Chapter 7
Patience
Mike didn't wake up again for another 2 days and Harvey had been going crazy with worry. The doctors had said it was natural that Mike had gone through something traumatic mentally and physically and needed time to heal.
Harvey had been sitting at Mike's bedside, holding his hand and stroking his head whilst talking to him constantly. He refused to leave Mike's side, not wanting Mike to wake up alone. So he had Donna bring him a change of clothes every day when she came to visit and he had slept in a bed he forced the doctors put in Mike's room. The past 48 hours had been the longest of Harvey's life, he was running out of things to talk to Mike about, especially with it being one sided and he was terrified Mike would never wake up; despite what the doctors said
Harvey sighed as he sipped the coffee Donna had brought him before he left, he was standing looking out the window in Mike's hospital room. Glancing at his watch he saw it was 2pm, then he turned and stared at Mike who was still asleep. He frowned; looking at Mike's injuries had made him sick as it should never had happened, but itleast Mike was starting to look a lot better, and the ventilator and breathing tube was now gone. Harvey turned back to look out the window.
"Ughh" Harvey jumped when a loud groan filled the room, he snapped his head around and saw Mike frowning and rolling his head to the side. Harvey dropped his coffee cup and ran to Mike's side; he pushed the call button and put his hand in Mike's hair as he grabbed Mike's hand
"Mike? Can you hear me?" Harvey stared intently at Mike's face, his eyes still closed. Harvey felt Mike lean into Harvey's touch and he smiled and Harvey felt his chest tighten at seeing Mike smile, he thought he'd never see it again
"Mike?" Harvey said it louder as he lightly shook Mike; "Come on babe you need to wake up" Harvey kissed Mike's temple and Mike's free hand rose up and grabbed the back of Harvey's neck as Harvey leant back.
Harvey saw Mike's chest rise heavily and fall as Mike sighed; it was a content sigh though; "5 more minutes Harvey...just...5 more minutes" Mike muttered as he caressed the back of Harvey's neck
Harvey chuckled and rolled his eyes as the doctor walked in; he retracted Mike's hand from his neck as the doctor walked over to Mike's heart monitor and checked his chart
"He's waking up" Harvey said to the doctor who smiled and leant over Mike
"Mike can you hear me? Can you open your eyes?" Harvey saw Mike frown and guessed Mike was confused; he gripped Mike's hand tighter in reassurance
Harvey felt his breath hitch as Mike's eyes fluttered open and looked around the room before landing on Harvey, and when Mike smiled at him, his legs went weak. Those sparkling blue eyes were his weakness
The doctor and Harvey helped Mike up into a sitting position; "Mike, I'm the doctor who operated you; do you know where you are? What happened to you?" He then checked Mike's pupils and watched Mike expectantly
Mike glanced at Harvey then back at the doctor; "I'm currently in a hospital after being held hostage in a bank. I was shot in the shoulder and had a piece of glass in my leg. Now I'm guessing by the look of Harvey's stubble and the terrified look in his eyes that I was lucky to survive the explosion and have been here a few days." Harvey ran his thumb along Mike's hand; he saw the scared look in Mike's eyes hidden behind his stubborn facade. It was typical of Harvey to fall in love with something more stubborn than himself.
"I can see the concussion and head injury hasn't caused any real damage" The doctor smiled; "So how are you feeling?"
Harvey gave Mike a look as Mike opened his mouth, Harvey was sure that an 'I'm fine' was close to rolling off his tongue. Mike swallowed at Harvey's glare and opened his mouth again; "Tired and in pain" Mike mumbled as he closed his eyes and reopened them
"I'll see about upping your pain medication, but I need to talk to you about your leg Mike" Mike frowned at the doctors tone and glanced at Harvey then back at the doctor;
"What about my leg?" Mike shifted uncomfortably, he didn't like where this was going
"The glass in your leg..it was difficult to extract; we were able to take it out without causing any major damage;"
"But?" Mike interrupted
"But there may be some never damage."
"Meaning what? I'll never walk again?" Mike's voice rose in panic and Harvey touched Mike's cheek
"No now I emphasise the word 'may', as your legs may be fine, but there's also the a possibility that you may not regain the full mobility of your leg that you had before."
Mike nodded taking it all in;
"When do we know if-"
"We can try now if you like." Mike glanced at Harvey who nodded and Mike nodded as well
The doctor pulled back Mike's covers and checked Mike's bandage on his leg then looked at Mike;
"Try wiggling your toes for me" The doctor glanced at his foot as did Harvey, nothing happened.
