I apologise by taking so long work has been crazy, this was a long ass chapter I couldn't be bothered to proof read properly lol, someone asked for an update and it kicked my ass into gear. Enjoy!


Donna twirled her pasta round on her fork as she looked around the dining table, listening to the conversation and feeling a little surprised how at ease she felt around Harvey and his family. Then again, it was hard not to be. They had done everything they could to make her feel welcome. And thankfully all questions about her "relationship" with Harvey had been kept to a minimum. Well so far at least. Then again, it had only been an hour since they had arrived and there was plenty of time left for an interrogation; five whole days of time by her calculation.

Donna chewed on her food and smiled to herself as she watched Harvey interact across the table with his sister. She could tell they were close despite their constant teasing of one another. In fact their playful banter reminded her of her own relationship with her brother, Shane.

"So, Donna, Harvey tells us you've just finished your exams." said Lily.

Donna nodded her head as she swallowed her pasta. She tried not to feel nervous as all other conversation stopped and five pairs of eyes rested on her. As she glanced at Harvey across the table, she saw him smile and wink in her direction. She immediately felt her anxiety disappear as she smiled back at him. She shifted in her seat as she turned towards his mother, her hands resting on the white linen table cloth. "Thankfully they went better than I expected."

"What are you studying, Donna?"

Donna looked across at Lynn. She had the same pair of warm brown eyes as her brother. "Business and economics."

Lynn smiled and turned towards Harvey. "That was the same course you took, little brother."

"Correct."

She turned back towards Donna. "I'll bet he was no use helping you study though. Harvey gets easily distracted. I swear my seven year old son has a better attention span than he does."

Donna laughed as Harvey playfully swatted his sister's arm and watched her swat him back.

"You two had better behave yourselves!" Lily said to them in a low, scolding tone. She turned to Donna and smiled. "I can't take them anywhere, you know."

Her husband leant over to whisper in Donna's ear. "They take after their mother."

"I heard that!" Lily glared in his direction.

Donna laughed and looked over to see Harvey's brown eyes watching her intently. He wore a gentle expression on his handsome face and seemed to be deep in thought. As she looked back at him, she wondered what he was thinking about. Maybe he was thinking about her. The corner of her lips tugged upwards into a smile. For some reason, she suddenly wanted him to be.

"So, Lynn, are you going to tell everyone our news?"

His brother in law's voice got Harvey's attention. He looked away from Donna and turned towards his sister.

"What news?" he asked, raising his brow.

Lynn sat back in her seat as she brushed her blonde hair behind her ear. She smiled as she glanced around the table. "Mom, Dad, little bro and Donna, of course." she said smiling at the brunette. "I'm pregnant."

Donna watched the huge grin that crossed Harvey's face. He grabbed Lynn almost crushing her in a huge bear hug. Her parents also got up from the seats and made their way over to congratulate the expectant mother and father. Donna watched Harvey summon across a waiter and mutter something in his ear.

Lily was beaming as she made her way back to her seat. She picked up her cloth napkin and draped it back across her leg. "When is the baby due?"

Lynn smiled. "Late December."

"So we might get a Christmas baby?"

"Maybe."

Just then the waiter reappeared with a bottle of champagne resting in a bucket of ice. Harvey thanked him as he placed it at the side of their table and began to pour their drinks. He quickly placed his hand over his sister's glass. "Nothing for her, thank you."

Lynn pouted. "You know I love champagne. You did that on purpose."

"I did not. I just thought we should celebrate your news."

"Yeah, well you could have celebrated it with something else."

Their father interrupted their squabbling as he lifted his glass. "Let's make a toast."

Harvey grinned as he picked up his champagne. He nudged his sister's water glass closer towards her. "Come on, Lynn. Raise your glass."

Lynn stuck her tongue out as she picked up her water.

"To the new baby."

"The new baby." echoed everyone else around the table.

Donna smiled at Lynn shyly. "Congratulations."

"Thank you Donna."

"Well my daughter is providing me with my second grandchild" said Lily as she twirled her champagne glass in her hand. "Maybe my son will provide me with my third."

