Hi All! In light of #SuitsMonth and this week being Angst, I have written a short multi chapter starting here. Not too long just long enough to get the picture. Thanks to all the Twitter Fandom today for that interesting conversation. If not too much trouble would love a review. Thanks so much - Love Carebearmaxi

Bringing It Home

The car ride home was absolutely silent. They sat far apart. Donna on one side and Harvey on the other in the big black Lexus that Ray drove. When they both got in the car with Donna having the door held open by Ray, 'Where to?' Ray asked. Neither said a thing and just got in the backseats not touching or uttering a sound. Ray knew something was not right because in the last few weeks since Harvey was outwardly going with Donna the two would get in the car with wild banter or avid chatting. Ray would sometimes join in but most of the times he would look back in the rearview mirror and enjoy the big smiles on both their faces. He especially was happy for Harvey because Ray knew, though Ray never said anything, how much Harvey really loved Donna Paulsen.

Ray could see the radiant glow on Donna's face as well when she and Harvey were together. She was always kind to Ray himself and always included him in their conversations. There had only been a couple of times when Harvey had put the glass opaque window up between the seats and that had only been at night when they were going to an affair or coming from one. Even then Ray had surmised why the divider window was being raised.

Tonight, there was just silence all around as Ray pulled away from the parking space. He figured that one of them would say something to him before they got close to where they wanted to go.

"Ray, take Donna to her apartment, please," Harvey said in a rather loud commanding tone.

"Donna?" Ray said asking her if this was what they had agreed. He wanted to make sure before they both started to argue.

Donna swiveled her head and looked at Harvey who did not turn to look at her. His face remained sedentary and looking straight ahead. Donna resignedly swiveled her head back and wiped an angry tear away said, "Yes, Ray, please do."

When they arrived at Donna's building, Donna hurriedly got out of the car herself not waiting for Ray to open the door for her. As she stepped onto the curb and straightened she slammed the car door.

"Thank you, Ray."

"Goodnight, Donna," Ray said.

Ray got back in the car and noticed the hard look on his boss' face.

"Everything ok, boss?"

"Everything is fine, Ray. Just take me home."

"Sure thing," Ray said as he pulled away from the curb.

"Do you want me to stick around after I drop you off?" Ray asked. He thought for sure he would be called to take him back to Donna's apartment or vice versa.

"No. That's ok. Go home to your family tonight."

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Finally arriving crosstown at Harvey's swank digs, Harvey alighted from the car and walked resolutely to his condo. He opened the door unlocking it with his key and noticed at once how silent it was and heavy the atmosphere felt without Donna there. Not that she had been there to meet him all the time, but they had returned the last few times from the office together where they would eat, watch some TV, or just take a bubble bath together and then go to bed. Often they would make love, but sometimes just too exhausted and happy to just sleep spooned together.

As he swigged his scotch that he had poured himself, his thoughts turned to earlier in the day when Donna dropped that bombshell of an announcement. How could she? Before we had even talked about it? Now that Faye is there things are really escalated. Faye did not say anything but I know Donna will be losing her job for sure. Or me? And me? I can't let that woman allow Donna to lose her job no matter what the circumstances are. This broad must understand! She's a woman and a professional.

He realized after a bit that he was so tired. He wanted to call Donna, but he did not want things to escalate to the level they had earlier in the day where they were both yelling at each other and embarrassing themselves in front of their co-workers.

Harvey dumped the rest of his Scotch down the sink undressing now as he made his way into his bathroom. He quickly washed himself of the day's battles, brushed his teeth and lay down between the covers. His hand found its way to Donna's pillow. He took it from the side of the bed she now claimed and held it to himself inhaling her vanilla and strawberry scent. She claimed she had only used that shampoo for his benefit as he was obsessed with strawberries. He smiled when he remembered the morning she had lain next to him and uttered the statement.

Holding Donna's pillow to his chest, Harvey fell into a restless sleep.

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Donna turned the lock in her door and walked in. She tread slowly down the corridor before the turn into her living room where she dropped her bag and coat. She decided against a bottle of wine and brew herself a cup of soothing Camomile tea instead. She went straight into the bedroom and slid on her silk camisole and pajama pants covering herself with a large oversized cardigan. She wrapped it around herself and sniffed. She could smell Harvey's cologne and his own male scent on it. This was the cardigan that she had been wearing that night a few weeks ago when he had shown up at her door full of emotion and passion sweeping her off her feet making love to her before they had even hit the bed. She sniffed his cologne and his male scent and she, at the time, had been loathe to wash the scent off her sweater. She loved the memory of him that night and how safe his scent made her feel.

Feeling silly continuing to sniff Harvey without the flesh appearance of him, she took her tea from the pot and sat down turning on the TV. Her phone sat on the coffee table. She stared at it as if it were Harvey himself as if it would jump up and apologize for being a dick to her. Yes, she knows she should never have announced her announcement with that woman present but Donna was tired of sneaking around behind closed doors and pretending that she and Harvey were just friends!

Harvey's attitude she really did not understand. She knew that all their jobs were at stake, but for heaven's sake why was he angry with her? This was a result of both of them. Something that they both had wanted. Between Thomas' crap within the last few months and this event, Donna's conscience had suddenly become loud enough for others to hear.

After finishing her tea, she decided that all she wanted to do was sleep. It would be difficult because she craved his warmth and his arms around her. Funny she went 13 years without him next to her at night and now one night away from his touch was agonizing. Her only consolation was that she hoped he felt the same way.

Going into her bathroom to brush her teeth and wash the remnants of her makeup off, she took a look at herself and then smiled. He loves you! This is just temporary. It was a shock to him as well as others, so he will change his mind...I hope.

Donna shut the light off and slipped under the covers as tears rolled down her cheeks.