Harvey nearly walked back out of his office when he noticed something that definitely shouldn't be there resting in the middle of the room. He looked around the room to make sure he was in the right room but there his baseballs sat straight ahead and his basketballs to his right and yes there were his records behind him so this was his office. He walked toward the object in question slowly as if he were approaching a bomb. When he peered in to get a good look Harvey panicked and rushed back out to where Donna was sitting.
"Donna, there seems to be a mistake. There's a baby in my office except I don't have a baby."
He watched as Donna didn't turn to face him and just held up a letter addressed Harvey in front of his face.
"What is this?" He took the letter and noticed that it was opened. "Did you open my letter? Why do you always open my mail?"
Donna finally turned to face him before replying to his question as though she were exasperated and were talking to a child. "First of all, I always open your mail. Second you told me to do so so you wouldn't have to read through useless letters and third why wouldn't I open the letter when I noticed it attached to a random baby placed in your office. And let me tell you when you read that you're going to have a hoot, or maybe not but I know I did." She turned back to her desk to continue her work as Harvey just stared at her. Donna - 1, Harvey - 0.
He walked back into his office and once more glanced at the sleeping baby before collapsing into his chair before opening the letter. He took a deep breath before starting to read the letter that would change his life.
Dear Harvey,
I don't know where to start. I guess I can start by stating what you already have assumed is the situation. That baby is your son, Harvey James Specter Junior. He's two months old and looks just like you. He was born on June, 18, 2011 at 8 and a half pounds and 21 inches. The little guy was a lot to handle and already appears to be as stubborn as his father. I wish I could properly explain why you're only finding out about him now but all I can really tell you is that I wish I didn't have to give him up. He was a mistake, one I was glad to make but one that I cannot keep hence why he's there with you now. To be honest I wasn't sure that he was yours at first so maybe that was the excuse I needed to stay away but after looking in his eyes I knew he was yours and even more I knew I couldn't keep him. After we parted my life took a different path, one that would be heavily complicated if I had kept your son. Maybe it is selfish of me to just drop the total responsibility on you but I would like to think that I was doing what was in both my and the baby's interest. I'm not ready to raise a child, hell I didn't plan on having any children but I had a feeling that given the chance you would be an amazing father. He needs you more than he could ever need me. If he asks about me, you can tell him anything you want about my lack of presence but please tell him that I loved him. Loved him enough to let him go. I left my dissolution of parental rights on the next page along with his birth certificate. All his other information is with your secretary. Good luck Harvey.
Anna
Harvey sunk back into his chair and wiped his face feeling stressed and tired all at the same time. This couldn't be happening. He was careful when he slept with women, but obviously not careful enough seeing as he now had a child resting in a car seat on his sofa. He reached for his phone and pressed his intercom, "Donna?"
Her voice came back quickly, "Do you need me to call all the other women you've slept with and see if there are any other little Harvey's running around? If I start now I can finish by Christmas."
Harvey rolled his eyes but he would be lying if he said that thought never crossed his mind. "No, that won't be necessary right now." He wasn't yet ready to take the idea off the table. "Can you tell me how Anna was able to find her way into my office with a baby and I'm just finding out about this now?"
"I asked Dave and he said a she came in with the baby and asked where your office was. He obviously showed her when she told him that she was dropping off your child. He said he assumed that you knew and decided not to stand in her way. Should I have him fired?"
Harvey sighed before replying, "No, he didn't know, if the roles were reverse I would probably do the same thing. That's all for now." He sighed once more before looking at the child again. "I'm fucked."
"Yes you are."
"Donna!"
"Oh come on, you know I'm always listening."
Harvey groaned before banging his head on the table loudly, waking up the once sleeping baby. Harvey whimpered in pain when he heard the telltale signs of his child beginning to cry.
"I'm really fucked."
Mike Ross felt like shit; him and Jenny had another argument about his relationship with Rachel and he was starting to think that their relationship was no longer worth it. He couldn't deny that he still had feelings for Rachel, if they ever disappeared in the first place, but now that they had kissed, now that he knew what it felt like he could say that it hasn't been on his mind a lot. He sighed and continued walking toward Harvey's office to see what they had to do today.
