Pippa enters the office with a spring in her step. She and Jasper are back on good terms, Mark let her and Jasper off easy with the threat that he 'had to help them on their next prank or else,' and she had finally finished watching The Office for the fifth time.

All in all, Pippa's day is shaping up to be a good one.

As usual, Pippa greets Mary at the reception desk before heading to her own. She tucks away her coat and purse in the bottom drawer of her desk and then, she pauses. Another vase of flowers; this time, red carnations.

Cautiously, she opens the card, which reads:

Red Carnations meaning My Heart Aches for You. Get ready for tomorrow ;)
—SS

Pippa, unsure of how she should react, tosses the card at Jasper. Jasper manages to catch the card, albeit quite startled by the sudden action. He glances at Pippa, who betrays no reaction. Slowly, Jasper reads the card. When he's finished, Jasper tucks the card into its envelope and tosses it onto Pippa's desk.

"What do you think?" Pippa asks, playing with the hem of her skirt. Jasper sighs, leaning back in his chair.

"I think...this dude loves you," Jasper answers cautiously, watching Pippa for a reaction. Pippa sighs softly.

"I know that, Jasper. I think he's made it quite obvious. I just—I'm not sure. I might actually know how to respond, though, if I knew who it was." Pippa sighs again, propping her head on her fist. Jasper nods slowly.

"Who do you want your Secret Santa to be?" Jasper asks softly, stilling his swivelling chair. Pippa hums in thought, furrowing her brows.

"You know, I'm not sure. I haven't really thought about who I want it to be. I've thought more about who I don't want it to be," she finally replies, beginning to play with the hem of her skirt. Jasper's brows furrow. Then a mischievous smile overtake his face.

"Make a list of everyone you don't want your Secret Santa to be. We're going to prank them," Jasper proposes. Pippa's mood brightens instantly, and she reaches for a sheet of paper and a pen.

For a brief moment, she can feel her heart racing, and she pauses. She glances at Jasper, who's already watching her with the mischief in his smile now replaced with...something else. Pippa can't quite put her finger on it, but she knows that whatever it is, she must look the same way when she watches him.

She looks away, her cheeks growing hot, and her palms growing clammy. She has to play it off.

Pippa jots down a quick list of everyone she hopes will not be her Secret Santa, briefly pausing between each name to glance at Jasper. He's now returned to his work, but not fully focused on it. Jasper, too, sneaks glances.

Jasper is caught in his little glancing when Pippa looks up after jotting "Donahue" in her neatly printed handwriting. He offers her a simple smile and turns back to his work, mentally berating himself for being so obvious.

I made it so obvious, it should just be tattooed on my forehead 'I like Pippa Peck', Jasper thinks to himself, shaking his head. Fortunately for Jasper, his mental woes don't last long because Mark calls for him.

With one last glance at Pippa, Jasper enters the office of Mark.