Since Stephen, things have gotten a lot better between Harvey and Donna. The future lawyer had often checked on her, and now they even call each other from time to time, something they didn't do before. As for Donna, the redhead had gotten over her breakup with Stephen much faster than she would have thought, and after Harvey's visit, she had run into the British student in the hallway, his bruised face avoiding her gaze, while she felt butterflies in her stomach at her best friend's brother's protective behavior. For Harvey, the young man was finishing his first year of master's degree with ease, going to class during the day and partying during the night, as, in his personal life, he had stopped seeing Scottie, at least physically, and preferred one-night stands with random girls from time to time when he was too drunk. The months went by, and as both of them had just finished their exam sessions, the redhead smiled when she saw who was calling her.
«Harvey, hey»
«Hey you, am I bothering you?»
«No, tell me»
«When are you coming back to Hartford?»
«I was thinking Monday or Tuesday, why?»
«What about Sunday? I'll pick you up at Yale»
«Harv, it's a detour for you and— »
«It's alright, come on, I miss you»
As she felt herself blushing, she giggled for a few seconds before answering Harvey.
«Sunday then»
«Perfect, I'll keep you posted»
«Alright»
As soon as they hung up, the idea of finally seeing each other again for the summer break delighted the two young people who were looking forward to Sunday. Luckily for them, that day came quickly, and as Donna said goodbye to Rachel and left the dorm, her heart was racing as she saw him with his smirk leaning against the car.
«Hey»
«Hey»
«You're still as hot as the last time I saw you, Donna»
«And you haven't changed, Harvey»snorted the redhead.
«I know — come on, let's go»
As the two of them got into the car and left the campus, it was as if time and distance had done nothing for them, everything was as before, they were laughing, chatting, and most importantly, flirting. God, they were flirting so much that it became insane, like never before, and that, always a little further and daring each time. As Harvey spotted a gas pump, he pulled off the road to fill up the tank while Donna took advantage of the break to go get herself some chocolates from the little shop. As she was waiting for him to finish, she stayed outside, leaning against the car door, taking advantage of the nice weather to eat her chocolate.
«Hey, did you get me some?»
«I got some for both of us»
«Both of us?»
«Yeah»
«I can have a piece then?»
«Of course»
At the same time, as he had just placed his hands on either side of the redhead, enclosing her body between the vehicle and himself as he watched her put a bar of chocolate in her mouth, leaving a piece sticking out, Harvey was looking at her with a provocative look. He then decided to approach little by little, their faces now a few inches from each other, and faced with the redhead's lack of resistance, he captured the piece of chocolate between his teeth, and the moment their lips brushed, it was over. Harvey didn't wait, he caught Donna's lips between his and took advantage of the heat of their breath melting the chocolate to slide his tongue into her mouth and French kiss her as he had dreamed for months now, the two young people devouring each other's mouths while moaning until they were short of breath and needed to separate.
«I missed your lips»
«I can see that»chuckled Donna.
«Chocolate with strawberry, right?»
«Your favorite»
«So you had it all figured out, Paulsen? You know, if you wanted us to do our hot make-out session again, you should have just asked, I would have come all the way from Harvard to Yale just for that»
«Idiot. Come on, your father is waiting for us, and Marcus is landing in an hour»
«Let's go — wait»
Before letting her go, Harvey kissed her again as she chuckled, until they both got into the car. The rest of the trip was as usual, they talked, laughed, and Harvey took advantage of every red light and traffic line to kiss Donna, as if he had just fallen back into drugs after months without consuming, unable to resist her. Once again, Donna had planned to stay at the Specters for the summer, using Harvey's room while the young man took the couch in the living room or his father's bed when Gordon left on a summer tour. After dropping off her things, Harvey drove her to her parents' house, where she spent the day with them, and then returned in the evening to the Specters to greet her best friend, with whom she spent the evening chatting at the expense of Harvey, who would have preferred to have her all to himself. The days passed, and the two young people resumed their habits. Donna alternated between spending time with her parents when they weren't working, seeing old friends, and enjoying her time with the Specters — mainly Marcus during the day — so that Harvey would join her late at night in his room to make out until going back downstairs to fall asleep on the couch. If the days were similar and Harvey was still as crazy every time he found himself alone with Donna, it was without counting on this random Thursday when he thought he was going to lose his mind. They had been on vacation for almost a month now, and while Gordon had left on tour the day before, Harvey woke up on the couch slowly because of the two voices talking in the kitchen.
