Author Note

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\-oOo-/

Donna sat at her desk with her head buried in paperwork. Trying to distract herself from the fact that she had yes to Thomas last night wasn't working. She picked up her trusty multicoloured pen and absentmindedly tapped it against her desk. She should be feeling happy. Thomas was over the moon and wanted to announce it to the world but she managed to persuade him that they should tell their parents first. So this weekend they were going to Connecticut to meet her parents and then meeting his the following weekend. Her mind wandered to Harvey and how she was going to tell him.

"Good morning!" Celia popped her head into through the door of her office interrupting her thoughts.

The red head looked up and gave her a wide smile. Scanning her friend's features she noticed that she looked more relaxed than she had in a while. "Cece. You're looking better than you did yesterday."

"I am!" Celia sat on the chair in front of the desk. "I did a lot of thinking. I even slept better than I have in weeks."

"By thinking does that mean what I think it means?"

"I'm going to have this baby," smiled Celia.

"Oh my god!" exclaimed Donna. "How do you feel about that?"

"Honestly?" Celia said in a whisper. "I'm fucking terrified!"

Donna laughed. "I'm really happy for you Cece. Congratulations! You're going to have to tell Louis though. He's beside himself with worry,"

"I'll go tell him now," smiled Celia.

Donna was silent for a moment. "While you're here. I have some news too."

"Oh?"

"I said yes to Thomas last night," smiled Donna.

Celia's eyes widened as she looked at the other woman. "Wow! I thought you weren't going to rush into things."

"I know but it's the right decision. Besides we haven't even talked about dates yet!"

"Ok," replied Celia. "If he makes you happy."

Donna pushed her lips together tightly and nodded her head. "He does."

Celia noticed that she didn't look entirely happy. "I take it you haven't told Harvey yet?"

"I haven't," she said with a sigh. "I'm going to have to but it will have to wait until I tell my parents at the weekend. Thomas and I are going to Connecticut at the weekend."

"I'm going to Providence at the weekend to tell my mom," Celia said rolling her eyes.

"Looks like we're both in for a fun weekend," grinned Donna.

"Oh yeah," smiled Celia getting to her feet.. "I'll work with Gloria to reschedule my appointments for the rest of the week and I'll email the changes that I made to the associate's assignments to you before I go."

"We also need to discuss your maternity leave dates when you get a chance," Donna said.

"Oh gosh. I haven't even thought about that! I could just work right up to the birth, have it here and then go right back to work. The way they did in the olden days," Celia joked with a raise of an eyebrow.

Donna flung her pen at her in amusement and watched her walk towards the office door. "What are you going to do about Stu?"

Celia held onto the door handle as she turned. She shook her head slightly and let her arm flop to her side. "I can't think about that right now."

"I understand," replied Donna.

Donna returned to her paperwork but none of it made any sense to her. She was too distracted to even concentrate on what was in front of her. She raised herself out of her seat and gazed out the window at the Manhattan skyline.

"Donna?"

She turned to see Katrina standing at the door. "Katrina! Welcome back!"

"Thanks Donna," replied the blonde lawyer coming into the room.

"Louis told me what happened. Have the police come up with anything?"

Katrina shook her head. "Not yet. But I was bored at home and have so much to catch up on."

"So they have no idea? Did you tell them about Brian?"

"No I didn't. I didn't want them going to him. He has a wife and a young baby," replied Katrina. "And I wasn't going to ask him either. But I haven't gotten anything since the photos so... "

Donna nodded. "Just be careful ok?"

"I will be," smiled Katrina. "I just need to get back to work. Sorry to hear that firm retreat was cancelled. I hope Rachel's grandmother is recovering."

"She is," Donna replied. "We're going to have a Christmas party instead! I think Louis is planning on closing the firm for a few days over the holidays. Especially with Sheila due around then."

"I told Louis that I would manage his client list while he was on paternity leave," replied Katrina. "That will keep me busy!"

"Yes it should," Donna said with a small laugh.

\-oOo -/

"Rachel's grandmother had a comfortable night," Mike told Harvey over the phone later in the day.

"That's good news," replied Harvey leaning back in his chair.

"Rachel and I were hoping to get together with you guys before we went back to Seattle. The Aster Solutions depositions will probably take place in a couple of weeks. I'll be back for that. Maybe you and Donna can join us for drinks on Friday night?" Mike said still forever hopeful that his two friends would see sense. "Rachel is going to call Donna to set it up."

