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Gaia bites the bullet and immediately asks Gavin to move in with her. Gavin agrees, but he looks disgusted once he arrives!
Gavin: Gaia...where is your house?
Gaia: I'm a legacy founder, Gav. I can't afford a house yet. Why do you think I was around at yours all the time, using your shower?
Gavin: your bed is on the lawn.
Gaia: I know, isn't it great!?
For Gaia, who loves the outdoors, maybe it is.
Gaia: I bet I can make it great for you too, Gavin.
Gavin: .....alrighty then.
Gavin has also had a makeover, though a very subtle one. I changed his hairstyle but it's not dramatically different from his old hairstyle. I also changed some of his clothes slightly but left him in his cute nerd aesthetic, since it suits his personality. Things also got confusing timeline-wise this chapter because of how far I'd played ahead, so please excuse Gavin's appearance flip-flopping between old and new. I'll be back on track in the next chapter.
Despite not being a convert to lawn living, Gavin does start to make himself useful. They have a toilet and sink, but I refuse to buy them a shower when showers can be had for free at friend's places or the gym.
After Gavin goes to work - he came already employed as a Blogger in the Writing career track, which suits his aspiration of Bestselling Author down to the ground - Gaia heads to the desert park in hopes of a hot meal. She gets one courtesy of Summer Holiday.
Gaia: you're already a better partner than my ex.
Summer: what?
I send Gaia back home for some gardening but Zoe turns up out of the blue. Gaia doesn't mind - she's a social butterfly and looks thrilled to see her friend.
I have no idea why but Zoe is sad about something, which might have prompted the visit. She keeps showing heartbreak speech bubbles, so maybe problems in her love life?
Gaia comforts her and Zoe leaves looking happier. And also still not in her Day of the Dead garb. Grrr.
By this point Gaia's garden is looking pretty fabulous. She's making a small but steady amount of cash off selling the produce, although admittedly it's significantly bolstered by her collecting and wild harvesting. Money is still tight but at least they can pay their bills. 
Gavin, meanwhile, goes straight from work to the library to start writing his first book. His daily career task switched from reading books to writing them, so it's time to get serious about working on that and his aspiration. With Gaia's career being so slow to bring in cash, we're going to need the bonuses that a real career awards when you get a promotion.
The next day, Gavin has the day off work so he spends the morning being cute with Gaia then asks her on another date to the park. No seedy bars for him - he seems thrilled to indulge Gaia's love of being outdoors and I think it's sweet.
They did spend some time getting food and playing chess, but to be honest these two make the cutest photo ops when they're being adorable. They are a ridiculously sweet couple.
After meandering down to the water they make out some more. For once Gaia doesn't have a horde of friends around her, and it's so quiet and peaceful and romantic...
And in case you didn't guess where this was heading, Gavin proposed! Gaia of course said yes (she's half way through her YA stage already, no time for playing the field more than she already has)! Plus her and Gavin seem like a great match, and he's handsome with a good job. What more could Gaia want for her husband and the first legacy spouse?
Gaia spoils the cuteness of this picture a little bit by looking as though she's going to woohoo with Gavin right then and there by the river, but it was a very sweet and thoughtful proposal nonetheless.
So, Gavin moved in and proposed within a few days, and we finally have a legacy relationship underway! Will the happy couple elope, or will Gaia insist on a proper wedding party despite their current poverty?
Stay tuned for Chapter 5 to find out!