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Reason's Chapter 4: Old Friends
Adrienne rolled over in her bed and saw Harvey laying down next to her. She smiled at the thought of him comfortable in her bed. Last night was special to her and she didn't want to forget it. Even though she didn't have sex with him she was glad he spent the night. Seeing Elliot only confirmed for her that Harvey was better for her.
She slowly got out of her bed trying not to wake Harvey. Adrienne headed into her kitchen and started to make coffee. A few minutes later as she was cooking eggs, Harvey walked out of her room. He stood in the middle of the hallway watching her cook. He wouldn't mind seeing this again in the future.
"Should I expect this again the next time I sleep over?" Harvey asked as he walked behind her and kissed her shoulder.
"Well I don't like to kiss and tell but the guy I was with last night wouldn't like that." Adrienne jokingly said as Harvey poured them two cups of coffee.
Harvey sat down on the bar stool as Adrienne put their breakfast on plates. He watched the sway of her hips as she put his breakfast in front of him. He took a bite of the food and moaned as she sat down next to him.
"It's just eggs." She said glancing at the man as she ate.
"Their eggs from you," He replied making Adrienne laugh.
As the two were eating breakfast quietly, Adrienne heard a knock at her door. Confused she glanced at Harvey who shrugged in return. She got up from her chair and looked into the peephole and squealed making Harvey look at her weirdly.
Harvey raised an eyebrow at the noise Adrienne made. He watched as she opened her door and saw two girls standing on the other side. One of them had red hair in a braid on the side, as the other had her jet-black hair in a messy bun at the top of her head. All three girls jumped into a hug and started screaming in joy. To Harvey it was nice seeing Adrienne happy after last night.
"What are you guys doing here?" Adrienne said letting her friends enter her apartment. The three women headed into the living room and walked pass Harvey.
"Well I am doing an interview for Vanity Fair to cover Ursula Underwood for her Gala Event this weekend." The red head replied.
"Yeah and I am here for a new job interview. My old job wasn't cutting it for me." The other woman added.
Adrienne glanced into the kitchen and noticed Harvey. He was drinking his coffee while staring at her. She blushed and saw her friends smiling with knowing looks in their eyes.
"Girls this is Harvey Specter, the new man in my life," She said as she walked to Harvey putting herself in his lap. "Harvey these are my two best friends from Yale. We all lived together at one point or another. On the left is Jillian Matthews she is one of Vanity Fair's top journalists. And on the right, is Madison Roberts she works in PR."
"Wow he is a better looking than Elliot," Jillian said as Harvey smirked at her.
"Adrienne always knew how to upgrade." Madison added.
Harvey kissed Adrienne on the cheek as he got up from the stool, "Well ladies it was nice meeting you but I have to get to work.
"Will I see you later?"
"I will call you to let you know I am free." Harvey said as he walked out of her apartment leaving her alone with her friends.
Adrienne turned to face the girls and smiled. She had missed them a lot since she moved back to New York. She felt that disconnect with the new life she was building. But them sitting in front of her made her slightly happier.
"So, have you found place to stay yet?" Adrienne asked Madison.
"I got a meeting with a realtor in Brooklyn later today. I saw some lofts that I had my eye on." Madison said.
Adrienne noticed that Jill had been quiet for minute and asked, "And what about you?"
"Everything is the same with me. Going to Paris, Milan, Tokyo for cover shoots and interviews. Nothing's changed."
"Well I am glad that you guys are here. I missed you guys. We should go to dinner tonight and catch up some more. I can even bring Mike so you guys can meet him." Adrienne said.
"Mike the childhood friend who you said reminds you of bambi?" Jill asked, receiving a nod as answer.
"That's a good idea and then you can tell us about you and tall, dark, and handsome." Madison said dreamily with Jill nodding with agreement.
"We've only went on one outing together. Do you guys want coffee?" Adrienne explained as she walked into her kitchen.
"Yeah."
"Sure."
Adrienne walked back into the living room a minute later and could see her friend's faces. "Why are you guys staring at me like that?"
"Adrienne have you seen the newspaper this morning" Jill asked.
"No." She said handing them their coffees.
Jillian opened her purse and pulled out a New York Times. She handed it to Adrienne who looked at it with skepticism. "What is in this?"
"Just read it sweetie," Madison advised.
Adrienne looked at the front page and she saw red. On the front page was a picture of Harvey and herself talking to Elliot. It was from last night when they were standing at the bar. She looked up to stare at her friends.
