Skyfall

Chapter Five

The next morning Harvey woke up and found Rebecca still in bed next to him. He pulled her closer to him and started to kiss her neck.

"Harvey…" She trailed off, laughing softly. "C'mon. I was trying to sleep."

"I know." He told her. "I just got excited because you were still in bed this morning instead of bouncing around the kitchen."

"Do I need to remind you that my bouncing around in the kitchen does give you a home-cooked breakfast? And they say breakfast is the most important meal of the day." She pointed out.

"No. And you know how much I appreciate it when you cook for me. But sometimes I would rather grab a bagel from the cart if it meant I got to spend some more time with you in bed." He admitted. "I can't ever seem to get enough of you."

"I know that feeling well." She turned to face him and ran her hand through his hair before kissing him. "I love you so much."

"I love you too." He said, looking at her curiously. "What brought that on?"

"Just was thinking it so I thought I'd say it." She smiled. "So did you have a reason for wanting me to stay in bed in the morning? Did you have a plan?"

"I always have plans." He smirked.

"Want to let me in on the plan?"

"Why tell you when I could just show you?" He started to kiss her and climbed on top of her.

"Sometimes I wonder what goes on in that mind of yours." Rebecca laughed as she walked with Harvey towards their offices. He had just told her about a weird dream he had the night before about being in high school and being best friends with Louis. Apparently in the dream they did everything together, even double dating.

"Most of the time I'm just thinking about you." He slyly slipped his hand into hers as they walked.

She looked over at him and smiled, rolling her eyes. "You're becoming quite the sweet-talker."

"I have a good muse." He whispered in her ear.

They walked past Donna's desk and Rebecca stopped when Donna called out to them.

"What are you two doing Friday night?" Donna asked.

Rebecca looked at Donna and then at Harvey before looking back at her friend. "We are free. Right?"

"As far as I know we are free. But you should already know that because you are in control of our schedule." Harvey shrugged. "Why are you asking?"

"It's no big deal or anything. But I've kind of been seeing this guy for a while and I wanted you two to meet him." Donna explained.

"Ok." Harvey nodded. "Just tell me when and where." He then kissed Rebecca on the cheek and went into his office.

"Why do you look so nervous?" She asked her friend. "The entire time I've known you, I've never seen you look this nervous."

"I really care about this guy." Donna explained. "You and Harvey are going to be the first ones from my life that I'm introducing him to."

"So we're your guinea pigs to see how he fits into your life?" She laughed. "Ok. I'm just curious though. How long have you been seeing him?"

"Eight months." Donna answered.

"I'm sorry. I thought you just said eight months." She scoffed. "But you surely would have told me about him at least once during those eight months…right?"

"I was trying to keep it quiet from Harvey. He has scared away some guys before."

"Why would he do that?"

"Because he didn't think they were 'worthy' of me." Donna explained.

"Well that's kind of sweet." She pointed out.

"I guess." Donna sighed. "But I really like Charles. That's his name. I don't want Harvey to scare him off."

"I'll talk to Harvey and get him to back off."

"Thank you." Donna smiled.

"But in return, you have to have lunch with me tomorrow and tell me everything about this Charles guy. You have been holding out on me, Donna Paulsen, and it's time for you to share all the details." She grinned.

Donna chuckled. "Fair enough."

"Louis, do you have a moment?" Rebecca asked later in the day as she entered Louis' office.

"Sure." He nodded, giving her a smile. "What's going on?"

"I have some financials for the Strongmire merger that I need a second opinion on. I was wondering if you could take a look at them for me whenever you get a chance." She held up the folder.

"Yeah, I can do that." He nodded.

"Oh Louis thank you!" She smiled, handing him the folder. "I really appreciate it."

"It's no problem." He told her.

Over the past couple of years she had gotten a lot closer to Louis and she was glad to have him as a friend. Although Harvey still liked to tease the man and they didn't always get along, she liked him and he had been nothing but nice to her. They had gone to lunch together several times while working on cases together and sometimes just for fun as friends.

He even asked her to go mudding with him once, but she told him she was allergic to one of the compounds in the mud and he never asked again. It was an effective way to say no without hurting the man's feelings and she was proud of her quick thinking.

"So I haven't seen you much lately."

"I've been working pretty hard." She admitted.

"I'll say." He chuckled. "You're not only juggling your own cases but also helping Mike while Rachel is gone. Then I see you bringing in new clients left and right. How do you have time to do all of that?"

"I'm just good at time management." She smirked.

"Apparently." He shrugged. "It's definitely impressive and it hasn't gone unnoticed."

"Thank you." She chuckled. "How are things going with Shelia?"

"Things are good." He nodded. "Thank you for asking. Not many people around here do."

"We're friends, Louis. Of course I'm going to ask."

"Since you asked, can I get your opinion on something?"

She noticed he looked nervous. "Of course. What is it?"

