"Scottie asked me if I ever had feelings for you," he said calmly. She quickly looked up at him with confusion etched in her brow.

"What?" she said. Harvey took another deep breath.

"I…I didn't wanna lie to her. So I told her about that one time." He dropped his head as he said this.

"Harvey…" Donna shook her head and looked around, not knowing how to deal with what he had just told her.

"I know, I know. We're not supposed to talk about it," he said.

"That's so unfair of her. It was 10 years ago." Donna said.

"Yeah, well, it still happened and she doesn't want me working with you. She doesn't like the idea of me seeing you everyday," he said. Donna looked up at him with a hurt look on her face.

"Don't worry, I was never going to choose her over you" he admitted. Donna drank the last of her scotch and looked out over the city.

"Why did you choose me?" she asked. She wasn't sure if she wanted to hear the answer but she couldn't help but ask. He looked at her in silence for a moment before knowing what to say.

"Because…I wasn't sure who I needed more in my life. But then I asked myself who I'd rather have 10 years from now." He couldn't quite bring himself to look her in the eye after admitting that.

"Me?" she asked.

"Look, Scottie has been around a long time but not in the same way you have. It's one thing for me to stop seeing her, it's a whole other thing for me to stop seeing you. You're the only person I can count on to be there for me. You're the only person who I can't handle being without." He finished the last of his scotch before finally looking up at her. She was still looking out over the city, but this time she had tears in her eyes. She finally turned to him.

"I'm glad you chose me," she whispered.

"I'll always choose you," he said as he wrapped an arm around her. She sunk into him with relief.

"I love you Harvey," she said with her face buried in his chest. He had never heard those words come out of her mouth but he was hardly surprised when he did. He hugged her tightly.

"I love you too," he said. All this time they had avoided telling each other the truth because they thought it would be too hard. They both guarded their feelings so much. He had no idea just how simple it was for them. She loved him and he loved her. They had both known it the whole time. She slipped her hands under his jacket and wrapped herself around him for warmth and comfort. He brushed her hair away from her face and pulled her up for a kiss. Their lips met and they were both so relieved that their mouths fell open instantly and their tongues crashed into each other. The taste of scotch and him was overpowering for her. She was worried that she'd just been introduced to a highly addictive drug. He continued to kiss her passionately and he pulled her into him and held her tightly. He didn't want to let go because he knew that things were still complicated between them. While everything felt extremely simple as he held her in his arms he knew that there was a very good reason behind her 'policy'. She finally pulled away from his kiss to look up at him.

"What are we gonna do?" she said sadly. She also knew that things were still complicated and that they would have to make sacrifices no matter what path they chose.

"I don't know." He looked back at her. Then, for no apparent reason, he started laughing.

"What's so funny?" said a not-so-amused Donna.

"I guess Scottie was right for feeling threatened by you," he said, smiling. She smiled back at him and shook her head. He slid his hands around her waist to pull her in for another hug. They stood there in silence for a long time. Not wanting to let go, not wanting to deal with the consequences of something they'd been trying not to do for the past 10 years – openly love each other.