Chapter 6: That Old Feeling
Harvey still couldn't forget about the kiss even after he came home to his apartment suite.
As he prepared for bed, he mulled over his relationship with Donna. It's been ten years since he last kissed her. Memories of their past together came rushing back to him. He just quit his job at the NYC District Attorney's Office after a fall-out with his old boss, Cameron Dennis. He was a young and promising Assistant District Attorney then. Back then, he already had Donna as his secretary. He went to her apartment that night to tell her that he quit. That was when he found out that she also quit her job at the DA's Office. Cameron Dennis was a corrupt and dirty lawyer and she couldn't stand working with him any longer.
Harvey smiled as he recalled how he flirted with her when they were still working together in that office. He relentlessly pursued Donna hoping that she'd give in and start a casual relationship with him. But Donna fended off his advances good naturedly. She had a personal rule of not getting involved with men she work with, especially when that guy happened to be her boss. It was a rule that he couldn't break ̶ until they both quit.
Ten years might have passed but Harvey still vividly remembered that night at her apartment. As he lay down on his bed, he couldn't help but relive what happened that night so many years ago. He knew Donna was also attracted to him, just as he was very attracted to her. And when both of them realized that they won't be working together anymore, her personal rule flew out of the window.
Old feelings clouded Harvey's mind. Lying wide awake on his bed, he remembered the first time he kissed Donna. He remembered the scent of her hair, the sweet taste of her lips, the touch of her soft skin. Harvey tried to shake off the memory of her but failed. Memories of their night of passion persistently crept into his mind.
"Good grief, Harvey. Get a hold of yourself!" muttered Harvey to himself.
He didn't want to jeopardize his current working relationship with Donna. They've become really good friends over the years after that fateful night ̶ a night they never talked about when they started working together at Pearson-Hardman.
But something was bugging Harvey. Donna kissed him back. Did that mean she might still be attracted to him? Was that an indication that her old rule doesn't apply anymore? After all, she broke her own rule when she started dating Stephen Huntley, a senior partner who became part of the firm after the company briefly merged with a London law office. Of course, that relationship (whatever that was) didn't end well for Donna.
Harvey thumped his pillow. He had to know where they stand after that kiss tonight.
"I'll talk to her about it on Monday," he thought to himself.
He turned on his bed and drifted off to sleep.
