Pearl slipped her arms around the larger woman's neck and buried herself in her hair with a large grin. Jasper was still muttering about several different things, but Pearl was too caught up in the happiness she felt over not be rejected to intervene quite yet. She nuzzled the woman's neck and cooed softly, but eventually pulled away to address Jasper more properly. "I refuse to be out of Mala's life, so whatever happens, we will work it out like adults and everything will be fine, Jasper! I promise you, it will work out. Although, you're right, I do find the big bad tiger mom getting all shy and awkward to be completely adorable..." Pearl blushed and smiled at the giantess in front of her. "<i>You</i>are completely adorable, Jasper... And don't worry about your canines. I wasn't asking for you to apologize. I'm proud of the mark you gave me, I only wish you would be proud of it too, you know?" The woman before her was still so stunted in relationships, Pearl could tell it might take her some time to gain back that confidence she once had and in the meantime, the older woman got to bask in the rarity that was Jasper's shyness. "The more shy you act, though... the more it makes me want to rattle your cage," Pearl warned with her own soft purr, closing the physical gap again as Jasper tried teasing her with a challenge. Typically, yes, Pearl would have been too shy to do this, but with Jasper being as coy as she was, Pearl had felt she had full reign. So while Jasper tried to talk about plans for their future date, Pearl was pressing in, her hands moving passed Jasper to rest on the walls behind the feline, trapping her into the corner as the dancer moved in to bite down on the tigress's neck, making sure to leave a good mark despite her lack of canines. It didn't take long for her hands to abandon their posts in favor of digging her nails into Jasper's hips and slowly dragging her to the edge of the stool, forcing the woman to use her muscles to keep that awkward balance. Pearl enjoyed keeping the woman before her on edge and always guessing.