Classes had only been back for two months, and they missed each other a lot. They were trying to get their lives back together a little more, but it wasn't easy. If the redhead had a hard time getting him out of her head, the different stories he posted on Instagram where he posed with girls very close to him at parties helped to turn the situation around. On a personal level, she had gone for a coffee with Thomas after one of their common classes a few weeks ago, and as it had been very pleasant and they had promised to do it again, with their different schedules, it was difficult to find a moment, so they communicated by text message, chatted during classes, and even if he didn't yet make her feel the way Harvey did, she could say she had kind of a crush on him. For his part, Harvey had been abstinent for two months now, unable to sleep with any girl, no matter how drunk he was, the redhead was still obsessing him. But even though his sex life was at a standstill after two intense months, it didn't stop him from flirting and making out, but the feeling was never the same as with Donna. They missed each other a lot, and if they thought they would only see each other again for the winter break, it was without counting on Harvey's surprise. While Donna was in her room, talking with Rachel, she was surprised to hear someone knocking on her door late in the afternoon, and even more so when she saw who it was when she stopped dead while looking at him.
«Harvey?»
«I heard you were looking for a hot lawyer»
«Oh my God. What are you doing here?»
As she wrapped her arms around his neck and he did the same around her waist, the two young people stayed like that for a few seconds before separating. As Harvey leaned in to kiss her, he saw Donna pulling away and froze before whispering.
«Thomas?»
«No, Rachel»
«Hello»said the brunette right behind Donna.
«Oh, hi»
«Please come on in»
After dropping a big sports bag on the table, he approached Rachel to hug her quickly with a charming smirk before turning around and looking at Donna with eyes dark with desire.
«Why are you here? You didn't tell me anything»
«Tomorrow is Yale against Harvard»
«Football game, sure, I forgot»smiled Donna.
«Well, you have Harvard's quarterback right in front of you»
«Congratulations»
«You'll come and see me, right?»
«Maybe, but I'll be in the stands supporting Yale, you know»
«No way, tomorrow, you'll be team Harvard»
«Nope. Yale»
«Well, I'll accept that you support Yale only if I see you on the field with the pompom and mini skirt»
As the temperature rose in the room and she felt like she was too much, the brunette cleared her throat before speaking.
«Well, I'm going to the library to work, and for the information, I'm going to stay there a long time, like a really long time»
«Bye, Rachel»muttered Donna as she was blushing.
Once the door was closed and they found themselves all alone, he approached her slowly, stroking the end of her hair as he bit his lip while watching her.
«So?»
«So what, Harvey?»
«You and Thomas»
«Me and Thomas»
«How are things going for you two?»
«We're good»
«How good?»
«Good, like we had a coffee a few weeks ago together»
«Just a coffee?»
«Just a coffee, yeah»
«Alright»
Without a word, he continued to approach before sliding his hands to her hips and lift her up to sit her on the table, settling himself between her open legs while placing open-mouthed kisses on her neck, sliding his hands from her hips to the small of her back under her t-shirt, feeling her soft skin on his fingertips.
«Harvey»
«What?»
«Don't do that»
«Why not?»
«Because Thomas…»
«… is just a guy you got a coffee once, so I have free reign for the moment, right?»
As he was looking at her with his beautiful chocolate eyes, unable to say no to him as usual, she sighed before whispering.
«Right»
Quickly, he kissed her passionately, slipping his tongue into her mouth to slide it against hers, before lifting her up against him and whispering against her lips.
«Which bed is yours?»
«On the right»
«Perfect»
As soon as Donna was laid on the bed, her hair forming a halo on the cushion, Harvey was lying between her legs, standing on his knees, as he took off his t-shirt, and the redhead sighed, seeing his bulging chest, his sculpted abs, and the fine line of hair that goes from his navel to inside his boxers.
«You missed it, right?»
Without even answering him, she took off her own t-shirt to find herself in a burgundy lace bra as Harvey whispered in a husky voice.
« Damn. I missed it, for sure »
He then leaned down to kiss her again and again, grasping each part of her body with his big hands as they both moaned when he lowered his lips on her, sucking on her cleavage, enjoying the fact that she wouldn't be in bikini in front of Marcus to mark her, his possessive side taking over. As he pulled off her sweatpants and panties, putting her legs over his shoulders and lowering his head between her legs, he felt her hand rest on his forehead to stop him as Harvey watched her.
