Julianne wakes before Carrie does; which is surprising considering she went to sleep later than Carrie had. Julianne grabs her robe and heads out the living room and spots her cell phone on the coffee table; she remembers she never plugged it in to be charged last night. Picking up her phone, she notices she has two new text messages; both from Harvey.
What time does Carrie's flight leave tomorrow? Followed by, I took a half day tomorrow, maybe then we can spend some time together.
Julianne is smiling from ear to ear; the perfect way to wake up in the morning.
Her flight is at 2:30pm, taking her to the airport at 12:00pm. I am looking forward to being alone with you tomorrow. I miss you, a lot.
While Julianne was finishing up the last of the text, she didn't even notice Carrie walk out into the living room.
"What has you smiling so big?" While waiting for a response, Carrie sits on the sofa chair, folding her bare legs underneath her.
"Harvey, he took a half day tomorrow so we can see each other." Julianne gets off the couch and plugs her phone into her charger.
"Did he ever come over last night?" Carrie manages to get out, mid yawn.
"Yeah, he was only here for a few minutes though." Julianne has replayed the words he had spoken to her just before left, over and over in her mind.
"That's sweet he came over. I have gone days without seeing Kyle; he gets long shifts at the hospital too many days in a row."
"Yeah, this is new for us, not seeing each other constantly," Julianne needs to talk about what he said, but she's scared, too afraid to say out loud exactly what she feels.
"Okay, I want to tell you something Harvey said to me last night, it was really sweet, but it freaked me out a little." Julianne gets more settled into the corner of her couch, while Carrie sits up straight and crosses her legs.
"Last night, when Harvey went to leave he paused for a second and told me he missed having me there when he woke up in the morning. Now, we don't always stay the night at each other's places, it's happened quite a bit, but it's not an everyday occurrence."
Carrie immediately smiles, "Annie that is so sweet. Why does this make you freak out though?"
"Because it does, when we first started seeing each other, he made it very clear he doesn't do relationships. But somehow, we're finding ourselves in one. It scares the shit out of me. It truly does. This isn't normal. When a guy tells you something sweet like that you shouldn't want to throw up and cry tears of joy all at the same time!"
Julianne puts her face into her hands. Looking back up, she begins to apologize, "I'm really sorry for laying this all on you so soon after waking up."
"Oh please, don't sweat it. The only thing I can tell you is talk to Harvey. He obviously cares about you. Maybe he's freaking out too."
Julianne steps out of the shower and puts on sweater one size too big and a pair of jeans. Walking out into her bedroom, she hears Carrie on the phone. Julianne just assumes it's her daily phone call to Kyle.
Carrie stops her conversation for a second and starts to talk to Julianne, "Hey Annie, want to talk to Kyle for a second?"
Julianne nods excitedly and grabs the phone from Carrie.
"Hey Kyle!"
"Hey Annie, how's it going?"
Julianne looks at Carrie as she responds, "Good, I am just totally bummed that I have to say goodbye to Carrie tomorrow."
"Yeah, well, I'm excited for that, that means she comes home to me."
"True, I think she'd be happier back with you anyway, okay, I won't keep you much longer. Love you and I will see you soon, hopefully."
Julianne hands the phone back to Carrie and walks over to her own.
Picking up her own phone, she calls Harvey.
"Hey Julianne," Harvey answers.
"Hey, I was thinking, to celebrate Carrie's last night in New York, we could go to dinner tonight. I'll invite Mike too, what do you think?"
"Sounds good to me, we close the merger this afternoon, so I will be making it an early day. I guess I can let Mike have an early day too, he busted his ass on this, also."
"That's very nice of you to say, are you going to tell him that?"
"Of course not, and you better not tell him I said so either, I mean it Julianne."
Julianne can't help but laugh, "Oh Harvey, you're too much. Mum's the word, promise. So, I will make reservations, do you want to just meet us where ever or what?"
"How about you meet Mike and I here, and we can all go over together? Is that okay?"
"Perfect, I'll text you later with where we're going. Bye sweetie"
Julianne walks back into her room to talk to Carrie about that night's plan.
"That will be so much fun, I'm excited. I am glad I will get to see where you work!" Carrie says, while lightly clapping her hands together.
"Ray will be here in thirty minutes to take us to Pearson Hardman," Julianne shouts to Carrie after she reads her text from Harvey.
Carrie steps out of the bathroom wearing a black knee length dress, with quarter length sleeves, red pumps and red painted lips to match.
"Is this too much?" She asks Julianne
"Are you kidding me? You look amazing, very classy New York."
"Thanks, Annie, you look amazing, too."