"It didn't work" Harvey sensed the frustration and panic in Mike's voice
"It's ok Mike, try again" Mike did and again nothing happened
Mike threw his head back against the pillow and the doctor sighed;
"I know it's frustrating Mike, but your body is still healing, it may just need more time. We can try again tomorrow" The doctor patted Mike's arm and then walked out
Harvey watched Mike rest his head back and close his eyes;
"I'm scared Harvey"
"I know Mike, but the doctor may be right; it's possible that your leg with be fine, given time."
"And if it's not?" Harvey saw Mike tense
"Then we'll deal with it. Mike I'm here for you and I'm going to be by your side helping you through this. Whatever happens, I'm not going anywhere"
Mike turned his head and opened his eyes; "Really?"
"Of course babe, I love you" Mike smiled and Harvey felt his chest tighten again
"I love you too"
Silence engulfed them as both men went silent
"I was so scared Mike, when the phone cut out; when you were shot; when the explosion went off. I was terrified of losing you, of never seeing you smile again, of never seeing your blue eyes again, of never having been married to you." Harvey had turned away from Mike when he started speaking and when he turned back to face Mike he saw tears in Mike's eyes
Mike shifted to the edge of the bed away from Harvey, then pulled back the cover and pulled Harvey up. Harvey complied and got in the bed next to Mike and wrapped his arms around him. Mike buried his head in Harvey's chest and put his arm around Harvey's abdomen. Harvey rested his cheek against Mike's head and put one hand on Mike's back, the other was holding Mike's hand. Their fingers intertwined.
"I thought I was going to die" Mike let out a choked sob and Harvey kissed the top of Mike's head and ran his hand over Mike's back
"Gibbs shot me and tried to kill me" Mike said it more to himself but Harvey overheard and felt even more guilt, this was all his fault.
Gibbs went after Mike for something I did, he went after Mike to get at me. I put Mike in danger, just being with me put's Mike in danger. Maybe it-
"Stop" Mike's voice interrupted Harvey's thoughts. Mike lifted his head and looked into Harvey's eyes; "Don't you dare blame yourself for this. Harvey you promised. This was not your fault, and if you think for a second pushing me away is going to keep me safe think again because I am not going anywhere;" Mike cupped Harvey's face; "This is not your fault so please stop blaming yourself" Harvey removed a tear that went down Mike's cheek and smiled at him
"What did I do to deserve you"
"You're Harvey Specter" Mike raised his eyebrow and smiled cheekily, Harvey smiled as he leant forward and kissed Mike. Mike leant against Harvey as they deepened the kiss; it was full of desire, worry and desperation that they were both feeling
"Don't leave" Mike said as he rested his head back on Harvey's chest and closed his eyes gripping Harvey's hand.
"Never" Harvey muttered as he too closed his eyes smiling that Mike was safe and back in his arms
~~~SUITS~~~
The next morning Donna walked into Mike's hospital room like she had every day for the past 2 days; with 2 cups of coffee and a change of clothes for Harvey. Having not heard from Harvey, she assumed Mike was still unconcious. However when she walked into Mike's room and saw Mike and Harvey asleep in each other's arm she stopped.
Clearly Mike had woken up the day before; Donna rolled her eyes angry that Harvey hadn't told her. She placed the coffee on the bedside table and hung the clothes of the back of the door. Then she turned back to her boys and smiled. She took a few quick pictures and then sat in the plastic chair next to the bedside and got out a magazine. She took a sip of her coffee and flipped through the pages.
Donna raised her head a short while later when she saw Harvey shift and pull Mike closer and bury his head in Mike's hair. She chuckled
"How long have you been there?" Donna heard Harvey mutter, still having his face in Mike's hair
"Long enough" Donna smirked and Harvey lifted his head and rolled his eyes at her then smiled
"He woke up yesterday" Donna saw how happy and relieved Harvey was
"Yeah I guessed, thanks for calling me" She spoke sarcastically as she handed him his cup of coffee. He slightly moved away from Mike so he was able to take it and drink it without spilling it all over Mike.
"Sorry guess I forgot" Donna took pity on him and waved it off
"So how is he?" She took another sip of her coffee as she watched Harvey look at Mike and run a hand through the kid's hair, Mike smiled and shifted his face into Harvey's chest
Harvey sighed; "Honestly, I'm not sure. He wasn't awake for long, but he seems pretty shaken. And the issue with his leg, well.." Harvey sighed again
"I just wish I could do something to make him better"
"Oh Harvey. You are, by being there for him, by reminding him how much you love him and making sure no one hurts him again. That's all he needs right now."
