AN: Got my A level Results today, got 3 B's so I'm going to Universtiy! Wooo. I know I'm writing two other stories, but this popped into my head and I'm in such a good mood I had to write it
Chapter 1
Morning After
Harvey was awoken by the shrilling sound of his alarm clock which with every beep sent throbbing pains in his head. He buried his face in his pillow as he reached his arm out to his the alarm, but couldn't find it. He frowned as he kept hitting the bedside table searching for the stupid alarm that wouldn't shut up when he knocked something on the floor and it smashed loudly. Harvey groaned again as he realised he must of got drunk last night; very drunk. The trouble was he couldn't remember what day it was let alone what happened last night.
"Ergg" Harvey snapped his eyes open when he heard a loud groan that did not come from him as well as a thump from something hitting a door. He winced as the sun hit his face and he sat up very slowly his head spinning. He glanced around and saw he was in a suit from the night before; minus the jacket, tie and vest; he swore, god he must have gotten really drunk last night to pass out in his suit. Opening his eyes again he looked around his bedroom and saw the beeping alarm clock laying on the floor he frowned as he picked it up and turned it off; he thought he heard someone mutter 'thank god' but with his pounding headache he wasn't sure if he was actually the one who said it
There was a smashed empty bottle of beer on the floor that Harvey had to avoid as he stepped over it and headed towards his bathroom. He didn't bother turning the light on as he opened his medicine cabinet and took 2 aspirins.
Then he thought it best to inspect the living room. He had to grip the door frame as a wave of nausea came over him at seeing the sight of his living room. There were empty pizza boxes scattered over the kitchen island and floor as well as empty beer bottles.
"What the hell?" Harvey growled, it looked like a frat party aftermath. He could feel his mind starting to clear the cobwebs of last night and he could finally focus. He took a step foward when he looked down and stared at his feet, he was wearing one shoe that wasn't his. Then he looked up and saw a suit jacket draped over his sofa, he went over and picket it up. This wasn't his.
Harvey jumped when there was a yell coming from his other bathroom, he dropped the jacket and froze. Oh god he brought someone home! He took a uneasy step towards the bathroom when there was the sound of his shower curtain and someone falling onto the floor and groaning. Before he could take another step the door was flown open and Harvey came face to face with a terrified looking Mike who was leaning against the door frame to stay upright. And he was soaking wet and holding in his hand the other shoe to the one Harvey was wearing
"Harvey?" Harvey just stared shocked at Mike who did the same
~~~~SUITS~~~~
Mike was having a peaceful sleep when he was pulled from unconsciousness but a muffled alarm beeping. He groaned as he shifted and pulled the thing he was holding closer against his face. He frowned as it was not soft and warm, he felt cold actually. To Mike the alarm beeping was like it was right next to him, and he thought the thing he was holding was his alarm so he threw it and it hit a door; Mike guessed, and fell to the floor. The beeping continued and Mike covered his head with his hands and prayed for it to stop. When it eventually did Mike said "Thank god" and decided to go back to sleep
It didn't last long though as Mike shifted in the small confined space and kicked something with his foot and freezing cold water soaked him and woke him up. He yelled at bolted upright, he looked around and realised he had been asleep in a bathtub, that was not his. Mike widened his eyes as he peered around the fancy bathroom and he realised this wasn't his place. So where was he? He heard someone's muffled voice and he panicked as he climbed out the bath tripping over the shower curtain that was wrapped around his now soaked body, and falling to the floor. He got up slowly and saw his shoe on the floor, he picked it up and used the sink to help him get up. He backed away from it as he saw his reflection in the mirror; he had a bruise forming around his left eye that took up half his face. He winced as he touched it and felt furious and scared, someone had hit him! He panicked and threw open the bathroom door and stopped when he saw Harvey standing in front of him
"Harvey?" Mike asked sounding shocked, realising this was Harvey's place
Mike felt water drops sliding down his bruised face as he took in Harvey's appearance, he was in a wrinkled suit and wearing one shoe; that was his!
