Chapter 30 - Harvey

Instead of spending my Sunday with Ana, I had to take Louis out to dinner and secure his vote for Jessica. But that went to shit, so I wasted time that I could be spending in Boston.

"Good morning" Donna greets me as I head to my office

"Good morning" I reply as I walk passed her.

But a few steps later, I stop and turn around. 'I remember your hair fuller'. I lean over her desk to ask her, "What do you think of my hair?"

"Could use some work" she answers without looking

"I knew it" I whisper to myself, "What kind of work?"

"Shaping"

"Only shaping?".

Now she turns to look at me, "What's this about?"

"Nothing, forget it".

I head inside my office again. As I sit down, I touch the back of my head. I've lost track of how many times I checked. Maybe Ana wasn't joking, my hair feels like it's thinning out. Oh God, I'm going to end up like Louis.

"Harvey..." Jessica's voice interrupts my train of thought. "How did it go with Louis?"

"Not good. I tried to be his friend and amend things, but I'm not really the one he wants to hear from. He needs to hear that he deserved that promotion"

"That's what I sent you to do"

"He needs to hear it from you" I insist.

"I sent you to do one thing--" she sighs. "Fine, I'll talk to him" she gives in, but I see through her act.

"You knew this was gonna happen, didn't you? You had this all set up" I smirk as I realize her game

"You got me" she admits

"Why send me first?" I wonder

"Because if Louis hadn't worked to get me there, he wouldn't believe me when I went" she explains and heads out.

"Jessica!" I call to stop her, "I need to ask you something... You've known me for years..."

"I have..."

"Do you think my hair is starting to thin out in some areas?" I whisper, hoping Donna wouldn't hear.

She just rolls her eyes and walks away. Fuck, this is probably a yes.

"Donna!" I call her in

"What...?" she sighs as she walks over to my desk

"I was talking with Ana the other day, and she was admiring how full and voluminous your hair is. She told me to ask you what products you use" I lie

"No product does this. It's the extensions. Pricey but so worth it" she reveals

"That won't do..." I whisper to myself.

"What's up with you today?" she wonders, suspicious. "Spill" she demands

"Ok, fine. Ana didn't ask. But my brother is having some issues with his hair, he thinks he might be going bald" I continue to lie

"Your brother?" she looks like she is holding in her laughter

"Yes" I insist.

"Ok, I see... Did Anastasia tell you your hair is thinning out?" she assumes

"No" I lie again

"And did she do it after some argument, or after you pissed her off?" she insists.

I did piss her off a bit when I teased her about Sugar Tits. And that's when she told me about my hair.

Fuck. She got me good. She didn't even have to try. She just planted the seed and let me drive myself crazy.

"Your hair is fine. But maybe this a lesson to not piss her off again" Donna points out. "Tell Anastasia that I already like her" she adds

I smile to myself. "Thank you, Donna" I say, turning away.

She walks out and I grab my phone. "You sneaky clever woman..." I say as soon as she answers

"Ha! Please, tell me that you've been stressing about your hair for the last 2 days" she laughs immediately

"That wasn't fair"

"It was more than fair after the way you had me stressing that you were gonna leave me"

"That was only for a second. This lasted 2 days"

"Honestly, I believed you'd catch up to it sooner" she chuckles.

"Don't joke about my hair again"

"I promise I won't joke about your beautiful and voluminous hair ever again" she says, and I can almost hear her smile in her voice. "And I promise to not mention your receding hairline even when--"

"Hey!" I cut her off

"Sorry, sorry" she laughs.

"Just remember that payback is a bitch that includes handcuffs and hot wax" I warn her

"Really?! If I knew that sooner, I'd be teasing you way more often" she shoots back

"You don't have to. All you gotta do is ask for it, sugar" I chuckle

"I want you to tie me up with one of those expensive ties of yours and fuck me until I can't think straight, Harvey" she says, her voice low and breathy.

Feeling my blood pressure rise, I unplug the office phone so Donna won't listen in.

"For how long have you wanted me to tie you up and fuck you like that?" I wonder

"Honestly? I've been thinking about it ever since I first saw how good you looked in a suit" she confesses

"And why didn't you tell me any of this sooner?" I wonder

"I wanted to ease into it, because I've never really had those kind of desires before"

"I can take it slow" I reassure her. "God, I'm getting hard just thinking about it..." I admit

"I love watching in action the effect I have on you" she says

"You truly have gotten me addicted to you, woman" I breathe out

"Good" she replies, causing me to chuckle.

"I miss you" I admit

"I miss you too" she sighs

"I'll try to be there tomorrow afternoon"

"Wait, isn't the vote for Managing Partner tomorrow?" she remembers

"Yeah. If it goes well, I'll come to celebrate. If not, I'll go throw some punches in the boxing ring instead of your father's face. No offense"

"Non taken"

"...and then I'll come to you for comfort"

"You didn't manage to get Louis' vote?"

"No, but that was to be expected. Now Jessica went to collect it herself"

"Either way, good luck. Not that you need it, you're awesome"

"Thank you, sugar" I smile.

"Am I interrupting?" Hardman walks in my office without knocking, right when Donna stepped away from her office

"Clearly yes" I answer him, pointing at the phone.

"I heard him" Ana sighs from the other end of the line. "Be nice to him until the vote tomorrow" she reminds me

"I'll do my best"

"Good. I love you"

"Me too. Bye"

"Bye".

I put my phone down and cross my legs. "What can I do for you, Daniel?" I ask politely

"I'm sorry. Was that an important call?"

"Very important"

"I apologize for interrupting it, but your secretary wasn't in her place".

"What do you want?" I cut to the chase

"I came to remind you the time of the partners vote tomorrow. Wouldn't want you to miss it" he claims

"Don't worry, I'll be there" I reassure him. "And when you lose, I think I'll take a little trip to celebrate" I speak as I stand up

"You don't need to bring up Anastasia every time you want to intimidate me" he reads into it immediately. "She's with you only because she wants to spite me" he claims.

I chuckle and make my way to him. "First of all, I don't need to intimidate you, you're already far below my level. And secondly, you're the last thing in her mind when she's with me" I smirk

"You can never be too sure" he insists, wearing that disturbing smile

"I can. I'm the only thing in her mind when I'm there" I watch his smile drop and anger takes over.

A thought crosses my mind; If someone sees Hardman punching another Senior Partner, the word will spread out until the vote tomorrow, and it won't look good for him. It's a stupid plan, but it could work.

So I take another step and go toe to toe with him. "You know, I'm fucking her every chance I get. And the things I could tell you about Ana..." I continue, "The way she feels, the way she tastes, the way she begs and screams my name--"

"Harvey!" Donna cuts me off. She shakes her head at me.

Daniel walks off without saying anything else.