AN: Hey guys, thanks for all the positive feedback on my last chapter, that's truly amazing. I am not 100% content with this chapter..is it just me? I know this chapter is still rather short..but we gotta start somewhere, right? Thank you in advance for reading this story and taking the time to review, it really means a lot to me.

January 2nd, 2019

The rather stressful holidays - that originally weren't supposed to be stressful - are finally over and Donna is really happy to be able to return to work today. She spend Christmas and New Years Eve at her mothers' and even though she always enjoys spending time with her mother and her sisters, december just isn't her month..for one particular reason. When she enters her office, she spots Harvey, obviously waiting for her with two cups of coffee in his hand.

"As much as I enjoy it when you bring me a cup of coffee in the morning..I doubt that you don't have work to do." Donna says with a chuckle and places her purse on her desk.

"I just wanted to properly welcome you back." Harvey replies, when he gets up from the couch to hand her one of the two cups filled with freshly brewed coffee, just the way she likes it. She smiles softly, when she takes a sip from her coffee. He always manages to get the combination of vanilla, skimmed-milk and whipped cream perfectly right. He is better than her at making their coffee by now.

"Welcome me back? I was gone for a week." she argues, when something dawns on her, "So, I guess you need something?"

"No, I don't. Like I said, I just wanted to welcome you back." he answers honestly and she seems truly taken aback, "So, how is your mom doing?"

"Uhm..good. She is actually getting married again..in a few months." Donna tells him, still feeling a little surprised. It isn't that unusual for him to come into her office to share a drink or just to catch up a bit, but when he brings her coffee, it normally means that he needs something.

"Sounds good." he says, a small smile playing around his lips, when he thinks back to the two times he actually met Donna's mom. She is one crazy and very unique person and after meeting her he sure knew where Donna got some of her (best) qualities from.

"She actually asked me to ask you if you wanted to come.. but I don't think they will be sending out invitations until next month." Donna mumbles and looks up at him with a smile, after she sat down. She thought about asking him to come with her anyway, as friends of course. Donna loves spending time with him outside of the office and going to her mother's wedding seems a little more casual than randomly asking him to hang out or even go out.

"Sure." he answers and just when his mouth is about to open again, someone knocks on Donna's office door.

"Come in." she says, loud enough for the person on the other side of the glass wall to hear. Robert and two girls with beautiful red hair just like Donna's, who are probably around fourteen or maybe even fifteen, enter her office.

"Donna, Harvey." Robert greets them and introduces the two teenagers standing next to him as Avery Smith and Jennifer Brown, their newest interns'.

"Morning Robert." Harvey says and nods acknowledging towards the girls'. One of the girls' notices it and smiles at him, which creates a weird feeling in the pit of his stomach, but he can't quite put his finger on what it could mean.

"Donna, I need you to give these two a tour and Harvey, you and Mike are going to take them to court this afternoon." Robert mutters. He doesn't seem to be in the best mood, even though he was the one who insisted on bringing in interns', since he had been doing it for years at his old firm and it seemed to work out well for the firm.

"Sure." Donna agrees and with a last nod, Robert leaves her office again, "So, I am Donna Paulsen, the firm's COO. And this is Harvey Specter, one of the firm's senior partners'."

"I am the best senior partner of this firm." Harvey corrects her and she rolls her eyes, whilst standing up to properly greet the interns'.

"Stop being so cocky..especially in front of the kids." she warns him, but her small smile gives her away. Avery and Jennifer exchange an amused look. They have only known Donna and Harvey for two minutes, but they can already sense the chemistry between the two of them.

"So..why don't I show you around a little bit?" Donna proposes then and the girls nod agreeingly. They follow Donna out of her office, leaving Harvey behind.

"We will catch up later, okay?" she says softly, when she is already halfway out of the door and gives Harvey a small smile. He nods and returns the smile. She loves to see him smile, even more so when she is the reason.

Than she turns around and he watches as their silhouettes become smaller, as they walk down the hall. Both of the interns' have red hair and if he didn't know better, they could easily be seen as Donna's kids. The girls' are probably the same age his daughter would be right now and for a moment he lets his thoughts wander. Even though he tries to push it into the back of his head, he wishes he knew what happened to his girl.

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"Right next to my office is the managing partner's office. The managing partner of this firm is Robert Zane, as you might already know." Donna starts with the description of the firm, "You can find all the other partners' down the hall to the right."

Donna gives them some time to take it all in before continuing: "We also have a big kitchen on this floor. It's just for the partners', so normally you aren't allowed to be in there, but as long as I or any other partner are there with you, it's not a problem. We also have one for the associates' on the 46th floor, right next to the bullpen."

"This really is a big firm." Jennifer says with a hint of amazement in her eyes.

"You will get used to it very soon." Donna assures her with a small smile.

"So, what do we have to do in the next few weeks?" Avery asks, while they are walking through the big library of ZSL. A dozen younger attorneys and a few middle aged ones are sitting at the wildly distributed tables', seemingly working very hard.

"Well, you will get the chance to work with different lawyers on different cases. You will probably get to go to court a few times, but it's mostly paperwork and meetings with clients'." Donna explains and sits down at one of the (not yet taken) table's.

"Is it correct that we are going to court with Harvey Specter this afternoon?" Jennifer asks and they both look up at her. Donna is taken aback, when she sees something oddly familiar in those eyes, but isn't able to put her finger on it.

"The best senior partner of this firm." Avery mockes under her breath, but Donna understood every single word.

"You are right, Avery." Donna says, a small smile is spreading across her face, "Harvey Specter really is one of the best lawyers in this city."

Jennifer and Avery exchange another look. If these two people aren't in love, they don't know who is. And in that moment, they realize that this internship is going to be interesting. What neither of them could know at this point, is how everything could turn into a complete mess within seconds, if they aren't cautious.