Shattered
By: Hope
Chapter 22
Author's Note: I hope everyone had a nice holiday. Here is my gift to you.. a new and long chapter. I also will have another chapter up by Monday. I'm out of school for a month and plan on finishing this story for you :)
It was Monday morning and the junior and senior partners were having their weekly meeting to review cases and clients.
"Okay, I think we're going to have a successful week at Pearson Specter Litt" Jessica said to the partners, near the end of the meeting. She was wearing an over the top white dress as she sat at the head of the table, "Did anyone else have anything to add or say before I end the meeting?"
"I wanted to thank Harvey for going to Harvard in my place over the weekend for the Alumni presentations" Louis spoke, sending a thankful smile towards Harvey's way.
"Oh right" Jessica smiled, remembering, " Both Donna and Harvey did a fantastic job in Boston at Harvard representing our firm. Two professors emailed me wanting us to do another presentation at the Career Fair and I've already have a dozens of phone calls about internships and opportunities from newly graduated students"
All the partners were congratulating Donna and Harvey as everyone stood up to leave the conference room.
Donna and Harvey stopped at the door, as they tried to go through but both couldn't fit at the same time.
"Ladies first" Harvey said, allowing Donna to go first. She smiled at him in appreciation.
Louis and Jessica looked at each other, wondering what was going on and if anything happened in Boston.
"Harvey" Jessica called out, stopping him before he walked out the door, "How was Boston?"
Harvey looked confused, "Didn't we just talk about that a minute ago?'
"No" Louis answered, "How was Boston?" he sent Harvey a wink and Jessica raised her eyebrows
Harvey shook his head, "Litt, I swear to God, I will never do you another favor. Boston was fine. Great opportunity for the firm. I'm going to actually do work now since my name is on the wall in this goddamned office"
"Testy" Louis joked, as Harvey walked down the hall to his office, "Something definitely happened"
Donna's eyes were still closed but, she was awake. She had gotten the best night of sleep she's had in the past few months. She wasn't sure if it was because of the king sized down bed in the hotel room or if it was all the alcohol from the alumni party last night. She stretched her arms. She quickly stopped. Her heart was racing. When she had stretched, she felt his arm. Shit. She slowly but, abruptly opened her eyes. She looked over to see Harvey sleeping. His leg touching hers. His chest rising and falling. He was shirtless. Shit. Donna was wearing just her underwear. Donna quickly closed her eyes, hoping to avoid facing the situation. Shit. It was Saturday and they had their presentation all day today. It was the reason they were in Boston. Donna's eyes fluttered open again, searching for a clock. She noticed their clothes thrown around the bedroom. She saw Harvey's suitcases. She wasn't even in her hotel room. Donna's heart was racing faster. She tried to breathe to slow it down. She finally located a clock on the wall. It was 5:3o. Shit. The presentation was at 8.
She needed to get up, get to her hotel room. She needed to shower and she definitely needed aspirin for her soon to be pounding headache. She knew it was coming.
But, she didn't want to get up. If she got up, she would wake Harvey. He wasn't a heavy sleeper. She wasn't ready to face him. Or the awkwardness that she knew was coming and they would be spending all day together doing the same presentation in front of Harvard students for the next 8 hours. She needed to get out of this bed.
But, she didn't want to get up. She felt… happy. She was confused and she wasn't ready to think about if this meant anything. But, she had to admit, last night was amazing with Harvey. The rooftop, the kissing, the sex and especially the sleeping.
Slowly and quietly, she threw her pale, smooth legs over the side of the bed and pulled herself up. She didn't feel like putting her dress back on. Her room was only down the hall. She found Harvey's button down he wore the night before. She slid it over her arms and started buttoning it. As her fingers touched the buttons, she closed her eyes and remembered last night when she was unbuttoning the shirt while it was still on Harvey. Donna smiled largely when she noticed the last two buttons at the bottom of the shirt were missing. She was impatient and aggressive last night. She wanted him. She couldn't wait for the last two buttons.
"What time is it?" Donna heard Harvey ask from the bed, in his sexy and raspy morning voice.
Donna took a deep breath in before speaking, "5:30. "
Donna was bending down, looking under the bed for her purse.
"I think I like this view" Harvey commented, watching Donna bending down, giving a peak of her red lace underwear, " You stealing my shirt?"
