Ch.8
"Save our soul, save our soul, save our soul...
This is my only hope
That You'll never let me go"
It was one of those rare times Donna would dare step foot in the godforsaken bullpen. If you thought high school hallways were a breeding ground for rumors, you haven't met Pearson-Specter's large area of junior associates. Their favorite pass time?
Mooning over hot unattainable lawyers.
Donna had been running back and forth in that place because of an errand Harvey had sent her on. All she knew after this little stunt he pulled on her, she was going to get back at him. However it wasn't far enough.
"Apparently, Pearson-Specter recruitment standards have dropped in recent months." One of the junior associates said sitting at a table ten feet away from Donna. She sighed and placed a few files on someone's desk - here we go again.
"What do you mean, Macht?" One of the other agents asked.
"As in we're accepting the whole damn circus now! From embezzling bastards, to traitors, to ex-lawyers- no one is sacred anymore." The obnoxious associate said gesturing to several new associates who didn't exactly sign up to be here.
"Forget sacred - you know the system is messed up when one of the best lawyers gets partnered with an insane secretary right off the field." A dark haired girl said sourly.
The tip of Donna's pencil broke against her page when she was writing a note to one of the associates. She took out another one and continued her work - however her writing was suddenly very sloppy.
"Markle, that ship has sailed." Her partner said quietly beside her. She gave him a dirty look.
"I didn't ask you, Patrick." She said crossly. He sighed - people never change.
Harvey walked in the bullpen right in the middle of the scalding comments flying across the room.
"He's just too difficult to not let anyone have her. It's not like anyone else is jumping to be her partner." The woman said with a confident shrug. The rest of them nodded.
"Are you sure they're not together?" One of the quieter associates asked. They all gave the tiny girl a look of disbelief.
"Are you kidding me, Patrick? That girl has crazy written all over her. He could do so much better." One of the older associates said with a snort.
Harvey narrowed his eyes at the gossiping associates. It was people like them that really pissed him off.
Time to give them a show and possibly a slap in the face.
"Hey Donna, what are you doing tonight?" Someone suddenly asked from behind her. The pencil in her hand paused on the paper as she recognized the voice instantly. She turned around and came face to face with a devious looking Harvey Specter. The conversation instantly went silent around them.
"Weren't we supposed to work-" Donna started to say, but he beat her to it.
"-Watch that new action movie together? We're still on for that right?" Harvey asked, swiftly cutting off her original statement. She gave him a suspicious look - that's not what they had originally planned.
"Okay...if that's what you want..." She said slowly.
"Great, it's a date! See you then." He said leaning forward and giving her a quick kiss on a cheek. Donna stood stock still in the middle of the bullpen, utterly in shock. He sent her a wink before he shoved his hands in his pockets and walked out of the bullpen leaving behind a hundred jaws littered all over the floor.
"H-h-h-e- her- they- HOW?" Hoffman shrieked.
"Seven years that man has been single! Seven years!" One of the older associates exclaimed.
Donna shook herself out of her momentary shock and went back to looking over the files she placed at each desk. If she kept her hopes up it would only hurt more when they came crashing down.
BEEP.
She curiously glanced down at her phone and noticed the single text message from her partner.
I meant it.
8 pm - don't be late.
- H
The slight twitch of the corner of her lips was the only thing gave her mood away.
A/N: Well... I know I said I wouldn't be able to update on the weekend because I was busy, but you know what, I did. I got bored. Ha! I didn't know if I should have used random character names for the associates so I just left that alone and used the actors's first or last names which I hoped turned out okay. 😐
Hope you liked it.
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