Harvey quickly swallowed the champagne in his mouth. He began to cough and splutter as he placed the glass down on the table. Lynn grinned with amusement as she patted her brother on the back. She also noticed Donna had begun to find the table cloth extremely interesting.

"Lily, leave our son alone."

"I was just saying Harvey might be next." She looked towards Donna. She didn't seem put off by the fact that she was still staring at the table cloth. "What about you, dear? I would imagine you would like children at some point."

Donna looked up and Harvey could see the look of sheer terror on her face. Her eyes were almost popping out of her head. He would laugh but he wasn't finding his mother's interrogation the least bit amusing. She'd only just met Donna. She was shameless.

"Mom, stop it." he warned her.

Donna shot Harvey a grateful smile. He couldn't help but feel slightly guilty that she was in such an awkward situation in the first place. It was because of his lies that she was sitting here but there was nothing he could do. He was definitely in way too deep to even think about getting out now. He silently mouthed an apology to her over the table.

"Yeah, Mom. You are embarrassing my baby brother." Lynn ruffled her brother's hair and chuckled as he swatted her away. She turned towards Donna and smiled. "You'll have to forgive my mother. She gets carried away. Adam and I were only together six months or so and she was hinting at marriage and grandchildren."

Donna chuckled before taking another sip of her champagne.

"How long have you guys been dating anyway?" asked Lynn.

Donna gulped her champagne. Her eyes automatically darted towards Harvey as they stared at him anxiously. Sure they had spent time getting to know the little things about one another including their likes and their dislikes but as his brown eyes net hers, she realised that they had forgotten to even discuss where and how they had met. They were the important details too. She can't believe they hadn't even thought to talk about it. Her palms felt sweaty as she began to panic. What the hell was she meant to say? But her anxiety was short lived and she breathed a sigh of relief as Harvey intervened.

"We met a couple of months ago."

"How did you meet?"

Harvey fixed his messed up hair as he sat back in his chair. "We were introduced through friends of mine. Jack and Emily Soloff."

Donna grinned at him. Harvey winked in her direction.

"I've never heard you mention a Jack or Emily Soloff before." said Lily, frowning.

"Our son doesn't need to tell you every detail of his life, Lily."

Harvey smiled at his father gratefully. He could always rely on him to keep his mother's inquisitions to a minimum. And he noticed gratefully that the lunch plates were empty and pushed back his chair. He decided it was time to make an escape before his family continued with their questions. He loved them but they could be so damn curious at times.

"If you don't mind, I'm going to bring our bags in from the car and check in." He stood up and smiled at Donna. "Are you coming?"

She nodded and walked round to join him. She smoothed down her top and smiled when she felt him take her hand in his.

"We're going for a walk later if you and Donna want to join us." Lily smiled at her son.

Harvey nodded. "We'll get settled in and catch up with you then."

He tightened his grip on Donna's hand as they left the hotel dining room only feeling himself finally relax as they stepped into the foyer.

"I'm sorry about the questions." he apologised. "Lynn was right. Mom does have a tendency to get carried away."

Donna shook her head and smiled at him. "Don't worry about it. I'm just glad we made it through unscathed."

"Yeah, but it's early days yet."

Harvey smiled at the blonde-haired girl behind the check-in desk. "I've got a room booked. It's for Harvey Specter."

As the girl began to process their reservation, he turned to Donna and smiled.

"You can check out the room while I grab the bags if you like."

Donna nodded her head.

"It's Room 233." The girl handed Harvey his key card. "If you take the stairs, it's the corridor on the right."

Harvey thanked her and handed the key to Donna. "You go on ahead. I'll catch up with you."

Donna nodded and stood as she watched him walk through the foyer. She turned towards the carpeted staircase and began to climb the stairs. The key card was clutched firmly in her hand and remembering the instructions given to Harvey, she turned right. She checked the numbers on the doors. The room was the last door at the end of the corridor.

She swiped the card in the slot and opened it. She smiled as she walked into the room. It was bright and airy. A large vase of purple flowers sat in the middle of the wooden table by the open window. The curtains billowed as they blew in the gentle breeze. As she admired the tasteful décor, she suddenly became aware of the furnishings, furnishings that included just one bed; one huge king size bed sitting right in front of her.

