So, Thank you for all the likes and follows and all. This chapter will be a bit longer than the other because I wamt the story to move a little bit faster, and I needed this chapter to be over for that.

Again, I don't own any of the original characters from the show or the main story line, although some things of course are part of my own little private universe that now I'm sharing with you all.

And again, I apologize for any grammar or any other kind of mistake you can find in it.

Enjoy :)

"Hey Mike? –He reached to boy's shoulder –"We need to go, your grandma needs to have a quiet room for a while" –he tried

"No, I'm not going anywhere" –Mike said, trying his best to hold the sobs that a minute ago were freely coming out. Harvey looked expectantly at the doctor, hoping a little help would come and it did.

"Mike, buddy," –the doctor said- "there's a rule that does not allow children in the hospital, but I promise you something, if you go with Mr. Specter here and let your grandma rest for a while, I promise you another visit to your grandma tomorrow. It can be a long one if you want." –he promised

"No, no, no," –Mike cried, although the offer seemed good- "I can't leave her, she wouldn't leave me"

"Okay Michael, you heard the doctor and we really need to get going, come on" –Harvey said, grabbing Mike by the armpits to put him in a standing position to try and make him walk-"the doctor promised you a long visit tomorrow and I promise you I will bring personally bring you" –Harvey promise, and to his surprise Mike started walking with him towards the exit and even more surprising, while walking he buried his face in the side of Harvey's chest, something normal for a crying kid but something completely new to the great Harvey Specter, who was so taken aback with the small act of… frustration? Sadness? ...trust?

Harvey took a sniffling Mike to Pearson Specter, texting Donna on their way. By the time they got there, Mike wasn't sniffling anymore, you could tell that he had cried because of his red, puffy eyes and the fact that there were no more tears coming out of them and also his voice sounded quite normal, not that Harvey knew that much, since the ride was made in complete silence on both parts.

When they arrived, Harvey walked in as normal as any other day, but Mike, he was in awe with the huge building. He had been living in New York his entire live, and he was use to big fancy buildings but he had never actually gone inside one, and now he was just going to walk into one of them as it is the most normal thing in the world.

"Hey kid," –Harvey interrupted his thoughts-"are you coming or not?

Without answer, Mike followed Harvey to the building and up to his office. When they got out of the elevator, a red-haired woman in a white dress was obviously waiting for them, because as soon as they got out, she ambushed them.

"Hi" –She said- "you must me Michael"

"Mike"- corrected Mike, a lot of people seem to be calling him Michael lately,-"hi"

"I'm Donna, I'm Harvey's secretary and superhero" –She introduced herself

"No, you're not" –Harvey complained

"Harvey, you hired me yourself 12 years ago"- Said Donna in an offended tone, winking at Mike. Mike immediately knew that he liked that woman.

"Let's move on" –Answered Harvey in an annoyed tone, walking towards his office with mike following.

"Wooooow!" –Mike exclaimed once they entered- "this is your office?"

"Yes kid, please don't tou…" –but before he even finished his sentence, Mike had one of his precious balls in his hands

"Do you like sports?"... Wow, is this really signed? Do you know any on these people? Have you seen them in person? Could you get me an autograph? – Mike asked enthusiastically, taking each one of Harvey's expensive, autographed sport balls in his hands and eliminating it.

"Okay, okay! Slow down and get your hands off my balls" –Harvey scolded, and Mike immediately left the baseball ball he had in his hands.

"I'm sorry" –He apologized

"It's okay kid, you didn't know. - Now, Donna lets Jessica know that I'm here"

"There's no need for that, Harvey" – A very tall black woman in a very expensive looking pink dress walked inside Harvey's office at that moment, only to be stopped in her tracks with a "What the hell Harvey" when looking at Mike.

"oookaaay, Mike, why don't you come with me? You look like you could use some juice now" –Said Donna pushing Mike the shoulders out of the office.

"Harvey, what's going on? That's the kid from your case, right? The pro-bono –"Jessica asked

"Yes, his name is Michael"

"And what is he doing in my firm?

So Harvey explained, everything, since Edith's accidents to the hospital, to the woman from child services, everything.

"And what were you thinking not letting that woman do her job?" –Jessica asked once Harvey finished his story.

"She was going to put him in the system!"

