Pearl couldn't help but feel she was in Heaven every time she seemed to come over to this place. Not only was she getting attention from a beautiful woman and her darling child, something the instructor seemed to live off of, but the whole apartment itself was always just so full of life because of their dynamic. Back at Pearl's apartment, she could turn on some music or the TV, or maybe even sing, but it was all controlled on her part; there was no random shouts or excitement like there was with Mala around. She realized she was starting to crave this environment. Mala wasn't even messy like most kids, which usually would have put Pearl off immediately like it did if she were to have such a child in her home.<br/><br/>She chuckled at Jasper's reaction, not quite knowing whether the woman was pouting for real or not, but the expression on her face was still priceless and adorable. To see such a proud and strong woman even pretend to crumble at<i>anything</i>she did gave Pearl a taste of something she didn't even realize she had an appetite for. She decided to further torture the woman after hearing Mala was going to be in her dance classes now as well. "Are you serious, Mala? That's amazing!" Pearl was genuinely excited to hear that she'd see more of the little one. So much so, she crouched down to even hug Mala again. "I didn't even know you had an interest in dance! I'd be more than happy to teach you some moves after we finish meal prep! Oh! Oooh! And learning a few of the moves will even make your fencing better! Oh, Mala, you're gonna love it... I'm glad your mean old mom was kind enough to sign you up." Pearl chuckled, glancing over at Jasper. It was a small poke at her, quickly covered with gratitude to ease the wound.<br/><br/>Upon hearing that Jasper, at least, had no qualms, she assumed Mala didn't as well since she'd neglected to say anything about herself. She smiled down at the girl while they focused on the app, so much so that when Jasper leaned in to inquire about cost, Pearl jumped a little. "Oh!" She shushed herself and placed a hand on Mala's head, "J-Just thought I saw a... spider, that's all." The petite woman wasn't necessarily afraid of bugs at all, but she felt the need to make up a little excuse to get Mala focusing back on the app out of respect for her mother before leaning a bit into the woman. "You don't have to pay me. I wouldn't of offered if I couldn't have afforded it." And it was true, sort of. She'd had some extra money from her last paycheck since taking on this fencing class, though she likely should have put it towards her collecting debt rather than the meal. Pearl smiled over at Jasper and shook her head. "It's ok." She was too stubborn and too prideful to take someone's money, and the woman had a child to take care of.<br/><br/>"Mmn?" Pearl blinked and looked down at Mala only to finally understand what she was asking about. "A lasagna? Aaah, that might require dishes I didn't bring, but we can make a variation of that and make it healthy! Yes, of course! Do you really want that to be your first cooking lesson, though?" The woman laughed and asked for the phone back. "We'll make that, but only after we've finished meal prepping so you can have a bit more experience under your belt. We'll also need a few ingredients I didn't plan for... Jasper?" She glanced to her opposite side with an inquisitive look. "Could you go get these items for me, maybe? Please..." Pearl wrote them down in a text and sent it to Jasper's phone. She had no issue watching Mala in the meantime as it was second nature by now being her instructor, but if Jasper said no, she could understand why.