AN: After three weeks of not updating this story..here it is: chapter three. Like I said I wasn't home, since I am on summer break at the moment. I am spending a few days at my grandma's now (where I have wifi, but actually not that much time to write), but I am going on vacation for two more weeks on friday, so I won't be uploading then either. Anyway..I hope you are still interested in this story haha. Thanks for all the support.

January 4th, 2019

When Harvey comes into his office this morning, Donna is already waiting for him. With two cups of coffee in her hand. She is sitting on his couch, looking out of the window and seemingly lost in thought. He takes her in for a few seconds, before he enters his office. She is wearing a dark-green dress, one of his favorite colors on her and he can't help but acknowledge how beautiful she truly is.

"Morning." he says with a soft smile on his lips.

"Morning." she replies and he eyes her with a questioning look, "I am just here to welcome you back." she teases him, using the same words he had used just two days ago.

"Okay..what's up, Donna?" he asks, a small smile playing around his lips. He loves it when she teases him like that, it - she - somehow never fails to make him smile.

"I am just checking in to see how Jennifer and Avery are holding up so far. You know, the interns'." she explains and watches his reaction very closely. She knows that he normally isn't that thrilled to work with anybody else but his 'team'.

"They are doing good." he replies a little distracted.

"What? You are not even complaining? Are you okay?" she asks teasingly, but she is taken aback by his answer. Something is on his mind and if she has to bet, she would say that it is the same thing that's been on her mind for the past two days, too.

"I am okay." he answers, more or less honestly, when Jennifer and Avery stroll into his office, giggling so much that they don't even notice that Harvey seems to be in the middle of a conversation.

"Good morning Mr Specter...and Ms Paulsen. We can wait outside, in case we are interrupting something." Jennifer says, when they finally notice Donna. Neither of them looks as happy as they did yesterday and even though she doesn't know this people and therefore none of this is her business, she really hopes that they can figure things out.

"No, you are not interrupting. Come in." Harvey assures them and they enter his office. Donna's gaze lingers on Harvey for a few moments, trying to figure him out, but reading him like she used to has been getting harder lately.

"Okay, I have got to head back to work. If you have any questions you can always come to me." Donna says with a small nod towards the girls'.

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A little bit later Avery, Jennifer and Mike are working on one of their newest cases, without Harvey, since he has to take care of something else. They have been trying to find something to help the firm's client for the past hour, when Avery suddenly discovers a piece of paper that - at least in her knowledge - should be able to do just that.

"Uhm Mike..what about this?" Avery asks, after having looked through an enourmous amount of files. She hands Mike the paper and he glances over it.

„This is actually really good." Mike says and seems to be quite impressed.

„Thanks.." Avery replies and her face turns a little red. Jennifer gives her an encouraging smile.

„Are your parents lawyers or something? You must know quite a lot about the law to find a loophole like this." Mike asks her.

„Yeah actually, but they live in New Jersey..so you probably don't know them." Avery explains and Mike nods.

„Well, since you cracked the case you are allowed to accompany us. You too, Jennifer. But you have to remember that you are not actually lawyers and therefore you are only allowed to observe." Mike replies and his lips curl up when he realizes the irony of his statement. He hadn't been a legitimate lawyer until a year ago. To say that he is happy to finally have a clean slate would be the understatement of the year.

The girls' nod excitingly. Despite their different lives, they immediately became friends when they met in a camp 'bout a year ago. Jennifer is an only child living in Manhattan. Her father is a doctor, her mother a teacher. Avery on the other hand lives in New Jersey with two siblings with lawyers' as parents. However, they discovered their love for the law together, whilst watching a tv show at a sleepover. Ever since then they had started to buy books, to read articles, to watch tv shows and even started to go to court to watch a trial every now and then. When they saw - rather by coincidence - that one of the top lawfirms' in Manhattan was "looking for" interns', they immediately applied and started their internship just a few weeks later.

"Okay uhm..Harvey is not answering his phone." Mike says and his face falters, "Well, I guess it's just us then."

The girls' follow him out of his office to the elevators and Mike gets lost in his thoughts for a moment. Something is up with Harvey. He has been acting weird for weeks, but it got even worse in the last few days and Mike just can't put his finger on what it is. When they exit the elevator Mike shakes his head, trying to push these thoughts into the back of his mind, at least for the next few hours. He needs to concentrate on his case. However, he makes a mental note to check on Harvey as soon as possible, even though he doubts that Harvey will tell him what is going on.