«What?»
«Let's have sex»
«Oh, alright»
He moved around to sit up and settle between her legs as he worked on his own pants, finding himself in his boxers a few seconds later as their kiss grew hotter and hotter while both of them couldn't take it anymore: two months without sex after a summer of intense pleasure was complicated. Donna then dug her hand into his boxers to slide her hand delicately along his length, feeling him heaving against her palm as she started stroking him slowly as he was bitting her lips and moaning until his eyes shot wide open.
«Wait, shit»
«What?»
«Condom. You have some?»
«No»
«Shit, wait, I'll —»
«You've been with a lot of girls since this summer?»
«What?»
«I mean, you're clean?»
«I am, yeah»
His last test had been done before summer vacation, and since then, he had only slept with Donna who had only had him as a partner, so yeah, clean as fuck.
«And I'm on pills»
«Seriously?»
«Yeah, I don't mind, I just want to have sex»
«Alright»
In a split second, he was inside her, both of them moaning since it had never felt so good. First, it had been two months since they had done anything except taking care of themselves on their own when they were alone or in the shower, never feeling the same pleasure as with the other. And second, it was the first time without a condom for either of them, and this new sensation made them feel even closer. Harvey never took this kind of risk, he had never shared a night without protecting himself, but with Donna, it felt so natural and good — sweet baby Jesus, it was so good, they couldn't believe it. He knew it was supposed to be just sex between them, no feelings, but while Harvey was busy pounding inside her like a madman while he kissed with a sense of urgency, what's more, with the idea that Harvey was going to finish inside her, made things much more intimate and went beyond the purely physical aspect, but that they would never admit to each other. After nearly ten minutes, as their sweaty bodies were sliding against each other, Harvey moaned in her ear.
«Tell me when I should pull out»
«Don't»
«Are you sure?»
«Yeah, come inside»
«Alright»
A few seconds later, both came hard together, as the two of them couldn't help but shiver as they felt Harvey finishing deep inside her, emptying himself until the last drop only to fall on her, completely exhausted. The idea of having ended up in Donna made Harvey realize how fucked up he was, never again would he be able to cum with any girl knowing it would be nothing compared to what had just happened, and for the redhead, the moment she had felt Harvey's heat spread in her lower belly, she understood that what had just happened went beyond just having sex together. If no one said anything for a few seconds, it was Harvey who started in a weak voice.
«I'm exhausted»
«What's going on? You lost your touch?»giggled Donna.
«I haven't had sex for two months»
«What?»
«Yeah»
«How so?»
«Too busy»
Too busy thinking about you, thought Harvey.
«School?»
«Yeah. I'm studying a lot»
« I can imagine — give me my panties and put your boxers back on, please — how's your second year of master's going? »
While Harvey complied, both of them found themselves lying in the redhead's small bed in their underwear as they discussed their return to school and their studies for hours until the future lawyer talked in a low voice.
«Hey»
«What?»
«Can I sleep here tonight?»
«What?»
«Please»
«Harvey, this is not your room»
«No, it's yours»
«That I share with my roommate»
«Come on, we share your bed, and tomorrow morning I'm leaving»
«Harv»
«Just to sleep, please»
«You're annoying me — alright, let me call Rachel to ask»
As she grabbed her phone from her nightstand and called her best friend, Harvey continued to place open-mouthed kisses on her stomach and breasts, taking advantage to enjoy the milky skin of the redhead he had missed so much. As he brushed against the elastic of her pants, he couldn't help but smile at the thought that, right now, a part of him was still inside her and would probably be for a few days — maybe when she would see Thomas again too — and the very idea made him want to cum inside her once again. While he was lost in thought, he heard Donna speaking.
«Rach? Hey, am I disturbing you? Yeah, hum, do you mind if Harvey is sleeping in my bed? Just for the night, I swear, tomorrow morning, he's out — you can say no if you want, it's fine»
As she unconsciously slid her fingers into his dirty blonde mid-length hair as his head was against her belly while talking to her roommate, Harvey felt the butterflies in his stomach go crazy as he continued to drop kisses on her skin.