"I don't know what Donna's plans are but I'll have to consult my social calendar," grinned Harvey.

"Pfft, social calendar. You've never had one of those old man!"

"Less of the old man junior!" exclaimed Harvey. "Text you later."

"Ok dude," smiled Mike hanging up.

Harvey accessed his email and noticed that the company Abigail Walston wanted to merge with had finally replied to him. He sighed when he read it and picked up his cellphone to call her.

"Abigail, Callipo Foods want to see the company financial records before they even enter discussions on merging with Gailann," he said when she answered the call.

"Why do they need to see our financials?" queried Abigail.

"Due Diligence. They want to know who they are potentially getting into business with."

"If that's the case then I want to see theirs too," Abigail said.

"I'll let them know," replied Harvey before hanging up the call.

He sat back in his chair for a moment before getting up and making his way to Donna's office. "Hey."

She looked up and smiled when she saw him. "Hey."

"Mike and Rachel asked us for drinks on Friday night if you're free," he said leaning against the door frame. "Rachel is going to call you to set it up."

She opened her mouth to answer before realizing that she was going to Connecticut on Friday. "Shoot. I can't. We're...I'm going to Connecticut to see my folks."

"You're going or you and Thomas are going?" Harvey said feeling that the pit of his stomach just sank.

"We're going," she replied. "Thomas has some business there."

"Hope your dad doesn't ask Thomas to invest in one of his hair brained schemes!"

"Harvey!" Donna admonished.

"Have a good weekend Donna," Harvey said leaving her office. He sighed with a feeling of deflation while he walked back to his own office.

\-oOo -/

"Reminder. Place an advertisement in New York Nanny. If Sheila thinks we're going to hire a manny she's fucking delusional," Louis spoke into his trusty dictaphone. "Email the decorator about changing the colour of the nursery again. Baby Shower favours... "

"Louis, can I talk to you for a minute?" Celia asked as she stood at the door to his office.

He switched off the dictaphone and placed it on his desk. "Course you can Cece. How did you get on at the clinic?"

Celia sat down in front of him. "That's what I came in to tell you."

Louis narrowed his eyes and looked at her. "What's wrong? Did you get bad news?"

"No. No. I didn't Louis," she replied with a smile. "I'm pregnant. It's Philip's."

He opened his mouth in surprise. "Oh my god!"

"It was a surprise to me too," she said.

"Sheila and Esther were right!"

She looked at him with confusion. "Sheila and Esther?"

"Yeah and Gretchen too!" He indicated the woman sitting outside the office. Gretchen rolled her eyes when she saw him looking at her.

Celia glanced back at her and then turned her attention back to Louis. "Oh."

"When are you due? Was it a shock for you when you found out? Was that why you fainted?" Louis' questions came quick and fast.

"May. Big shock. And yes!" answered Celia.

"This is so great! Little Baby Litt will have a playmate!"

"I guess she will," Celia smiled.

"Are you going to find out the baby's gender beforehand?"

"I don't know yet. I haven't really thought about it."

"We decided not to. Sheila wanted to keep it a surprise but I believe we're having a girl!" exclaimed Louis excitedly. "Have you put the baby's name down for school yet?"

"The baby hasn't been born yet Louis. It's a bit soon to put it's name down," replied Celia.

"It's never too early Celia. Some of the best schools have a waiting list of 5 years. Sheila and I put the baby in for 3 of the top private schools in the State. I'll get you the list."

"I'll think about it," she smiled

"So how are you feeling? Has the morning sickness lessened?"

"It was more like all day fatigue and nausea. The doctor said it would lessen in the next week or two when I enter the second trimester."

"What about your breasts?"

" My...my breasts?" Celia asked feeling like she had entered the twilight zone of weird conversations with Louis.

"Are they still sore? Sheila's got very big. And she wants sex all the time which isn't a problem as we both have high... "

"That's WAY too much information Louis," Celia said beginning to stand up.

"Are you going to breastfeed?"

"Probably," she replied.

"Frozen cabbage leaves!" Louis said suddenly as if the thought just occurred to him.

"Frozen cabbage leaves?" Celia asked thinking that he had well and truly lost it.

"Helps with sore breasts. Oh! Have you decided what to with the placenta? We're looking at having it encapsulated. It's supposed to help with the healing process."