"Did you guys read it?" Adrienne asked
"Maddie and I kind of skimmed through it." Jill said attempting to calm Adrienne.
"That dress was very flattering on you." Madison said hopefully.
"Give it to me straight. How bad is it?" Adrienne asked.
"Keep reading" They both replied.
Adrienne read the title and was pissed, "Former Couple Shakedown at Charity".
"Last night at the Darden Annual Charity Auction, Senate nominee Elliot Crosse and his former fiancé ran into each other and it was quite hostile from what other partygoers described. The two were engaged for two and a half years and recently broke up. His former fiancé Adrienne Kane the newly named CFO of Kane Software graced herself with a date. Her date was none other than Harvey Specter, senior partner of Pearson Hardman. The two seemed quite cozy as they stood in front of Crosse as thy traded a few barbs with one another. The tension of the trio rose as Crosse's new girlfriend involved herself. It was alleged by Kane that Crosse cheated on her with his girlfriend by another partygoer. All in all, it was an eventful night for the former couple and their new significant others."
Adrienne through the newspaper on the ground as she walked into her room. Jillian and Madison looked at each other and knew today was not going to be a good day for their friend.
(Time Skip)
Harvey walked in Pearson Hardman and saw Donna waiting for him at the elevator.
"Good Morning Donna." He greeted pleasantly.
"We have a problem," Donna said handing Harvey the newspaper. She saw the elated look on his face disappear as he read the newspaper.
Harvey stopped reading the paper and glared at it, "Is there anything else I need to be aware of?"
"Jessica's in your office." Donna added. "And she is not happy.
Harvey sighed as he and Donna walked towards his office. They saw the managing partner standing in his office and she was not pleased.
"Jessica to what do I owe this pleasure?" Harvey asked as he entered his office.
"Cut the crap Harvey and explain the meaning of this?" Jessica replied throwing the same newspaper he read on his desk.
"You know exactly what it looks like." Harvey answered stubbornly.
"I am not in the mood to play games with you Harvey. Between dealing with Hardman and knowing about your associates background I have enough to deal with. I am not the one to mess with." Jessica warned her protégé.
"What do you want from me Jessica? Do you want me to end things with her?" Harvey asked.
"I need for you to be more discreet. Harvey our backs are against the wall right now and we do not need the press involved with whatever is going around here." Jessica advised walking out of his office.
Harvey sighed and looked at Donna who smiled in encouragement as she looked at him. He motioned for her to come in to his office.
"What do you need Harvey?" She asked expectantly.
"Can you get Mike in here? I need him to get these cases ready for court tomorrow." Harvey requested as he handed her the folders.
"I won't be able to do that. Remember he requested the day off to settle his grandmother's things." Donna told him.
"That's right," He said absentmindedly. "I'll just do it myself."
"Okay," Donna said returning to her desk.
(Time Skip)
Adrienne walked down the hallway leading to Mike's apartment door. After reading the newspaper this morning through her entire mood off. She told Jillian and Madison she would meet them for dinner later tonight. She promised Mike she would help him deal with his Grammy's things still at the nursing home.
She knocked on his door and heard him say, "Its open."
Adrienne opened the door and saw her friend putting a hoodie on. He noticed her forlorn expression on her face.
"You okay?"
She grunted in annoyance, "You mean to tell me that you havent turned on the tv or seen a newspaper?"
"I haven't had the chance. I woke up an hour ago and jumped straight in the shower. Then I spoke with one of the workers at the nursery home. Why what happened?"
Adrienne explained to Mike all the events that happened from last night to this morning. He could see the turmoil his friend was going through.
"So, you and Harvey are good?"
"I would like to think so. I mean he was great last night and for the first time I didn't feel like a bother."
"What do you mean by that?" Mike asked as he put on his sneakers.
"Whenever I am with a guy they always want me to be in the background. Just be the arm candy and keep my mouth shut."
"But?"
"With Harvey I feel like I can be myself and I've never had that." She said.
Mike stood up and wrapped his friend in a hug. "Its strange that you finally find someone who is worthy of you."
She looked up into Mike's face, "Why is it strange?"
"For as long as I have known you, it always seemed weird to me when you dated a guy who was only with you because you looked good. Like don't get me wrong your beautiful and all but I want someone who can complement me in ways beside how they look."
"I know what you mean," she added.
Mike looked at the clock over his fridge, "Come on the sooner we get there the quicker we can finish."
Adrienne pulled away from Mike, "I'll be downstairs in my car."