"And that's where he should be Harvey"

"He was not going straight to foster care, he was going to some sort on institution first, an orphanage!" –Harvey exclaimed

"And what exactly is your plan, bringing him here?"

"I don't know, to help him somehow, maybe find him a good foster home, for the time his grandmother can't take care of him"

"And in the time being? Harvey, we need to call child services"

"No, we can't. They were already looking into his case, they'll take him immediately" –second by second, his tone of voice was getting louder, not quite shouting yet, but on the edge of it.

"And what exactly do you plan on doing? That kid needs to sleep somewhere tonight, and you are not finding him a home in the next hours" – How could it be that Jessica still so calm could use such a harsh tone? Harvey could never tell

"I'll take him with me!" –and finally the shouting got here!

Jessica started laughing –"And how exactly don you plan on doing that? Harvey, you have no idea of how to take care of a child"

"He's twelve, there's not much to take care of"

"And that exact comment proves my point. The fact that you think that a twelve year old is capable of taking care of himself just proves that you are not"

"Well, better me than some orphanage. It'll be just one night"

"Fine," –agreed Jessica- "but just keep in mind that his is a life you're taking upon your hands. This is a kid, not a puppy your found on the street"

"Do you really think I will let a puppy in my apartment? With all my expensive furniture? And all their messiness?

"Well, a kid is not much different" –Jessica smiled, knowing that there was no going back now, once Harvey got something in his mind, he made sure it got done and with that in mind, she really wanted to trust that Harvey could do this.

Meanwhile, Mike was actually having a good time, as much as he could get knowing that his grandmother was in the hospital and that he was completely clueless as to what was going to happen to him; Donna was really nice and she kept making conversation, avoiding Edith's subject. He talked about school, about hobbies and food. He was half way through his story from when he and Trevor almost burned Trevor's kitchen while trying to make pancakes for breakfast after a sleepover when Harvey came into the room they were and just said "Come on kid, you're coming with me" before continuing walking.

Both Donna and himself followed him, but Donna was the one who stopped him.

"Harvey, was going on?" –She said, standing in front of him to make him stop.

"Well, Michael here and I are going home"

"Harvey," –she said in a lower tone so only Harvey was able to hear- "what are you talking about?"

"It's been a long day, the kid needs to sleep and he can't stay at the hospital. I'll take him home with me and tomorrow I'll try and find a nice foster home for him to stay"

"Are you sure about this?"

"It's just one night, it'll be fine"

"Have you even asked him if that's what he wants?" –Donna asked

"Hey, Michael –Harvey asked him in a higher tone, -"what do you say if you come home with me tonight and tomorrow I'll take you to the hospital and well figure out what to do with you?"

And to both his and Donna's surprise, he agreed, not actually giving much thought about it. So both Harvey and Mike said goodbye to Donna and made their way to Harvey's apartment.

"Do you live here?" –Mike said, taking in everything he was looking at. He expected Harvey to live in an expensive-looking house, but he did not think about "that" house. It was huge and all glass, and Harvey had said that he lived alone, so it was all for just one person. "-It's amazing!"

"Yeah, I live here, come, this is going to be your room" –He said walking towards the guest bathroom he barely use- "the kitchen's over there and there's a bathroom inside, you do bathe yourself, right?"

"Of course I do!" –Said Mike offended- "I'm 12 not 2"

"Okay then, so I'll give you the whole tour"

Harvey walked Mike around the rest of the condo, not really sure what else to do, and by the time they were done with the tour they both just sat down in the living room, not quite in a conversation.

"I'll be right back" –Harvey told him, standing up and walking to the kitchen, getting his phone out to talk to Donna.

"I'm already outside your building" –She said when she answered the phone, before Harvey could even say a word.

"What?... how?... What?" – Harvey couldn't understand how Donna do it, it's like the woman is a witch or something, always not one but two steps ahead.

"Harvey, I can' believe that after all this time you still find me amazing, is not that I'm not but that you do"

"Just come up" –He said

"Already did" –Answered Donna from the entrance. She was carrying a bunch of bags, of shopping bags and a pizza box, Harvey looked at her with a mixture of gratefulness and doubt.- "Well, the kid has to eat"- And Harvey couldn't do anything but smile at her greatness.