«When?»
«I have no idea»
«Isn't it a little weird?»
Recognizing the voice of the redhead and his brother, Harvey sat up to glance over the couch before gasping silently and immediately lying back down, eyes wide open, looking at the ceiling. Alright, obviously the repairman had come to fix the pool pump, which was now operational. In the kitchen, Marcus was shirtless, his likely swimsuit hidden by the table and chair in front of him, and if he had seen his brother thousands of times in this outfit, it was especially the one with her back to him, that made him have a cushion placed on his crotch to hide any evidence. As Donna was chatting with Marcus in the kitchen, like her best friend, seeing her half naked, she was obviously ready to jump into the pool too. In a split second, his gaze had settled on her long pale legs, leading to her bouncy ass that he had spent hours staring at in her tight jeans, while there, she was wearing only a pair of olive green swimsuit pants, revealing half of it, making the future lawyer want to sink his teeth into it. If he could see her lower bare back, the rest was hidden by her long red hair reaching to the middle, and if he was now staring at the ceiling trying to forget and calm the agitation in his boxers, he was already dreading seeing the front.
«Oh shit»
As a sound of glass on the floor was heard, it was Donna's little laugh that echoed in the room right after.
«Well, if that didn't wake Harvey up…»
Taking advantage of this to get noticed, the future lawyer sighed before whispering loud enough to be heard.
«Thanks Marcus»
«Sorry brother. I'm coming back, I'm going to get something to clean everything up in the cellar»
As soon as Marcus disappeared, Donna left the kitchen in turn to go around the sofa and look at Harvey, who was now leaning on his elbows. For a few seconds, neither of them said anything, the redhead blushing slightly while the young man let his gaze roam the front of her body: milky skin dotted with freckles, a slightly muscular stomach probably thanks to pilates, long, thin arms, but mostly: her breasts, perfect breasts that would be better in his hands than in this swimsuit top. While Harvey didn't really know what to say, it was Donna who spoke first, laughing.
«Good morning»
«Very good morning — you're insane»
«Harv»
As he moved his head forward while pouting, a sign that he wanted her to kiss him, again, unable to say no, the redhead took a quick glance to make sure Marcus wasn't there before leaning down to kiss him quickly, but that was without counting on Harvey, who grabbed her jaw to slide his tongue into her mouth before she pushed him with a laugh.
«Harvey»
«What?»
«Your brother»
«Found it»
Hearing Marcus' voice, Donna moved away to take her place back around the table in the kitchen, feeling Harvey's fingers slide up the back of her thighs as she shivered. To try to lighten the mood, Harvey started the conversation, still lying on the couch.
«When did the repairman come?»
«This morning when you were sleeping»
«It was about time, a summer without a pool is not a summer»
«Well, you better get up to enjoy us then — let's go, Red?»
«Yep»
Once the two best friends were outside, Harvey took the time to observe Donna. God, she was beautiful. It was the first time he saw her body like that because, despite their make-out session, he had only had the opportunity to see her stomach and part of her legs, but never more. Besides, the last time he had seen Donna in a bikini, they were kids, and after, he thought he was too cool and big to hang out with his little brother, and then he had left for college, so he had missed the pool parties at the Specters. But as she was now almost twenty years old and had a crazy body, Harvey had trouble taking his eyes off her as she walked on her long legs, her ass tight in her swimsuit bottoms, while laughing with Marcus. Once the two friends were at the edge of the pool, he quickly got up and ran to his room to brush his teeth, take a quick shower, and swap his boxers for his swimsuit before going back down. Seeing Donna sitting at the edge of the water, he ran before jumping in a bomb right next to her, the redhead gasping when she was splashed with cold water.
