Pearl had to grin as she listened to Jasper reminiscing about the holidays as her own images came to mind. She'd always been a lover of celebrating, but she'd separated from her family long ago and her lovers up til recently had either never been around or just didn't care as much about the season as she did. Pearl still saw the wonder in Christmas like a child would, even getting excited every Christmas morning to head downstairs to her presents under the tree, even knowing they were all bought herself, for herself; usually being things she had needed with one small gift for herself or something intended for Shay in case she'd made it in for the holiday. She never realized how lonely that all sounded until Jasper started talking about her own holidays, but when the younger woman started casually adding in how she would have more mouths to feed, implying she was going to be a part of the celebrations, Pearl just about choked on her waffle, tears coming to her eyes for a variety of reasons as she corrected her food mishap and started laughing happily. "Please, bring the whole town! I'm more than happy to cook for everyone! I'm just happy there are friends and loved ones to enjoy my food now. It was going to waste all on me..." She chuckled again and exemplified what she meant, leaning back in the chair and patting her lean stomach. When the ski trip was mentioned as well, Pearl loved the thought of joining, but was apprehensive of inviting herself with everything still being so new and her still having only met Mala for Jasper's inclusion of family. Something told the older woman, though, that Jasper would likely make sure she attended at least one trip and that was enough for Pearl.<br/><br/>When Jasper joked about no one would want to spend time with her, Pearl pouted and flicked the woman's lips when she'd gone to kiss her fingers, unsatisfied with such an obvious false. But then Jasper's answer had finally sunk in and the older woman had to blink away her tears as her new girlfriend came down to kiss her nose and bless her with more compliments. "Jasper..." she whispered and happily kissed the woman back once she'd come down to claim her lips. Pearl threw her arms around Jasper's neck and hugged her close, smothering her with soft and light kisses as she cooed in delight. "You've<i>already</i>made my life amazing and we've only known each other for a few months!" she exclaimed, piggybacking onto the woman's commentary before her happiness turned into genuine laughter. "To be honest, I think Mala and I had a running bet going on just how many times you planned on teasing me without even realizing it. Like walking that fine bottom out of your bedroom with boxers that were much too tight for you..." Pearl meant it to be a tease back to her giantess, but it backfired a bit and the older woman found herself reminiscing on recent events and just how deeply attracted mentally and physically she was to the woman sitting beside her. To her<i>girlfriend</i>. The dancer whimpered softly, trying to hold back all the cute noises and squeaks of happiness she had at finally finding someone that seemed to want to love her in return, not just take.<br/><br/>The rest of the day went by rather smoothly, the new couple just having a boring afternoon. At one point while Jasper did her chores, Pearl had one of her at-home lessons that she took to the room Mala often did her dance and fencing practice in, the space being opened up for use in Pearl's home sessions now that she'd switched residences. The random guests didn't seem to bother Mala or Jasper and while a few of her closer clientele that could almost be labeled as friends would often tease her in a soft manner over her living choices, the whole setup was harmless and worked out better than Pearl could have ever hoped for; mostly since she was initially worried about bringing strangers around Mala. Jasper and she herself were more than capable of protecting Mala from anything, however, and Pearl never left her clients unsupervised when they were in her new living space. For the first few sessions, Jasper's threat the first and last time she'd seen Shay had still resonated deep within Pearl and she didn't want anything to mess up the pocket of happiness she'd found.<br/><br/>As the day went on, she and Jasper put their heads together on the upcoming meal planning for the rest of the week and her giantess informed her she'd help Peridot with Thanksgiving this year, Pearl couldn't help but get sent into another bought of happy laughs and spontaneous hugs and kisses given to her girlfriend. Another lonely holiday was going to be filled with love and care and maybe she'd even get some new tips on how to many a few traditional dishes. If anything, she was looking forward to meeting more of Jasper's sweet family and bonding with them.<br/><br/>When Mala had come home, Pearl decided to give the two space as mother and daughter while she found her own things to work on and doted from afar at how absolutely adorable and perfect the two were for each other as family. She'd also met Amethyst for the first time and found her straightforward personality refreshing, to say the least. There was little reserved about the woman and while that didn't necessarily jive well with Pearl, it wasn't exactly a character flaw and she was just happy to meet more of her girlfriend's safety net. She'd also made a point of thanking Amethyst for that time a few months ago where she'd been driving Mala to school and bringing her home, remarking how amazing that was and how dedicated to her family she was; a quality that more than made up for the bits and pieces of Jasper's sister that didn't necessarily resonate with who Pearl was as a person.<br/><br/>Jasper and Mala had retired to the master bedroom for the night and Pearl continued doing her own thing after kissing Jasper goodnight, sparking Mala's fatigued interest. Pearl heard their door close to the tired chiming of Mala firing off a few dozen questions between an onslaught of yawns; the whole situation just making the older woman chuckle on her way to her own bedroom. She got ready for bed, somewhat happy for a bit of space for the night, assuming Jasper would have been one hell of a cuddler on her sore body. Pearl had even gotten a good look at the bruises and marks Jasper had claimed her with the night before while she was changing into her nighttime clothing. The image in the mirror had her blushing heavily and lighting a soft flame of desire to do the same and worse to her new lover. That woman of hers was going to come out with marks on every inch of her body next time she had her.<br/><br/>The night broke into day and Pearl sent both Mala and Jasper off before she too got ready and headed to the gym for her later fencing class that she had long ago set up separately from the actual fencing class, this one being for the students who needed more one on one learning. She had come to the gym and the first thing she saw was the paper warning members the gym was under new management now. Immediately, Pearl worried over the previous owner, having been on a fairly chummy basis with the man. She was aware his health was declining in recent years, but to give away the gym he put so much of his heart and soul into astounded the instructor. It wasn't until she spent the better part of 15mins on the phone with the man that she learned he was perfectly fine health wise and was just offered a large lump sum from someone to hand the gym over. Since he'd been thinking of retiring soon and traveling anyway, he figured it must of been a sign. Still, however, Pearl was sad to see him go and when she pressed him for details on who bought the place, he was vague and a bit dodgy, making her suspicious.<br/><br/>The class seemed to drag on even longer that day as a few of the children were being stubborn in wanting to learn lately. It was something Pearl expected as the holidays approached. Her students always started getting antsy around this time of year and with them, for the most part, being out of school for Thanksgiving coming up, they all just wanted to go outside and play. Pearl's patience and energy were already wearing thin by the end of the class, so when she got a text from Jasper towards the end saying she'd already gone home because her own classes had been cancelled, she didn't think much of it, only that she really missed her girlfriend.<br/><br/>By the time she got home, her feet were dragging slightly and she was yawning her way through the front door before announcing her being home and asking where everyone was. Maybe some icecream was in order tonight, or perhaps they could break their healthy eating regime for once and order out. At this point, even Pearl was considering gobbling down a few pieces of greasy pizza if it meant getting some of her precious energy back from the well-meaning, but life-sucking students of her class.