Croft after leading them on to believe one of them would be his future wife. Now, we see that he lead on his most recent fiancee Emily to believe that he wanted to be a father to her 6-year-old daughter Ricki. But in truth, he had no plans to go down that road with Emily. Talk about committment issues.

“The day Brad proposed to me was one of the happiest days I can remember,” Emily explains. “I was going to get Ricki and I an apartment in Austin, [but] little red flags would come up. I came to a point where I had to be honest with myself.”

“It makes me sad to know that we love each other enough to make it work if it was just based on that, but it’s not,” she confesses. “It’s just really sad.”

So what is Emily’s plan for the future? “Right now, I just want to focus on being a mom.” So no Bachelorette? We’ll have to wait and see…

–Leigh Blickley

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3. ‘Bachelor’ Star Emily Maynard Admits: Brad Womack Wasn’t Ready To Be A Dad!

Bachelor and Bachelorette fans everywhere are anticipating the ABC special with host Chris Harrison and last season’s winner Emily Maynard tonight, July 11, where she will talk about her relationship with Brad Womack and what lead to its demise. But before the rumored-to-be intense interview hits the air waves, Emily took her 6-year-old daughter Ricki on a much needed vacation to Key West, Florida!

“Last day in Key West!” Emily, 25, tweeted on July 9, along with this photo of her daughter. “Ricki actually swam in the ocean yesterday.. she’s braver than me!”

But the R&R Emily was hoping for never happened — thanks to the demands of her little girl! “Is a vacation really a vacation with a 6 year old?” she tweeted. “I don’t want to go to the pool at 5 in the morning.” Haha!

Well we hope she’s mentally prepared for all the talk that her interview with Mr. Harrison will stir up tonight! Sadly though, Brad is “too emotional” to confront Emily face-to-face!  Are you planning to watch?

Watch a preview below!

–Leigh Blickley

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