Donna grimaced and swallowed hard. She bit down on her lip anxiously as she realised this was something else they hadn't even talked about. She hadn't even thought about sleeping arrangements. Harvey had told her his mother had arranged the hotel. She obviously assumed they were sleeping together. She tried to look at the rest of the room but her eyes kept getting drawn back to the bed. It was a problem; a huge big king size problem.

She was finally distracted when she heard a knock at the door. She realised it was Harvey with their bags and greeted him with a smile as she let him in. He had the two large holdalls over his shoulder. Their outfits for the wedding were in his other hand. He placed them down on the bed sliding the straps of the holdalls off his shoulder before he placed them on the floor. He smiled as he looked around him throwing the car keys on the table.

"This is a nice room." he commented.

Donna nodded her head. "It is. The bed is huge."

Her eyes were wide as they stared at Harvey. She saw him sit down on the side of the bed. He seemed oblivious to their obvious problem as he bounced up and down on the mattress.

"It is huge. It feels nice and soft too."

Donna's hands wrung together anxiously and she licked her lips. "Yeah. Nice and soft and obviously meant for two."

She stared at him again, hoping he would understand their current dilemma. So she was relieved when she saw his eyes widen and a frown cross his face.

"Ah!"

Donna lifted her shoulder in a shrug as she gestured towards the plush covered bed. "It looks like we might have a problem."

Harvey scratched his head. His white t-shirt lifted slightly exposing his flat stomach and her eyes were drawn to the tanned skin. She felt a flush of heat rush through her body as she admired him, feeling slightly flustered.

"Don't worry about it." Harvey told her as he pointed towards the small patterned sofa on the other side of the room. "I can sleep over there."

"I can't ask you to do that."

He smiled as he stood up gently touching her shoulder. "It's not a problem. The last thing I want is for you to feel uncomfortable."

"Thank you." Donna replied, relieved.

"Hey there's no need to thank me."

He rubbed her arm affectionately as he brushed past her before bending down and picking up his holdall. He threw it on the bed and opened it up.

"If you don't mind, I'm going to take a shower."

He pulled out a bag and a few other belongings.

"I won't be long." he told her.

Donna nodded as she watched him disappear behind the bathroom door. Once it closed she flopped down on the bed and smiled contentedly as she realised Harvey had been right. It was nice and soft and it felt so luxurious. But her smile faded as her hands ran over the soft lilac covers hoping he hadn't thought her rude when she had let him offer to sleep on the sofa. She just felt extremely uncomfortable sharing a bed with a man who, quite honestly, she hardly knew. Although she had to admit, she liked what little she did know about him. He seemed like a genuinely nice guy and a damn good looking one at that.

Donna sighed as she moved to the edge of the bed and began to absently kick her legs back and forward. Maybe that was the problem. Maybe she just didn't trust herself to sleep beside him. Because if she was totally honest with herself, she wasn't entirely sure she had totally innocent thoughts when it came to Harvey Specter. She knew she was definitely attracted to him. She'd have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to be. And she had to admit, she had liked him since the first night they had met. There was something between them that had just seemed to click. Something that made her usual inhibitions disappear around him. But that didn't mean she was going to act on her attraction. She had Thomas to think of. After all she did love him. She was sure she did. But if that was the case, why was she even sitting here thinking about lying next to Harvey and feeling his arms wrapped tightly around her.

Donna shook her head, clearing the haze. Now she was being ridiculous. That was never going to happen. It couldn't. And besides, she was pretty sure Harvey wasn't attracted to her in the slightest. He had never given any indication to make her think otherwise. This was strictly a business arrangement. They hadn't even kissed for crying out loud. Although it had crossed her mind that his lips would probably feel lovely and warm and soft against hers. They had done the time they had lightly caressed her cheek.

Sighing softly, she listened to the water run in the shower and it suddenly dawned on her that Harvey was in the bathroom and he was in the bathroom completely naked. Donna quickly jumped off the bed. She walked across to the window trying her best to stop thinking of Harvey in a state of undress. God knows it was going to be a long five days if she was going to spend her time fantasising about him. Instead she should be focusing on the fact that this was a job. A job he was paying her for.