"I'm thinking of giving her this." He pulled out a ring box from his suit jacket and opened it. "Do you think it's a good idea?"

She smiled at the thought of Louis getting married. She had met Shelia numerous times over the past couple of years and she could tell that the woman loved Louis. "I think it's a great idea."

"You think she will say yes?" Louis asked.

"Of course she will." She nodded. "She loves you, Louis. That is plain to see."

"Thanks." He looked less nervous now. "I'll get this done for you by the end of the day." He told her.

"It doesn't have to be done today. Sometime tomorrow is fine too." She didn't want him to think he had to drop everything to help her.

"No, it's fine. I'm sure it won't take too long anyway." He assured her.

"Ok. Thanks." She gave him a smile and then left towards her own office. Before she went into her office, she decided to go into Harvey's. Donna wasn't at her desk, which meant they could have a conversation without the redhead listening in.

"Hey." He looked up and smiled at her. "What brings you by in the middle of the day?"

"Something's been bothering me. I've been thinking about it a lot and I want to talk to you about it. If you have a moment, that is."

"Ok. You know I always have time for you." He put down his pen. "This sounds serious though. What is it?"

"Yesterday you told me you felt like you had lost your mojo. Why?" She asked.

"Why what?" He asked.

"Why do you feel that way?" She elaborated on her question.

He sighed. "Do we have to talk about it again right now?"

"Well we really didn't finish talking about it last night. We got distracted and then I figured since it was your birthday I would drop it for the time being. But it's no longer your birthday and we should finish this conversation." She explained. "Please Harvey?"

"Ok." He got up and walked over so he was closer to her. "The truth is I feel like I have changed a lot in the past couple of years."

"Well that's because you have." She acknowledged. "So have I. That's what happens over the course of time. People change."

"But over the past couple of months, I've realized that I feel like I've changed too much."

"How so?" She wasn't sure she liked where this conversation was headed.

"I feel like I've lost some of that Harvey Specter swagger I used to have." He admitted.

"But you still have that." She protested.

"Maybe I do and maybe I don't. The point is, I don't feel it anymore." He pointed out. "My life has changed a lot since I met you. And it's changed for the better, don't get me wrong. I love our life together. But I don't feel like my old self anymore at work. I try to rush through my work sometimes. I haven't gone after many new clients lately because I don't want the extra work. Winning at all costs doesn't seem to matter. I'm just not laser-focused on work anymore. All I really want to do is spend as much time with you as I can, but even that doesn't work out most of the time because you are highly dedicated to your job."

She was quiet for a moment, contemplating what he just told her. While a part of her wanted to be offended and hurt by his statements, she realized that wouldn't do either of them any good. He was entitled to his feelings, just like she was entitled to think he was wrong.

"You mean you think I'm a workaholic?" She corrected him.

"Well…you do spend a hell of a lot of time here." He pointed out.

"I'm not going to apologize for working hard and being ambitious." She told him softly.

"I'm not asking you to." He assured her.

"Ok." She sighed. She was well-aware of the fact that she worked harder than most of the other senior partners in the firm. But she also thought she did a good job of ensuring she spent enough quality time with Harvey. Apparently that wasn't the case though.

"Neither of us are the same as we were before we met." She explained. "Right now I'm more of a workaholic than you. And that's ok. At some point it will change and you will become the workaholic again. That's just the way life is. Maybe we just need to consciously make more time for each other. We can work on that together. But as for your confidence level…you still have that same Specter swagger."

"So why doesn't it feel like it?" He asked with a chuckle.

"I don't know." She shrugged going over and putting her arms around him. "But trust me…you are still the same kick-ass lawyer you've always been. What will it take to help you get your groove back?"

"If I knew, I would already have my groove back." He laughed.

An idea came to her. "How about you help me out with my Holder Appliances case?"

"That's the copyright infringement case, right?"

"That's right." She nodded. "I haven't been able to find proof that DeVega stole my clients' technology. But maybe the great Harvey Specter can use his mojo to find me the smoking gun?"

He smirked. "I know what you're doing."

"What am I doing?" She asked.

"You're trying to give me a case that is easy to try and build my confidence back up."

"No. That's not it at all." She shook her head. "I'm inviting you onto a case that I can't crack because I know you will be able to do it. If it helps you realize you're still a bad-ass, then that's just the cherry on top of the sundae."

"I don't know…"

"Please?" She asked. "I'm running out of time and I haven't gotten anywhere."

"Get me the files and I'll do what I can." He told her.

"Thank you." She kissed his cheek and was going to leave when he grabbed on to her arm and spun her back to him.

"Thank you." He told her.

"For what?"

"For being there for me and believing in me."

"I'll always believe in you." She told him with a smile. "And I'll always be there for you. It is part of being a team, remember?"

"Oh I remember that well." He leaned in and gave her a quick kiss.