"Um...I really have to go," Celia said pretty sure the queasiness she was feeling was to do Louis' current train of thought.

"If you need a list of midwives as well and the best birthing centers in New York I can email them to you!"

"Thanks Louis," she smiled. "I appreciate that. I really need to get going!"

Before Celia could leave the office Louis got out of his seat and pulled her into one of his signature big bear hugs. "Congratulations!"

"Louis! Don't squish the baby!" exclaimed Celia barely able to move out of his grasp.

"Oh sorry," grinned the man stepping back.

"Thanks Louis," she said as she left the office.

Looking towards Gretchen she noticed that the woman had a big smile on her face. "I believe congratulations are in order Curly."

"Why didn't you say something to me Gretchen?"

Gretchen smiled kindly at the other woman. "Because some things are best finding out by yourself Celia. It wasn't any of our business."

Celia smiled and nodded. "You are very wise!"

"I'd have to be to put up with that idiot in there!" Gretchen jerked a thumb towards Louis sitting in his office.

\-oOo -/

"Good, you're here," Celia said entering Samantha's office who looked like she was about to leave.

The other lawyer picked up her briefcase before turning to look at her. "Just about. What can I do for you?"

"I need a favour," Celia replied hating that she had to come to Samantha for one .

Samantha gave her a look and dropped her briefcase back down on the chair. "Go on."

"I was wondering could you cover a meeting with Richard Franklyn on Thursday for me. I can't make it."

Samantha placed her hands on her hips while she gave Celia a slow grin. "You're blowing off your biggest client already? Can't cut it?"

Celia rolled her eyes and tutted. "I can't go and I'm not blowing him off. Oh you know what? Just forget about it. I'll ask Alex."

"Give me the file," Samantha said with annoyance. "If I do this you owe me one!"

"That's fine. Here's the file. We're working on filing a patent for a new product. Also the paperwork regarding my negotiations for..."

"I'll read it over before Thursday," Samantha interrupted her taking the file out of her hand. "If I do this for you it means any decisions I sign off on are final."

"That's fine. I don't think they'll have made any decisions on..."

"I got it Celia," replied Samantha.

"Thanks," Celia said turning to leave her office.

"Mind if I ask a question?" Samantha called after her.

"What?" Celia asked.

"Why can't you go yourself?"

"I just can't," she said knowing that she would see Stu there. He had called her twice but she ignored the call. She couldn't think about starting a new relationship when she had the baby to think about. He probably wouldn't want to know anyway.

\-oOo-/

"Sorry I am only getting to call you now," Rachel said to Donna over the phone.

"That's quite ok Rach. I know you've been worried about your grandmother. How is she doing?"

"She's recovering. They said it will be a long recovery. Dad is thinking about moving her to a convalescent home near him by the Finger Lakes," replied Rachel. "But that is a long way off."

"Well the firm wishes her a speedy recovery," Donna said. She played with her pen on her desk while she considered what to say to Rachel about her engagement to Thomas.

"So Mike mentioned to Harvey about the four of us going out for drinks on Friday night?" Rachel said hearing the silence on the other end of the phone.

"Yeah Harvey said something earlier but unfortunately I have plans," replied Donna.

"Plans with Thomas?"

"We're going to Connecticut for the weekend."

Rachel formed an O with her mouth and looked around for Mike in the hospital lobby. "Does this mean what I think it mea?"

Donna got out of her chair and moved across the room to shut her door. "Yes it does."

"Oh my Gosh. That's huge! What did Harvey say?" Rachel asked.

"I haven't told him yet," she replied. "I was going to wait till after Thomas and I got back from Connecticut."

"Maybe you should tell him before you go. At least give him a chance to hear it first," replied Rachel.

"You're right. But please don't say anything to Mike yet. And I'm so disappointed that I won't see you both before you go back to Seattle!"

"Me too Donna. But Mike is coming back for the Aster Solutions case and I hope to be back then too. AND we'll definitely be back for your wedding!" Rachel grinned.

"Oh that's a long way off," replied Donna. "And you better come back. You're my Maid of Honor!"

Rachel gave out a little squeal which made the people in the hospital lobby turn and stare at her. "Just don't forget to tell him before you go."

"I won't Rachel. Give my love to Robert and Mike. Hope you have a great evening on Friday night," Donna said suddenly feeling the need to get off the phone before she started to cry.

