Teen Mom Surprise: Amber's BF Gary Proposes during Girls Night

Amber Portwood’s new boyfriend Gary Wayt shocked everyone by proposing to her on camera on Thursday’s episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter on MTV.

Gary, 39, had just met fellow Teen Mom stars Maci Bookout, 33, and Catelynn Baltierra, who traveled to Indiana for Amber’s birthday, when he got down on his knee in front of them and proposed.

Amber noted that she was the only one out of them who wasn’t married and seconds later Gary pulled out a ring and proposed.

‘Amber Portwood, I love you. You’ve been absolutely amazing to me and I don’t see myself with anybody else but you,’ Gary said. ‘I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?’

‘I will,’ Amber said. ‘I actually really will marry you.’

Amber Portwood’s new boyfriend Gary Wayt shocked everyone by proposing to her on camera on Thursday’s episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter on MTV

‘Is this happening?’ Maci said.

Maci and Catelynn were shocked that he proposed in front of them.

‘Well that’s a good way to start off our girls night,’ Amber said.

‘Another reason to celebrate,’ Gary said.

The season two episode titled One Big Happy Family opened with Catelynn calling Amber and telling her that she was coming to visit her with Maci for her birthday. Amber said she was excited to see them.

When she got off the phone, Catelynn told her husband Tyler that she wanted to go there to also talk to Amber’s ex-husband Gary Shirley to ask him if he had told Amber about how their daughter Leah wanted to be adopted by her new mother Kristina.

‘Imagine being a kid and having to come to this conclusion,’ Tyler said.

‘It makes me feel like a bad friend,’ said Catelynn of keeping the secret of Leah’s desire to be adopted from Amber.

Maci Bookout and Catelynn Baltierra were shocked as Gary unexpectedly proposed to Amber

‘I will,’ Amber said. ‘I actually really will marry you’

Amber flashed her engagement ring during the season two episode

Back in Indiana, Amber told Gary Wayt about how Maci and Catelynn were coming to see her.

‘I’m really excited about them meeting you,’ Gary Wayt said.

Maci and Catelynn flew in and checked into their rental cabin. They then called Gary Shirley, Leah’s dad, and told him that they were in town and wanted to see him.

Gary Shirley, 37, came over and told them that Amber hasn’t seen Leah since her birthday in November.

‘It’s very weird for Leah,’ Gary said. ‘Before Amber started dating the new Gary, where she was coming over … that’s when we just noticed the change.’

Maci and Catelynn asked if Leah would be open to seeing Amber if they brought her over. Gary said yes and he would prepare a BBQ. Catelynn told him that they found out that Leah wanted Gary’s wife Kristina to adopt her.

‘I just want to know if it’s your plan to tell her,’ Catelynn said.

‘Before she sees it on the show,’ Maci said.

Gary Shirley, 37, came over and told them that Amber hasn’t seen Leah since her birthday in November

Catelynn told him that they found out that Leah wanted Gary’s wife Kristina to adopt her

Gary said he believed Amber already knew because she called him, but Maci wondered if Amber really knew or not.

‘If Leah’s asking for this she’s obviously going through stuff, too,’ Catelynn said.

Gary told his wife Kristina about how Maci and Catelynn wanted to bring over Amber for her birthday.

Amber, Catelynn and Maci went out to dinner. They asked Amber how things were going between her and her daughter Leah.

‘Honestly, I feel like I’m bothering them,’ Amber said.

Amber said she asked Leah if she wanted to go shopping but she just responded by sending her a schedule. Amber thought Leah was saying she was just too busy. Amber said she just thought Leah was thinking she was pulling away because she had a new boyfriend.

‘She wants you around even if she is going to be a little brat while you’re around,’ Maci said.

They asked her if she would go to Gary’s house with the new Gary for her birthday. Amber said she would love to.

In the car ride back to their rental, Maci and Catelynn were still shocked that Gary Wayt proposed to Amber in front of them and called Tyler to tell him about it.

‘Honestly, I feel like I’m bothering them,’ Amber said when asked about Leah

‘She wants you around even if she is going to be a little brat while you’re around,’ Maci said

In the car ride back to their rental, Maci and Catelynn were still shocked that Gary Wayt proposed to Amber in front of them and called Tyler to tell him about it

‘Like are we still on planet Earth,’ Maci said. ‘Like tell me this mother f***er isn’t doing this right now.’

Later, Amber and Gary Wayt drove over to Gary Shirley’s house for the birthday barbecue. Gary Shirley welcomed them when they got there. Amber hugged her daughter Leah. Amber introduced Leah to new Gary.

‘I met Gary 2.0,’ Leah said to her father.

‘He seems nice,’ Gary S. said.

Amber didn’t want to tell everyone about her proposal at the BBQ. They all sat outside and at BBQ.

‘This was an amazing birthday,’ Amber said. ‘I had a lot of fun, honestly, and I miss you guys, so I want to start doing this more often if we can.’

Amber pointed at Leah and said she wanted to spend more time with her. Amber told Leah that she loved and missed her.

‘I’m glad you were able to come and I think we need to do this a lot more,’ Kristina said.

‘I met Gary 2.0,’ Leah said to her father

Amber told Leah that she loved and missed her

Gary Shirley said they could meet her for dinner the next night but she had to come on time.

‘When I saw my daughter it’s like butterflies,’ Amber said in a confessional.

‘I do like him but you’ve just to see how long it lasts, though,’ Leah
said about Gary W. as they drove off.

In Florida, Briana DeJesus, 30, shared that things were still tense with her sister since her mother came home from rehab.

Briana booked a family photo shoot to try to help break the ‘thaw the ice.’ Briana called her sister Brittany and asked if she would be part of it.

‘When I saw my daughter it’s like butterflies,’ Amber said in a confessional

‘Yeah I’ll do it,’ Brittany said.

Briana called her mother Roxanne and asked if she would come too.

‘I’ll be there,’ Roxanne said.

On the day of the photo shoot, Brittany didn’t appear to interact with her mother.

‘Awkward as f***,’ Brittany said.

A few days later, Briana and Brittany said that Roxanne seemed distant since she got back. Briana said they need to figure out how to have a relationship with their mother. They invited Roxanne to come over to look at the photos.

Roxanne said her back has been hurting her and has been making it difficult to sleep. Roxanne said if she was detached or forgetful it was not intentional.

‘I want you to be mentally okay,’ Brittany said. ‘I want you at my wedding but I just want you to get your s*** together.’