«I don't want to make you feel obligated, Rach. He's a big boy, he'll find somewhere else, I would understand»
To be notified, he gently bit the skin of her ribs as she pushed on his face for him to stop while he giggled seeing her looking at him with annoyed eyes.
«Alright, thanks, Rach, see you»
As soon as she hung up, she propped on her elbows up before whispering.
«You can stay»
« Thank you — by the way, you didn't tell how your presentation went with this weird professor »
For another twenty minutes, they chatted about everything and nothing before Donna ordered pizza so that they both settled into bed and watched a movie on her laptop. Once finished, as Donna had put on the t-shirt that Harvey had handed her when she had shivered post-sex, seeing her get up only in panties and his Harvard t-shirt, the future lawyer was hard again as he talked to the redhead.
«Hey, when is Rachel coming back?»
«No idea»
«Ask her»
As she sat on the edge of the bed to grab her cell phone on the nightstand while she sent a message to her best friend, Harvey took the opportunity to slide his hand into her bare back under the t-shirt and place kisses on her neck while she murmured.
«She answered»
«And?»
«She asks if in two hours is good?»
«It's perfect»
As he saw over her shoulder that she answered a perfect to the brunette and barely pressed the send button, Harvey made them tilt on the bed so that the redhead found herself straddling him while he was lying on the mattress. As Donna was about to take off her t-shirt, he stopped her.
«Don't»
«What? Seeing me in your Harvard t-shirt turns you on?»
«Hell yeah»
«You're insane»
«Am I?»
Before he even gave her a chance to answer her, he pulled down his boxers, pushing her pants to the side before thrusting quickly inside her and making them moan. They made love languidly, as Harvey was now sitting, Donna still straddling him, their foreheads were against each other, their arms gripping the other's body to be as close as possible, their hot breaths against each other's skin, and their moans mixing with their kisses while the redhead continued to undulate her body above the future lawyer.
«Harv»
«Yeah?»
«Take off my t-shirt, I'm dying of heat»
«Sure»
Reluctantly, he threw the t-shirt on the floor before flipping them over, Donna finding herself back to the mattress and Harvey on his knees, pounding hard, holding her hips between his big hands while observing her magnificent body moving under him and the marks he had already left a few hours earlier. Thinking about the fact that at some point it will stop, that she will find a man who will offer her more than just intense sex hidden from everyone, who would have the chance to enjoy her body as he did now, to enjoy her as a person, he couldn't help but speed up his movements to lean down and kiss her intensely. Meanwhile, Donna knew him well enough to know that this change in behavior had something to do with everything that was going through his head as he looked at her with that hint of insecurity in his eyes, and even though she knew she shouldn't let her feelings take over, when he leaned down to kiss her, she responded with passion and... feelings? Anyway, both of them could find the same passion and devotion as their last night in Hartford, and when Harvey finished deep inside her for the second time, Donna feeling the heat spreading in her lower belly once again, she moaned as they remained lying in each other's arms as the redhead caressed his wet back.
«Harv?»
«Yeah?»
«Are you alright?»
«Why are you asking?»
«I don't know, it's like something changed»
He wanted to tell her the truth, that things had changed, that he wanted more than just sex on the sly, that their arrangement didn't work for him anymore, that it kept him awake at night sometimes, that he was lost, facing her, facing his future, facing all of this, and that for the first time, he felt like he had no control over anything anymore, that he was overwhelmed by the situation. He wanted to tell her, but he couldn't tell her everything, so he explained, but only a part of it.
«I'm lost»
«About what?»
«School, my future»
«How so?»
This is my last year of study, and then I'm starting my working life. I have a lot to think about. I know I already have a job waiting for me, but I'm going to be alone in New York. Marcus is in California, My father will probably take advantage of the fact that I'm no longer studying to resume his tours around the world, and I'll be far from everyone, and I don't know, it panics me»
«Well, I know I'm neither your brother nor your father, but I'm just a phone call away, you shouldn't hesitate, and if you want to see me, New Haven and New York are not too far»
«I'll work all the time, Donna. I won't be able to do a round trip like I do now»
«Well, if you need me, I could come too. I still need someone to show me New York for when I move there in turn»
«I can't ask you to put your life on hold for me»
«Well, we're... friends, and that's what friends do, right?»