"I'm borrowing it. You'll get it back " Donna responded, finally finding her clutch, "I'll see you at Harvard"
Harvey flopped back down on the bed after he heard the hotel door shut. He put his hand on his forehead, thought.
How was today going to be?
It was around 8 pm. Harvey was exhausted from doing back to back to back presentations all day at Harvard. He wanted to be in the hotel in the king size bed, relaxing.
Instead, he was at a bar. The professors had dinner catered for the alumni. Everyone came here after for drinks.
He remembered how often he came here to this local Irish bar the first few years of Harvard. This is where he met Scottie. He knew her from classes but, this is where they had their first conversation and their first kiss.
He stopped coming to this bar his last year of law school. There were other places he would rather be. Anywhere with Donna.
Harvey was sitting on a stool at the bar, with a glass half full of scotch in front of him. He looked over to where one of the professors was talking to Donna. The professor was new, a younger guy who he didn't know. He felt a pang of jealousy as he watched Donna laugh at something he said. Was this guy even a professor? He looked like he was close to Harvey's age, younger actually. He was probably just a teacher's assistant. Or the Doogie Howser of law professors.
He hadn't really had the chance to talk to Donna at all today besides during the presentations.
He wasn't sure if she was using today to avoid him after last night. They had made eye contact a few times and Donna would flash a smile his way. Every time he wanted to talk to her at the restaurant or the bar, someone would walk up instead. This guy had been hogging her for the past hour.
She was wearing a red dress, nude heels and her hair was down in curls. Harvey felt a pang in his stomach. He downed the rest of his scotch. He loved her. He wanted her. It was something he was going to have to live with forever, whether they were together or not. Donna was just a part of who he was.
Honestly, he really struggled focusing on the presentations. He kept thinking about last night and Donna's bare body lying next to his. It felt like a dream. Did it really happen? And, why did he want it to happen again so badly? He glanced over again at her socializing. He didn't like the way this guy was staring at her. He definitely didn't like when Donna placed her hand on his arm when she was talking. He breathed deep and decided it was time to go back to the hotel.
Donna looked over to the bar where she noticed Harvey was sitting earlier but, she didn't see him.
They hadn't talked much today. Was he avoiding her? She wasn't sure. Was she avoiding him all day? She wasn't so sure of that either. The presentations gave her an excuse to delay the awkward inevitable conversation. But, she missed him today even though he was standing beside her all day.
Donna glanced at her watch. It was 9:15. She was ready to go. She enjoyed mingling and talking with the professors much more than the alumni. It was great networking. One professor even mentioned the idea of teaching to Donna. It was a good thought for a few years down the road.
Donna drank the rest of her red wine and walked over to the bar. She was ready to take these heels off.
"Can I have my tab please?" Donna asked the young bartender, as he came up to her to help.
"Your tab is already paid" The bartender informed her
Donna looked confused before speaking, " Was it the guy who was sitting here in the gray suit?"
"Yes He also left this for you" The bartender handed her a wrapped napkin.
The bartender walked away. Donna opened the napkin Harvey used from the bar. It was Harvey's hotel key card with a note in his handwriting that said:
Use it. If you want.
"This is like déjà vu" Harvey said, as he watched Donna looking for her dress on the floor. She wasn't having much success since it was so dark in the room. It was around 2 am.
"I'm sorry" Donna apologized, frantically searching for her clothing, " I didn't want to wake you up"
"Where are you going?" Harvey asked, confused, sitting up from his previous laying position. He rubbed his eyes, still half asleep.
"To my room" Donna answered like it was an obvious answer, holding her bra in her hand.
" Do you remember at Harvard…" Harvey started, " the first time we had sex?"
Donna stopped searching for her clothes and focused on Harvey. It was dark in the room, except for the lights from outside.
"It was late and you were grabbing your clothes.. just like now. I asked you where you were going. You said you needed to leave and get back to your room so no one saw you do the walk of shame. Do you remember what I said to you?"
Donna took a deep breath, remembering the moment Harvey was talking about, "You said if I felt any kind of shame about that night and us that yes, I should go. But, that you thought I was leaving because I was scared and it was the easy way out. That you wanted me to stay and if I wanted to stay, I should get my ass back in the bed"
Harvey nodded, surprised she remembered his words "I want you to stay now and to get your ass back in this bed"
Donna wanted to stay too but, her brain was holding her back. She wasn't sure if she was ready for this to mean something even though it was her fault this was happening in the first place.
