Hey everyone! I had this idea today and since we're stuck in quarantine, I just had to write it. I really enjoyed writing it, I hope you enjoy reading it as well. Will I ever stop writing fics based on songs? I don't think so. For those who read Made to be Mine, I promise I'll update soon. Enjoy the reading and stay safe! Share your thoughts with me too. - D
We could leave the Christmas lights up 'til January
This is our place, we make the rules
Their first Christmas together it's something they will never forget. Harvey told Donna some weeks before December how the holidays would make him feel lost years ago. Ever since apart from his family, he'd spend Christmas alone in his condo, drinking and imagining a different life. But, when he and Donna got together, things changed. She has always loved the Christmas' spirit but something about spending this year's holiday married to the love of her life made her look forward to it even more. They hosted the Christmas dinner in Seattle and everyone showed up. Mike and Rachel, of course. Louis, Sheila and little Lucy, adorable in her holiday onesie. Samantha, Katrina and Gretchen. Alex and his family. Donna's parents, Marcus and the kids, along with Bobby (and Donna couldn't be prouder of Harvey for inviting the man too). Even Jessica and Jeff flew from Chicago, surprising everyone.
The dinner was a success. Having everyone over was so good, Harvey and Donna enjoyed every single part of it. They talked, they laughed, they drank, they spent hours without even thinking about the amount of issues that happened in their past at the firm. It felt good to be with family. But, to Harvey, the best part of the night is this: him and Donna curled up in their couch with the fireplace on and All I Want For Christmas is You playing softly on the background.
Donna's head is resting in Harvey's chest and he is playing with her hair while she draws lazy patterns on his arm. They feel at peace. They've been feeling like that ever since they got together and even more after they moved to Seattle.
"It was a great night" Donna speaks softly.
"It was. Lucy is getting so big"
"I know. Pretty soon she will be walking and talking." she sighs and he smiles. "Harvey, I'm proud of you"
"For what?" he asks but he has an idea of what she's going to say.
"For getting along with Bobby. I'm sure your mother is happy, wherever she is"
It still hurts him to think about Lily. But when he hears something like this, he can't help but smile.
"I hope she is. I wish she was here, though" Donna can sense his voice getting heavy and she turns in his embrace to look at him.
"I know, I wish she was here too" she places one hand to his cheek and caresses it "But I'm sure she is as proud of you as I am"
"Thanks, Donna" Harvey smiles and leans in to kiss her.
"Ugh, I can't believe we have to take off all this Christmas' decoration soon. It looks so beautiful" Donna says while looking at their tree and thinking back to when they put it up. She was placing the star on the top and Harvey couldn't help but hug her from behind and whisper an 'I love you' in her ear and that almost made the star end up on the floor.
"Who says we have to?" he asks her and she glances at him.
"What?"
"We don't have to take it all off. It really looks beautiful. Let's leave it. When we get bored of it, we take it off" he's smiling softly at her. "If we both enjoy our home like this, we should leave it like this"
"You know what, you're right" Donna moves and sits at his lap, lacing her arms around his neck "Our home, it's been months and I still love to hear you saying that"
"Me too" he leans in to kiss her and they spend the next hours enjoying the rest of their magical Christmas.
They only took the decoration off on February.
And there's a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you, dear
Have I known you 20 seconds or 20 years?
Donna and Harvey agreed that they'd visit New York often, they didn't want to miss anything in Lucy's life. So when Harvey has a meeting with a client on the city, both of them are happy to go on the weekend before it so they can enjoy their little goddaughter. They leave Seattle on a Friday afternoon and agree to spend the whole night with Lucy so Louis and Sheila can have a date. After spending the night with a baby, they were happy to have a Saturday night to themselves. Harvey suggests they go to the bar they met and Donna agrees.
Having spent the afternoon with Samantha and Katrina, when she arrives at the bar, Harvey is already there. She spots her husband sitting at the same spot where she approached him, years ago. With the same confidence as that day and a big smile on her face, she walks up to him.
"You know, usually when you agree to go out with your wife you at least pretend to wait for her to start drinking" she smirks at the glass in his hand and he smiles, thinking about that night, over a decade ago.
"I'm sorry, do we…" he plays along.
"Know each other? Oh, I'd say we do" Donna steps closer and kisses him.
"That's what we should've done that night" he whispers in her ear.
"That's what you wanted to do that night"
"And you didn't want to do that too?" he flirts and she chuckles.
"Maybe. But today is really your lucky day" she enlaces her arms around his neck.
"And why's that?"
"Because is the day you get to take Donna home" it's her turn to whisper in his ear.
"And let me guess, you're Donna?" Harvey's hands land on her waist.