"Is that my shoe?" Mike asked as he cocked his head to the side. Harvey raised his eyebrow at him
"You just woke up in my bathroom soaking wet and that's what you choose to say to me?" Harvey asked amused and concerned
"Hey they're nice shoes" Mike shrugged as he took a step forward and nearly fell over
"Now if you could just tell me why you punched me and made me sleep in the bathtub I would be grateful " Mike said as he sat at Harvey's coffee table and placed his head in his palm
"I did that to you?!" Harvey yelled and saw Mike wince. He was furious with himself
"Inside voice" Mike groaned; "You tell me Harvey, cos everything's a little fuzzy right now"
"You're telling me you don't remember last night. You with the eidetic memory?" Harvey asked as he scoffed as Mike nodded
"That's fantastic" Harvey asked as he rolled his eyes
"Hey what day is it?" Mike asked as he moved his hand so his chin was resting on it and stared at Harvey
"How should I know" Harvey waved his hand up in defeat and collapsed in a chair opposite Mike
"So let me get this straight." Mike said as he furrowed his brow; "We both apparently ended up getting drunk and ordering pizza, I wound up sleeping in a bathtub for some god forsaken reason. We have no idea what day it is, neither of us remember what happened, and oh yes you may or may not have punched me. Anything else?" Mike asked sarcastically and Harvey smirked
"I'm wearing your shoe and you're soaking wet" Harvey said wiggling his eyebrow
"Wow this has to be the best day ever" Mike placed his face in his hands again and winced as he hit the bruise
"Well whoever hit you must have really meant it" Harvey said frowning at the bruise
Mike groaned in frustration; "Why can't I remember!" Mike thumped his fist on the glass table
"Hey kid calm down. I'm angry to you think I like not knowing how the hell I ended up wearing your shoes" Harvey meant it as a joke but Mike didn't smile
"You think this is funny?" Mike asked outraged and stood up and paced a few steps; "You don't get it Harvey, this has never happened to me before! NEVER! I remember everything! Even when I've been drunk and high before. So I think in this instance I am allowed to panic a little!" Mike snapped at Harvey
"Hey kid-" Harvey was interrupted by a ringing phone.
"That's mine!" Harvey yelled as he stood up and they both starting looking for it trying to find it. With no luck and then it stopped ringing
"Damnit" Harvey thumped a pillow. Then he heard another phone ringing that wasn't his. He stared at Mike
"It's coming from you" Mike said looking at Harvey and Harvey pulled a phone out his back pocket.
"That's mine!" Mike yelled as he snatched it. Harvey smirked at the Star Trek Enterprise theme music
"Nice ring tone"
"I didn't set it to that" Mike said as he stared at the number calling
"Really? Ok" Harvey said shrugging his shoulders
"I didn't!" Mike said determindely as he answered
"Hello"
"Mike?" Mike's eyes widened and he threw his phone across the room in a panic
He caught Harvey staring at him;
"What?" Mike asked and Harvey narrowed his eyes at Mike
"Who was that?"
"No one" Mike said shrugging; "Wrong number"
"A wrong number? That's why you threw you're phone across the room"
"Yeah" Mike said as if it was a normal thing to do
"You're so weird" Harvey muttered as his phone rung again and he retrieved it from inside an opened box of cereal. He brushed off the cereal and answered
"Donna hey"
"Harvey where the hell are you? It's 8 O'Clock and Jessica's furious. Mike's not here either"
"What?! Donna what day is it?"
"It's Friday. Harvey what's wrong?"
"I'll be there shortly Donna bye" He hung up before she could say anything else
"What's up?" Mike said now sitting back up the table chin on his hand again with his eyes closed
"Mike it's Friday" That's all Harvey had to say for Mike's face to go pale and his eyes snapped open
"What time is it?"
"8"
"Shit!" Mike yelled as he stood up and grabbed his suit jacket off the sofa and was putting it on whilst grabbing his one shoe
"What are you doing?" Harvey asked gesturing at Mike's wet suit
"Oh right" Mike said peering down at himself; "I can't wear this. I need to get another suit, I have to get home. A cab yeah I need to get a cab, where's my wallet?" Mike said scratching the back of his head searching his suit jacket; "Did I bring my bike here?" Mike asked Harvey as he couldn't find his wallet; "Damn can I borrow some money Harvey? I'll pay you back, I just-" Harvey grabbed Mike's shoulders and spun him around to face him
"Mike you're ramling"
"No I'm panicking which I thought we already agreed I'm aloud to do"
"No you agreed. But that's beside the point, ok here's what we are going to do. You're going to borrow one of my suits and try to cover up that thing on your face then Ray is going to drive us to Pearson Hardmann."
Mike starting laughing and Harvey frowned; "You are joking right? Tell me Harvey what's everyone going to think when we go into work together; late, me wearing one of your suits with this on my face?" Mike pointed to the bruise and Harvey sighed; "Right"
"Yeah" Mike nodded; "Any other genius plans boss?" Mike asked smirking
"Hey I don't see you coming up with any, I thought you actually were a genius. So you think of something!"
