Jasper smiled as she watched Pearl get away from her and got up and out of the tub, licking her bottom lip as she watched the woman strip away her soaked over sized T-shirt, when Pearl returned to the tub Jasper pulled the woman close to her body. “A reward for decorating? Are you sure you're not trying use sex as a bargaining chip?” In truth Jasper was going to decorate the house like never before, she was going to go out of her way to make their first thanksgiving together absolutely perfect. “Also, You can sleep in my room if you want. We don't have to be separated at night” she wanted to cuddle Pearl every chance she could get, an if Pearl agreed Jasper would love to have the woman in her bed every night.<br/><br/>As time passed and thanksgiving came around quickly, the apartment had been decorated with all kinds of things. Centre pieces, flowers, several weird looking turkey decorations, and across the window was hand made paper link chains that Mala and Pearl had spent the weekend making together. Jasper had also spent the time to order a few things online that would arrive a couple days before thanksgiving, Jasper had already planned to put everything up once Mala and Pearl when they left for work and school.<br/><br/>Jasper had been out of work for nearly three weeks, she had told Pearl she was taking all of her holidays and wouldn't be working until the new years, it gave Jasper roughly two months to find a new job and then come clean about what had happened. She felt guilty, she felt horrible for lying to Pearl but she didn't want to explain to Pearl what had happened, an she really didn't want Pearl to know that Lapis was in control of Mala and Pearl's lives, well at least their lives at the gym. If Mala couldn't go to her classes and if Pearl couldn't teach both of her girls would be unhappy. She had to do everything to keep them happy. She had to, she had to protect them with everything she had.<br/><br/>An when thanksgiving came abut the house was decorated to the max, it was rather nice with the colour scheme working through the entire apartment, Jasper had gotten up early sneaking out of the bedroom, making sure not to wake up Pearl who she'd been spooning from behind. Every since she'd offered her bed to the woman Pearl had slept there every night, to the point that they were slowly moving Pearls stuff into Jasper's bed room, the other room slowly turning back into a guest room. Jasper moved around the house silently something that was surprising for a woman her size. She was planning a large home made breakfast. Setting up a few grills along the counter, grabbing several buffet pans to keep the food warm and to give her the chance of having it ready before everyone showed up. She knew she had a small army coming to her house and half of them ate like she did. Soon her cell phone buzzed in her pocket.<br/><br/><i>'I'm outside, buzz me in. I know you're up trying to be sneaky and make breakfast for everyone'</i><br/><br/>It was Peridot texting her, the young lawyer was already trying to control the kitchen. Sighing softly Jasper made her way to the door and hit the bottom buzzing the door downstairs. Soon Peridot was at her door slipping into the house making her way into the kitchen, her bright green eyes going wide “Wow, you're wearing pants that actually fit you! That's amazing” Peridot was amazed, Jasper was wearing sweats that were baggy and covered her rear and hips with easy. It was her one good pair of sweats that fit properly and she only wore them when she had family coming.<br/><br/>Peridot was short, only standing for feet eleven inches tall. Her short blonde hair styled and spiked to almost look like a triangle. She was wearing blue jeans and a tight black t-shirt with an alien on it. Around her neck a silly little bow-tie, it was for her suit later but she didn't want the small bow-tie to get wrecked or wrinkled. She wore large round frame-less glasses, pushing them up the bridge of her nose as she moved int the living room to set down her suit case.<br/><br/>“Shut up, an keep it down. Pearl and Mala are still asleep. I don't want them waking up yet” growling softly so she went back to shoving two full baking sheets of hash brown patties into the oven. She had four large plug in grills on the counter, one cooking sausage, one cooking bacon, another one cooking scrambled eggs, the fourth one would be used to pancakes once Jasper had finished mixing the batter.<br/><br/>Peridot looked everything over and nodded her head, soon looking at the large table in the dinning room “Did you buy a new table?” She was curious, the table was big enough to fit sixteen people. Jasper shook her head “No, I rented it for the week. That way we would have enough for everyone. After all both my parents are coming, that hasn't happened in five years. Mom has been working the last five years because she was trying to take down that enemy company” Jasper was referring to adoptive parents, Blue and Yellow Diamond, they had adopted Jasper when she was seven years but Jasper was already and angry and wild child. But they always took care of her, even if Jasper and Yellow butted heads constantly.