Hi Again all following Darvey fans! I tried hard to make this a fic where Paula wins, but I could not bring myself to do it! I am not sure if I am putting an epilogue to this or want to leave this as is. Let me know if you would like one or if it is fine as is. Thanks to all the followers and favoriters of this little fic that I started writing to pass time until Suits is back in January. Love - Carebearmaxi.

Paula, Donna, and Harvey

Chapter 10

Home at the moment was Donna's apartment because the sanitation company had not yet cleansed Harvey's apartment of Paula's attempted suicide. Silence reigned in the car ride home. Harvey reached over and took Donna's hand and brought it to his lips. She stroked his cheek and smiled. Although Harvey had made it plain that he was choosing Donna over Paula, Donna was still not sure if he would still have courage in the morning. They needed a long overdue emotional talk and, perhaps, something else.

"Donna?"

"Yes, Harvey," she responded and stroked his cheek again.

"Aren't you happy now?" Harvey wondered at the silence and the puzzling look on her face.

"Yes, at the moment, I'm very happy," Donna said. She bent and gentling cupping his strong jawline in her hand she turned to him and kissed him to let him know that she was very happy.

"That's odd. You don't look like you're happy," Harvey said worried.

Donna kissed him again and deepend their kiss just a little more to let him know that she did not want him to leave her again or, worse, choose someone else.

"Thank you, I think. Why the strange sad look?" Harvery asked laying a finger on her jawline and keeping her from turning away from looking at him in the eye.

"I don't know exactly."

"I love you, Donna. I was a fool before."

Donna smiled and said, "We both were."

The cab pulled up in front of Donna's building. Harvey handed the cabbie some cash and then he got out and taking Donna's hand helped her alight as well. She pulled her key out of her purse while Harvey carried the bag now holding Donna's worn clothes. They climbed the two flights of stairs to her apartment 206.

Harvey gave a little laugh as Donna unlocked the door.

Donna turned around at Harvey's titter.

"What's so funny?"

"I was just thinking how many times I've been here now since that awful dinner party and the..."

"..other time," they said together.

Donna smiled at Harvey and they shared a familiar look.

Harvey pushed the door open and Donna preceded him into the living room.

I thought we would be all over each other. She must still be feeling badly over Paula's attempt. I guess it's up to me to tell her it wasn't her fault. It wasn't. It was mine because I was too stupid to realize that my feelings for Paula were actually transference because Donna is truly the one who knows me better than anyone else and whom I have to thank for the reconciliation with my family. How could I be so stupid!

Harvey took a seat on the couch and as Donna was going to walk away from him he reached out and took her wrist and gently coerced into sitting next to him.

"Harvey, I have to turn up the heat. Don't you think it's chilly in here?"

"I'll keep you warm. Sit down. I think we need to talk," Harvey said not taking his eyes from her until she sat beside him.

"What do you want to talk about?" Donna said.

"You seem like there's a problem now that I told you I am in love with you. I was hoping we'd be doing something else besides talking."

Donna leaned over and kissed him. She then she whispered, "So what did you have in mind, sailor?"

Harvey smiled. "Well, not this, but I think we do really need to talk."

Donna leaned back and looked at Harvey as if he were not...Harvey. "Wow, usually it's me telling you we have to talk. This is weird."

"I just want to say that you've been very quiet and not yourself from the moment I kissed you. I thought we'd be in there rolling around the sheets."

Donna rose. She turned around and looked down at him.

"Harvey, I am happy. I just can't help blaming myself for what happened to Paula. I suppose she blames me, too."

Harvey gave Donna a sympathetic look. "No, as a matter of fact, she doesn't. She actually made sure I tracked you down before you did something stupid like leave town just when I came home to get you."

That was a lot for Harvey to admit, but ever since he reconciled with his family he was more in touch with his humanity and it did not feel so abhorrent for him to show actual emotions.

Donna came to sit back on the couch and hesitated only once before she kissed him. Harvey drew her close to him, taking her into his arms, drew her on top of him.

After some more passionate kisses, Donna came up for air. She managed to make her way to a sitting position next to Harvey.

"Donna, what is it?" Harvey was getting rather agitated now. He knew now that he had been fooling himself all these years. He was in love with her and he wanted her like he had never wanted any other woman who had been with him in years.

"I'm just not sure."

"Sure? Of whom? Of me...of yourself?" Harvey questioned. He tried not to raise his voice.

"Harvey, I'm sure of me. I know I love you and I want you and I am very happy that you want me. However, I am really scared. I have been so hurt over the years and I have not been sure of myself for such a long time that I am scared. I want to make you happy. I wanted more. You gave me my promotion which I love. You now say I have you and I know that should be the cherry on top, but I want to make sure that I am enough for you."

"Donna, if it weren't for you kissing me and me kissing you back, I would still be blind. You think you're scared? I am terrified. You are my greatest love and, if I ever lose you now, either by my own stupid fault or death, I will have panic attacks and be so lost that I will never find myself."

Harvey looked deeply into Donna's eyes. His heart was aching for her. He had done this to her by neglecting her and treating her as if she did not matter to him. She was so wrong and that was what he had wanted to convey to her. He had to be better.

