"Why is... Mala panting?" Pearl was perplexed by several things when the door opened, but the child just came in silently and grabbed a few groceries before running off. When Jasper came into view as Pearl was coming into the house, the smaller woman flushed heavily and sighed. "And I see your wardrobe hasn't improved..." she murmured, averting her eyes and letting her take a majority more of the bags with her. She managed to catch the bite mark on the giantess's arm and frowned softly. "<i>And</i>still not taking care of yourself?" But when she gave herself a moment to think as they traveled into the kitchen, she realized the bite shape was Mala sized and realized why Mala had been out of breath: her mother had been playing tricks on her again, it seemed. After having spent the last week getting more visually intimate with the pair, Pearl decided to play along after placing her portion of the bags on the counter. Rushing over to Mala, she picked up the child and spun her around with a bit of effort as she was bigger for her age. "And of course I've come back! I couldn't leave poor Mala here with such a mean old mom for too long!" she teased, hugging the girl close as she giggled with her and placed her back down. "Honestly, Jasper, to tease your child in such a way..." she chuckled and shook her head, starting to unload the grocery bags.<br/><br/>Her mind switched tracks back to the meal making and a grin came to her face. The odd woman honestly found this task heavily exciting as cooking was something she typically liked to do to relax and now that she was able to share that with someone<i>and</i>use fancy new-ish appliances? The woman was ecstatic, to say the least. So much so, she pulled out her phone and scrolled through til she found the little meal planning app and started going about teaching Mala how to use it and what she had planned for the week. Not only did she plan out all the breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, but she made possible alterations in case Mala or Jasper didn't like the meal for that day, or something that was in the meal; which also explained why she had so many groceries with her. The woman's arms were still sore just from taking them from the store, to the car, and then from there to this table. Pearl may have excelled at many things, but strength was not one of them. Not that she had any shortage of that in this household, though. Her eyes glanced over to Jasper a moment, studying the woman under her lashes before she went back to talking with Mala.<br/><br/>"Did anything new happen this week while I was busy?" Pearl smiled over at the child, but didn't expect the large grin on Mala's face. The poor thing looked like she might pop at any moment. Pearl might have been worried if it was any other emotion than happiness. "M-Mala? What happened this week, honey?" She'd taken to calling her that a lot lately as they got closer as friends through texting on her mother's phone. The fencing instructor had started feeling rather motherly to the child in her own ways, but she was always careful not to overstep any of Jasper's few rules for the child or try to parent her. And even though Mala, and now recently her mother, had started sending her pictures of each other, Pearl hadn't reciprocated quite yet with her own; usually giving excuses if asked.