Mike watched as his friend walked out of his apartment. He knew Adrienne always carried a lot on her shoulders. Hopefully she found some way to release or she would explode.
(Time Skip)
After getting everything settled at the nursing home, Adrienne invited Mike to dinner with her friends. He accepted not wanting to be alone tonight. The two reached the restaurant and saw that Adrienne's friends hadn't arrived.
As they sat down a waiter came to their table, "What would you like to drink?"
"I'll have a glass of cabernet and he'll have a beer." Adrienne said with a smile.
"Anything else?"
"Not yet were waiting for two more. Come back in fifteen minutes." She told the waiter and he walked away leaving them alone again.
"You never did tell me what you've been up to since you moved back." Mike said.
"Nothing much to be honest just work and hanging out with either you or Harvey. On top of that the fool got himself invited to my aunts this weekend." She said irritably
Mike laughed as the waiter returned with their drinks. "But you like the fool."
"That's to be decided." She said sarcastically as she saw Madison and Jill walking towards her.
"Sorry we're late the realtor took forever." Madison apologized as she and Jill hugged Adrienne.
"Maddie, Jill I would like for you to meet my best friend Mike Ross. Mike these are my best friends from college Jillian Matthews and Madison Roberts." Adrienne said with the introductions.
"It's nice to meet you. Ade, hasn't stopped talking about you guys all day." Mike said getting up from his chair to help Madison into hers.
Jill sat down across from Madison and turned to Adrienne, "We saw about five apartments until that one finally chose one she liked"
"Hey!" Madison said indignantly.
"You're picky," Jill and Adrienne answered making Madison glare at the two of them.
"Bitches," was Madison's response making the table laugh.
Trying to change the subject, Madison turns to Mike, "So what do you do Mike?"
Mike seeing the spotlight now on him answers, "I'm an associate at a Pearson Hardman."
"Isn't that the same place tall, dark and handsome works?" Jill asks turning to Adrienne.
"Yup." Adrienne said taking her glass of wine as the waiter returned.
"Are you guys ready to order?" The waiter asked.
After they gave their orders Jill asked, "Mike, what is it like working for Harvey?"
"It's nice and he's a good friend" Mike answered nonchalantly not paying attention to the look in Jill's eye.
"Care to elaborate." Jill said.
"Harvey likes things done professionally and with a little bit of flair." Mike added.
"Are you done interrogating him for info on Harvey?" Adrienne asked.
"I wouldn't have to question him if you told me a little bit about him." Jill said.
So how long are you guys gonna be in town for?" Mike asked seeing the tension between Adrienne and Jill. He didn't know what their relationship was like but he could see Jill was going to piss Adrienne off.
"Well Maddie is moving here and I'm in town only for business" Jill said to Mike while gazing at Adrienne.
"Where in the city are you looking to live?" Mike asked.
"I looked at a couple of lofts in Brooklyn all of them were nice but the last one was great." Maddie said with excitement in her voice.
"What part of Brooklyn?"
"Williamsburg."
While Mike and Madison were getting to know each other, Jill leaned over to Adrienne and said, "I get you don't want to tell me about Harvey. I just want you to finally be happy with someone who treasures you. Someone who could be your other half potentially."
Adrienne turns to her friend with a sigh, "Jill you dont have to worry about me. I know you and Madison have seen me at my lowest. You guys have been there through all the pain and suffering. I think Harvey is a nice guy. Do I see myself settling down with him? Maybe. But only time can tell."
"I'll stop with the interrogations and let you live your life. You know I am only looking out for you"
"I know but at the end of the day it's my life to live."
(Time Skip)
The next morning Adrienne was sitting in her office at work going over things for one of her meetings. After dinner when she came home, Adrienne really was annoyed and touched at Jill's loyalty towards her. She knew she meant well but she and Harvey had only been on one outing together. As she was writing something she heard footsteps approaching her office.
"Adrienne?" Lucy called.
Adrienne looked up to face her assistant, "Yes?"
"Jessica Pearson is here to see you."
Adrienne straightened herself before she said, "Bring her in."
Once Adrienne saw Jessica Pearson walk into her office she knew this conversation was one she wasn't going to like. The stance the woman took as she walked into the office was off-putting and she had a certain look in her face that Adrienne knew was about Harvey and herself.
"Jessica please have a seat." Adrienne said motioning to the seat in front of her. "To what do I owe the pleasure for this unannounced visit?"
"What do you want with Harvey?" Jessica asked.
Adrienne shifted in her chair as her eyebrows furrowed as she glared at the woman sitting in front of her, "Cut to the chase Jessica. What exactly are you asking me?"
