Don't leave me just yet

They made their way back to Harvey's apartment around ten and Mary quickly excused herself.

"I think I'm going to bed, guys, the flight is taking its toll on me. Thanks for today, I had a really great time," she smiled warmly and pulled Donna in a tight hug before approaching Harvey, patting his cheek and turning about to make her way to the guest room.

"See you tomorrow," Donna smiled and turned around to face Harvey.

"Thanks for today," she whispered and snaked her hands around his waist to hug him once again.

"You're very welcome," he answered into her hair, revelling in its flowery scent. They stood like that for almost a minute, neither of them wanting to break the spell.

"You tired, Paulson? When did you go so soft?" Harvey was the one to break the silence eventually and Donna's head shot up in confusion.

"Ha! Me going soft? Never! I'm not tired at all, we could get wasted if you wanted to…"

"Yep, let's do it!" Harvey clapped his hands and made his way to his bar.

"Wait, wait. That was a figure of speech. You seriously wanna get wasted with your mom next door?"

"Why? You afraid something could happen when you're drunk?" Harvey raised his eyebrow in amusement and Donna shook her head laughing.

"Gimme the damn alcohol, Specter!"

—

Getting extremely drunk wasn't a really great idea indeed. After almost 2 of Harvey's infamous bottles of Scotch, neither of them was able to form a coherent thought anymore. They were lying on the coach now, Donna sprawled out like a starfish, Harvey's head resting on her stomach.

"I really like you, Donna," Harvey chuckled like a sixteen-year-old, moving his head to look at her.

"Yeah, I kind of figured that," she shot back, patting his head clumsily causing the both of them to erupt in heavy laughter once again.

"Ssssh, you're gonna wake up your mom!" Donna whispered, trying to get Harvey to move.

"Let's go to bed, we can't really afford to look even more hungover tomorrow!"

"Like, my bed? The both of us?" Harvey asked cluelessly.

"No, dumbass. I'm gonna sleep on the coach only to wake up with a nice little backache and the task to explain to your mother why we're not sleeping in one damn bed!"

It took him a while to process all that.

"Alright then, but it was your idea, just for the record," he mumbled, slowly trying to see through the blurry room and make his way to his room pulling Donna with him.

"I really don't wanna know how many girls slept in that bed before me," Donna mumbled, trying to walk straight to the left side of the bed.

"None, actually." Harvey answered absentmindedly while searching his wardrobe to get her something to wear for the night. "I always used the guest room for…that. I do wanna enjoy some privacy, at least."

"Wait, wait. You used the guest room?" Donna laughed throwing her head back. "So, I am special then? I'm allowed to invade your holy privacy?" She asked, realising the gratitude of her words only seconds later but not even giving a shit. Thanks to the alcohol.

Harvey turned around then, a little too fast for his likings since the world was all blurry again.

"You are special, Donna. You've always been special." He answered in a small voice, looking all honest and vulnerable. He threw one of his t-shirts over to her and she had some troubles managing to catch started to get out of her black skinny jeans as elegantly as possible and started to unbutton her red flannel shirt. Harvey stared shamelessly, marvelling at her perfect body. Donna was a woman in perfect shape, he thought to himself. Obviously her daily yoga exercises WERE worth it. She saw him staring and smiled. It always made her self conscious when he was around, even though she tried everything in her power to bottle it up. Not very successful, though. She climbed into bed and he followed only seconds later.

"I'm really glad you're here," he whispered, pulling her back flush against him. Harvey was too much of a gentleman to attempt something when they were drunk, she knew that, but right now she really wouldn't mind.

"Well, I'm glad I'm here too," she whispered back and she could feel his hand snake up underneath her T-shirt, coming to a halt on her stomach. Her skin erupted in goosebumps and she really hoped he wouldn't stop. But he did. He kissed her ear before calling it a night, leaving a frustrated Donna lying beside him.

—-

Donna woke up at 7 on this once again snowy sunday. It took her a few minutes to realise where she actually was, but Harvey's body pushed flush against hers was helping her along. Her mouth was dry as dust, her head exploding and her whole body felt like a train wreck in general. Harvey was still passed out and she didn't really intend on waking him up just yet. She crawled out of bed groaning, forcing her head to stop spinning and made her way to the kitchen.

"Hi sweetie!" Mary shouted and Donna almost attacked her with her empty tea cup.

"Geez Mary, you scared me," she laughed and started to make two cups of tea. Harvey would definitely need one too as soon as he was responsive.

"So, you two had fun yesterday?" Donna's head shot up. That wasn't really something she wanted to discuss with Harvey's mom. Like not at all.

"The ice skating. I meant the ice skating," Mary added quickly feeling slightly uncomfortable.

"Yeah, of course. I love central park in winter and I've never been ice skating with Harvey so that was nice," she smiled relieved while looking for an escape from this situation.

"So, could you tell Harvey that I went for a run real quick? He hasn't gotten up yet & he can really use some sleep."

Mary nodded and Donna tiptoed back into the bedroom, improvising something to wear for running and quickly left the apartment. She could really use some fresh air to clean her jammed mind. She took out her phone, put on some music and started running.

Harvey stirred and patted on the mattress to find Donna's body only to find it cold. He got a killer hangover to say the least and all he could think about was Donna, coffee and an advil. He dragged his feet into the kitchen, not even seeing his mom sitting on one of the high chairs and started to make coffee.

"Donna made you some tea before she left," Mary said and was once again almost hit by a tea cup.

"Seriously mom?! Stop sneaking around, I didn't even see you!" he groaned, already regretting his loud voice since his head was really about to explode any second now.

"Alright, got it. Don't come into the firing line if your son is suffering from a major hangover. Advil's right there on the table," Mary nodded into the direction of the kitchen table and he gladly got it.

"Whatever. Where's Donna?" he whispered while fumbling with the headache pill.

"She went for a run about an hour ago, I guess she's able to hold her drink," she winked and he groaned. How could she even manage to walk straight, he thought to himself and lay down on the couch.

Donna was lost in thought. She's been thinking a lot the past days about how drastically her and Harvey's relationship changed. She never thought these feelings would scrape the surface again after she buried them deep in the ground all these years ago, but right now they did. And she had no idea how to handle it. How to handle Jessica, Rachel and Mike, how to handle Louis and most importantly: How to successfully keep a relationship alive. She knew Harvey was different, she knew it all along, but she was afraid of relationships nonetheless. She jogged across the street leading to central park when she heard the squealing of tires not very far away from her. She stopped dead in her track, wrenched her head around in such a rapid motion that she could feel the stabbing back in her shoulder blades and the last thing she saw was the blinding of two headlights before the world went black around her.

Geez that was so hard to write. I know it took me a lifetime to update but long schooldays are taking their toll on me & I have no idea how to manage my time anymore. Anyways, I'm sorry if you're disappointed in my way of doing this with he accident and stuff, I just have some really interesting story lines for this story in mind & I would love if you were on board with me. Have a great time guys, next update is gonna be sooner, I promise! Please please leave me a review to let me know what you thought about it :) xx láura