AN: Hey y'all I'm terrible at updating and I'm sorry. I really do love writing but it's hard you know. Anyway, in case you forgot, it is important to remember that Rachel talked to Donna about Mike and as such she is on the lookout for anything fishy. Let's get into this
How was he meant to live like this? His head was buzzing with all of the worst memories of his life… His parents' death, his grandmother's love of that goddamn panda picture, her death. As well as fearing the past he also feared the future, his actions could lead to Rachel's harm, and if those security feed images were anything to go off his actions could lead to far more harm than he realised.
He stood up, wiped his face, put the phone away and left the bathroom. So, what was his plan? He couldn't just completely ignore everyone, he worked with them; they expected him to talk to them and do stuff for them. The stalker didn't seem to want to consider Mike's need to talk to his friends and co-workers. Well their wellbeing was more important than their fondness of him. If that meant, he ended up fired so be it. That might even make life easier, he wouldn't be required to see them every day. He would stay at his desk, do his work. If someone came to visit he would send them away with whatever they needed as quickly as possible. He could wait until Harvey left and drop work into his office, so they needn't interact.
Mike had barely noticed that he was sitting at his desk already, staring at nothing.
"Finally gone mental, hey wonder boy?" Kyle smirked.
How long had he been sitting their staring into nothing, if Kyle had noticed? Oh shit! it was seven already and he needed to get his work to Harvey. He went to stand up when he realised he couldn't put his work in his office until both Donna and Harvey were gone and who knows when that would be.
He was deep within his own thoughts when Amy, one of the receptionists approached him, "Hey." She smiled sweetly at him.
"What I mean, hey. Sorry Amy I need to get to work." He shook himself out of his trace and picked up the same files he had read about four times now.
"You didn't look like you needed to be working so badly just a second ago when you were gazing off in to the sunset. Are you just trying to tell me that you despise me and wish for my immediate departure from this situation?"
He chuckled, Amy wasn't being threatened so, he could talk to her. Right? "You know Amy you're a bit of a weird one, but hey isn't that what makes you fun?"
"Well what can I say, I'm a unique snowflake. Anyway, why are you so distracted?"
Before he could respond a looming figure leaned over the cubicle. Of course, it was Harvey, the one person he for sure could not be anyway near.
" See you later Amy." She looked admiringly at Harvey before wandering away. He suspiciously eyed her as she stared into the distance.
"Thought you had a girlfriend?" Harvey pushed himself into Mike's thoughts.
He became slightly flustered "What? I mean yes. Well we haven't made it official yet. And. Shut up…"
"Now as much as I would love to continue to listen to you denying that you were looking at her arse, I do have more pressing issues at hand. I needed something for Ava yesterday."
Crap the files. Mike picked them up and then remembered his promise to ignore everyone.
"Thehighligtedpartisallyouneed" Mike nonsensically blurted out while shoving a single piece of paper into Harvey's hand.
"You wanna travel at a normal speed, Bolt?"
"The highlighted part is all you need. Now I need to go." Mike started to gather his stuff and shot out of his chair faster than Harvey would think was humanly possible. Harvey quickly grabbed his arm.
"How come I had to come down here to get this, rather than it being on my desk five hours ago? And why on earth are you trying to get out of explaining it to me?"
God, he was being suspicious, he needed to do something fast or else the stalker would get really mad. Well if there was one thing that distracted Harvey it was disrespect.
"Well maybe it's because my life doesn't run according to your schedule. I would have brought it to you when I brought it to you."
Harvey didn't even hesitate, "Mike you are on a tight leash. Do not think that just because we shared a happy little high five that we are buddy buddy again. You betrayed me and by hurting this case you are doing it again. How about you get it together and sort out your goddamn priorities and decide if you would rather be employed or play footsies with your little front desk side chick.".
Mike sadly stared into Harvey's eyes, before switching modes and snarling "Anything else you need, sir?".
"Go. Home."
(-O-)
Harvey quickly walked back to his office. He was fuming from his encounter with Mike. Mike had just betrayed him and now he was getting pissy. What did he think Mike think he was doing? He practically barrelled into Donna.
"Something happened with Mike?" Donna calmly inquired.
Harvey suddenly stopped fuming "Ha. How do you always know this stuff, Donna?"
Donna just gave him that look that told him that she was Donna.
"Do you want to explain?"
(-O-)
HE'S MINE. HE'S MINE. HE'S MINE.
DON'T TOUCH HIM.
