Ch.9

"I need an anchor
To hold me through the storm
I see the danger
Can't fight it on my own"

Donna and Harvey were leisurely walking down a street on the quieter side of New York each trying to figure out what to say to your partner of seven years and how to finally come to terms with something they've been tiptoeing around for just as long.

"I know you don't really like crowded movie theatres so we're going to chuck that idea right out the window. What do you want to do instead?" Harvey asked glancing at her curiously. He was surprised to see the slight nervous look on her face.

"I don't know – I haven't exactly been on a date with you before…" Donna said slowly.

Silence.

Followed by more silence.

"I don't know if I should let that elevate my pride too much or cringe at how sad that is…" Harvey said shaking his head. She shrugged.

He was letting ego rise.

"I was a bit busy during my teens…" She said looking away. He gave her a soft look.

"Don't worry, Donna. If it makes you feel any better I haven't been on a real date in ten years." Harvey said awkwardly shoving his hands in his pockets. Now it was her turn to give him a look of disbelief.

"What have you been doing for the last decade?" She asked staring at him.

"Trying not to get my ass handed to me by Jessica. She'll give me a short life expectancy." He said with a small shrug. She scoffed.

"Try a job with virtually no life expectancy. " She muttered.

"I have – it wasn't very fun. I'm glad you joined me instead. Makes charming you a lot easier." He said giving her a small smile. The hint of red on her cheeks was a nice surprise.

"Seriously? Of all the cheesy things I've mostly said to you, this made you blush?" Harvey asked in shock. She flushed even more.

"No one's really ever tried to charm me for the sake of charming me before…" She said looking away. He paused beside her and lightly tugged at one of her short red curls. She gave him wary look.

"You're worth so much more than just a pretty girl to charm, Donna. Let's face it -most men in the world are jackasses." He said quietly.

"I used to think that was true." She said thoughtfully.

"What about now?" He asked tilting his head to the side. She paused.

"Sometimes you meet someone who takes all your expectations away from their point of view an throw in something that makes people want things." She said glancing at the moving crowds of people around them and back at him.

"I know that feeling too." He said quietly, giving her a warm look.

"Um…Harvey…?" She said warily.

"Yeah, Donna?" He asked twirling her hair in his hand.

"We're being followed…" She said blankly.

Harvey froze and completely stopped moving.

"By who?" He asked slowly.

"Judging by the way they keep trying to take a picture of us every time I turn away I'm guessing no less than twenty associates, and our other senior partner." Donna said dryly. Harvey gaped at her and his dark mood evaporated.

"You're kidding!" He exclaimed. She sighed.

"Guess our date's already been crashed." She said sadly. He shook his head.

"Nope! I will not let the first girl I asked out in ten years to have a bad date. It would ruin my reputation!" He said in mock horror. She scoffed.

"What reputation?" She asked dryly. He stuck his tongue out at her and glanced over her shoulder.

"Don't you guys have any better things to do than stalk people?" Harvey called out at the mob they knew were hidden around the street.

"I knew this was a bad idea…" Jessica muttered from around the corner.

Harvey and Donna shared a telepathic link for a grand total of five second. There was only one sane thing left to do.

"RUN!" They shouted before they sprinted down the street.

"Damn! They spotted us! Quick, my two hundred dollars is running away!" One of the associates said, quickly shoving his binoculars into his backpack.

"You people bet on the weirdest things…" One of the slower associates mumbled as they got dragged down the street behind their little mob.

"This is worse than nosy parents!" Donna exclaimed as they ran through a crowded shopping district.

"I wouldn't know! But it's pretty damn annoying!" Harvey replied as they dashed across another busy intersection. Harvey glanced behind them and tried to make out any obvious tails. It was the best against the best of course.

"I have an idea…" He said grabbing her hand and pulling her down another street. She furrowed her brows in confusion as she stared at his cheerful expression.

"You're having fun!" She accused suddenly. He flashed her an unapologetic grin.

"What's a date without a chase, right?" He asked with a chuckle. She rolled her eyes.

"You watch too many of those cheesy romance films, Specter." Donna said with a sigh.

"Oh Donna, you don't know what you're missing." He said with a laugh as he tugged her around another corner. She raised an eyebrow at his enthusiastic behavior.

"We're not going to lose them by running in circles, Harvey." She said as she watched him drag them down a random street obviously looking for something.

"I know. I'm just….there! Found it!" He said excitedly dragging her towards a sign that clearly stated 'Subway Entrance'.

"Oh God! Not again." She groaned as he pulled her down the tunnel that lead to the underground passageway. Harvey threw some coins into the ticket slot and they literally jumped half the stairs the led to the subway platform. They shared a look as they heard the loud rumble of footsteps rushing around the corner and glanced at the closing subway doors. It was now or never.

Harvey and Donna ran onto the subway train seconds before it shut behind them and laughed as they watched as a crowd of badly disguised associates from Pearson-Specter argue back on the platform.

"Oh my God! That was crazy!" Donna gasped as she tried to catch her breath. Harvey laughed as he leaned on her shoulder and gave her a blinding smile. She looked up at him when he didn't reply and tilted her head to side.

"What?" She asked staring at his odd expression. He leaned his forearms along the wall of the train behind her and she suddenly realized how close they were.

"I'm going to kiss you." He said simply.

She didn't even have a second to blink before his lips were on hers and her mind went blank.

So that's how a real kiss was supposed to feel.

A/N: Haha can you believe this was their first kiss in this story?

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