But her focus was interrupted by the low ringing sound. She grabbed her purse that lay on the table beside Harvey's keys. She fumbled around in it and quickly retrieved her cell.

"Hello?"

"So you're still alive? He hasn't strangled you and discarded your body in some abandoned warehouse somewhere?"

Donna chuckled and shook her head at her friend. "No he hasn't, Rach. I told you. Harvey is not a killer."

"You can never be too sure, you know."

"I know, I know." she interrupted. "Ted Bundy was a nice, educated man too."

"Yeah well sue me for being worried about my best friend."

Donna smiled as she turned round and stood in front of the window. She watched as an expensive looking car pulled into the car park. "Well I promise you, you have nothing to worry about."

"I take it he's not around right now."

"No. The serial killer is currently taking a shower."

"And why aren't you in there with him?"

Donna snorted in surprise at that suggestion. "One minute you're telling me he's going to murder me. The next you're telling me to hop in the shower with him."

"Well, you might as well get some action in before he goes in for the kill."

She grinned widely as she pushed her hair behind her ear. "Believe me, that thought is tempting."

Her head turned as she heard his voice carry through from the bathroom and she let out a chuckle.

"What's so funny there, Donna?"

"Harvey is singing in the shower."

She wrinkled her nose as she heard him try to hit a note.

"It's pretty bad actually." she said turned as she sat down on the edge of the wooden table crossing her long legs in front of her.

"He is a gorgeous man by the way. Imagine what he would look like naked."

"Rach! Donna's eyes widened at her friend's comment. "You're not helping me here." She suddenly paused as she frowned in puzzlement. "Wait a second. How do you know what he looks like?"

"I searched him on Google. I had to check him out for myself."

Donna laughed shaking her head.

"Donna, the man is gorgeous and rich too."

"I know." she replied, sighing. "He's also a very nice guy."

As she glanced at the bathroom door once more, she became aware that the singing had stopped and the water had stopped running. She quickly got up from the table.

"Listen Rach, I gotta go. I'll call you later, okay?"

"You'd better. Take care, Donna okay?"

Donna smiled. Despite her joking around, she knew her friend was still worried about her. "I will. I promise. Bye Rachel."

She hung up just as the door opened and Harvey walked out of the bathroom. She could only stand there, literally frozen to the spot. Sweet Jesus! He was wearing nothing but a towel. His hair was wet and and water trickled down his muscular chest. The guy was built like a God. She honestly couldn't drag her eyes away as he rummaged through his bag. She was completely mesmerised by him.

"I heard voices. You talking to yourself in here?" Harvey smirked at her as he pulled out a black t-shirt. He shook it out and began to pull it on.

Donna swallowed thickly as his actions lifted her from her haze. "My friend called." she explained to him.

She shook her head as he pulled his hair out from the neck of his shirt.

"Shouldn't you dry yourself properly before you dress?"

Harvey chuckled as he rummaged in his bag again. "You know you sound like my mother."

He pulled out a pair of faded denim jeans. Donna's eyes widened. Surely he wasn't going to pull them on in front of her. He wasn't wearing any underwear under that towel, well none that she knew about anyway. She suddenly felt terribly hot. She gestured towards the bathroom as she slowly began to back away. "I'm, um, I'm just going to freshen up."

"Okay." Harvey smiled at her as she bent down and grabbed her toiletries bag from the top of her holdall on the floor.

"I won't be long."

"Take as long as you need." he replied.

Donna smiled and noticed he was about to pull on his jeans. She quickly turned around and closed the bathroom door behind her. She closed her eyes as she leant against the pine wood and let out a calming breath. Slowly her heart stopped racing and blinking heavily, she looked around herself noticing Harvey's clothes lay in a heap by the shower. The scent of his shower gel filled her senses and she swore she felt her knees wobble as she breathed him in. Christ! She was going to have to get a grip if she was to survive the next five days otherwise she was going to get herself into trouble. Big, big trouble.