«Harvey»
«What?»
«What? Seriously?»
«Harvey, you pain in the ass, leave her alone — anyway, is he nice?»
«Very»smiled Donna.
«Who are you talking about?»asked Harvey.
«A guy who is interested in Donna. Tomer? Tommy? Thomas?»snorted Marcus.
«Thomas»
«Oh»
If the little brother had not paid attention to the tone used by Harvey, Donna noticed a hint of surprise and disappointment in his voice. Anyway, while the three of them discussed everything and nothing for almost two more hours, Harvey floating in the water, Donna sitting by the pool, and Marcus lying on a towel in the grass, it was the younger brother who got up hastily and started talking.
«I'm going to get some beers from the store down the street, anyone want anything?»
«No, thanks»
«All good, brother»
«Alright. I'll hurry, I'll be back in about ten minutes»
As Marcus pulled on his t-shirt and flip-flops, Harvey moved slowly through the water while Donna discreetly looked over her shoulder. The moment they heard the door slam, she saw Harvey swimming a fast crawl towards her, splashing her in the process, before arriving in front of her, placing quick open-mouthed kisses on her thighs, gradually rising before pushing with both arms on the edge, lifting himself out of the water, their faces now facing each other as he rushed to kiss her passionately until they were both out of air.
«Really?»
«What?»
«What if Marcus had forgotten something and had come back?»
«Well, he would have seen me eating your thighs. So what?»
«What's your problem?»
«My problem is that you're hot and that bikini... Jesus»
«I see you liked it»
«Yeah — anyway, who's this guy Marcus talked about?»
«Well, like I said, his name is Thomas, and we have some art classes together because he's studying to be an architect»
«What's he like?»
«Calm»
«That's already good»
«Yeah»
«And?»
«I don't know, he's really nice, I mean, Stephen had jumped at the chance to go out with me, but Thomas, I don't know, he's sweet and patient, doesn't try anything, very respectful»
«Well, I'm reassured to see that the story with Stephen doesn't prevent you from continuing to live»
«Yeah»
«Is he handsome?»
«Very»
«More than me?»
«No»
If Harvey didn't know if she was joking or serious, he went back into the water before placing a few more kisses on her thighs and murmuring.
«But you're not with him?»
«No, not yet. We're just chatting»
«Good — are you coming in the water with me?»
Without giving her a chance to respond, he pulled her slightly until she was completely in the water, and if their make-out sessions in a bed or a car were a lot, the pool was definitely top notch. As he gripped her hips hard in the water and she gently tugged on his wet hair to get better access to her mouth, her being trapped between the pool wall and his body as he supported her, they heard the door slam and immediately separated, Donna finding back her spot on the edge and Harvey in the middle of the pool.
«Guys, I took pizzas. Do you want to eat now?»
As Donna and Harvey dried themselves off, the three youngsters came in and ate the pizza Marcus had gotten while chatting. If until then, they had been talking about everything and nothing, when the redhead saw her best friend looking at her with a smirk, she couldn't help but laugh before speaking.
«What?»
«About Thomas»
«What about him?»
«You said he was a good guy»
«He is, yeah»
«You might go to the second stage with him»
«What?»
«Oh, come on, Red, don't be a prude. You told me he was handsome, now is the time. I heard that the mattresses at Yale were comfortable»
As Harvey swallowed hard, he could see that Donna was slightly uncomfortable before she decided to play it cool and joke with Marcus.
«You slept with Marcia once in your senior year, and since then, you think you're a sex life counselor, please»
«What? You don't like it?»
«It will happen when it will happen»winked Donna.
«Yeah, but if Thomas is —»
As Marcus was about to continue teasing her, a smirk on his lips, he was interrupted by someone ringing the doorbell as he left the redhead and the future lawyer alone. Once far enough away, it was Harvey who spoke first.
«Hey»
«Yeah?»
«Do you remember: I am at your complete disposal, you just have to ask»
«What?»