Mike heard someone coming in and stood up when he saw it was Donna, he walked to the kitchen and greeted her and couldn't help a big smile forming on his face when he saw the pizza box. He hand' even noticed that he was hungry until he smelled the delicious smell of cheese mixed with tomato sauce.

"Hey sweetie,"- greeted Donna,- "you hungry?"

"Starving, actually" –he answered. In reward, Harvey earned an I told you so look from Donna.

"Great!, let's have a seat then"- Said Donna

So they did. Both man were more than glad for Donnas company, if it weren't for here, they would've eaten in complete silence, which was awkward because in the weeks that Harvey and Mike have known each other, Harvey got to know that Mike was the kind of kid who never shuts up, he just talks and talks about all kinds of things, but since that morning at the hospital, the kid had been incredible quiet, so yeah, the both were thankful for Donnas company and the fact that she always seems to know what to say.

"Seems like you've gone shopping" –Mike said to Donna, after the three of the finished their pizza.

"Oh, yes. It's actually for you" –She said

Mike was beyond surprised –"For me? Why?"

"Well I figure you wouldn't have any pajamas in here," –she answered handing Mike one of the bags- "also, there's a toothbrush in there and a change of clothes for tomorrow"

"I'm just staying for one night, there was no need for all of this" – Mike thought it was really nice for Donna to do this for him, but that doesn't stopped him for feeling bad that she had to go through all that trouble for him.

"So… you were thinking about not brushing your teeth tonight? " –she asked him.

"Okay, point taken," –Mike said –"but still, there was no need for the rest of it, you didn't have too"

"Oh, but it was an opportunity for me to go shopping, and everybody knows how much I love shopping, so in the end, you were doing me a favor" –She looked at Harvey for help and thankfully Harvey got what she wanted and nodded his agreement, then she turned back to Mike and winked at him, making him feel a lot better about it.

After a few more minutes of chatting and even laughing a little, Donna stood up, taking some of the bags she had given Mike before with her.

"Why don't we leave Harvey to clean the kitchen here and we get you settle for the night? –She told Mike in a clearly not-up-for-discussion tone. Mike got up and followed her to the bathroom in the spare room. Donna made sure everything he needed for a shower was in the bathroom and then went to make sure the bed was also ready to be slept in and to put the thinks she had bought Mike in the room. When she was done, she went back to Harvey, who was finishing cleaning up the kitchen.

"Is he already asleep?" –Harvey asked when she joined him.

"No, he's taking a shower."-Donna then picked up the shopping bag she had left in the kitchen when she went with Mike and started to take groceries out of it and putting them away.-"I bought you some juice, and cereal and some fruit for breakfast tomorrow"

"What? What for? " –Harvey asked, clearly not comprehending.

"His has to eat Harvey, he's a kid. He can't just go around eating pizza and bagels from a coffee cart"

"Donna, tomorrow I'm finding him a new home" –Harvey reminded her in a this-is-really-not-necessary tone.

"Then make sure he goes well fed when he meets his new family –And that was the end of the discussion 1) because Donna's tone of voice said so and 2) because at that moment, a water-dripping Mike came into de the kitchen, wearing the new pajamas Donna had bought him and looking clean and tired.

"Harvey," –he said- "can I ask you why there is baby shampoo in your guest bathroom?"

"Baby shampoo? –"Harvey asked,-" I don't remember buying baby sham…oh, I think my brother left it last time he was here, it must be from my nieces"-he explained.

"That explains the rubber ducky that's also in there"

"That's not true, there's not a ducky in there"

To prove him wrong, Mike showed him a small, yellow ducky that he had been hiding behind his back, none of them could help but laugh even though Harvey tried his best not to.

"Okay honey, I think is time for you to go to bed," –Donna ordered Mike –" I don't know if normally you have a bed time or not, but today you've had a long day and tomorrow will be a long one also, so is best if you are well rested" –She said, not leaving space for complains.

Mike nodded and followed Donna to the spare room, wishing Harvey goodnight on his way. When they got there, Donna made sure that he got into bed and that he was comfortable and warm enough to sleep through the whole night, even if she wouldn't admit it, she was tucking him in, for which Mike was thankful for, because it was his Grammy who usually did that, and when she didn't, it was hard for him to go to sleep. After he was completely tucked in, Donna wish him goodnight and joined Harvey on the living room, where he was serving two drinks.

"Oh, I don't have time for that" –She told him.

