Even though it wasn't the topic Pearl had meant to talk to her about, she could see the younger woman was already fraught with worry over her only child. Pearl smiled softly and rested her hand over Jasper's, squeezing her smaller fingers around the woman's palm. "Oh honey... You can't blame yourself for not being a perfect parent all the time. I... I don't have kids of my own, but I've taught plenty of them for years now and I've talked with their parents and my student's siblings'... Growing up is just a natural part of the process and you're already one step ahead realizing that! You've done..." She paused to take in a large breath and sigh in awe over Jasper as a mother. "You've done absolutely amazing with her. She's been a truly wonderful child in my classes and I even consider her a dear friend of mine despite her age. She acts so much older than she is and I think part of that is because of you. Mala sees you struggle with letting her go, so she wants to show you she can handle herself and that you have nothing to worry about. And even when Mala grows up and goes to college or... whatever she's going to decide, I made a promise to be there for her and... you know, that promise extends to you too, tiger momma." Pearl chuckled softly and let her hand shift up to rub at Jasper's arm as she moved closer.<br/><br/>And then Jasper finally got on the appropriate topic Pearl was asking about and the woman took a sharp nosedive. Pearl wasn't used to seeing the fierce strength trainer reducing herself to a muttering hear of hormones and panic and she really didn't like it. She could see how much Jasper was really struggling with her actions of last night even though it was Pearl's fault for enticing her, knowing she was drunk and still pressing into her for reactions because she just couldn't help herself falling for the woman's expressions. She let the woman say her piece, but when she started talking about closing herself off in her room the next party and physically trying to remove herself from the equation like she was even part of the problem, the older woman took her by the chin, leaned in, and pressed her lips against the panicking Jasper. It was a moment before Pearl pulled away and rested her hands atop Jasper's broad shoulders. "If you want to touch me, then touch me. You don't have to hold back anymore and I'm sorry I made you wait as long as I did, but I'm ready. If you want to go slow, we'll do that. I know it's been a while since you've probably truly been interested in someone like it sounds like you're interested in me. We can go on a nice date, have a meal, go dancing?" Pearl chuckled, still unbelieving that Jasper used to dance, but still wanting to see it so badly. Given the rare opportunity of the matched height, Pearl leaned in to rest her forehead against Jasper's and close her eyes, hoping the woman was as at peace as she was. "You've already claimed me, why not make it official?" She couldn't help but get one last jab in as her hands buried themselves in  Jasper's thick mane.