«Yeah, friends»
For a few seconds, no one said anything, Harvey still snuggling in Donna's arms as she continued to caress his wet back until he whispered.
«Come on, let's take a shower and air this room out, otherwise, Rachel will walk into a bedroom that stinks of sex and the two of us naked»
«Yeah, come on»
A few minutes later, both of them were in the small shower, washing themselves while talking and kissing, Harvey using the redhead's soap. Before both of them went out, they dried themselves off, the future lawyer wandering around the room naked to grab a clean pair of boxers from his bag while Donna put on a new pair of panties and his Harvard t-shirt again before locking herself in the bathroom to dry her hair. As Harvey settled back into Donna's bed, scrolling through Twitter while waiting for her to come out, he was drawn to the redhead's phone ringing, indicating that she had just received a message. He knew it didn't concern him, that he shouldn't look, but curiosity being too great, he grabbed the phone and swallowed hard when he saw that it was Thomas.
Hey, sorry, I was swamped with all the classes, but yeah, it would be super nice to see you again. What about dinner this time? Wednesday night? You told me you loved Italian food, there's this great restaurant not far from campus. Keep me posted. I can't wait to see you again
Harvey would never have thought, but reading the text from the future architect was like taking a knife to the heart. When he heard the hair dryer cut off, he quickly put the phone back on the nightstand and pretended nothing had happened while the redhead came out of the bathroom yawning, climbing on the bed to join him.
«We're going to be cramped — literally, no personal space»laughed Donna.
« Oh please, we have sex together, personal space is not a problem »
«Classy, Specter. Anyway, what time is the game tomorrow?»
«Ten o'clock, but the coach asked me to be there at seven»
«We better sleep then, it's already eleven and I'm tired»
«Sure»
«Wait»
As she was lying between Harvey and the wall, she climbed a little over the future lawyer to grab her phone, Harvey taking advantage of their position to place kisses on her neck while watching her discreetly respond to Thomas' message, lying back down next to him and turning off the light to fall asleep quickly. Barely ten minutes later, as Rachel entered the room silently, she watched the two young people in the bed and sighed. She never really understood what was going on between the two of them, she knew he was her best friend's brother, that they used to kiss from time to time, and that she has a crush on him since forever, but he wasn't the type to commit, so Donna didn't want to lose her time and be heartbroken by hoping to be with him at some point. But when they turned back from their summer break and Donna blushed when Rachel asked her how her time in Hartford went, the brunette understood that they did more than making out. So now that she was inside the dark room that still smelled a bit like sex despise the open window, the redhead and young man asleep in each other arms, their mouths brushing each other, she sighed. What a bunch of idiots. The next day, if Rachel was already up and fresh out of the bathroom, when the future lawyer's alarm rang and both of them groaned, she watched as Harvey unconsciously placed a kiss on the redhead's neck while she sat down on the mattress.
«Harv»
«Hum»
«Wake up»
As he slid his hand into her hair, Rachel saw how he had smiled discreetly, sliding his hand under the Harvard t-shirt she was wearing to caress her bare back. Noticing her best friend, she whispered with her eyes still half closed.
«Hey Rach»
«Hey»
«Did you sleep well? I know Harvey is snoring»
«Guilty»murmured the young man, still lying down.
«It's fine. I came back late, and I was exhausted»
«Yeah, Donna was too»
As he was chuckling, Donna was fast to put her hand on his mouth before sighing.
«Shut up — sorry about him — come on, you're going to be late for your game. Let's go»
As both of them got up to go to the bathroom, Donna in her panties and t-shirt, Harvey in just his boxers, Rachel was surprised to hear the sound of the shower and their voices talking. Alright, they were definitely more than just friends or whatever other names they gave each other, as they were both under the shower jet talking like it was the most normal thing in the world. About twenty minutes later, once outside, Harvey grabbed a banana, they both kissed unconsciously before he left the room, leaving the two alone.
«I know what you're going to say, Rach»
«What about Thomas?»