"Ok, ok" Mike held up his hands and then Harvey saw the wheels turning in his head. "I got it!" Mike snapped his fingers
"What?"
"Firstly how much do you trust Ray to keep a secret?"
~~~SUITS~~~
Harvey was sitting in his black sedan with a new suit on and his knee was shaking nervously.
"This isn't going to work" Harvey mumbled
"It will just stick to the plan" Mike grumbled down the phone; "Remember just like act really angry. Should come natural to you" Harvey rolled his eyes
"Very funny"
"See you in 10" Mike said and hung up
"This isn't going to work" Harvey said again
"I have to admit Mike's plan sounds pretty good" Ray said as he pulled up at Pearson Hardmann and Harvey stared at him before getting out; "I know not a word" Ray mimed a zip over his mouth and smirked at Harvey as he got out
"This is not going to work" Harvey said to himself as he got on the elevator
~~~SUITS~~~
"This is going to work" Mike smiled to himself as he changed suits and ran out the door. He made sure to get the cab to drop him off a few blocks away and he ran the last few blocks making sure to get his suit rumpled and hide his wallet and phone at the very bottom of his bag.
He walked into Pearson Hardmann and felt eyes go on his face and a few gasps as he stepped into the elevator. The doors closed and Mike thought back to his conversation with Harvey this morning
"I trust Ray"
"Good because we're going to need his help. He's going to drive me home and drop me off so I can change suits. Then you're going to put on a new suit in the meantime and when you're ready Ray will take you into work as normal. Whilst I get a cab to drop me off a few blocks away and I'll run into work saying I got mugged and that's why I was late. You can be your usual pissed self and yell at me, then no one will suspect a thing. Genius right!"
"No. That's never going to work"
"Why?"
"One, you're a terrible liar, two, Donna, three, Jessica, and four, you're a terrible liar"
"You know you just repeated yourself"
"I wanted to make it clear"
"Crystal. Look just stick to the plan. No one's going to question that you're lying, you're Harvey Specter. Now as for Donna just say you had someone over last night, which isn't a lie as it was true" Mike smiled and winked at him
"Oh god. You know I blame you for this!" Harvey shouted as he dialled Ray's number
"Fine whatever, but at least you don't have a black eye that everyone's going to be staring at!" Mike yelled back
~~~SUITS~~
Mike was right as soon as he stepped off the elevator and starting walking towards Harvey's office he saw everyone who saw him stop and stare. He made sure to seem nervous and shaky as he speed walked to Harvey's office.
"Mike where have you-. What the hell happened?" Donna asked as she stood up and cupped his face. Mike winced and backed away
"Is Harvey in?"
"Yeah he got in a few mintues ago and he's pissed at you. But what happened?" Mike ignored her as he stepped into Harvey's office, intentionally shifted uncomfortably trying to hide a smirk. Luckily he had his back to Donna
"Harveyy" Mike said nervously as the man intensely typing on his laptop
"Where the hell have you been Mike?!" Harvey growled then slipped his gaze up to Mike and stood up
"What the hell happened to you?"
"Nothing, er look I'm sorry I'm late. What do you need me to work on?"
"Mike tell me what happened?" Harvey moved to the front of his desk and crossed his arms glaring at Mike. He too had to try and avoid smiling.
"I just...I crashed my bike this morning" Mike said avoiding eye contact
"You're lying. Mike tell me what really happened?"
"I was mugged"
Harvey swore; "Who?"
"I don't know they came up behind him and I never saw their faces"
"Where was this?"
"A few blocks away? 23rd Street" Mike said rubbing his arm
Harvey shook his head trying to make himself appear disappointed; "Donna get him some ice will you" He shouted and Donna nodded and ran off
"Think she believed it?" Mike asked smiling at Harvey
"She's Donna so who the hell knows"
"Have to admit, not a bad plan"
"Was that an actual compliment?" Mike asked his mouth a little open
"I think you have a concussion" Harvey countered
"Maybe. I think you're hungover." Mike said raising an eyebrow. "You know I may not remember last night but I'll certainly remember how you looked this morning wearing my shoe and a rumpled suit"
"Get out"
Mike only winked at Harvey and walked out taking the ice from Donna and heading for his cubicle.
It so worked! Now they just had to find out what the hell happened last night!"