As he got closer to the room he stopped for a second when he was sure he was seeing an hallucination. There in the office was Harvey bouncing/walking around with what appeared to be a baby. Mike closed his eyes and opened them again, yupp Harvey was holding a baby. Mike had to wonder for a second if he entered the twilight zone cause there was no way Harvey Specter would be holding a baby.
Mike continued down the hall to stop at Donna's desk and ask her what the hell was going on when she held up her hand to silence him and counted down from three before a loud, "Donna!" came from Harvey's office. Mike looked at her with the question "how did you do that?" all over his face. She mouthed back to him magic before rising and walking into the office and taking the baby off of Harvey's hands. Mike followed closely behind her and waited until she was outside the office with the quieting baby before asking the question that's been burning on his tongue since he first saw Harvey with the baby. "Harvey what's going on? Did you adopt or something? Did Brad and Angelina get tired of one of their kids and ask you to baby-sit?"
"First of all, shut up. Second the baby is mine apparently. I already have the DNA testing in the works and third, a baby-sitter for Brad and Angelina? Seriously? That's the best you could do?"
Mike frowned before replying, "I had a rough night. Anyways, you have a kid? Seriously? How did this happen?"
Harvey grinned before answering, "Well Mikey, when a mommy and daddy love each other very much, they lie down together and then..."
"I know how it's done Harvey!" Retorted a flustered Mike.
"Well, you did ask how it happened." Harvey had a smug look on his face.
"Whatever. Let's try this again, how'd you end up with this baby here with you?"
Harvey sighed, it wasn't easy for him to share things but from what he's seen from Mike, Mike was loyal and he could trust him with this. "Last year, before you came to work for me, I started a relationship that was more friends with benefits than a real romantic relationship with a woman named Annabelle Stone. She and I were together for a while before she got a job opening in Paris. We broke up and haven't heard from her since. Apparently one of our more recent trysts got her pregnant with our child and she's decided that not only can she not raise our child but that I should do it alone."
Mike's mouth dropped opened as he took in what Harvey was saying. "Wow. You a dad?" Mike couldn't help laughing when the words finally hit him.
"Why are you laughing? I could be a good dad." Harvey had a frown on his face as he thought about Mike laughing at him.
Mike tried to gather himself as he replied, "Yeah, you could be except it's Donna right now that's taking care of your crying baby. God, I can't wait for you to give him the puppy analogy." Mike started laughing at him once more.
Harvey was getting frustrated as he watched Mike's laughter grow. "Mike. Shut up!" He felt a little appeased that he could still control Mike but it did grate on his nerves that Mike doubted he could be a good dad. He was Harvey Specter, there was nothing he wasn't good at. "You know what, since you think it's so funny why don't help this struggling parent out by handling these three pro bono cases and working up a profile for this merger." He grinned when he saw Mike's face fall at the list of work Harvey wanted him to get done.
"Harvey, come on." Mike didn't normally whine but he couldn't help it. Harvey was being a little sensitive about his teasing.
"Sorry Mike, maybe next time you'll think about whether or not insulting my parental abilities is a good idea." He smiled cheekily as handed over the case files to Mike. Harvey 1 - Mike 0. He was about to gloat when Donna came flying back into his office.
"Harvey, you know I would do almost anything for you, including watching and feeding your baby but if this smell is anything to go by then I draw the line at changing diapers." Harvey's eyes widened in shocked when his crying son was put in his hands. He felt like he got slapped in the face when the smell hit him.
"Donna come back! Donna please!" He begged but she only continued to walk away. "Donna I'll fire you!" He felt smug when she stopped at the door to face him.
"Unfortunately for you Harvey, I quit 7 years ago, I'm only here everyday because I pity you." And with that Donna walked out the door to leave Harvey and Mike alone again, this time with a smelly baby.
"Mike..."
"Sorry Harvey, I would stay and help but I have 3 pro bono cases and I have to get work done on this upcoming merger. Good luck." Mike rose and left the office laughing knowing he evened the score. Harvey - 1, Mike - 1, Donna - 2.