As Donna was surprised, she saw Harvey smile with a soft and sincere face.
«What what? You didn't know how to kiss, I showed you, and now it works at college. If you've never slept with anyone — I know that a first time is stressful — you can ask me, and I'll show you so it will be more natural with Thomas»
«We're talking about sex, Harvey»
«I know»
« You want us to sleep together so I can practice? »
«Exactly»
«This is…»
While he expected her to refuse, he choked on his own saliva when he saw her take a deep breath and whispered while looking at him.
«If Thomas asks me on a date, I'll consider your proposal»
If his heart was beating a thousand miles an hour, feeling a mixture of surprise, fear, and excitement, Harvey simply smiled before glancing down the hallway, making sure that Marcus was still deep in discussion with the postman before approaching Donna, kissing her tenderly and whispering against her lips.
«Alright»
After the younger brother returned from his discussion, the three youngsters chatted a little more before Donna left the house to go to her place, spend the early evening with her parents, and then return to the Specters. Once again, after making sure Marcus was asleep, Harvey slipped into Donna's room, where they spent a moment kissing languidly, a hint of excitement added as they both thought back to the conversation of this afternoon. The next morning, as Harvey sat on the high chair at the kitchen island, eating his cereal in only his boxers, he saw Donna come downstairs still in her pajamas. As Marcus sat on the couch with his back to them, playing PlayStation, after the redhead greeted him, she walked over to Harvey with a smirk, standing behind him, sliding a hand over his bare abs, her chest against his back, before whispering in his ear.
«Thomas asks me on a date»
With her words, he choked on his cereal as she pulled away, Marcus turning to see what was going on, as both of them were smiling, pretending everything was fine as Marcus resumed his game. They spent the whole day exchanging glances full of meaning, Donna not being able to believe that she dared to imply that she was thinking about sleeping with him, while Harvey played the redhead's words over and over again: If Thomas asks me on a date, I'll consider your proposal — Thomas asks me on a date. Was she serious? Were they really going to sleep together, or was it to tease him? Weren't they going to cross a line they shouldn't? God, so many questions and few answers. As the hours passed and Donna had just returned from yet another meal with her parents, she was occupying the future lawyer's room while Harvey was staring at the ceiling. Realizing that he didn't have his phone charger, he sent a message to Donna.
Hey, are you sleeping?
Not yet
I forgot my charger in my bedroom, can I come by?
Of course
In a split second, he discreetly went upstairs, poked his head into his brother's room to see him sleeping with his mouth open and his headphones on, to finally knock on Donna's door and get inside.
«Hey»
«Hey»
«Do you know where I put my charger?»
«No idea»
«Wait»
As he searched in different places of his room dressed only in his boxers, Donna watched him for a few seconds, a wave of heat invading her as he found the charger on his desk and turned around with a victorious smile.
«Tada»
«What a man»chuckled Donna.
«I know — alright, give me a goodnight kiss»
As he leaned in to kiss her languidly, barely their mouths separated, he heard Donna murmur against his lips.
«Does your proposal still stand?»
For a few seconds, neither of them said anything, Donna waiting for an answer, wondering if she had gone too far while Harvey thought he was hallucinating.
«Harvey?»
«Are you serious?»
«The first time is something serious, and I want it to be well done»
«But you don't want to do that with someone you love? With your boyfriend or something?»
«Well, it's an important moment in a girl's life, I want to have good memories of it, and you were my first kiss, my first hangover, and each time, it went great. With you, I feel safe and protected, I mean, forget about it — it's stupid»
«No, no, no. It's not, I swear. It's just, like you said, it's important for you, and I don't want to regret doing this with me»
«I won't»
«Donna»
«If you don't want to, I'll understand if —»
«No»
«Oh»
«No, I mean, our kisses are good — so good — I suppose sex will be too, but I don't want you to feel forced or that things would be differentif — »
«It won't, I mean, we're having sex…»
«…but that doesn't mean…»said Harvey.
«Exactly»smiled Donna.
