A/N: All the usual disclaimers. Love Hurts by Nazareth. Also, fair warning, this is about domestic violence. Harvey/Mike slash fic. Don't like, Don't read. Reviews are good.

Love hurts,
Love scars
Love wounds, and marks

"I told you this morning, Lucas, that I have to work late tonight." Mike said, running his hands through his hair in frustration. "Lucas, I am hanging up now. I'll see you when I get home." Without waiting for a reply, Mike ended the call and ground his teeth. He loved the guy, he really did, but Lucas can be so damn needy sometimes. Especially after what happens every time that Mike comes home late from the office, or has to work on the weekend, or, or, or. Honestly Mike was starting to get a little tired of it. He just narrowly escaped having anyone notice the faint bruising under his right eye where Lucas and hit him last Friday night. Granted Lucas was drunk and stoned when he did it and last night, Lucas was a bit stressed about his job and Mike did sort of provoke him by complaining about the unpaid bills. So he felt that he sort of deserved to be pushed against the wall. Also, he knew that Lucas was feeling just a little insecure about Harvey. To the point where he (Lucas) had felt the need to show some dominance and Mike had ended up with nasty bruises on his upper arms (Lucas rarely ever bruised where it could be easily seen) and an uncomfortable ride to work that morning.

Mike sighed, closing his eyes briefly and clenched his hands into fists.

"Hey, Mike. You going for lunch or are you heading back in?" Mike recognized the voice of his boss.

Mike shrugged and discovered his appetite gone after the phone call. He opened his eyes, plastered a smile on his face (even though he knew Harvey wouldn't be fooled by it) and replied "Naw. I'm heading back in. Already ate."

Harvey arched an eyebrow and clearly looked like he didn't believe him. "Well then, after you."

Mike was glad that the older man had, apparently, let the matter drop as they both headed for the elevator.

While Mike headed back to his cubicle, Harvey watched him with concern and Donna, ever the observant one, watched Harvey with a small smile.

The smile was quickly wiped away when Harvey turned to face her. With a slight tilt of his head towards his office, she got up, followed him in and shut the door.

"What's on your mind?" She asked.

"I need you to get me as much information as you can about Mike's boyfriend Lucas."

Donna didn't say a word. She just arched her eyebrow at him, which he couldn't see because he was focused on the file on his desk, and went about her assigned task. However, just before she left his office, he said "Make sure Mike doesn't find out. Also, send him in here. I need his help with this client."

"Sure thing."

'So much for dodging Harvey.' Mike thought cynically as he made his over to his boss' office when Louis tracked him down.

"Mike, you have those files ready for me?" Louis asked looking at him expectantly.

"I gave them to Norma." Mike replied without stopping and, although Mike couldn't see him, Louis nodded and headed to his own office.

He glanced briefly at Donna and when she nodded, he went into Harvey's office. Harvey was sitting at his desk reading a file.

"Have a seat, Mike." Harvey says, without looking up. "Our client will be here in about twenty minutes."

When Mike doesn't say anything, Harvey looks over to him and notices a slight twist of pain on his associate's face as he settles himself in a chair.

"You okay?" He asks somewhat coolly because, god forbid that he actually sounds like he cares. Which he does, but he has a reputation to maintain.

Mike looks over at him, surprise briefly flitting across his features. "Yeah. I'm fine." Harvey just nods and proceeds to fill Mike in on the details of the case and then they meet their client. After their client leaves, Mike goes back to his cubicle and Donna comes in to deliver the information that Harvey had requested about Lucas Dickerson. By the time he finishes reading, he's pissed. Lucas is, apparently, a serial abuser, alcoholic and junkie. Although, to be fair, Lucas only did drugs on the weekends. Harvey wondered if Lucas had ever pressured Mike into doing drugs, despite what Harvey had told him would happen if he was ever caught.

Harvey determined that if he ever caught Lucas abusing Mike, than there would be drastic action taken and that it might not be the legal kind. With that in mind, Harvey got back to work.

It was almost quitting time, when Mike looked up from his briefs, startled from 'the zone' and noticed Greg and Kyle smirking at him. He groaned inwardly, because he knew from lots of experience that any time that they looked happy, it was generally a bad thing for him. Donna was standing in front of him with a large vase of flowers and a questioning look on her face. "These are for you." She said, setting the vase down on a small clear space. She then glanced somewhat menacingly at the other two associates and they quickly scrambled to their own cubicles and work.

"Thanks, Donna." Mike said, reaching for the card.

"No problem." she replied, giving him a cheeky look.

He opened the card and read the brief message. Mike, I'm sorry about last night. You know that month end is coming up at the store and that always makes me a little crazy. Please forgive me? I really do love you. L.

Mike sighed and seriously started to think about his relationship Lucas. 'If he really loved me then he would stop taking his frustrations out on me, he would respect the fact that I am trying to stay clean and he would also understand that my job is ten times more demanding than his.' He thought bitterly, picking up the flowers and the card and dumping them into the nearest wastebasket.

He then sat back down at his desk and tried to settle back into his groove for the next couple of hours, because that's about how long it will take him to finish the paperwork on his desk.

The next time he looked up from his work, the bullpen was empty except for him and Harvey, who was reading the card that the flowers had come with. Pulling his ear buds out, he asked "Where'd you get that?"

"You know, Mike, you really should ask Donna if she wants the flowers before you throw them out." Harvey replied, watching Mike carefully and, not for the first time, noticed just how blue his eyes were. Then he frowned as he also noticed the deep bags under his eyes and how thin and slightly haggard the younger man's face was.

"When was the last time you had a good meal?"

Mike shrugged indifferently. "This morning. Why?"

Harvey's mouth tightened a little in disapproval. "Let's go." He said abruptly, turning away from Mike's desk.

Mike stared at the older lawyer in shock. "Harvey, I can't. I have to get these briefs finished."

Harvey turned back and gave Mike his implacable look complete with raised eyebrow. "And I say that you're done for the weekend. Let's go."

Mike sighed, closed up the folder and scrubbed his hand across his face. Glad, actually, that Harvey was insisting that he quit for the day before eleven.

A/N: This was supposed to be a one-shot. But, I am apparently incapable of doing one-shots. So enjoy the multi-chapter story. Also, and this will sound egotistical, but please review and let me know what you think. The more the better. Let me know how YOU think Harvey should approach the Mike/Lucas situation given his, so far, secret romantic feelings towards the younger lawyer.