Chapter 1
Harvey Specter greeted the doorman of The Westley Hotel with a friendly and familiar pat on the arm; he'd got to know these guys well over the years. After all, he only lived around the corner and The Long Bar at the Westley was his local bar and favourite. The Long Bar was old school; that's why he liked it. Lined with wood panelling and dimly lit with relaxed lighting, he loved how he was transported back in time to old New York. He came here a lot, their array of fine and rare scotch was unrivalled in the city and he loved that it was still one of the best kept secrets in New York. He hoped it would stay that way. He called in on his way home at least a few nights every week. He loved how the room made him feel. Sometimes he'd meet clients here if it was a late meeting or he just wanted to meet them away from the office. He felt it said a lot about him, that he had exquisite taste. He was meeting an old client here this evening. They hadn't caught up in a while and the client wanted Harvey's advice on something so Harvey felt the Long Bar would be perfect.
As Harvey crossed the lobby of the Westley he could feel several pairs of eyes on him, something he'd got used to over the years. The fact that Harvey knew they were admiring eyes put the faintest trace of a smile on his lips and a slight swagger in his step. The eyes belonged to both men and women of course. He'd been told once that he walked through life knowing men wanted to be him and women wanted to sleep with him. He felt that this was an accurate observation and it made him feel good. As Harvey walked down the long corridor off the main lobby to the Long Bar he could see it wasn't busy – good, he thought. He nodded to the bar tender and chose a table in the centre of the room which afforded him a clear view of the door so that he could see his client arriving. As he settled down into the leather chair and unbuttoned his jacket the bar tender came over with his scotch. Harvey was here often enough that a nod was all that it took.
Harvey got out his phone and replied to the emails that had come in while he made his way over here. He forwarded a few on to Donna to deal with and also sent her another email telling her to take the night off as he'd carry on working from home tonight. He also knew that Donna had started seeing someone and would love the chance to see him during her busy week. See, he could be nice – despite what some might say!
Harvey saw his client arriving a few minutes later, stood to greet him and indicated for the bar tender to come over. They caught up on each other's news over a drink and then got down to business. About 20 minutes later Harvey saw her. Little did he know that this woman was about to change his life forever.
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