Suits is back and so am I! Sorry it's taken me so long to update this. I've just been busy and was lacking some inspiration. But the season premiere last week was brilliant and of course had some wonderful Harvey/Donna banter.
Thank you to everyone who has reviewed, favorited, or alerted this story. I really appreciate it and I will definitely be updating faster.
Here's the next installment, Hope you enjoy!
"Goddamnit"
Harvey Specter stared at the cell phone in his hand. He prided himself on being cool, calm, and rational. But what he had just done was the exact opposite of that. It bordered on childish. No, it was childish.
-Suits-
It had started earlier that day when he and Mike were out. They were heading back to the firm from the courthouse when Mike started whining about being too busy to eat and Harvey being a "slave driver". Reluctantly he had let his associate stop at a hot dog cart. As the vendor was piling an alarmingly vast array of condiments on Mike's hot dog the kid started chatting. Harvey zoned out, scrolling through a series of e-mails on his phone. That is until something Mike said actually peaked his interest.
"Apparently he's taking her out to Le Bernardin at like nine-thirty tonight. I heard a plate there is a hundred and fifty bucks easy"
'Le Bernardin?'
Even he had been waiting for reservations there for a good three months.
"Who?" Harvey cut in on Mike's ramble looking up from his phone.
Mike gave him a questioning look. Or what he interpreted as one. It was hard to tell when the kid had just stuffed half a hot dog in his mouth.
"Who is going to Le Bernardin?" Harvey clarified slowly.
"Dobbah odn hurgh dabate"
Harvey gave him a slightly disgusted look. Mike swallowed and wiped his mouth with a napkin.
"I said 'Donna, on her date'. Don't you listen when I talk?"
'Donna has a date?'
"I try not to" He replied and resumed walking towards the firm. Mike pulled a face and rushed to catch up with Harvey. Before he could complain Harvey spoke again.
"So what exactly did you hear about Donna and her date while you were gossiping with the other ladies?"
"I wasn't gossiping. I told you I overheard Rachel and Donna in the copy room. And just that she was going out with that guy who came by the office last week. The surgeon or whatever? Anyway he's taking her out to dinner tonight" Mike explained before finishing off his lunch with one last large bite.
Harvey stayed silent for a minute. Appearing uninterested he continued to walk. His thoughts however were not as neutral.
Mike was referring to Dr. Forrester. He had consulted on a malpractice suit last week. Flashy and charming. Typical New York City big-shot surgeon type. When had he even talked to Donna?
Harvey pondered this all the way up the elevator of Pearson-Hardman as Mike continued to talk his ear off.
-Suits-
And that was the event that had brought him to his current state of idiocy.
Because he may have called Donna at nine twenty-five PM this evening interrupting her date. He may have asked her to come in to provide and type up the notes for the hearing tomorrow. And he may have insisted that it had to be completed tonight.
He stood up, about to pace the length of the room again when he heard the clicking of heels in the hallway. A moment later Donna walked in.
She was wearing a short black off the shoulder dress that showed off her legs…very well. But her facial expression was something in between annoyed and furious. Harvey took action before she could begin to yell at him for interrupting her evening.
"Hmm…never seen you after hours Moneypenny, lovely" He mentally crossed his fingers hoping she would choose to engage in their game.
After a pause she spoke.
"Thank you James"
Harvey allowed himself a small smile. He gestured to the couch offering her a seat.
"Out on some kind of fashion assignment, dressing to kill?" he bantered again, eyes following her as she sat down and picked up a file he had been "reading" a minute ago.
Looking up from the page she stared right at him delivering her lines perfectly, "I know you'll find this crushing, 007, but I don't sit at home every night praying for some international incident so I can run down here all dressed up to impress James Bond. I was on a date, if you must know, with a gentleman. We went to the theater together"
Oh he knew. She just didn't need to know that he did.
"Moneypenny, I'm devastated" he finished, sinking into the chair behind his desk. They didn't speak for a minute or two and he silently watched her rifle through the pages of notes he had made earlier in the day.
"Please don't tell me you called me while I was on a date just so you could stare at me" the redhead said still looking down.
She had a sixth sense. He was sure of it.
"So, where'd he take you?"
"Le Bernardin. Well he was going to take me. But then my prick of a boss called me in to work"
"Pricey. You didn't have to come you know" Harvey said, feeling not only foolish but a little bit guilty as well. Although it was almost worth it, seeing her in that dress.
Donna didn't respond. One minute passed. Another. Suddenly a sly grin broke out on Harvey's face and he leaned forward.
"Wait you didn't want to go out with him. I just saved your ass, didn't I?" the lawyer sat back again feeling smug.
Donna finally looked at Harvey once again, lips pursed.
"No, it's not that. I'm just…not a big fan of seafood" she said standing up. Harvey mimicked her movements, coming around the desk.
"What was it? Was he boring? All he could talk about was cardio-thoracic surgery right? No. I know. He couldn't shut up about himself. Big shot surgeon, really arrogant. Typical"
"No more arrogant than you. And regardless you owe me dinner" But the redhead didn't make eye contact and as she scooped up his notes heading to her computer-he knew he had hit the nail on the head.
"I'll order in take-out" he said reaching for the phone.
As he waited on the line he called out to her "You know I basically saved you from a night of his greatest accomplishments and all the honors he's received. I think you actually owe me"
He heard Donna huff and begin to type. He was about to make another comment at her expense when she called out to him,
"If I have to put up with this all night I deserve extra eggrolls"
Harvey grinned. Suddenly he was very glad that he had decided to be childish; dinner in with a beautiful woman that he had, in a way, rescued. Bond couldn't have planned it better himself.
Thanks for reading! Bond/Moneypenny dialogue from the movie GoldenEye.