"I think you have an idea of how Donna I am"
"I sure do" he smiles into their kiss. "Well, Donna, I'm…"
"Harvey Specter, you really think I'd be kissing you if I didn't know who you were?" he grins and orders her a drink.
"I was going to say that I'm your husband, but I'll answer to Harvey Specter" they both laugh and walk to a table. This time, he has one arm around her waist and she puts her hand in his thigh. "That really was my lucky day"
"I think it was our lucky day." she grins at him. "I can't believe it's been fifteen years"
"Me neither. We're old"
"You are old" she points at him.
"Do I need to remind you that I'm only two years older than you?" he smirks bringing her closer and planting a kiss in her hair.
"Shut up." they both laugh and she looks at the bar where they started their history. "It was a really great night"
"One of the best." he agrees with her while while he asks himself: how the hell did he get so lucky to have found her?
Can I go where you go?
Can we always be this close, forever and ever?
And ah, take me out, and take me home
You're my, my, my, my
Lover
Donna once told Harvey she'd follow him to the ends of the earth. Back then, she was only his secretary but he knew she meant it. Years later, instead of her following him, they decided together that they should move to another city and start their life somewhere else than NYC. And today, a Friday morning, he wakes up with an idea that he can't wait to tell her
"Hey" he finds her sitting at their couch, drinking her coffee and scrolling through her cell phone.
"Hey" she smiles at him while he sits next to her. He closes their distance with a quick kiss. When they part, Donna sees his grinning and already knows that he's got something in his mind. "What is it, Harvey?"
"How do you know I have something to tell you?"
"Really? Almost one year of marriage and you're asking me that? Actually, fifteen years together and you're asking me that?" she shakes her head at him but smiles anyway.
"Fair point. So…" he begins carefully "There's this place I want to go"
"Okay..."
"It's a strip club" Harvey looks at her a little bit anxious.
"A strip club? You want to go to a strip club?" she asks surprised "Do I need to step up my game, Specter?"
"What? No!" realizing how this sounds, he puts one hand on her hair, bringing her face closer to his "If there's something you don't need to worry about, it's your game" he kisses her deeply, almost making her dizzy.
"Okay" she whispers, trying to recover from their kiss and looking back at him "So why do you want to go to a strip club?"
"Mike told me that the best burger in the city is located in this strip club"
"Burger? You want to go to a strip club to have a burger?" Donna chuckles, amazed by how adorable he can be sometimes.
"Well, if it is the best burger in Seattle, I need to taste it" he speaks in a serious tone and she falls in love with him all over again.
"And how does Mike know about this place?" she raises her eyebrows.
"He and Rachel ended up there after a roadtrip. They were both starving and they had burgers at the club, he told me that he's never found any other place who has better burgers here."
"That's what you two talk about? Burgers?" she looks at him with a smirk and gives him a quick peck on his lips
"Would you prefer if we talked about the strippers?" he teases her and she flashes him a look that makes him laugh.
"Be careful, Specter."
"I'm just kidding, I couldn't care less about the strippers, I just want the burger"
"And to think you used to be New York's biggest bachelor..." she shakes her head with amusement.
"Donna! Will you go with me or what?"
"Okay, Harvey. We will go to the strip burger club thing. Tonight?"
"Tonight" he nods.
Both of them spend the rest of the day thinking about their date tonight. She still laughs thinking about how far he will go for a burger and he can't wait to see if Mike is right. At lunch, Rachel reassured Donna that they would love the thing and she won't admit to Harvey, but she is kind of excited to prove it too. When they finally arrive at the place, Harvey runs to the diner to make their order. They sit at a booth and it's a little bit far from where the strippers are, but they can still see them.
"Wow, they are very good dancers" Donna says while they wait for their meal.
"They are okay. You are way better" he gives her a flirty look and they both think back to a special night they had not too many weeks ago.
After finally eating the burgers, they decide to leave. Sensing that this was not what Harvey was expecting, Donna tugs on his arm before they enter the car.
"So, did you like it?"
"New York has better burgers" he looks a little bit disappointed.
"I'm sorry that it wasn't what you expected" she glances at him.
"It's okay. I'm sorry I had to drag you over here"
"Well, I did say I'd follow you to the ends of the earth once" Donna smiles at him and he pulls her closer.
"That offer still stands then?" he asks smirking.
"Always" they kiss and before he gets inside the car, she speaks again "Just please, let's not go to another strip club"
"Don't worry. We can do the stripping when we get home" Harvey winks at her and they both laugh.
Donna decides to make burgers for them on the next day, and he swears that they are the best he's ever had.
We could let or friends crash in the living room
This is our place, we make the call
It's been one year since they're living in Seattle and it's been the best year of their lives. Of course not everything is paradise, but they're so happy and so committed to each other that no problem is capable of getting in their way. To celebrate one year at working with Mike and Rachel at their firm, Donna and Harvey decided to invite them over to their house to have dinner. The younger couple was happy to agree and they had a funny night that, somehow, ended with the four of them playing a drinking game.
