This chapter is for Faerie Fury who requested a Jessica/Aiden interaction from some time during Little Harvey Specter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Suits, just Aiden.

Age: 8 months old (Set during Little Harvey Specter)

Jessica Pearson was a self-made woman. She was dragged through the mud to get where she was today. Her mother marched and protested with them all; Martin Luther King, Malcolm X. The dogs were sent after her; she was beaten and bruised, tormented by them. She struggled to raise Jessica and her other siblings, trying to get them to see beauty in a world that constantly looked ugly to them because of the color of their skin. Jessica herself was heavily discriminated against; in school and out. She had to be tough because her race was not the only thing she was judged on. The field of law was heavily dominated by men; sneering, domineering, self-important men that looked down on her any chance they got because of her gender as well as her race. Jessica developed thick skin so when she crashed through the glass ceiling, the glass wouldn't cut her as she emerged. It took a lot; she faced tough trials and she did things that she wasn't particularly proud of; the incident in Harvard with Ella aside. She faced her own demons, quickly squashing her fierce mistrust of white men when she went to Massachusetts, trying to convince herself that this wasn't Virginia and this was a new age; an age of equality and acceptance. There wasn't much difference but she quickly found people to surround her and she was reminded that she wasn't going to face the cold world alone like her mother had to.

It was the job she sabotaged Ella's potential career that changed everything for Jessica. When she came into Hamilton and Hardman as an associate she quickly bowed her head down and took what she could rip from the other associates. Her overseer was not unlike Louis; maybe a touch misogynistic and racist, but every bit as hard and unlikable. Jessica took everything she could and went and proved herself as the best associate. It was with this determination and drive that she caught the eye of Daniel Hardman. He took Jessica under his wing and taught her, much like she did to Harvey. He gracefully guided her up the ranks and set it up that she would co-own the firm and thus Pearson Hardman was born. She crossed her legs elegantly as she sat on her crème colored couch sipping her cup of tea. She smiled as she looked around the large office.

It was a poignant reminder of just how far she had come from that knobby-kneed soot-faced little girl from Richmond, Virginia to this powerhouse managing partner in New York City. She wished her mother was alive to see her now, but Jessica knows that somewhere beyond the grave she is watching her proudly. Jessica sighed softly and stood. Enough reminiscing, she told herself walking to the door. She needed to check up on the rest of the staff. She had tried to be more prominent to the other facets of the firm since Daniel's departure, to show the others that she was staying strong and moving forward. She was wary of Daniel's threat and she still hadn't dealt with Louis but she would cross those bridges when she got there. She strode down the hall with a confidence that she let be felt by all who passed her. She smiled at some clients, chatted with a few partners on the floor before coming beside the door of her senior partner who was…curiously not there. She peered into the room through the door and allowed her eyes to flit across the expanse settling her gaze onto the black carriage in the room. She turned to leave, assuring herself that the man was not in his office when she saw movement out of the corner of her eye. She turned again and saw black objects flailing out of the carriage. Jessica took a moment to realize those were shoes and shoes were attached to feet and the feet belonged to a baby. The baby was in the office. Jessica looked around if Harvey was somewhere behind her until she saw that the temporary secretary, Cameron, was seated at Donna's desk. Donna was away on family leave for the day; her nieces, and consequently the baby's sitter, were attending a funeral of the girl's friend grandmother or something, Jessica hadn't asked details. She assumed that the man was supposed to be watching the child.

"Excuse me." She called to the young man. Cameron shot up in the chair. Jessica stood in front of the desk.

"Ms. Pearson." He said eagerly with a wide smile. Jessica smiled a tight smile. The man's countenance faltered slightly.

"Are you supposed to be watching Mr. Specter's child?" She asked him. Cameron blushed and looked at the desk.

"Mr. Specter had an unplanned meeting and he assured me he would be right back." Cameron began to explain.

"Isn't this your lunch Cameron?" She asked him. Cameron sighed and nodded.

"Yes ma'am, but I was going to order something to be delivered here." Cameron said quickly. Jessica nodded.

"Go get some air."

"But the baby…" Cameron started before Jessica put up a hand to stop him.

"Will be fine and you will not get in trouble with Harvey." She assured him. Cameron nodded and left the desk quickly. Jessica flicked a switch on the intercom and closed the connection, cutting the sound of the baby's whining. She then pushed the message button on the phone, ensuring that she would not be disturbed. She opened the door to the office and closed it behind her. She walked to the carriage and looked into it. The baby stopped his wailing when he saw her standing there. She took in the image of the child with amusement; it was like she was looking at a baby Harvey. The boy was wearing a three-piece light grey tailored suit complete with a crisp white dress shirt and emerald green tie. His black shoed feet stopped kicking into the air as his brown eyes looked into hers. The boy didn't look like his father that much was sure. Jessica had known Harvey for eighteen years now, although Aiden inherited those chocolate brown eyes that Harvey had, there were no other features jumping out at her. No, he didn't look like Harvey; perhaps he looked more like his mother. Jessica didn't really dwell on it as she took in the gelled dark blonde hair atop of the baby's head. The baby squirmed in the carriage clearly wanting to be lifted from the confines. Jessica sighed and allowed the baby to have his wish. She deftly unbuckled the clips and took the baby into her arms. He was still wiggling in discomfort as Jessica checked if he was wet and needed a diaper change. He did not, thankfully.

