“Caroline, a little help here?” a busty short brunette came rushing through the back door trying to balance three dishes in one hand and two in the other. “With Oleg humping pinning over Sophie and humping anything hump-able and you saying chip chip cheerio to every patron that comes in and out, I swear, I have to do all the work around here.”
At this point, Harvey couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight. In front of him was a dishevelled waitress who looked like she was about to drop dead after a sixteen hour work shift. Despite looking exhausted she was still a feisty little firecracker.
“You find this funny pretty boy? Let’s see you and your manicured nails work a double shift serving hippies and drunks.” She smirked. He was right, this was her second straight shift.
“Ummm,” the great Harvey Specter was at a loss for words.
No one at Pearson Hardman had the balls to talk to him like that. Harvey stood up. “First of all, I’m honoured that you think I’m pretty. But for your information Ms.-I-am-all-alone-and-I-hate-the world, I have done my time, working my way in the mail room. So yeah, I get it! And there’s no reason to be snippy at me.” He had no idea why he felt the need to defend himself in front of this complete stranger.
Max took a moment to admire Harvey’s physical stature. He was pristinely clad in an expensive three piece suit tailored to perfection. His 6 foot frame towered over her. Inhaling his musky cologne brought chills through her spine. A guy like that could probably get any girl he wants and would never give her the time of day.
She was a waitress. She was plain boring Max. This was probably why Johnny left her, she thought. Everyone was getting ahead in life, but not her. She was diner girl as Johnny had so aptly described forever.
“Max, this is Harvey Specter. He’s a lawyer from Pearson Hardman, one of the top firms in the city and a friend of mine from Harvard. And Harvey this is Max, my high strung friend who I’m indebted to for taking me in,” Caroline said breaking her train of thought.
“Dude! You’re a lawyer? I practically live, breathe and eat Law and Order. I’ve seen every episode there is to watch thanks to my good buddy over here” Max nudged Caroline as a sign of appreciation for the box set she had given her after that failed attempt to get her father acquitted.
Harvey chuckled wondering if his associate, Mike Ross had learned how to become a lawyer the same way. He also noted that the feisty brunette in front of him although lacking in class and formal education could probably manage herself and hold her own. He could maybe even use her help if he decided to help Caroline prove her father was innocent.
“Harvey, I really appreciate you coming here especially since I know how busy you are, but I have to go help out in the back. If we could continue this some other time, that would be great.” Harvey gave her a squeeze before saying, “How about on Saturday at the old watering hole for lunch?”
“Yeah, I could do Saturday.” Caroline said nonchalantly.“Max, you’re welcome to tag along.” Harvey said flashing his killer smile.“As long as you’re buying pretty boy.” She winked at him.
Harvey said his goodbyes and exited the diner. He wasn’t sure if they could build a case with the lack of evidence and Jessica would probably kill him if she knew what Harvey was up to, but no one tells Harvey Specter what to do. Working with the Channings’ for almost a decade, Caroline in particular, Harvey had a hunch that the older Channing was guilt free and he was just the fall guy. Truth be told, he had very little interaction with Martin Channing but the fact that he had raised a daughter like Caroline said a lot about the man’s character.
This was madness. Half the town had taken a hit because of the Martin Channing ordeal and just the thought of entertaining this case would be perceived as suicide. But he was the almighty Harvey Specter. A gamble like this could destroy him in the short run, but up his billable tenfold in the long run. If he were to take on this case, He would just have to do it as discreetly as possible and at the speed of light.
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