Harvey rolls over, groaning and shielding his eyes from the harsh sunlight streaming through the window. A smile spreads across his face as looks down lovingly at the red haired woman sleeping peacefully beside him. Suddenly loud crying breaks through his bubble of sleepy happiness. Forcing himself to roll out of bed he walks to the nursery and carefully picking up his baby daughter, bouncing her in his arms he whispers, " shh honey lets let mommy sleep a little longer, huh?"
Zoe's cry slowly subside as her father rubs her back soothingly. Harvey walks over to the fridge and takes out some of Donna's bottled milk, feeding his newborn daughter as he stands in front of the huge glass windows of his and Donna's condo. A faint pink sunrise spreads across the sky as father and daughter watch the city wake up.
Harvey looks up to see Donna standing in the doorway watching him, she smiles and walks towards her little family, taking Zoe from Harvey, " hello little baby, did you sleep well honey?" She coos. Harvey smiles but says gently " Donna were going to be late if we don't start getting ready, Lily will be here soon." (Harvey's mum had offered to take care of Zoe for a few weeks. Because Donna hadn't felt ready to take her daughter to day care when she first started back at work.) "I know" she whispers staring longingly at her beautiful baby as a tear drips down her face, "It kills me to leave her everyday Harvey, I feel like I'm abandoning her."
"I know Honey" he whispers rapping his arms around his wife and daughter.
"You know we can always talk about you taking another break from work, or maybe start working part time?"
Donna nods, burring her face in his chest as she savers the last moments with her family.
Donna kisses her daughter one last time before handing her to Lily, she trusted Lily with Zoe but she couldn't help feeling sad to leave her daughter behind everyday.
"Come on Honey, you know she'll be fine with my mum," Harvey coaxes.
"I know but..."
"Thats Ray now." Harvey says as a sleek black town car pulls up outside. "you can come and see her during you lunch break." He wraps his arm around his wife as she reluctantly walks outside. "Straight to the firm please Ray" He says opening the door for Donna before getting in himself. "Whats my schedule for today Donna?"
"Ok well you have Mecernan Motors at 10am, Dell at 12pm, A panthers meeting at 2pm, oh yes and Jessica wants to see you."
"Did she say what about?"
"No just that it was important." Donna says snuggling into Harvey's chest as she decides to make use of 30 minute drive to the firm try and get a bit more sleep. Having a new-born baby is exhausting she thinks as she drifts off.
"Donna?" Harvey says over the intercom.
"Yes Harvey?"
"Can you call Dell and let them know that the files on their merger are on their way over please?"
"Already done,"
"Ok" Harvey says, used to her efficiency. "Also could you let my 3 o'clock know that…"
"that you're going to be late? Already done Harvey" Donna jumps in.
Harvey leans back in his chair and smilies at her, "What would I do would out you Donna?"
"Fail miserably I'm sure" she laughs and gets up from her cubical to make some copies.
Donna pulled the blanket higher up over her body and turns up the volume of the large flat screen TV on the wall. Zoe lies on her chest and she strokes slow circles around her back. "Donna do we really have to watch this crap?" Harvey groans.
"Just shut up and fulfil you're as my pillow" she retorts.
Harvey huffs a laugh and smiles, "you're wish is my command."
As the credits start roll for the sappy rom-com movie that Harvey hates he thinks about what he would be doing around this time two years ago. He probably would have been sitting in his apartment alone with a glass of scotch working on whatever case had his attention at the moment. "I love you Donna"
He whispers, suddenly filled with appreciation for his beautiful wife. Harvey looks down at her face when she doesn't reply and laughs out loud when he realises that she had dozed off.