Julianne smiles and fixes her belt in the mirror. Her dress is pink and falls down to her knees. It's more a summer dress, but she can't find anything better to wear, besides, she knows sitting next to Harvey at the restaurant will keep her plenty warm.
"Okay, we should head down now, Ray may already be waiting." Julianne says, grabbing her clutch off the bed.
Once they get outside, Julianne spots the car. Ray gets out and lets the girls in.
They pull up to the building that holds the offices of Pearson Hardman and Carrie is taken aback.
"Wow. Julianne. Wow. You really live some life here." Julianne grabs Carrie's hand and leads her into the lobby.
"Hi Carl, she's with me." Julianne tells the guard that mans the entrance into the building.
Julianne signs Carrie in, and the two head up the elevator.
"Harvey's office is just down towards the end of the hall, c'mon." They step off the elevator and make their way towards his office.
"Hey Donna!"
"Julianne, hi! It has been weird not having you around lately."
Donna gets up from her desk and walks around.
"You must be Carrie. Harvey has told me a lot about you."
They shake hands.
"Is it okay to go in?" Julianne asks while pointing to Harvey's office.
"Oh yeah! Please, go on in!"
Julianne smiles and walks right into Harvey's office, Carrie follows suit.
Once they enter, Carrie immediately walks over to his wall of records.
"Oh my gosh," Carrie can barely utter the words.
Harvey gets up from behind his desk and walks over to Julianne, kissing her lightly on her cheek, "Hey, how was your day?"
"Better now, yours?"
"Same," Harvey smiles his half smiles, the one that sends shivers down Julianne spine.
"Wow, Harvey, this record collection is impressive. You have all the greats. Wow."
Harvey smiles and slips his hands in his pockets.
While Carrie still admires the record collection, Mike walks in.
"Boom! Found a way around the settlement!"
"We can talk about it tomorrow. You ready?"
The tone is Harvey's voice shows he is annoyed.
Mike starts to pat his pockets.
"I forgot my wallet at my desk. I'll be right back."
"Damnit Mike, hurry."
Mike leaves the office and Julianne steps closer to Harvey.
"Hey! Be nice. This will be a long evening if you keep acting like that with Mike."
"What? I hate mixing my personal life with work life. You're the one who complicated things."
Julianne stares blankly at Harvey; she's not amused.
"Fine, for you, I'll be nice." Harvey kisses Julianne's forehead.
Everyone is holding up their glasses.
"To Carrie, the future Mrs. Monroe," Julianne says with pride.
"To Carrie," Mike and Harvey say in unison.
"Thank you guys so much for bringing me here tonight. This has been the best way to celebrate my last night.
The check comes and Harvey grabs for it.
"Please, Harvey, let me get it. It's the least I can do since you helped pay for my wedding dress," Carrie says while reaching for the check.
Harvey grins, "Don't be ridiculous. You're not paying for this."
Harvey picks up the check.
"Mike, you're going to pay for it."
Harvey stands up and buttons his suit jacket.
"C'mon ladies, let's wait outside for Mike."
Ray stops at Mike's place first.
"Carrie it was nice meeting you, have a safe flight."
"Thanks Mike," Carrie says with a smile.
Now that Mike is out of the car, they head over to Julianne's place.
Once they pull up, the remaining three get out of the car.
"Carrie, I'll meet you up stairs, I want a few minutes with Harvey," Julianne says immediately.
"Of course. Harvey, again, thank you so much for everything. You are certainly an incredible man."
Carrie leans in and gives Harvey a hug.
"My pleasure Carrie, please, have a safe flight home tomorrow."
"I'm sure I will and trust me, I will put in a very good word for you with the family. See you at my wedding?"
"Wouldn't miss it," Harvey says smiling in a way that let's Carrie know he's serious.
Julianne hands her key to Carrie, and she heads on up to the apartment.
Julianne turns and wraps her arms around Harvey's neck. He wraps his around her waist.
"So, tomorrow, give me a call when you leave the airport and I'll leave work."
"Sounds fantastic; I cannot believe we're going to have time to be together tomorrow, a lot of time. It's long overdue."
Julianne stands on her tippy toes and kisses Harvey. They stay that way for a few moments.
"Any plans for us tomorrow? Or are we just going to wing it?" Julianne asks, curiously.
"I have a plan. I plan that we'll spend most the afternoon wrapped up in the sheets of your bed; only taking breaks to consume actual food."
Julianne tries hard, but can't seem to contain her smile.
"Can't wait, goodnight Mr. Specter," Julianne reaches up and kisses Harvey again and makes her way to her buildings door.