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CHAPTER 2

2 WEEKS AGO

Harvey strolled over with his hands in his pockets to the hotdog van only to see Mike was already there. It was the favourite place for the pair to purchase their lunch from while catching up on the day's events.

Harvey smiled as he approached Mike.

"I see you beat me to it"

"Yep and I ordered you the special"

"Did you ask for no pickles?" Harvey questioned with a smirk.

"You didn't say no pickles"

"I also didn't say to get me lunch"

"Then sue me" The pair chuckled after replicating last week's dialogue (which was closely followed by a brawl between Harvey and Travis Tanner.)

"So how's it going with the big merger?" Mike spoke through bites of his hotdog.

"You know I'd never thought I'd be saying this – but it's a tough one." Harvey thanked the lady at the stand as he eagerly took the much needed hotdog.

"Oooh words I never thought I'd hear from the great Harvey Specter." Mike said with a smirk. "You know I'd give you a hand but I'm too busy working on this case with Louis."

"Hmm having fun? You two planning on going mudding again?" Harvey spoke in a mocking tone.

"Why you jealous?" Mike took another bite out of his hotdog "You can join us if you like."

"Oh I would love to! Let me give Gretchen a call and tell her to clear my schedule. The merger can wait – mudding with Louis is my top priority." Harvey snorted before taking another bite of his hotdog.

Mike glanced up at Harvey and broke into laughter. Before they knew it they were both practically crying with laughter and despite the strange glances they were receiving from members of the public, they couldn't stop themselves. What made the situation even funnier was that the root cause of their laughter wasn't obvious – and the mudding wasn't something that they'd laugh this much about.

Without warning, Mike's laughter broke into a coughing fit. It was only after about 15 seconds when Harvey realised that Mike was no longer laughing but gasping for breath.

"Mike you alright?" Harvey had to contain himself when he saw the situation was serious.

Mike's coughing wouldn't stop. He had no idea what was happening to him. It was as if his lungs were failing on him. He grasped tightly onto the lamppost next to him as he prayed for his coughing to stop.

Harvey placed one hand on Mike's shoulder and used the other one to rub his back. He looked down at his associate with concerned eyes and saw Mike was seriously struggling to breath and his eyes began fluttering.

"H-Harvey" Mike attempted to force the words out through his coughs "I can't-"

And that was all Mike managed to force out before he fell limp in Harvey's arms.

Harvey looked down at the now unconscious Mike in horror. He suddenly felt helpless as he placed Mike gently onto the ground still holding tightly onto him. Mike was still struggling to breathe and Harvey was glancing around in desperation while his heart raced hoping somebody would help them. He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder and turned around to see a man about Harvey's age peering down at them.

"Its okay sir I've called 911 they should be here soon"

Harvey was still in shock seeing his associate collapse to the ground. He didn't know what had caused it. A few minutes ago they were pathetically laughing at going mudding with Louis and now suddenly Harvey was crouched down next to his unconscious associate. Mike's face had become pale due to what Harvey thought was a lack of oxygen. He placed his shaking hand on Mike's forehead and slowly stroked it through his hair.

"You're gonna to be fine Mike. It gonna be ok" He spoke quietly into his associate's ear even though he wasn't sure of it himself. Mike had almost stopped breathing and it wasn't helping that the paramedics were taking so long.

After what seemed like hours, Harvey heard a siren approaching.

"See Mike, they're here – you're gonna be fine"

He tightened his grip on Mike's hand as the paramedic rushed to his side.

Before Harvey knew it Mike was being loaded onto a stretcher and rushed into the ambulance.

Harvey stood eyes widened and in shock at what had just happened. His hands were still trembling and his mind was still trying to process what had just happened as a middle aged woman placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Excuse me sir, am I right in thinking you would like to come along?"

Unable to get any words out, Harvey slowly nodded his head and followed her into the ambulance.

He looked down at his associate who had an oxygen mask covering his face and was connected to a few machines. He sat down in the empty seat and swallowed hard. He reached out for Mike's hand and held it tight as he had before.

"Mike" He whispered quietly into his associate's ear in the hope that he would regain consciousness.

"Mike please" It was killing him to see his associate – no his friend like this.

It was all a blur. The paramedics shouting over each other and constantly checking the machines that were plugged into Mike.

"ETA 3 minutes" He heard one of them shout.

The next few minutes went by as a blur and before he knew it, Mike was being loaded out of the ambulance and rushed into the hospital.

About an hour later Harvey was sitting impatiently in the waiting room his head in his hands. He combed his hands through his hair and sighed sitting back. He had no idea if Mike was okay and that's what was bothering him the most. It was his job to know. He hoped that it had only been a small accident – that Mike had choked on his hotdog or something and it was all okay now. His foot began tapping faster as he became more impatient. He knew he should let Jessica know or even Gretchen. If it was Donna he would have called her straight away – or she would have called him as he was never usually late after lunch.

"Family of Michael Ross" Harvey's head shot up

"Yeah, that's er that's me. Mike is he – is he okay?"

"Yes Mike is in a stable condition Mr –"

"Specter. Harvey Specter" The doctor gave an almost startled look but then smiled at realising that the two were probably not actually related.

"Well Mr. Specter you should be please to hear that Mike is now fine. We are still trying to find out what triggered his coughing episode and caused him to stop breathing which is why we would like to keep him for a few more hours just to do some checkups."

Harvey nodded and let out a breath he didn't realise he had been holding in.

"Is he awake? Can I seem him?" Harvey needed to see for himself that Mike was okay.

"Yes he is. He actually began asking about you as soon as he gained consciousness."

Harvey gave a small smile and followed the doctor down the corridor.

"He's the third bed down. Don't hesitate to press the button if you need anything"

Harvey nodded and thanked the nurse before making his way to Mike's bed.

"How's it going old man?" Harvey joked as he took a seat next to Mike's bed.

He was relieved to see Mike looked much better now. The only thing making him look ill was the oxygen mask which he had pulled off and left hanging around his neck.

"You been here all this time?"

"Mike ... It's been just over an hour"

"But what about the merger shouldn't you be working on that"

"Oh yes you're right ... I forgot about that I should have just left you to pass out and die because work is far more important than your wellbeing"

"I take it that's sarcasm"

Harvey gave Mike an astonished look which said 'are you really that stupid?'

"So how you feeling" Harvey decided to ignore Mike's ridiculous comments.

"Well compared to before, I feel amazing! I don't know what happened Harvey, I just started coughing and then all I remember is not being able to breathe – it felt shit"

"Well you gave me quite a scare – don't ever do it again"

"Yes sir" The two briefly smiled at each other.

"So how long do I have to stay for?"

"The doctor said they still need to do some tests – see what triggered it – it could take up to a few hours."

"Harvey ... you can leave if you want."

"Mike don't be stupid we're leaving here together"

Mike looked down and smiled. Harvey really cared about him and he knew it. There was a time where he really doubted it – but now, he wouldn't give it a second thought. The man had done so much for him – hell he had even offered to give up his own job! Harvey was his best friend, his older brother and he was so glad to have him by his side.

A few hours later, Mike was discharged as all of his reports came back clear. The two walked out of the hospital relieved that everything was okay.

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