«We're going to eat together Wednesday night»
«And Harvey?»
«Well, it'll stop the day I will be with Thomas»
«And you're alright with that?»
«Well, Thomas is a good guy»
«And Harvey is —»
«— Harvey. He's just Harvey»
«Do you realize that you two are more than just sex friends or whatever you call that?»
«We're friends»
«No, you're not»
«I don't know what to tell you, Rach. Harvey and I, since the beginning, have made things clear; we kiss, we have sex, but that doesn't mean there will be more. Both of us, no matter what we feel for each other, don't want the same thing in life. I want to find someone to stay with for life, build a future, and to love, while he just wants to have fun and not commit. So yeah, what we're going through is hard to explain, I would have liked more, but it won't happen»
«Why not?»
«Because we don't want the same thing, and even then, he's at Harvard living his student life, me at Yale, and then I'll still be here while he lives his life in the New York society, we're not from the same world, Rach, it'll never work, and anyway, he doesn't want that»
«I'm sorry, Donna»
«It's alright. I mean, Harvey was my first crush, my first kiss, and my first time. It's normal that he has a special place in my heart, but he won't be able to occupy the place I'm looking for, you understand?»
«But Thomas could?»
«I think, yeah»
«Well, I hope this Wednesday night will go well, then»
«I hope too. By the way, are you coming to watch the game with me later?»
Across campus, Mike watched Harvey come from afar before giving him a sign that he didn't understand.
«Are you serious?»
«What?»
«Where were you last night?»
«What are you? My dad?»snorted Harvey.
«I'm serious, bro»
«I was with Donna»
«Dude, I came all the way here with you to support you during your game, we rent a hotel room and everything, and you run away»
«Come on, I just spent the night with her»
«Where?»
«In her room, with her and her roommate»
«What?»yelled Mike.
«No, I mean, in Donna's bed, Rachel was sleeping in her own — by the way, I'm sure you would have thought she was beautiful. She totally your style»
«Oh my God. Do you remember that your coach asked you to be focused and that you slept well before the match? Not for you to spend your night in a girl's bed»
«It's Donna, I can't help it»
«Well, do something about it, then»
«What?»
«You know what I'm talking about, Harv»
«And I already told you that we're having fun right now, but it won't last because we don't want the same thing and we're not meant to be in a relationship»
«No, the truth is that you two could have a really beautiful relationship, but because you're afraid of losing her, you don't want to try anything, and you're going to let her slip through your fingers»
«Mike, I'm not going to have this conversation again. Plus, she already has someone else in mind»
«And yet I'm sure you two spent the evening having sex together, this someone else already forgotten»
«Specter. Let's go»
Without having time to answer our best friend, the coach called the football player as he waved him in before turning back to Mike and talking.
«Will I see you in the stands?»
«Of course, change the subject, but yeah, I'll see you dedicate all the points you're going to score to your beautiful redhead»
«Shut up»
After a last giggle, the two best friends high-fived each other before Harvey joined his coach. Hours passed, and as Rachel and Donna sat in the stands, they heard a male voice behind them.
«Donna?»
As she turned around, not recognizing the guy, he smiled at her before approaching.
«I'm Mike»
« Oh, Harvey's roommate, right? »
«Yep»
«Well, nice to meet you. Hum, this is Rachel, my roommate»
«Nice to meet you, Rachel»
«Nice to meet you too, Mike»
As Donna watched them smile at each other, both clearly a little embarrassed as they looked at each other fondly, Donna smiled sadly as she realized that this kind of thing would never happen between her and Harvey. So after he took a seat next to them, they talked until the game started, where the butterflies in Donna's stomach went crazy as she watched Harvey walk onto the field, looking for her before smiling as she spotted her among others. For Harvey, seeing her give him a little wave, he wanted to win the match, but just for her, and after the coach called them all, he reluctantly looked away from her before focusing on his match. After three hours, while Harvey was scoring again and again, still looking at Donna every time, who was cheering with all her might, the game finally ended while he hurried to change, take a shower, and call Donna, who answered quickly.
«Hey»
«Hey. What a game»
«See? I told you to support Harvard and not Yale»
«You were right»chuckled Donna.