"It's my turn." Mike shouts, a little bit too drunk "Never have I ever been in love with someone I worked with but pretended like nothing was going on for over a decade"
Rachel laughs while Donna and Harvey smirk at each other and Harvey slaps Mike on his arm.
"Oh, so funny" Donna says ironically while taking a sip of her scotch and Harvey does the same.
"Ok, Harvey, you go now" Rachel takes a deep breath trying to steady herself. Maybe she had a little bit too much too.
"Never have I ever pretended to be a lawyer" he raises his eyebrows and this time it's Donna who laughs.
"Wow, old man, you need to be more creative" Mike speaks after taking a sip of his drink.
"Really? You need to be more creative" Harvey shouts back and the girls laugh.
"Never have I ever gotten married at somebody's else wedding" Rachel says and Mike laughs too loud.
"These two don't know how to play, they are sooo boring" an almost drunk Donna says that while turning to Harvey.
"I know, imagine them at high school" Harvey answers his wife and they both drink.
"My turn now" Donna sighs and looks directly at Rachel "Never have I ever been with a fraud"
"And we are the non creative ones?" Mike shouts while shaking his head.
"Wait a minute" Rachel smirks at Donna "I'm drunk but not enough to have forgotten about… Stephen Huntley. He was a fraud too"
"Damn it" Donna mumbles under her breath and looks at Harvey, who is trying hard not to laugh. "Seriously? You're taking their side?"
"I'm not taking their side, I just couldn't help it. She's right" he brings Donna closer and kisses her cheek right after she takes a sip of her drink.
After almost an hour of playing the game, Donna and Harvey go to the kitchen to get more drinks. They are drunk, but not as much as Mike and Rachel. When they are heading back to the living room, they find the couple dozing off in the couch.
"I think we should let them sleep here tonight. They are too drunk to go home" Harvey whispers to Donna and she nods.
"That's true. Should we wake them up and tell them to go to the guest's bedroom?"
"Let's leave a note telling them that if they wake up, they can go upstairs. You write it, I'll lock the door."
Later that night, when Donna and Harvey are both laying in their bed, they listen to Mike and Rachel going to the bedroom giggling and whispering.
"Damn, these two" Harvey whispers in Donna's ear and she chuckles.
"I know"
"But the fraud question was a good one" he laughs softly kissing Donna's shoulder.
"Shut up, Harvey" they are both with their eyes closed, so he can't see her grinning. It's been a good year in Seattle and a great year together.
And I'm highly suspicious that everyone who sees you
Wants you
Harvey was never a jealous guy in his past relationships. He never had the reasons to be. Sure, he's been with pretty women but being with her is different. So different that he tries to ignore every man and woman who stares at her when they are out. It could be in a party on simply at a restaurant. Donna is beautiful and everyone stares at her.
Today is no different. They agreed to meet for lunch at this diner they found in their first month in Seattle. It's not the same they used to go in NYC, but it's a good one. Harvey got stuck in court and is a little late, and when he gets inside the place, he sees Donna talking to a man. He's sitting in front of her and they are both laughing. Harvey trusts her more than he trusts anyone else in his life, he knows it and she knows it. He knows she loves him. And still, he can't help but feel a little bit jealous to see his wife laughing with a man that is looking at her in the same way Harvey does.
He walks to her table and when her eyes spot him she smiles so beautifully that he almost forgets about the man sitting across from her.
"Hey" she greets him, standing up and kissing his cheek.
"Hey, sorry I'm late" Harvey puts his arm around her waist and keeps her close to him making her smirk. She already senses he's jealous.
"Harvey, this is Anthony, he worked with me in a play years ago, we hadn't seen each other in a big while." the man offers his hand to Harvey and he shakes it "Anthony, this is my husband" she says proudly looking at him.
"Nice to meet you, Harvey. We've only been here for 20 minutes and she couldn't stop talking about you." Anthony smiles frankly at him but Harvey smiles at her. "Well, I have to go. It was nice seeing you again, Donna. See you two around"
When he leaves, Donna and Harvey sit at the booth, he's at her side and her hand lands at his thigh. He looks at the menu but he can sense her eyes on him. Turning to Donna, Harvey sees her smirk
"What?" he asks feigning innocence.
"You were jealous of him"
"I wasn't" he looks back at the menu and hears her laugh.
"You were. But if you'd rather pretend like you weren't, that's okay, hotshot" she looks at the menu too, still smiling.
"You're impossible, you know that?"
"And you love me for it" she puts her arms around his neck.
"I do" he turns to her and smiles. She can't help but kiss him. "So, you and Anthony worked together" he says when they part and he can feel her smile on his cheek.
