Chapter 2
Hey guys, so i'm just fishing here. Trying to make sense of all this and the writers are not giving us much in the Darvey department. Yeah well...,
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My memory is cruel
I'm queen of attention to details
Defending intentions if he fails
Until now, he told me her name
It sounded familiar in a way
I could have sworn I'd heard him say it ten thousand times
If only I had been listening- Between the lines.
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Mike was picking up some strange things about Harvey lately. He was very good at that, very good at reading people. But Donna should have by now picked it up too. She was way batter at it that he could ever be. Unless she was in on it.
He remembered teasing Harvey about Donna just a few weeks ago when he was looking over his bachelor pad as a possible wedding venue.
"Just make sure you don't... uhm... Donna on our weeding day."
Harvey had made a face. It had been a sure thing that these two were going to hook up somehow. What, Donna leaving had the guy having panic attacks and she came back because Harvey could literally not live without her. His panic attacks that had looked more like heart attack if it were up to Mike to quantify. But now Harvey had a different... glow, should he say, these days. He seemed more... don't know...settled? Was it Donna? He had a girlfriend that was for sure. Whether it was Donna or not he couldn't be certain. Those two did seem to have an art of keeping things under wraps.
But come to think of it, it wasn't Donna. It couldn't be. Why? Because Donna didn't seem to have the same glow. She didn't have that vibe. Harvey and Donna had been a little distant with each other lately. There was a new distance between them these days. The disguise? Maybe. Or Harvey did have another girlfriend. Well then, Mike would just have to bid his time, assess and not ask about it until the right time. The Firm was slowly getting on its feet now and Harvey was getting more and more control on the reigns. But something...else was going on.
He'll ask Rachel. If it's what he was thinking then Rachel would know. She would know if Harvey and Donna were hooking up. But he hadn't notice the same glow on Donna. However; what did he know of glow anyway?
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"I'll look at it later." He'd said dismissively to Donna's Press release thing.
"Do you mean later like this afternoon or like after you've gone to see Dr Agart?"
Harvey had looked up with a start as Donna stared at him with that look.
"What?" His heart stopped there for a moment as he waited for her to clarify. He'd felt like a rabbit caught in a trap. Did she know?
"Harvey the last time i stopped being your Secretary you started having panic attacks. And i'm not saying that's gonna happen again but you just got a look on your face, and i wanna make sure that you're ok with all of this."
He took a relieved breath, she didn't know. "I'm ok with it Donna." And he really was surprised to know that he was truly ok with it. Really. Dr Feelgood's magic was already working on him he was pretty sure he was never going to have panic attacks because he couldn't see Donna outside his office again.
He reflected on that now as he cuddled Paula close sitting on his couch one night.
Hell, he had felt like he had been caught cheating. Like he had dodged a bullet. Why did he feel that way? So what if Donna knew? It wasn't any of her business. She was not his wife. They were friends. She was a friend. And she had helped him much with his past relationships, what's to say she won't help him with this one too? Maybe he should tell Donna. Not that it mattered really. So he had a girlfriend. So what?
But how come he didn't want Donna to find out?
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Donna sighed as she looked at the ton of work on her desk. Not that she couldn't do it or anything; she just didn't...she missed being in front of Harvey's office. Now she hardly ever saw him anymore. He was buried in work, with trying to get this Firm from collapsing. And now he was being distant and professional and she couldn't remember when last any of their jokes had passed between them. It was becoming cold in this place. Yeah, the place had none of its vigor it used to have when it was all drama and politics; when it was still Pearson Specter, but still. None of the important people were gone. Except for Jessica of course. It shouldn't be this cold though. This empty. Now she was handling the Associates, trying to keep order in all of this but she was feeling like...like she was fading in the background. The more she was brought forward the more she was fading into the background. Just how? She had been promoted, had taken on more responsibilities and still...It wasn't...
Well it was more or less what she always did, organize, keep order and all that. But with a title now. Executive whatever, she couldn't care less about the title. Well, she did care but...
She was being excessive in her dealings, trying to please Harvey and show him that she could handle the promotion. But the more she tried to be relevant to him the more he... he forgot to see her.
And now she was snapping at Rachel, firing the associates. It was just...it wasn't what she had wanted.
She'll make it right. She'll prove to Harvey that she was worthy of this promotion. She will find the mole inside their Firm.
"It's time for you to prove to everyone that you deserve this promotion." Harvey had said to her over the phone and just cut off.
Not that he would usually linger on anything but...she couldn't put her finger on it but he sounded like...like...,he sounded so professional. Like he would no longer have any problem firing her.
She shook that thought out. Harvey would never do that. He was...,she didn't know what they were but they were more than just professional right? They'd been friends for twelve years. Something had changed about him though and,...well maybe it was work. Of course it was work.
But then again, just last year he had had a problem with her moving across the office to work on Louis' desk. A problem being an understatement. Try major panic attacks. He had to seek out a therapist. This time however, he seemed to have no problem with her taking an office the same distance away. Problem being an overstatement since he didn't even flinch when she was looking for replacements for him. He seemed to be good with it.
Donna was nothing if not intuitive but this time, she had no idea. It was work. Of course it was work.
That was another point of business she had to take care of. She had to fix their 'getting cold' relationship/friendship, whatever. As soon as possible.
Tonight in fact. After work.
She'll surprise him with a Macallan, pour some drinks and let him load off about whatever it was he wanted to talk about. Most probably work. And she should just listen. As usual, as in the good old days.
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Harvey sat on the couch cuddling Paula as they watched the game on TV. He was laughing about her comments. Suffice to say, she did not know anything about football. He got up to get a bottle of scotch. He took out two glasses and poured and was now ravaging his kitchen for some snacks.
His doorbell rang and before he could move Paula called out that she'd get it. He left her to it. He just smiled as she got up to open the door.
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Alrighty then. See you in a bit.