As used as she should be to Garnet's bluntness by now, Pearl's heart still threatens to escape through her throat at the words. It's not as though she could be in any way unaware of her feelings by now, but having them laid out so plainly before her is enough to color Pearl's ears bright red.

"W-well, you could've just said so," she says with a little giggle that completely fails to conceal how flustered she feels, and then picks herself up off the sofa and daintily perches atop Garnet's lap.