Chapter 3 for y'all. Hope you like it. Also, thanks for the likes and reviews, it really means a lot!
Donna is already in her cubicle, updating Harvey's calendar with all the appointments that got rescheduled, as Harvey's arrives. To everyone surprise he's carrying a redhaired girl and a duffle bag. He ignores the whispers and stares and walks straight to his office.
"Harvey? I thought you hired a nanny?" Donna gets up from her desk to take the bag from him.
"I did. It took me an hour of tantrums and hysterical crying to try and leave. I guess she's tired of people walking out on her." Harvey looks exhausted and it's only 8 am.
"And how did you plan on working with her around?" Donna wants to know. She's certain he has not thought this decision through.
"I hoped she would just play in my office, maybe take a nap…" His voice trails off as Donna pulls a face at him. "That's not going to work, is it?"
Donna shakes her head. "Nope. But you are so lucky to have me as your assistant." She takes Sarah from him and motions for him to enter his office. "Go. I'll babysit. But just for today." She glares at him for a second before turning her attention to Sarah.
Harvey walks into his office backwards while blowing a kiss at Donna. "What would I do without you?"
Donna frowns at him. "Be completely lost obviously."
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As Mike makes his way to Harvey's office, he is surprised to see that Donna hasn't arrived yet. When he nears the cubicle, he realizes Donna has in fact arrived, but is currently on the floor engaged with a redhaired toddler.
"Donna. I didn't know you and Harvey had a love child together." He jokes as he leans over the side of the cubicle.
Donna glares up at him. "Not funny Mike. She's Harvey's best friend's."
Mike crouches down next the girl and observes her while she stacks a few blocks on top each other. "And Harvey is babysitting her. That's cute."
Donna stands up and pulls Mike to the side. "Actually, her parents got killed two weeks ago. Harvey got guardianship."
Mike face falls as his memory flickers back to all those years ago when he got the news his parents were killed in a car accident.
Donna sees his pained expression and puts a hand on his arm. "I'm sorry Mike. I didn't realize you…"
Mike shakes his head and pulls himself back together. "It's fine. I'm just sad for her. I know how hard it is to grow without your parents." He shakes his head again and steps into Harvey's office.
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Right before lunchtime Donna gets a text from Rachel who wants to have lunch together.
Donna peeks her head into Harvey's office. "I'm going out for lunch with Rachel. Is it okay if I take Sarah?"
Harvey looks up from his paperwork and nods. "Yeah sure. Is she behaving a bit?"
Donna smiles as she thinks about how Sarah has wrapped every person she's met at Pearson Hartman around her finger. "She's a sunshine, as always. Everyone loves her."
When she meets with Rachel 20 minutes later, she realizes that Rachel is one of the few people who hasn't met Sarah yet.
Rachel's eyes widen at the sight of the toddler that has clutched her arms around Donna's neck. "Donna. Is there something you want to tell me? Like why you have a mini-you with you?"
Sarah turns her head to look at this unknown lady. She can't understand why everyone is so surprised to see her. Have they never seen a child before?
Donna walks towards the elevators and bends down to let Sarah press the button. "I will tell you everything during lunch okay?"
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"So, Harvey is a dad now? That's insane." Rachel shakes her head in disbelief while taking a bit of her salad.
Donna nods, she pulls a piece of bread from her sandwich and gives it to Sarah. "I know. I think he's still kind of shocked about. He's never taken care of child before, let alone raise one on his own."
Rachel rests her head on her hands and watches Sarah nibble from the piece of bread Donna just offered her. "What are you going to do?" She looks up at Donna questioningly.
Donna looks surprised. "Why?"
"Come on Donna, I know you're in love with Harvey. And you clearly love Sarah too." Rachel states as a matter of fact.
Donna sighs deeply. "I don't know. I do love Sarah but I don't think Harvey is ready to commit to any kind of relationship right now."
She smiles at Sarah who offers her a piece of bread and picks her up to put her on her lap.
"I'll just see how it goes." She shrugs and feeds Sarah another piece of bread.
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