"A woman of your caliber could have any man. To be honest weren't you engaged to Elliot Crosse up until recently? Why Harvey?"
Adrienne stood up from her seat and walked around her desk. She sat on the corner of her desk in front of Jessica with a tone that meant business. "Whatever your implying stops now. I have worked too hard to allow anyone to diminish my credibility. You of all people should know exactly what I am talking about."
"I do." Jessica added.
"I am not using Harvey. I am not like any of the women he's dated. I like Harvey fro being Harvey, Not for him as Harvey Specter the best closer. I could careless for that persona of his. Underneath all that is the man I am falling for." Adrienne said.
"Good." Jessica said standing up.
"What do you mean good? You come in to my office asking questions I didn't even have to answer and all you can say is good."
"Contrary to popular belief, I care about Harvey's well-being. I needed to see if you were just using him."
"I don't use people." Adrienne said with a glare as Jessica smiled.
"I know that now." Jessica said walking out of the office leaving Adrienne confused at what had just occurred.
(Time Skip)
After her talk with Jessica, Adrienne went home to unwind. She was drained emotionally from all the talks about her feelings for Harvey. Adrienne knew that she liked Harvey a lot, more than when she was with Elliot. He made her feel like she was an equal when they were together. Not to mention he was really good looking.
Adrienne sighed as she grabbed a bottle of wine and poured herself a glass. She slowly took off her heels and sighed once more in relief as she sat on her couch. She took a sip of her wine and closed her eyes. As her eyes closed, Adrienne heard her apartment door being knocked on.
"Just a minute," Adrienne called out as she stood up from her couch and headed to the door. She opened it and saw the man who had taken over her thoughts.
"Harvey what are you doing here?" Adrienne asked the man as he entered the apartment.
"I tried calling you earlier but you didn't answer. I came straight here from the office to see if you were okay." Harvey explained as he saw the exhaustion surrounding her. "Are you okay?"
Adrienne went to her purse and saw several missed calls from Harvey. She glanced to his face and smiled, "I'm sorry. I didn't check my phone earlier I was thinking about things."
"Thinking about what?" Harvey asked as she led him to the couch.
"Earlier today Jessica stopped by my office." Adrienne said seeing Harvey begin to frown. "She asked me questions about us. Does she always put herself in between you and your relations?"
"Jessica showed up to your office to question you about us? Are you kidding me?" Harvey asked enraged. "She had no right to do that."
Adrienne watched as Harvey paced in the middle of her living room. "To be honest I was pissed at first but I understood where she was coming from."
Harvey stopped pacing for a moment to stare at her incredulously. "Adrienne, she has no right at all to question you. Who I choose to date has no bearing on her at all."
"In this situation it does." Adrienne walked towards her cabinet and pulled out a glass and a bottle of scotch. She pours the scotch and walks towards him. "I am the firm's client at the end of the day."
"Just because you are client doesn't mean she can talk you any old way. You don't know Jessica like I do. She will spin this to play out in her favor."
Adrienne handed Harvey the glass as she sat back down in the living room. "You make it seem like she is out to get you. Have you ever tried to look at it from her point of view?"
Harvey took a big gulp of his drink as he sat next to Adrienne, "No"
"I don't know the lengths of how far your relationship with Jessica is but from what I see she thinks highly of you. You probably have been hurt before by a woman who only used you for her own personal gain."
"That maybe right that still gives her no right."
"I may not agree with how she went about things but I respect her for it. I know Mike or anyone of my good friends would have done the same for me. I would be pissed with them as well but I get where they would only be looking out for me. On top of all this I am a client. It puts her in an awkward position." Adrienne adds as Harvey puts his arm around her pulling her closer towards him.
"I will be having words with her tomorrow." Harvey said.
"Go ahead I'm done with this conversation." Adrienne said closing her eyes. She could feel Harvey staring at her as she started to fall asleep.
Harvey could hear Adrienne breathing deeply as she fell asleep. He knew she was tired when she fell asleep on him. He didn't know which way his talk with Jessica was going go, but he was going to set boundaries.
*The next chapter will be titled "Boundaries" and will be up soon.
*The following chapter will be titled "The Gala Part 3". It will be the conclusion to the three part-crossover between "The Life & Times of Charlotte Gilmore", "Logan Grey: The Long Lost Brother", and "Reasons".
*You will see some interactions between the characters but mostly from Logan and Adrienne.
*Next chapter Harvey and Jessica argue over his relationship.
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