<br/><br/>Chuckling softly Peridot started working on setting up buffet trays to load with food and keep them warm. “So.. how do you feel about Yellow being here” Peridot was aware of the strained relationship between Jasper and Yellow, She had seen Yellow and Jasper butt heads at Christmas last year while Blue was out of the house taking care of a business affair. “I'm fine, Ma is going to be here s she'll be a buffer keeping Mom busy, plus Ma is going to fawn over Pearl and Mala all while dragging Mom around” She grunted as she put the first round of food into the heated buffet containers.<br/><br/>Peridot nodded as she moved to set up the plates and silverware “Well that's god, we don't need you being a giant grump the entire time. So Pearl and you are official” Peridot smirked as she leaned on the counter behind Jasper, The giantess groaned as she looked over her shoulder at Peridot “Yes, We're official and I would prefer you don't talk about Lapis or my teen years. I haven't told her about anything of that..” she muttered as she started breaking open eggs and whisking them. “We're still new and I don't know how to fully explain to her my past, an with Lapis throwing her weight around again I don't know what to do”<br/><br/>Jasper had told Peridot everything, the woman was her lawyer and knew the ins and outs of every aspect of her life, even the things Lapis had covered up so many years ago, An when Lapis had showed up at her old job and ruined her life she had called Peridot instantly, wanting the woman to see if there was anything she could do, there wasn't it was within Lapis's right to fire Jasper. Lapis had done everything right and even paid a severance pay to Jasper to really cover her behind from a law suit.<br/><br/>Nodding her head Peridot adjusted her small bow tie “So.. does she know you got fired? Or are you really hiding it from her?” She asked as she glanced down the hall, listening for any movement to single someone was awake. She knew the answers to her questions, she just wanted Jasper to admit it to her At the same time she knew that if Pearl over heard them it would ruin Jasper's day if not ruin the giant woman's life.<br/><br/>Jasper shook her head as she set up a collapsible stool “No, an I don't plan to tell her until I figure out what I'm going to do. I also wanted to make sure Lapis doesn't do anything else to ruin my life. I need you to watch Lapis like a hawk, just give me a heads up if she some how wiggles her way back into my life again. I know she can't touch Mala in anyway, I know you wish she would so you could take her for everything she's got” Jasper chuckled as she put the pancake batter by the grill, Peridot moved to get up on the stool and started cooking working making the pancakes, Jasper always let Peridot make the pancakes for some reason the tiny woman managed t make them perfect every single time.<br/><br/>“So this is how the day is going to work. I got into contact with everyone. Ruby and her brood will be here around 9am, Your parents are going to be here at 9:30am sharp. Yellow said they would have been there sooner but they need to finish a couple contracts this morning so they can enjoy the full weekend. An Amethyst said she would be here around 11am, last night had her running around till 4am with fairs trying to get to the airport last minute. So we'll have a heavy breakfast, You got the sandwich trays right? That way lunch is easy set up. I will start working on dinner around 2pm. An yes I know that Pearl will be assisting with it.” Peridot explained the plan as Jasper chucked and shook her head.<br/><br/>“You do realize that you're Pearl isn't going to be your slave in the kitchen? You two are suppose to work together. I mean you went out and bought five times the amount of food plus a thirty pound turkey, that bird is bigger then my ass!” she announced as she pointed to the bird sitting in the sink thawing, the bird had been thawing over night since it was such a huge thing.<br/><br/>“Well we have your family, all of you eat like three people. An if you and Amethyst get into one of your eating competition that's like have five more people sitting at the table.” Peridot hissed as she handed a plate full of pancakes to Jasper so she could put them in a buffet tray. Jasper just smirked as she rolled her eyes “We only do that after everyone has finished eating, I hate having a crap ton of left overs. An with Ruby here we're really going to have a blast, all three sisters together again” She grinned as she puffed out her chest.<br/><br/>Looking at her watch Jasper nodded “We have an hour left before people start showing up, you can use the guest room to get ready if you want” Jasper cursed as she realized she'd revealed the fact that Pearl was sleeping in her bed room, Peridot just looked over her shoulder with a cocky smirk as she finished flipping the last pancake. “Alright.. I will just go change in the empty guest room.. I'm sure your parents would love to know that they guest room is vacant. They would of spent the night here if they had known that” Jasper just glared at the woman, daring her to say one word to her parents. Today was going to be a long day already, Jasper knew at some point Peridot was going to get her in trouble and if it wasn't Peridot getting her in trouble it was going to be Mala. Jasper was doomed, Jasper was doomed and she knew it.