"What's the matter?" Jessica asked him kindly. Aiden whined a little and wriggled in Jessica's arms. She figured that it was because she was an unfamiliar face to him. She quickly walked over to the large collection of records on the walls and chose one. She then, one-handedly, took the record carefully from its protective sleeve crossed to the other side of the room, placed it on the player and switched it on. Aiden took the scene in with wondering eyes.

"You think your daddy's the only person that can work a record player? Pshh." Jessica scoffed at the baby. Aiden cocked his head at Jessica's words before the music began to play from the machine. Aiden leaned forward toward as the sounds of Gordon Specter's saxophone playing filled the room. Jessica smiled as the child seemed to recognize the sound of his grandfather's music. Aiden bounced around in Jessica's arms joyfully with the quick tempo of the music. Jessica swayed with the music if only to help steady the bouncing from the child lest she drop him and upset the senior partner. She regarded the joyful baby with a look as she began to let herself think.

It was a curious thing. For eighteen years, Harvey was the epitome of how a corporate lawyer should be; cold, calculating, smart, well-dressed…one could write a book about the subject. There were few people who could penetrate the stone walls that surrounded Harvey. Jessica was one of the proud few that could. The others included Donna, Alexander-his brother, Gordon-his father, Natalie and Gabrielle-his nieces, and, unfortunately, Elena-his mother. Louis could never hope to understand Harvey, no matter how hard the other man tried and Cameron Dennis, Harvey's first mentor, didn't really care. To everyone else, Harvey Specter was an enigma, an unsolvable puzzle that didn't have ties to anyone and liked it that way.

This past year and a half have shown Jessica two things; one; that there were other people that could penetrate the castle and two; Jessica didn't know everything about Harvey like she thought she did. In regards to the first point, Mike Ross had somehow slipped under her radar and stole a place in Harvey's heart. She never thought that the little fraud associate could cause Harvey to turn against her. He threatened to leave if she fired the kid. It upset her at the time. However, once she spoke to the blonde in her office, it was apparent that there was more to Mike than meets the eye. She couldn't forgive him for pulling the wool over her eyes and she certainly was not going to make his stay any easier because of it; Jessica was a vindictive woman after all, but the kid could be great. As long as anyone didn't dig too deep into Mike's past, they, Mike, Harvey, Donna and herself, would be safe. It intrigued her when she would watch the pair interact. Mike was certainly a challenging individual and she was right when she told Harvey that the kid amused him, but it definitely wasn't expected that he could match the senior partner in wit. Yes, he could be great.

The other thing she hadn't expected was what was currently in her arms, still bopping with the music. The child that took Pearson Law Firm by storm. The child certainly got around; everyone knew who he was and who his father was. When she had seen the child at first, it was expected that the child would not be a distraction. It was assumed that the child would stay out of sight. The exact opposite happened. People were lining up on the thirtieth floor to see the baby during the day. They were entranced by the child. Even the clients sometimes saw the baby. It was a positive influence, Jessica had found; the baby showed they were family-oriented, that satisfied the older clients who wanted the firm to take care of their assets for their own families. But the shocking change was in Harvey. The baby had caused the man to act a little kinder to his co-workers in the office; even Louis was reaping the benefits of that one. Jessica was worried that her closer was becoming soft but he was still as ferocious as before with the clients and other lawyers, closing million dollar deals for breakfast. It was still business as usual with Harvey, and for that Jessica was grateful. It still caused a knot to form in the pit of her stomach when she thought about how this child could affect the closer so deeply.

The baby gurgled in her arms as the song turned over. Jessica flipped the record over quickly before the baby noticed the lack of music. The next song began and Jessica sat on the couch balancing the baby gently on her knee. The baby rocked back and forth on the leg vocalizing his delight along with music. Jessica winced as the baby hit a particularly high and loud note during the song. The baby smiled suddenly and something resonated in Jessica's mind about the look on the baby's face. It took her a moment and then it hit her like a mach truck.

The baby looked like Harvey's father.

Jessica had met the man a few times during the many years of being his son's mentor. Gordon Specter was an interesting individual. Fiercely protective of Harvey, Jessica recalled. He had flown down to New York during his tour to confront Jessica on what exactly she wanted from Harvey. It had been a remarkable meeting and Jessica was taken aback at what the man was accusing her of. Once it had been over, and once Jessica could catch her breath again, did she realize what it looked like to the man. She, at the time a mature woman and managing partner, was willingly paying for Harvey, a twenty-two year old, to go to law school, when, at the time, she was told by Gordon, Harvey didn't even want to be a lawyer. When faced with a scenario like that, who wouldn't think that she acting like a sugar mama? Harvey had explained this to her later, when she was still recovering from the shock of being told she was preying on "an impressionable naïve boy". They had laughed about it later on but at the time it stung.