"Why? You always have some time for scotch"

"Not tonight, I need to get going"

"You're leaving? No! You can't"

"Why not?"

"What am I supposed to do? What if he wakes up? What about morning?

"Harvey, he won't wake up and if he does, he's twelve, you don't need to worry, and I already left you everything you'll need in the morning. –Besides, you have babysat before, haven't you? For Marcus?"

"Yes, one night and both of the girls were already asleep, Marcus came back for them before they woke up so all I had to do was make sure they were still breathing"

"Well, it's the same with Mike, just keep him alive until tomorrow. Everything'll be fine. –She assured when Harvey once again tried to protest.

So Donna left, and Harvey was left alone, well not actually alone, Mike was there, sleeping. There wasn't much he could do about Mike that night, but still he couldn't just go to bed, so he decided to have Donna's drink and go through some paperwork and before he knew it, it was already 3:00 am. He remember that, because that was the time when he heard some noise coming from the guest room and he asked himself what could a kid could be doing at 3 :00 am before he stood up to go check on him.

When Donna finally left the room and Mike was left in complete silence was the moment when everything finally cam crushing down on him. His Grammy's illness, his parents deaths, being completely alone in the world, this probably being his last night in a warm bed and silent room, who knew what was going to happen to him after the next day. Harvey promised he would find a nice place for him to stay while Edith recovered, but what if she never did? What if he had to stay in the system until he was eighteen? Or what if Harvey couldn't find a nice family for him or at the end decided that he just didn't care? He felt so lonely as he tried to think if different ways to get out of this situation. He thought about running away, about hiding in his and Grammy's old apartment, getting a job maybe, but who would hire a 12 year old? He thought about all kinds of crazy scenarios until sleep finally won over him just to be woken by a nightmare, that nightmare that always haunted his dreams and that always came back when he was feeling nervous or anxious, the nightmare was about the night his parents died, only in his dream, he was with them on the car and the three of them were on a long, dark, lonely road and after the crash, he was left all alone in that rainy night on that road.

He woke up crying, not being able to help it and even though he did his best to muffle the sobs that were coming out of him, it was impossible to stop them altogether.

"Mike?," –Harvey asked, peeking inside the room –"hey kid, what's going on?" – he saw Mike crying on his bead, his face buried in the pillow that was resting on his knees, so he decided that it was okay to come inside the room and approach the bed.

"It's nothing Mr. Specter" –Mike answer from the pillow

"Are we backing to Mr. Specter now?"

"Oh no, I'm sorry Harvey, it's nothing, I'm fine" –He tried to stop the sobbing and sniffles long enough to look at Harvey, but at the end, he couldn't keep them that long.

"Well, there must be something wrong if you are crying at 3 in the morning, don't you think?"

"There are a lot of things that are wrong, but it's nothing you should worry about"

"Well kid, if its keeping you from sleeping and it's keeping ME from sleeping, then I think I have the right to worry about" Harvey lied, thinking that maybe with another approach Mike would open up"

"It's just this dream I have, it happens when I'm scared, that's all" –answered Mike, tear starting to come out of his eyes again.

"Are you scared?" –What a stupid question Harvey, of course the kid's scared!- "I mean, maybe if you talk about it, it will help"

"It's just…" –he broke off again, tears were fluently coming out- "I miss my mom and dad and they are never coming back, and I miss my Grammy and she may never come back, and I can't do anything to help her, just sit here and cry like a baby, and.. And.. And.."

"Hey," –He interrupted –"crying doesn't make you a baby, it's completely understandable to be sad and to miss your parents, I still miss mine sometimes" – where did THAT came from?- Harvey knew he was trying to make the kid feel better, but talking about his parents? Something was completely wrong with him.- "Wait here a second, I'll be right back".

He went out of the room and to the kitchen and texted Donna for help, this is what he was afraid of, the kid waking up in the middle of the night crying, but of course Donna wouldn't answer, it was now 3:35am, she was asleep, so Harvey tried to think of something to calm the kid, he went through his drawers and kitchen cabinets, finding nothing, finally he opted for the fridge and inspiration just came in. he grabbed the milk cartoon and poured some into a cup and microwaved it. Yes, "the" Harvey Specter was bringing warm milk to a crying child in the middle of the night, something definitely was wrong.