"Will do. Love you," Rachel said.

"Love you too," replied Donna hanging up the call. Sitting motionless in her seat for several seconds she felt her eyes prickle with the beginning of tears. She sniffed and quickly wiped them away before anyone noticed her. That was the only problem with having a glass walled office sometimes. You never really had any privacy.

\-oOo -/

"Harvey, I spoke to Harry and he said that he would send the CCTV media to you in the next couple of days. He also said he would investigate Jack further," Celia said when she met him walking towards his office later that evening.

"Good," he replied as they entered his office. "I have Vanessa working on it too."

Loosening his tie and placing his suit jacket over his chair he walked over to his drinks trolley and poured them both a scotch. He gave her a puzzled look when she declined the one he offered her.

"And here is the paperwork for the Condon Merger," she said handing him a file. "I swear if Jenson is looking to be mentored for the judicial program he'll need to get his head out of his ass!"

"The joys of being in charge of the associates," he said with a chuckle. He took a sip of his scotch and glanced at her. "So I heard you went to the clinic." It was more a statement than a question ."Are you ok?"

"Harvey, I need to tell you something," she said sitting on the black leather couch.

"What is it Cece?" Her tone of voice was beginning to worry him. He sat on the chair opposite her.

"I'm having a baby," she replied with a smile.

His eyes opened in surprise. A million thoughts went through his head. The main one being if it was his. "You're what now? Is it mi...?"

"It's not yours Harvey you can relax about that!" she said secretly enjoying the look of panic on his face.

"Oh! Do you mind me asking...?"

"It's Phillip's. I 'm almost 12 weeks gone," she replied.

"How do you feel about that?"

Celia gave him a small smile. "I'm still not sure. I haven't really gotten used to it yet."

Harvey leaned forward and took her hand. "You'll be a great mom."

"Thanks Harvey. I hope I don't screw up her life before it's born!"

"You won't."

"You sure had a look of fear when you thought it was yours! What would you have done if it was?"

Harvey blew air out of his cheeks while he considered his answer. It's not something he had ever thought about before. "I don't know. I would have wanted to be involved. Given you support," he answered honestly. "But I'll be here for you if you need me."

She smiled as they both fell into a comfortable silence.

"So you got yourself knocked up?" Harvey said with a twinkle in his eye.

"I guess I did," grinned Celia. "Do you want to see a picture?"

"Sure," he said taking the sonogram picture from her. He turned it from side to side trying to make out the image. "What am I looking at here?"

"Well...do you see that right there?" She said pointing to the grainy picture. "That's my baby."

Harvey swallowed as he stared at the photo. "Wow!"

"She's the size of a fig now."

"She? You can tell?"

"No not yet. They do a gender scan in a couple of weeks but she feels like a she," smiled Celia.

Harvey moved over beside her. "You're going to be an amazing mother."

"I never saw myself as a mom," she revealed.

"You and Phillip never talked about having a family?"

"Me and Phillip never talked about a lot of things," she said giving him a wry smile.

"I guess one good thing came out of your marriage." Harvey took her hand and squeezed it gently. "I meant what I said earlier. I'll be there for you if you need me."

"Thanks. That means a lot," she replied as he kissed the top of her head.

Donna stood outside his office and peeked through the window. She saw that they were both chatting and laughing. They seemed almost intimate in the way they were sitting. Feeling like she would be intruding on them she quickly backed away. She would tell him about the engagement after the weekend.

\-oOo -/

Katrina sat on her couch with a glass in her hand while she read through the latest developments with one of her clients. This was going to be a tough one. And without an associate to help her it would mean working through the night. She was going to have to find a new associate. Susan definitely wasn't on the same wave length as her. She sensed someone at the door and she looked up to see a young dark haired woman standing there.

"Can I help you?" Katrina asked warily.

The woman stood at the door for several moments observing her before saying anything. "He told me you were pretty. That was an understatement."

"Do I know you?" Katrina asked getting to her feet. This woman unnerved her whoever she was. She walked over to her desk wanting to create some distance between them. She was ready to call security.

"You don't know me but I know you!" exclaimed the woman. "You kept him busy working late nights together." She indicated the word working with air quotes.

Katrina sucked in a deep breath when the realization hit her. "Are you...?"

The other woman came closer to her. Katrina could see that her eyes were red rimmed but had dark circles under them.

"I'm Brian's wife."

To be Continued