«Well, if you want to, I'm at your disposal»
«Alright»whispered the redhead.
«Hey, Donna. Um, if you want to stop, if you don't want to do it anymore, if you feel uncomfortable, if it's going too fast, if you're in pain or anything —»
«— I'll tell you»
«You promise me?»
«I promise»
«Alright — wait»
Quickly, he left the bed to go and lock the door while Donna closed her legs in anticipation, watching him return to the bed. If for a few seconds no one spoke or moved, Harvey leaned down gently to catch her lips between his and kiss her passionately. For long minutes, they kissed, the young man pushing the redhead with his body until they found themselves lying on the bed. So far, nothing abnormal, it was an evening like any other for the two young people. But as Harvey began to rub himself more and more against her, Donna could feel his bulge against her thigh, causing a fire inside her. He then slid his lips into her neck and into her cleavage before slightly lifting her t-shirt and placing kisses on her stomach. As he stopped to place butterfly kisses instead of open-mouthed kisses, Donna heard him murmur against her skin.
«Can I take it off, or would you rather keep your top on?»
«You can take it off, it's alright»
As he helped her remove her top, he continued to drop kisses higher and higher until he finally reached her bra, where he slid his tongues in the hollow of her breasts, the redhead holding back a moan as she slipped her hand into his hair. After a few seconds, she felt him hooking a finger into the elastic of her shorts before whispering again.
«What about your shorts?»
«Take it off»
«Alright»
As he continued to kiss her, he slid the shorts down her legs while Donna helped him take them off completely by kicking her legs, now both of them finding themselves in their underwear. For a while longer, they kissed until Donna whispered.
«You can take my bra off if you want»
«Are you sure?»
«Yeah, yeah»
«Alright»
As he slid his hand down her back, unclasping her bra with a skillful hand, he continued to press kisses to her neck as she freed herself from the fabric, both of them sighing as their bare skin touched. As she felt Harvey slide his hand down her stomach, stopping at the waistband of her panties, she felt him whisper against her lips.
«I'm just going to— »
«Yeah, sure»
As he slid his fingers inside her panties, then between her folds, finding that she was more than ready, Donna shivered as he was dropping open-mouthed kisses in her neck. In order for her to get used to the feeling, he began to move his fingers back and forth while she bit her lips to prevent her from making too much noise. After a few minutes, when the situation was becoming unbearable for the young man who was eager to finally be reunited with the redhead, he took a deep breath to try to calm himself down while he settled between her legs, caressing her thighs until he murmured against her lips.
«You're ready?»
«Yeah, let's do it»
He first got rid of her panties and then his boxers, and if they thought that seeing each other naked and being so close would have embarrassed them, both were surprised to be extremely comfortable, kissing each other again and again, completely obsessed, until Harvey groped his nightstand, his lips still focused on the redhead's skin.
«What are you doing?»
«I pray that I still have condoms in my drawer… and… bingo»
As he turned his head to see what he was doing, between Donna's lips on his neck, her hand caressing his back, the other in his hair, Harvey managed to grab one despite being extremely horny and pull himself up to stand on his knees, the redhead watching him tear the foil with his teeth, holding his length in his hand as he was so fucking hot. A few seconds later, after doing his business under Donna's curious gaze, he leaned down again, capturing her lips between his before placing one hand next to her face, the other still busy between his legs as he raised his gaze to look at her.
«You're ready?»
«Yeah»
«You're sure. Donna, you —»
«I really want this»
«Alright»
After positioning himself properly, he placed his second hand on the other side of her head before pushing ever so gently while observing any sign of discomfort on her face as he tried to focus on something else, not wanting to come right away since she felt so good. Once all the way in, he let himself fall back on her softly to moan into her neck while whispering.
«You're alright?»
«I am»
«Are you in pain?»
«No, no, it's pretty… pleasant»
«Good, then. Alright, can I keep on?»