"Are you sure?"
"I'd listen to her if I were you. Donna knows what she's talking about" Harvey and Donna both peered at Mike who turned his head to Donna and opened his eyes
"Donna" Mike smiled at her and Harvey chuckled
Donna smiled back and then frowned at him; "You listen to me Mike Ross. You have got to be the most accident prone, annoying," Harvey felt Mike tense but he just smiled because he knew where this was going; "infuriating, brilliant, selfless man I have ever met and don't you dare every scare me like that again!"
Mike gulped; he felt scared and appreciative that Donna cared so much;
"I'm sorry?"
"Good, you better be"
Donnas' frown change to a smile as she reached over and ruffled his hair and Mike rolled his eyes; "Good Puppy"
Harvey chuckled and Mike elbowed him as the doctor walked in;
"Ah Mike glad to see you're awake. How are you feeling today?" The doctor started to check Mike's bandages on his shoulder; so Harvey went to get up and stopped when Mike grabbed his wrist, the doctor gave them a small smirk as Harvey settled back down, but left enough room for the doctor to check Mike's shoulder.
"You're shoulder is healing nicely, there will be a slight scar however" The doctor said as he placed a new bandage over Mike's shoulder
Harvey frowned at the word; 'scar', it's bad enough Mike is going to have to live with the memories of what happened, now he had a scar too. Harvey was furious at Gibbs, he wanted to kill him. He took comfort in the fact that Bradshaw had found Gibbs and his men trying to escape in an old underground railway tunnel and arrested them - they were going away for life.
"Harvey?" Harvey blinked as his eyes drifted to Mike looking at him, as well as the doctor
"Sorry what did you say?"
"We were just going to take a look at Mike's leg" The doctor said as Mike took Harvey's hand and squeezed it
"The wound is healing as well as can be expected, any pain at all?"
"Now and then there's a sharp pain, the rest of the time it just feels numb"
The doctor nodded inspecting the wound;
"Want to try moving your toes for me Mike?"
Mike took a deep breath and stared at his foot, nothing happened. He groaned and laid his head back
"Alright Mike try again"
"What's the point?" Mike frowned
"Come on Mike you can do this" Harvey said squeezing Mike's shoulder
"No I can't;" Harvey saw tears in Mike's eyes
"Mike we can try again tomorrow" The doctor said sharing a concerned glance with Harvey
"Mike it's going to be ok" Donna reached over and took Mike's other hand
"Oh yeah? I may never gain full control of my leg; how is that-" Mike stop mid yell as he winced and leant forward grabbing his leg.
"Mike? What is it?" Harvey sat forward searching Mike's face which clearly showed he was in pain
Everyone in the room but Mike stared at the heart monitor as it sped up
"It...hurts.." Mike's grip on his leg tightened as he felt a sharp pain erupt in his leg, it felt like it was on fire
The doctor checked Mike's leg; he pushed at the wound and Mike yelped
"What the hell are you doing?" Harvey glared at the doctor; "Give him some pain medication!" Mike was gripping Harvey's hand so tight it was beginning to hurt
The doctor quickly grabbed a syringe and began filling it up when Donna saw Mike's toes twitch;
"WAIT!" Donna yelled and everyone froze, except for Mike who closed his eyes
"His toe moved"
"What?" Mike asked out of breathe, he opened his eyes and stared at his foot. Another sharp pain erupted and Mike groaned in agony, but he saw it, as did Harvey, Donna and the doctor - Mike's toes moved as well as his foot.
Harvey grinned; "You did it Mike"
"The pain in your leg must mean the nerves in your legs are healing"
"Great can I get the drugs now" Mike panted and he bit his bottom lip
The doctor injected the pain medication into the IV and waited. Mike's heart rate slowly began to stabilise as did his breathing. Mike's head fell against Harvey's shoulder, he was exhausted.
Harvey handed Mike a glass of water; Mike had no idea where it came from but he took it and downed it in a few gulps.
"Mike? Is that better?" Mike nodded at the doctor
"You did it Mike" Harvey kissed him on the cheek and Mike glanced at his foot and saw his foot wiggling. He smiled. Then he went to bend his knee and winced, the doctor grabbed Mike's leg to hold it in place
"Take it slow Mike"
Mike nodded; "Good job Mike" The doctor smiled at Mike and Mike returned the smile as he turned to Harvey and gave him a small kiss at the corner of his mouth;
"Thanks Harvey"
"For what?"
"For being here, I don't think I can do this without you"
"You're the strongest person I know Mike, you can do this" Harvey rested his forehead against Mike's
