Chapter 1

Mike felt exhausted. He was sitting in the file room at his beloved firm Pearson Hardman; with his headphones in his ears, trying to read over some new files that Harvey gave him for a new client. Harvey had been especially snappy with Mike this week, Mike would have expected him to be pleased about the fact Hardman was now gone. Then again, Harvey had always been this way, and as Harvey had kept saying when he slapped the files in Mike's hands three days ago; 'this is a very important client.'

It was true this new client was the new head of the Pharmaceutical company; GenPlus, which have been in the process of producing a new drug to help with the cure for Alzheimer's. However, a rival company had started suing them for stealing their drug. So it was up to Mike to try and come up with some defence for Monday in court, but it was late and Mike knew everyone else had gone, so why was he still there.

Mike had read over the case files about 16 times but still couldn't find anything. He yanked the headphones out of his ears, threw them on the desk and paced the room, whilst running a hand through his tousled hair. This was now the second night he had stayed late and just like last night he knew he would only get about 4 hours sleep. Mike stopped pacing, he was so tired he wanted to go to sleep right there and then, so he just leant his back against the file cabinet and slid down to the floor and closed his eyes. Peace at last he thought as he slowly drifted off.

Then he suddenly heard his phone start ringing; damn it's probably Harvey wanting to know what I've found. Mike groaned as he got up and picked his phone off the table; yep Harvey.

"Harvey I-"

"Mike. What have you found?" Harvey had interrupted him before he got a word out, Mike glanced at his watch at saw it was nearly 9. Lost in thought he forgot Harvey had asked him something, and a about a minute had passed.

"Mike? MIKE?" Harvey yelled into the phone making Mike jump and drop the phone."

Mike swore and grabbed it and slammed it against his ear when he heard the end of Harvey's rant:

"just what have you been doing all day, when I give you something to do I expect you to do it and fast."

"Wait Har-" Harvey just ignored him and carried on shouting at him. Mike placed his elbow on the desk and his head in his palm and slowly drifted off again.

That's when Mike realised Harvey had stopped shouting and was asking him something.

"Mike what's wrong with you, are you drunk or something. Are you high" Harvey demanded.

"No Harvey I am not. I am in the office trying to find a miracle at 9 O'clock at night for the second time in a row thanks to you." Mike didn't mean to say all that but he was too tired to notice or care. Harvey had gone silent for a few seconds, and dizziness started to wash over Mike as he finally let the exhausting sink in and his hand dropped the phone as his head hit the desk. Mike didn't even catch Harvey yelling at Mike and saying he was coming to the office to yell at him in person.

Mike was in the car with his parents and he was listening to them arguing again. Mike tried to talk to them and tell them to stop, but it was like they couldn't hear him. It was night and they were driving home, his parents were fighting about something Mike didn't hear as it just sounded like background noise; so faint.

Then he saw a bright light, then there was a crash and broken glass and just darkness. That was the last time he would see his parents. Only a void stretched out around him and he had no one.

This was not the first time Mike had had this dream, they started just after his Grandma had passed away. They usually made Mike wake up in a cold sweat and resulted in him on the phone to Rachel to calm him, but not this time, Mike would usually wake up just after the crash, but this time he was still asleep and only saw darkness. He was shouting out:

"No, Mum, Dad!" Mike was so scared that he could feel his heart racing, but he couldn't move, he was frozen. Then the scene just kept repeating like a movie stuck on replay; the arguing, then the crash and nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Harvey had parked outside Pearson Hardman when he tried Mike again. No answer. Harvey had been home when he rung Mike, and assumed he was just at home himself, not realising he was still at the office. Harvey felt a pan of guilt, then pushed it away, as it wasn't Harvey's responsibility to take the puppy home every day.

Harvey walked into the elevator and pushed the button to go up. He began checking his emails on the way up, then the lift opened. Harvey walked out and went to Mike's cubicle, whilst still checking his emails.

"Hey Mike, you better have a good excuse for not pickin-" That's when Harvey looked up and saw Mike wasn't there, but the files. Harvey had Donna put on his desk were. Harvey frowned and picked them up, he would give Mike a piece of his mind for lying to him.