"See? Jealous" she whispers in his ear and takes her attention back to the menu. They order and he starts talking about the case he and Mike are working on. Time flies and when they realize, they are walking back to the firm. With their fingers laced, Harvey stops Donna for a moment and kisses her right in the middle of the street "What was that for?" she asks smiling.
"No special reason. I just felt like it. And I can do it anytime I want anyways" he tugs her arm so they continue walking. Yep, he was definitely jealous. It doesn't matter really, because at the end of every day, the love she feels for him always warms his heart and make him forget about everything else.
I've loved you three summers now, honey
But I want them all
Their third wedding anniversary is a special one. On their first anniversary, Harvey gave her a present she would never forget. He got her piano back, the one she had to leave behind years and years ago. Donna felt so emotional when she saw it in their living room. She looked at him with so much adoration that his heart almost got out of his chest. On their second anniversary, he suggested that they took a trip to wherever she wanted to go. They ended up on a private island that Harvey rented for them. They spent a magical week there, not wanting to leave when the trip came to and end. But their third anniversary, it was beyond magical.
He asked her if she wanted to have a special dinner in some restaurant to celebrate, but she wasn't in the mood. In fact, he thought she was acting weird in these last weeks, distant, barely talking to him. At first he believed she was in her period and it would soon end and she'd get back to normal. But the days were passing and she just kept shutting him out. Then, Harvey decided he would cook them dinner as a surprise for her. He left the firm one hour earlier than the usual, stopped by her office, but she wasn't here. When he got home, after going to the grocery store, he noticed that the lights were off and the dinner table was set with two candles lighting up the dark.
"Donna?" he asks for her, putting the bags on the floor.
"Hey. You're home early" she steps out of their kitchen dressed casually with some yoga pants and one of his shirts. One of his favorite look of hers.
"I thought I could cook for us, but…"
"I had the same idea" Donna steps closer to him and he can see she's nervous. "I have something to tell you"
"Okay" he nods and tries to keep his breath in order.
"I know you've noticed that I'm a bit weird these past few weeks"
"I did" he answers softly.
"I… I don't know how to tell you this" she takes a breath and stares into his brown eyes "I'm a little bit scared" that last part comes out as a whisper.
"You're not… You're not breaking up with me, are you?" he voices out his worst fear sounding like an innocent child and she can't help but laugh.
"What?" Donna puts her hands on his, lacing their fingers. "Harvey, of course I'm not breaking up with you. Do you think I'd cook you dinner just to end things with you?" she smirks and he smiles relieved to see her making fun of him again.
"Maybe you were trying to let me down slowly" he shrugs but instantly wraps his arms around her waist.
"Don't worry, mister. That's never going to happen." she leans in to kiss him, caressing his hair. When they part for air, Harvey feels her nervous again and looks straight to her eyes.
"Hey, whatever it is, you can tell me"
"Okay" she nods "What I'm trying to tell you is that… I'm pregnant" Donna closes her eyes but opens them right after, looking at him. He is quiet for a moment but his hold on her only tightens.
"You're… You're pregnant?" he whispers softly.
"Yes" Harvey swears he's never seen her smiling so brightly at him and at this moment, the only thing he can do is hug her, so he does. He hugs her and then kisses her everywhere he can. Her lips, her cheeks, her nose, her forehead. "Wow, you're really happy" she chuckles
"Of course I am!" he pulls back just to look at her. His wife. The love of his life. His compass. The one person who never lost faith in him. And now the mother of his baby. "Are you okay? How far along are you? When did you find out?"
"Hey, calm down" Donna laughs and puts her hand on his chest "I'm fine, I found out two weeks ago, but I'm fours weeks pregnant. I wanted to tell you earlier but I was a little bit scared"
"Scared? Why?" he puts one of his hands on her cheek.
"Deep down I knew you'd be happy, but… I don't know, I was scared to tell you. Maybe it's the hormones, I don't know. I'm sorry for not telling you when I found out"
"It's okay. And there's no reason to be scared, okay?" she nods "We are in this together. I really can't believe I'm going to be a father"
"I know. I can't believe I'm going to be a mother either" they smile at each other and she leans in to kiss him again. "I love you, Harvey. Thank you for being so amazing to me. And thank you for the best three years of my life"
"I'm the one who should be thanking you for these three years and for... Everything. Thank you for letting me the father to your baby." he lets a tear drop from his eye and she is wiping it right at the moment. "This is our best anniversary so far, without any doubts. You are way better at giving gifts than me" he grins at her.
"I thought we already knew that" she smiles at him with teary eyes as well.
"I love you" Harvey hugs her one more time, thanking whatever God is out there for having her in his life.
Little did they know that their next anniversary would be even better, because they would have their baby girl with them.