Harveyâs smile seemed to make Alexisâs worries melt away instantly, causing her own smile to form. âIâm sure itâs just me overreacting,â the young woman began, running her fingers through her messy blonde hair to push it out of her face, âbut in all honesty, Iâve never really hadâŠthis.â Her hand motioned between the two of them with her last comment. It was a bit embarrassing to admit, especially since this was their first time ever being intimate with each other. However, she had a feeling that Harvey knew what she meant. Then again, maybe he didnât, and was going to assume she meant that she had been a virgin.
âBy this I meant a connectionâŠUnless Iâm overthinking that too,â the young woman chuckled, her gaze dropping once again. âBut I donât think I am. Simply because, out of the few months Iâve been working with you, youâre the only one to treat me with respect.â Alexis smiled softly and flicked her eyes up to meet her bossâs. âYou know that Iâm more than just looks, and how smart I actually am. You allow me to actually do what I came to this law firm for; learn. Youâre patient with me, kind, you allow me to make suggestions or explore different ways to try and piece together everything. And all of that, Harvey, is more than you being a decent human.â
The young woman laid back down and cuddled up to Harvey, taking his hand into her own once again. âIâve never had anyone treat me the way you do, and have that desire for me, but hold themselves back for whatever reason. Whether it was out of respect, you were just being a gentleman, or you were scared too - anythingâŠMen have never seen me as anything more than my looks.â Alexis looked up into the older manâs eyes before she kissed him softly.
âIâm just worried that youâre going to either say that we have to stop this because you donât want a scandal, or youâll find someone closer to your ageâŠâ She was fully aware of how silly and insecure she sounded, especially for a 25-year-old, but it was true. The regret that Harvey might feel could come from the age difference, her being someone who was only meant to learn from him, or any number of things. But Alexis worried more about the media possibly finding out, and him ending whatever this was because of them. The young woman certainly didnât want to hurt Harvey in any way, especially his career. And some people might frown upon their DA parading around with a young model/student on his arm.
No matter how hard they tried to make their relationship between them stay just between them, there was always that risk of someone finding out. And even if they didnât, would Harvey prefer to keep this on the low forever? She sighed as those newly imagined worries filled her mind, and cuddled up closer to the older man.
âIf itâs of any comfort to you, I really do like you. And I hope that we can be together,â Alexis spoke softly, kissing his shoulder. âEven if you want to keep it a secret for a little bit, I donât mind. I just donât want to be a secret forever.â
Well Harvey had to give the blonde credit. Sheâd clearly put much more thought into this than he had. Which probably should be clear from the get go, considering that this happened largely because of his own impulses. And sure, heâd done so once it was clear she wanted it just as much, but he did still cave, didnât he? He could understand why one might only see her for her looks pretty well, even before this. Leggy blonde with a nice rack tends to get attention one way or another. Gotham wasnât exactly an exception there. Thankfully, there were at least some people in his walk of life that were a little more inclined to listen to what was coming out of said womenâs mouths than letting their eyes stray. Harvey being one of them.
Though you could argue, suppose, that heâd done a bit of both in this scenario in particular.
âWell clearly Iâm not opposed to the idea.â he chuckled, adjusting his positioning on the bed, eyes glancing over the body that heâd had trembling in his arms just a few moments earlier. Thereâs a visual thatâll be stuck in his mind for a while. As for a relationship? It might be a little too early to call how things would end up playing out, regarding public perception. But given the myriad of other issues, the corruption especially, in this city, Harvey found it doubtful that this would be seen as a big deal in comparison. If only because he didnât quite have a say in her actual progression in this field and if so, he was staying firmly hands off with that if he could.
âWe could cross that bridge when we get to it.â he uttered, wrapping an arm around the blondeâs waist and pulling her into another kiss. âIâm certainly up for seeing where things go from here if you are.â