Harvey checked his office and every other place he could think of until he thought about the file room. and went inside. Sure enough there was Mike fast asleep with his head planted on the desk and arm drooping over the edge. Harvey walked right next to him and slammed the files next to his head. Nothing, Mike didn't even flinch.

Hmmm Harvey thought

"Mike." Harvey said it a bit louder "MIKE" and began shaking his shoulder.

Still nothing, Harvey was starting to get concerned that Mike had stopped breathing, so he checked his pulse, he could barely find it, which worried Harvey further. That was until Mike started shouting "NO! MUM. DAD" and waving his arm about and frowning.

Harvey just realised Mike was having a nightmare about his parents death, not surprising considering his grandmother had just died.

Harvey knelt down next the Mike and began shaking him gently and calling his name to wake him up. That's when he noticed Mike was sweating and shaking. Harvey was just about to call an ambulance when Mike said his name.

Mike was all alone. There was nothing. No one. Wait... that's when he heard a voice, faint, yet familiar. He thought it was his father until it got louder and it clicked. Harvey.

Harvey looked at Mike and said his name once and again and touched his forehead. The kid was burning up.

Mike kept listening to Harvey's voice, somehow it gave him something to focus on and he believed everything would be ok.

"Mike?" Harvey spoke as Mike began to stir

Mike managed to open his eyes and a blurry vision began to come into focus of Harvey crouched next to him with worried concern in his eyes and face. Mike was shocked to see it; did Harvey actually care?

"Harvveyy?" Mike said lifting his head of the desk and grabbing it as the room was still spinning.

"Mike are you ok? What happened?"

Mike remembered what he was meant to be doing and why Harvey was there, and he jumped out of his chair fast; which fell backwards onto the floor. Suddenly Mike began to feel dizzy again after getting up to fast.

"Hey easy there Mike" Harvey said as he gripped Mike's shoulder scared he might collapse

Mike shook his head and tried to push the pain away, he knew he had work to do and he didn't want to disappoint Harvey.

"I'm fine really Harvey, I er just fell asleep for a minute there." Mike bent to pick up the chair and slipped his jacket on, but suddenly wobbled and felt Harvey steady him.

"Really, are you sure about that? I could barely wake you and it seemed like a pretty intense dream." Harvey stood right in front of Mike blocking the aisle between the shelves of files.

Mike was silent for a few seconds, as he was thinking about the dream. Then he shook his head, pushed past Harvey and grabbed the files of the desk. Then he walked out the file room. Mike just wanted to get home, he didn't want to tell Harvey about the dream or go into why he hasn't found anything about the case.

Harvey caught up to him and stopped him;

"Just where are you going Mike?"

"Home"

"Hmm, really because I would like to talk about what happened in there."

"It was just a bad dream alright, now I am tired and I would like to go home." Mike grabbed his stuff and put his bad over his head and walked to the elevator.

Harvey got in the elevator just as it was closing; they said nothing on the way down, until Mike started walking towards his bike.

"What are you doing? You think I am going to let you ride that death trap home at this time, when you are clearly about to fall asleep any second. Get in the car." Harvey walked to his car, opened the door and got in, after about 10 seconds Mike got in the car.

They say in silence for most of the drive, until Harvey finally broke the silence;

"So want to tell me what the dream was about?"

Silence, Harvey saw Mike was looking out the window

"Fine then, erm what did you find out about the case?"

Mike responded a few seconds later

"I was in the car with my parents and there was an accident."

Harvey was shocked at Mike's confession;

"In the dream? How often have you had this dream?"

"A few times; since my Grandma died, but the other times...I woke up as soon as the crash happened. This time, it was different, there was just nothing. It make me realise that I have no one, no family, no one."

"That's not true you have Rachel and Donna, and me, but if you breathe a word of this to anyone I'll fire you."

Mike looked at Harvey and they both burst out laughing. Then Harvey smacked him on the shoulder.

"Good to have you back kid."

They arrived outside Mike's building

"Hey Mike you get a good night sleep and over the weekend I expect you to have found me a touchdown for Monday." Harvey shouted as he sped off

Mike smiled as he stepped into his apartment and collapsed in his bed and drifted off, pretty sure he would not have the dream again as he recalled how all his friends cared for him. It was all going to be ok.

Or was it?