Donna put a hand through her ginger locks as she was thinking deeply.
"What?" Harvey asked," What are you thinking about, Paulsen?"
Donna groaned, "How do you even know that I'm thinking about something?"
"I know you" Harvey responded, the moon poking through the window, " You put your hand through your hair and you play with your earring when you're thinking about something?"
Donna stopped playing with her earring, "I want to stay Harvey but,…."
"But what?" Harvey asked.
"I'm worried" Donna said, " I don't know what this means and I don't know if I'm ready to figure that out"
Harvey nodded, not sure how he felt about what she said, " Okay. What if… we say, what happens in Boston stays in Boston?"
It wasn't what he wanted but, he wanted her for another day. He had to take what he could get.
Donna laughed, climbing back into bed. She pushed Harvey back down as she sat on top of him, "Then we should probably make the most out of Boston, shouldn't we?"
Harvey was waiting for the elevator to close at Pearson Specter Litt when he heard a women's voice yell.
"Hold the elevator"
Harvey put his hand over the elevator door, allowing for the woman to walk into the elevator.
"Thanks, Harvey" Donna said, in appreciation, as she stepped into the elevator next to Harvey but ensuring there was distance between them. Donna hadn't saw much of Harvey today. They had both been busy with meetings and clients. It was Monday after all.
He was wearing one of his Tom Ford gray suits with brown, shiny dress shoes. Donna knew they were probably expensive. Harvey had always been stylish but, he stepped it up a level when he started working here. The over six figure salary helped. Donna also noticed that Harvey hadn't shaved today. She was surprised. He usually shaved every day but, they did get back late last night from Boston. Maybe he didn't have time.
"How was your day?" Donna asked Harvey, with a small smile.
Before Harvey could answer, an aggressive hand stopped the elevator doors from closing for the second time.
Harvey and Donna looked up, startled, to see Louis Litt out of breath.
"Jesus, guys. Didn't you hear me yelling to hold the door?" Louis asked, stressed and breathing hard, " I could have lost my hand"
"Or, waited for the elevator to come back up" Harvey said, sarcastically, with a shrug.
" I don't have time" Louis responded, " I need to get to accounting. It's urgent"
Donna hit the first floor button for her and Harvey and the 6th floor for, Louis.
Donna was about to ask what was so urgent when she noticed Harvey shaking his head no. He knew she was going to ask and he wasn't in the mood to hear Louis's entire story. He was ready to go home. Donna smirked.
Harvey couldn't help his heart from beating faster when Donna smiled at him. He had missed her today even though he was with her the entire weekend in Boston. As the elevator went down, Harvey used this time to observe her. He could hear Louis talking but he wasn't paying attention or focused on that. Donna was wearing a black pencil skirt, with a slit on the side. She had on an olive see through button down shirt. It was silky and he wanted to reach out and touch it. Her ginger locks were up in a ponytail, which was rare for Donna. She never had her hair up at work when she had meetings with clients. She must have been in a hurry this morning. She was wearing black heels and had a tan trench coat in her hands.
Before he could keep eye stalking Donna, the elevator stopped at the 6th floor.
Louis said his goodbyes before murmuring to himself, " I need to find Adam and kick his ass. You don't mess with Louis Litt's money"
Harvey shook his head and Donna let out a laugh as the elevator doors shut.
Donna looked over at Harvey, against her better judgment. Harvey and Donna locked eyes. Donna wasn't sure who made the move or if it were mutual. All she knew was her jacket and purse were on the ground and Harvey's lips were on top of hers. Her back was against the elevator. Harvey's hands were on her hips.
They both heard the elevator stop at the lobby and the door slowly open. They both stopped and moved away from each other. Donna grabbed her jacket and purse off the ground as she touched her lips.
"Stay with me tonight" Harvey begged, in a quiet tone. He needed her. He needed more of her.
Donna smiled and nodded her head. They walked out of the elevator and out of the building.
They got into the back seat of the car and sat next to each other. Harvey felt Donna place on hand on top of his and he quickly intertwined their fingers and held her hand.
They weren't in Boston anymore.
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