«Yeah, go on»
After one last kiss, he began his back and forth movements, first gently, then quickened the pace, his elbows resting on either side of the redhead's head, his fingers intertwining with the strands of her hair, their foreheads against each other, while their hot breaths were caressing their faces, as small moans were escaping from their mouths. They couldn't tell how long they were busy, but as Harvey was gripping her hip with one hand, holding her leg around his waist with the other, his head in the crook of her neck, his moans muffled against her skin, Donna was gripping his mid-length dirty blonde hair with one hand, the other resting on the nape of his neck, her mouth against his temple, moaning endlessly, while their bodies were on fire as their skin slid against each other from how much they were sweating.
«Donna, I won't last long»
«Me neither»
«Thank God»
While one of his hands was still tangled in the redhead's hair, he slid the other down her sweaty body to where they were joined to rub between her fold as she sank her teeth into his jaw. In a split second, he felt her clench around him, as she moaned a little louder while he silenced her with his lips, coming a few seconds after her, his body twitching before he fell back on Donna. For a few seconds, they were silent, trying to catch their breaths, both of their bodies soaking wet against each other. After a few seconds, he pulled out to fall back next to her, taking charge of removing his condom before throwing it in the trash can next to him, then turning to Donna, who was staring at the ceiling.
«Hey. You're okay?»
«I'm, yeah»
«You… enjoyed it?»
«I did, yeah, a lot»
«And I didn't hurt you?»
«No, not at all. It felt good»
«I'm glad»
«Thank you, Harvey. For real, I'm glad I did it with you, it's even better than I expected»
He took the opportunity to slide his arm under the redhead's neck, who raised her head to help him, before she grabbed his hand and played with his fingers unconsciously.
«Well, don't get too used to it, the other guy won't perform like me»
«Oh my god»giggled Donna.
«What?»chuckled Harvey.
«You are insane»
«Insanely good in bed»
« But you were sweet too »
«Alright, never tell that to anyone»
«Why not? It was cute»
« Well, I can be cute and sweet for you, otherwise, let's say I'm a beast in bed. You'll see, next time it'll be way more sporty and hotter »
«Next time?»
«Yeah»
«Harvey, don't»
«Why not? You liked it, right?»
«I did, yeah»
«And you're not with Thomas yet?»
«I'm not»
«We got one month left of summer, I swear I'll show you everything there is to know, so when you go back to Yale, it'll be Thomas who feels like a virgin. Deal?»
«Deal»
As they were doing the pinky promise with their little fingers while laughing, Harvey then sat on the bed before getting up to dress back. As she watched him leave the bed completely naked, his muscular body still glistening with sweat, putting his boxers back on, she was torn between the joy of having had so much fun with Harvey and the sadness of seeing him get dressed again as if nothing had happened, as if she was just another girl among all those he was fucking back in Harvard.
«See you tomorrow?»
«Yeah, see you»
After one last kiss, Harvey left the room, leaving Donna alone, sitting in Harvey's bed, completely naked, while she held the sheets close to her chest, completely lost. She had no idea what she was supposed to feel right now. She had loved her night with Harvey — well, adored it even — and while she knew deep down it was just for practice, she had been upset to see him leave so early like it was nothing. So reluctantly, she got up, took a shower to get rid of the sweat, and put her pajamas back on to lie back down in his bed, where she fell asleep surrounded by the smell of Harvey and sex, physically exhausted by so much sensation. For Harvey, as soon as he had closed the door to his room, he had remained stuck in the hall without knowing what to do or think. The moment he had proposed that they sleep together again in the future and that she had accepted, just the way she had looked at him, he felt suffocated, so he had said goodnight, kissed her, and ran away. Now that he was in the hallway alone, with the smell of Donna sticking to his skin, he had the feeling of becoming sick. He hurried downstairs, grabbed a pair of jogging pants from the laundry basket, and put on his hoodie and sneakers before taking his keys and his phone, leaving the house to go running. That night, he would run for hours, without knowing where to go, until his lungs burned and he could barely breathe, tears stinging his eyes as he was invaded by many emotions.
He knew he had to stop before it went too far, but he couldn't.
He couldn't and he wouldn't.