Harvey took her face in his hands and kissed her deeply again attempting to gain her trust that now that she had him. He was hers for always. She loved him unconditionally and she had to know that he loved her the same way. He always had.

"Love me, Donna, please?" Harvey pleaded quietly.

Donna could feel his voice vibrate against her skin. Her skin burned where his hand caressed her. She bent forward and deepend his kiss and suddenly she realized that he was sure and finally she allowed herself to respond to him.

"Make love to me, Harvey," Donna whispered.

"I'd never thought you'd ask," Harvey said and smashed his lips onto hers.

As they continued to kiss, he picked Donna up in his arms and carried her to the bedroom.

They lay quiet in Donna's bed. She smiled as she stroked Harvey's chest. Harvey lay drowsily encircling Donna in his arms. He thought he was content before, but nothing like now. He never felt so fulfilled then when he was totally inside the woman he loved. His stroke and kiss and touch was gentle and fierce and full of love and passion. Harvey, for once, felt like he had actually left earth as he lay encompassed between Donna's thighs. Then they reversed roles and Donna rode him . She had leaned over him and moaned as he moved within her. Her long red tresses hanging like a curtain to which his only focus was her eyes and lips and mouth. Her breasts tantalizing to the touch and sweet to the taste as he suckled them.

Toward the climax Donna had not felt such fulfillment since the first time she had lain with this man. Back then they had a little more stickiness with all the whipped cream. However now they did not need a whipped cream gimmick for enhancing pleasure or joy, and they need not tease their way into each other's arms and pretend that this was never going to happen again.

"Harvey...Oh..Harvey," Donna moaned as she writhed on top of him. Harvey increased his rhythm until finally he was fulfilled and his essence poured out of him and into Donna. When she was so exhausted and sated, she allowed Harvey to slip from her and she laid to his side where he immediately encircled her in his arms.

"Are you happy now?" Harvey asked quietly at peace.

"Yes. Are you?"

"Very. I don't want the morning to come," Harvey said.

"Well, we could take the day off?" Donna reasoned.

"Now what would the managing partner and the COO say to that?" Harvey joked kissing Donna on top of her head.

"Oh, I think they would agree. Specter Litt can wait a day."

"Ok," Harvey said seductively and turned over and kissed Donna again.

A little later that morning, Harvey stroked Donna's hair and a feeling of deja vu came over him. Although the last woman with whom he had sex was Paula, he remembered he did the exact same thing. However, it doesn't feel the same. Is it me? Is it because this is my real love? This is Donna.

He just watched her sleep. He could not help but notice how she smiled as she slept. Her beautiful red mane strewn all over the pillow. During the night he immediately woke when she slipped from his arms only to turn the other way. He could not help but follow her and spoon behind her resuming that wonderful sensuous warmth that one only feels when you have known another intimately. He only woke a few moments ago and turned to the other side. He did not turn away but separated himself so he could see it was Donna lying beside him. His dream of their being together had been almost as wonderful as the real thing. He almost pinched himself because he could not believe how in love he allowed himself to feel.

Donna lay with her one hand underneath her pillow and the other curled underneath the voluminous quilt and blankets. She knew Harvey was watching her and she savored the moment. She was actually awake but she did not want the moment to end, so she remained quiet. She could not help it any longer when Harvey bent down and kissed her forehead.

"Had enough of me yet?" Donna asked sleepily with her eyes closed.

"Never," Harvey said. "I never knew a woman could be so beautiful just lying there."

"Thank you, Mr. Specter. I will take that as a compliment."

She then opened her eyes and bent forward and kissed him. When she broke away the bright sunlight was coming through the blind. She glanced at the clock and it read 10:30 am.

All at once there was a knock on the door and a constant pushing of the doorbell.

"Harvey! Donna!"

"We know you're in there!"

Mike and Rachel were standing outside of Donna's door with a bottle of champagne and four plastic glasses. They knew instinctively that Harvey stayed the night since Paula had given him the final heave-ho for his own good.

"Mike, maybe, we should just let them be..."

"Are you kidding? I'd never forgive myself if I didn't razz old Harve about how long it took him to you know (coughing) Donna."

Rachel laughed herself and then banged on the door one more time.

"Donna, I know you're having a great time. Let us share some of it with you!"

"Oooo, that sounds kinky future Mrs. Ross."

"Shut up, pervert."

"You said it..."

Suddenly the door opened with a disheveled Donna dressed in only her floral silk robe and nothing else.

"Ok, you two, get in here before my neighbors call the cops on me for disturbing the peace."

"It's almost 11 am. There's no peace left to disturb," Rachel responded with a sideways smile.

Harvey then emerged, also dressed in one of Donna's longer robes.

Rachel and Mike busted out the biggest smiles.

"We are so happy for you two!" Rachel said and went to hug Harvey first.

Harvey smiled and hugged Rachel back and then Mike took Donna's hand in his and looked deeply into her big green eyes.

"You see what happens when you take a friend's advice. Who said you and Harvey didn't want to be together?"

Donna kissed Mike on the cheek.

"Thank you, Mike. I guess you were right."

Mike smiled.

"Of course I was."

After they all drank a toast to the newest happy couple, Mike broached the elephant in the room first.

"Uh-oh, who wants to tell Louis?"

All four looked at one another and burst into laughter.