ONLY I REALLY KNOW HIM
The note was scrawled across his bedroom wall, in red paint. Of course, it was red paint, like its right out of Harry Potter. But he knew as soon as he saw it that he need to call Rachel and tell her to be careful.
"What the hell is my life?" He said to his empty apartment.
Mike picked up the phone and dialled Rachel's number (he didn't have anyone in his contacts, he didn't need them).
"Mike! Are you okay?"
"What? Yes, oh, of course. I'm just calling to tell you to not let anyone into your apartment and just… to be careful tonight."
"Mike… I really need you to tell me what's going on," she pleaded.
"I wish I could tell you more, but I-I just need you to trust me."
"Okay, I trust you. But you will have to tell me eventually."
A knock on the door reverberated around Mike's apartment.
"Look someone is hear I gotta go. Please be careful."
He ended the call and strolled over to his door. When he looked through the peep hole he saw a middle aged African American man standing on the opposite side of the door. Mike swung it open and smiled at the man.
(-O-)
After Harvey told her about his encounter with Mike she decided it was about goddamn time she looked into this mess. She didn't even try to calm Harvey down, she knew he would forgive Mike in the morning. But the morning wasn't soon enough, and it was time for Donna to do her Donna thing.
"Harvey I'm going home"
There was an angry grunt of acknowledgement from his office, which Donna knew meant "That's absolutely fine, but I'm still super pissed about Mike so I'm not going to be even remotely nice to anyone for the next twelve hours.
Donna strutted down to the elevators, into the lobby and jumped into a cab. Before she knew it, she was standing on the steps on Mike's building for the first time. She looked completely out of place in her expensive red dress and decided it was best to get inside the safety of Mike's apartment as soon as possible.
As she walked into the building and took a step up the stairs she heard screaming.
"WHERE THE HELL IS HARVEY SPECTER?"
Donna heard Mike's voice echo down the stairwell, "Sir, I'm sorry I don't know anyone by that name.".
"Bullshit! You're Mike Ross, right!? I SAW YOU AT THE TRIAL! And they said I could find you hear and you would help me get my revenge on Harvey."
Donna pulled out her phone and dialled 911. She quietly told them where to come and that there was a man threatening someone outside their apartment. She took off her heels, as to make herself quieter.
"You and that MONSTER put my brother in jail!"
"Sir, please I don't know where Mr. Specter lives."
"STOP BULLSHITING ME! They told me you knew!"
Donna crept up the last flight of stairs and saw the man and Mike in the doorway of his apartment.
"Who told you? Who was it?" Mike's eyes suddenly widened in fear and he took a step back.
"Okay, you either tell me where to find Harvey Specter or I use you to take out my anger." The threatening man growled.
"SIR!" Donna yelled, "Stop right there, the police are on their way and any physical harm you inflict upon either of us will just increase your jail sentence. If you leave now and leave both this unknown 'Mr. Specter' and this man right here alone we will not press charges.".
The man stared at her as if he wanted to knock her down those stairs.
"You don't fool me, you know this asshole. Your dress tells me you don't belong here and you are here to see him. YOU NEED TO STOP LYING TO ME." he furiously turned to Mike, "MY BROTHER WILL BE IN JAIL FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE BECAUSE OF YOU.".
Then the world slowed down and Donna saw the man lift his fist and as if in slow motion it hit Mike's head. BANG! The world sped up again, Mike hit to the floor.
"MIKE!"
She ran over to him as sirens sounded through the building. When she looked back the aggressive man was sprinting down the stairs.
Mike looked up at her. He was on his hands and knees, a bruise forming around his right eye.
"Donna? Wh-what are you doing here? Are y-you okay?"
Her eyes widened and they darted behind Mike and into his apartment. "Mike?"
"Donna?"
"What the hell is that?" she pointed to the message scrawled across Mike's wall in what looked to be blood.
AN:
Thanks to those are reviewing, it means so much. I've had a lot of suggestions about writing and plot points both in the reviews and private messaging. Firstly, I there will be a decent chunk of Mike/Rachel because that is canon and I am big fan of them. There won't really be any Donna/Harvey because in season three there aren't as many hits to that, and I am personally not a huge fan or anything.
I know my writing isn't great, I am just developing my skills through this and I love my ideas. I'm slowly trying to go back and edit everything so it can be okay.
This story might take a while because I'm terrible at uploading, but I appreciate anyone who is willing to read my story.
Anyway, my point is that I want to create the best experience for you and I would really love your thoughts and love.
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