December 17th
It is well after 2 am when he enters the dark hallway. He turns on the light, gets rid of his coat and tries to walk as slowly and carefully as possible so as not to make any noise that might wake her.
He opens the door to the bedroom a crack and soft light falls on her bed. She lies facing him and for a small moment he just watches her sleeping. She looks so peaceful and relaxed, her hair lying tangled on the pillow, her mouth slightly agape, one hand clutching to the unclaimed pillow next to her. He is overcome by an overwhelming feeling of love and affection for her.
Just as he turns to shut the door again and head to the bathroom he hears her hushed and sleepy voice.
"Harvey?" she asks.
"Yeah, it's me. Hi," he says as he approaches her, a smile spreading on his face. "Sorry, I didn't want to wake you."
"Didn't know you were coming over," she states, eyes blinking against the faint light.
"I didn't know either" he replies, "but I just couldn't stand the thought of spending the night apart from you." It's a hoarse whisper, sending a shiver down her spine. It is still quite new for her that he shows himself so openly vulnerable to her.
"Come here" she begs and he obeys, bending down to brush a few strands of hair out of her face and place a kiss on her forehead. She inhales his smell, a mixture of whiskey and his cologne, before she slightly opens her eyes and smiles at him.
"Go back to sleep, I need to go to the bathroom first," he says softly after just watching her for a while.
"No," Donna protests, reaching for his arm to prevent him from getting up. "I want you to hold me."
A big grin spreads across his face. Possessive Donna has always been his favorite.
"In a minute, babe. I will be quick," he promises. He places another kiss onto her forehead and one more onto her mouth, squeezes her hand and gets up.
Donna pouts, but he rushes in the direction of the bathroom anyway, wanting to join her again as quickly as possible.
"Hurry up" she calls after him and snuggles into the covers, craving his body next to hers.
They had both spent the evening at different Christmas parties. Donna in a fancy cocktail bar with the women of the firm, Harvey together with Louis at the Christmas party of an important and influential client.
Donna had already come home around two hours ago and had gone straight to sleep. They had agreed on spending the night separately before, because Harvey already suspected that it would be a long night for him - the client was known for lavish parties and expected everyone to stay late.
The plan was that he would come over for breakfast the next morning and they would spend the rest of the weekend at her place.
But now that he had surprised her in her sleep, she realized what a foolish plan that had been. They loved their nights together, holding each other close or finding the other's hand in sleep. And even more, they loved waking up next to each other, especially on weekends. The thought of waking up with him tomorrow makes her smile to herself like a smitten teenager.
It doesn't take long until Harvey returns from the bathroom, now only in his boxers. He crawls to her under the blanket and wraps his arms tightly around her warm body, nuzzling her neck.
"I missed you tonight" he murmurs and she smiles into the dark.
"Mhhh I missed you too." comes her reply as her hands come to rest on his chest. "Did you have fun?"
"Yeah, it was a little dull at first, but got pretty funny as the evening went on. They had a band playing – you would have liked it," he states as he catches her lips with his, gently tugging on her bottom lip.
"Sounds nice" Donna adds as they pull away and she lets her hand run up and down his arm.
"How did your girl's night go?" he wants to know.
"Oh it was great, we laughed so much. Samantha was a little drunk and we had to put her in a cab, but she made it home safely according to the text she sent us." Donna's voice is still heavy with sleep and as Harvey wraps a strand of her hair around his finger he says softly "I'm glad you had fun. But I think we should get some sleep now." As if to emphasize his words he yawns heavily. Donna nods and turns around in his embrace. She presses her back against his body as his arms wrap tighter around her, and she finds his hand with hers and intertwines their fingers.
Several minutes pass and Harvey is almost asleep as he hears Donna speaking again.
"Harvey?" she asks softly.
"Mh?"
"I love you," she whispers, squeezing his hand.
"Oh, I love you too," he mumbles into her neck and they both fall into a deep sleep.
Sorry if I may have disappointed you today. I thought it might be nice to keep this whole thing a little more realistic. As compensation, there will be two toys in use tomorrow. :) I hope you liked this little piece of fluff - let me know in the reviews.