«I'm always right. Anyway, are we eating this lunch together?»
«Yep, I'm with Mike and Rachel, we could go all together?»
«Good idea. I'll change, and I'll be there»
«Perfect. See you, Harv»
«See you»
As soon as he hung up, the three young people chatted together until Harvey came to hook his arm around her neck and place a kiss on her temple, but as she stiffened against him, he understood that she was not comfortable with public physical demonstrations, and he understood that he had done the same thing when they had toured Harvard.
«Anyway? Frank Pepe Pizzeria? Sound good?»smiled Rachel.
«Perfect»
«Works for me»
«Me too»
The four young people then went to the pizza shop as they chatted about everything and nothing, getting along perfectly until Mike tapped his best friend on the shoulder and whispered.
«We have to go, brother»
«Already?»
«Yeah, we have class tomorrow at eight and another two and a half hours of driving»
«Yeah, you're right. Well, let's go then»
After all four were out of the restaurant and found themselves in the parking lot near Harvey's car — where they had done so many things together — Rachel greeted Harvey and Mike hugged Donna. Seeing the redhead and Harvey looking at each other with a small smile, Mike cleared his throat before speaking.
«Alright, I feel like I'm in the way. Rachel, are you coming?»
«Yup»
Once the two young people had left, Harvey and Donna found themselves face to face while the future lawyer slid his hands on her hips and then her back while she put them around his neck.
«Congratulations again on your match. I didn't know you were so athletic»
«What? You thought I only maintained my body for you?»
«Well, what? That's not a valid reason?»chuckled Donna.
«Alright, don't tell my coach, but my training hours are just for you»
«I'm flattered»
As they laughed together, they ended with a sigh before Harvey whispered.
«See you at winter break?»
«Sure»
As Donna pulled away from his arms, Harvey kissed her tenderly, memorizing the taste of her lips, remembering that she had a date with Thomas soon and that she probably wouldn't be single by Christmas. So he kissed her again and again until he heard Mike yell from a little further away.
«Harvey, leave that poor girl alone»
As both of them chuckled against each other's lips, Harvey pulled away before whispering inches away from her.
«Alright, I should go»
«Yeah, see you, Harv»
«See you»
After one last kiss, Harvey joined Mike in the car while Donna and Rachel returned to the campus, which was about ten minutes from the parking lot. While the two young men drove the first miles in silence, it was Mike who spoke first.
«She's amazing»
«Are you talking about Rachel or Donna?»
«Well, Rachel seems amazing too, but right now, I'm talking about Donna»
«Yeah, she is»
«Are you alright, bro?»
«I am»
«You sure?»
«I don't want to talk about it, Mike»
«Alright. But I'm here, okay?»
«Okay»
On the Yale campus, the two roommates had just entered their room, and as Donna let herself fall on her bed, the smell of Harvey still in her sheets, she heard Rachel talking to her.
«You know that they had rented a hotel room with Mike for the night before. There was no reason for him to spend the night here»
«I suspected it, yeah»chuckled Donna.
«And you know he's obsessed with you?»
«He's obsessed with sex»
«Maybe, but he's obsessed with you too»
«I don't think so»
«Donna, don't you think —»
«Rach?»
«Yeah»
«Can we just... not talk about it? Please»
«Alright, but I'm there for you»
«I know»
«About this date with Thomas, what are you going to wear?»
Throughout the evening, the two girls discussed the redhead's upcoming evening, stalking Thomas' social media while she tried to get the sexy future lawyer out of her head. Meanwhile, Harvey had barely gotten back to his dorm when he ran into Scottie.
«Harv, hey»
«Scottie»
«I heard about your win against Yale. Congratulations»
«Thanks. Um — do you want to go for a drink?»
«I thought you were never going to ask me»
That evening, he drank a lot — being drunk as fuck in less than an hour — way too much for a day before classes as he closed his eyes when Scottie kissed his neck, trying to remember Donna's scent, the texture of her hair between his fingers, the sound of her moans, her wet body against his, or even the taste of her skin on his tongue. It wasn't what he needed right now, but that would do the trick, enough to make him forget the deep unhappiness inside him and his need to be in her arms.
Well, maybe not enough.