After that, she would receive calls from Gordon about Harvey, sometimes just to ask her how he was doing and what wasn't the man telling his father. Once Harvey became an associate, after he left the District Attorney's Office, Gordon called every so often wondering why Harvey wasn't partner yet, claiming that the young man was much smarter than any of the other idiots that were partner, especially that Litt guy. They would talk for hours on end and every so often meet up. They were just two people that had a common link thorough an incredibly intelligent young man. When he died, something broke inside of Harvey and he threw himself into his work, rarely recalling the older man and not wanting to talk to anyone about him.

Jessica took in the features of the baby as she mused this. The baby did indeed have that irresistible smile; she had been faced with the smile many times throughout the years and could recognize it across a room. He also inherited the curve of the nose and the cheekbones that the other man had. Gordon's other son, Alex, looked more like his father than Harvey, and it seemed so did Aiden.

"You know who this is?" She asked the baby. Aiden looked at her curiously. Jessica laughed at the expression. "This is your grandpa, Gordon Specter. He was a great man; I wish he could've met you." She lamented sadly. Aiden leaned forward and gave her a small kiss on her face, missing her mouth due to the difference of space between them. Jessica laughed loudly causing Aiden to giggle along with her. "Yes, your grandfather was truly an amazing man. He played the saxophone and your daddy has everything he ever played, I suppose. Now your daddy…" She trailed off standing up propping the child up on her hip. "Your daddy is something else…despite what he might tell you, not everyone likes him. In fact, he doesn't know this, so don't you tell him, many people don't like him. It got us into a bit of trouble..." The baby stared back at her and she could swear he Aiden was giving her a judging look. "Okay, a lot of trouble. But one thing I can say with certainty, your daddy can fix anything he breaks. That's why I can put up with the stuff he does because I know he'll fix it." She explained to the child while walking to the glass windows. She looked out at the blue sky in silence, the child still dancing with the music next to her now gnawing on his fingers.

"And he sometimes may look like he's selfish but I know that…he's got the biggest heart underneath those suits. I mean…just look at what he's doing with you." Jessica looked over into the large brown eyes of her companion. "He's so devoted to you, it may have taken a little bit, but, that's the thing with your father, once he's got his hands on you, he'll never let you go." She said softly lifting a hand to pull her fingers through the soft tresses on the baby's head. Aiden snuffled into the soft fabric of her dress, his nose creasing the fabric. Jessica couldn't bring herself to care about the dress when the child was so affectionate with her. She understood now, how Harvey could be so wrapped around the little finger of this baby. How could you not be? Aiden was so openly affectionate and lovable. "I tell you little one, you are never going to want for anything, because your father would give you the world if you asked. You are the luckiest child in the world."

"Well thanks for that Jessica." A voice drifted in from behind her, the tone amused. Jessica turned around slowly. The senior partner whose office she was caught red-handed in was leaning on the glass door frame gingerly, a smirk playing on his lips. Jessica gave him cool look, as if she wasn't just caught talking to an eight-month old infant. Aiden gurgled and cooed at the sight of his father, reaching out and trying to lean toward him. Harvey walked into the room and lifted the child away from Jessica. Aiden grabbed at his tie and tried to chew on it but Harvey skillfully took it away from the infant's mouth causing the baby to whine.

"Ah, ah, ah. What have I told you Aiden, don't eat daddy's ties." Harvey reminded the child with a tap of his finger against the button nose of the boy. Aiden grabbed at the finger and tried to put that in his mouth only to have that taken away from him as well. Harvey laughed deeply when he saw the pitiful yet exasperated look he got from his son.

"Wait patiently and I'll give you something to chew on." Harvey said walking to the carriage and pulling out a hard toy, handing it over to the boy. Aiden took it greedily and stuffed it into his mouth, gnawing at the plastic. Harvey allowed a disgusted look to cross his face as he pulled out a grey bib, no doubt chose to match the suit the baby was wearing that day, and affixed it around the child's neck lightly. Harvey then sat the baby in the carriage to quietly play with the toy. Harvey came around his desk and sat down in the chair before addressing the woman who remained silent during the exchange.

"So, to what do I owe the pleasure of your company Jessica?" Harvey asked leaning in the chair. Jessica looked at the senior partner amused.

"I was making my rounds and noticed that you left your child with the temp. I allowed the kid a break and took upon myself to see to caring for the baby." Jessica explained. Harvey was silent, making Jessica wonder what was going on in that crafty brain of Harvey's. Jessica shrugged.

"Now, since I wasted most of my time in here, I must leave and go to the bullpen. Make appearances and all that." Jessica said nodding her head slightly to the senior partner who was still stone-faced. Jessica smiled and began to walk out stopping just short of the door and turning back into the office.

"Let me just say Harvey." She began. Harvey looked at her curiously. She sighed resignedly but still smiling. "That kid is going to be as great as you are. Mark my words." She promised before walking out.

She made her way down the hall way into the bullpen with all the confidence in the world. It was if she didn't just spend time with the cutest eight month old that ever existed. No one knew of her trip that day, and not many would know ever. But to Harvey and Jessica, this was one of the best moments they will ever share.

The next chapter, I've decided to switch it around and give you another glimpse at teen Aiden because there just isn't enough. Review if you wish.

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