Harvey stood and took in the magnificent view he had from his office windows feeling pretty content with himself. Not only had he just won a multi million dollar lawsuit for a client but also he almost made fifteen grown men cry and piss their pants in fear. So it had been a very good day for him and the working day wasn't even over yet.
"Harvey we need to talk."
Turning around to see Jessica had entered his office Harvey smiled at her before taking a seat in his desk chair. "You know what Jessica? It's a good thing you already made me Senior Partner because after what I just accomplished you would have been begging to make me one. Before my stellar performance in court on the Bowman case I had the board members of Parry's Industries sans the Parry siblings meet me at the corporate office to discuss the leak of Rupert Parry's illness. I struck the fear of not only god into them but also the fear of Harvey Specter and it was impressive. If I've done my job correctly to which I know I have the responsible party at fault will have their resignation written and handed in today."
"Congratulations Harvey."
Harvey smirked as he leaned back in his chair momentarily to bask in all his glory, it was honestly one of his finer performances yet. "Which reminds me, I have to call Isobel and inform her of the good news. Would you believe that she wants to nail whoever was behind the leaks balls to the wall? Like father, like daughter."
"I wouldn't do that if I were you Harvey and I certainly wouldn't be making any comparisons like that any soon…" Jessica said as hung up the phone whilst Harvey was in the middle of dialling Isobel's number
"And why not?"
"Rupert Parry died two hours ago." Jessica announced and Harvey leant back again in his chair but this time in shock. He knew that Old Man Parry was terminally ill but the man actually being dead knocked him for six. A part of Harvey was convinced the whole thing had been an empty threat and he wasn't actually faking but apparently it wasn't.
"Damn…" Harvey said taking a deep breath and running a hand through his hair. "Who?"
Jessica knew that Harvey wanted to know who called to inform them of Rupert Parry's death. "Isobel. She tried calling you but your phone was off because you were in court so when she couldn't reach you, she called me instead."
"How is she?" Harvey asked in a hoarse voice.
"Devastated as to be expected, she did after all just lose her father almost six years after she lost her mother but this thing with Rupert was a long time coming and there was only so much they could compare and it took a toll of every single one of them not just him. She seems to be coping well but I told her we'd take care of everything whilst her and the rest of the family mourn the loss of Rupert."
"Of course." Harvey replied but in fact he was no longer listening, well he was but he wasn't exactly giving Jessica his full attention when she said that she as the managing partner would inform the press of Rupert Parry's death. Harvey's thoughts were more revolved around Isobel. This was no doubt going to destroy Isobel as her family were everything to her.
Hours later even after he had left the office, Harvey's thoughts were still centred on Isobel. The firm had sent the Parry their condolences via flowers and of course he and Jessica would be attending the funeral on the firm's behalf. But what Harvey was really worried about was Isobel's frame of mind, months ago when he first found out about her father, to everyone she made it seem like she was coping fine but Harvey knew better. He knew Isobel and there was no way she could be coping with this. As much as Harvey hated Rupert Parry, he knew the man was adored by his children when he wasn't being a jackass. Sitting in his condo, Harvey was distracted by a knock on his door and when he went to open it, there she was; Isobel."
"Hi…" She weakly said.
"Come on in." Harvey replied motioning for Isobel to come in and once she was inside, he took her coat and hung it up.
"Sorry to just show up, I-I just needed to get out of the house but I didn't want to go home. I s-should have called but it's been a rather long day." Isobel said shakily. "Been dealing with the funeral home, the company, all the arrangements and people have been calling me constantly."
"It's fine, you don't have to explain anything to me. I'm sorry I missed your call earlier."
"Jessica said you were in court."
"Do you want a drink?" Harvey asked which was totally the wrong question because Isobel didn't look like she needed a drink but rather a good night's sleep. She was clearly exhausted and by the looks of it barely standing, which was understandable given that she had been running her father's company for a couple of months now, but now he was dead and she had become the head of the family.
"No thank you, I-I've had four already…" Isobel wearily replied as she looked up to Harvey and he could see that she was barely holding it together in front of him. In front of everyone else she could always be the strong one but never in front of him, she could just fall apart knowing that he'd be there just like he was six years ago when Isobel's mother died in a car accident.
"What can I do Iz? Just name it and I'll do it." Harvey said using the exact same words he used when he found her standing outside his apartment six years ago, when her mother Serena Parry was killed in a head on collision car accident. Harvey remembered getting the call from Magnus late at night whilst he was till in the office telling him about the accident and how two cops came to the house and told them what happened. At that point Magnus was the only one really holding it together as Rupert along with Savannah were inconsolable where as Isobel had gone numb. And then she disappeared, slipped out the house when no one was looking. Harvey looked everywhere he could think off for over an hour until he decided to check if Isobel may have gone to his and there he found. Standing outside his apartment despite having a key, just standing there with a lost look in her eyes as if her whole world had collapsed.
"I'm fine." Isobel quietly uttered.
"No your not Iz and it's okay. I'm not going anywhere."
"H-Harvey…" Isobel began but her words trailed off rather quickly and Harvey could see it was because of how exhausted she was. Taking Isobel by the hand, Harvey led her through his condo until he reached his bedroom. He didn't even have to tell her that she wasn't going anywhere except for his bed to sleep as she knew that. Letting go of her hand, Harvey went to one of his drawers and pulled out his old Harvard t-shirt, Isobel used to wear it when she stayed over here back when they were together. She wore it so many times that Harvey just decided to give it to her to which Isobel decided to leave it here. It was the one thing he never threw out as after all these years it still had his smell mixed in with hers.
"Here, you can sleep in this." Harvey offered and Isobel took the t-shirt with a weak smile and turned around so Harvey could unzip her dress. As he did Isobel's shoulders which were slumped with stress from no doubt carrying the weight of the world seemed to relax as did the rest of her. The transition was quick and neat and finished with Isobel kicking of her heels and undoing her hair. After that Harvey took Isobel by the hand once more and pulled back the covers of his bed and helped her in, as Isobel lay there un his bed for the first time in five years Harvey saw her finally start to break. "I'm so sorry about your dad."
"W-we knew it was coming b-but it was so hard… O-one minute he was there and the next he wasn't there anymore." Isobel said trying her hardest not to cry and unable to see her so fragile, scared and alone anymore Harvey climbed into his bed and joined her, pulling Isobel's slim body close to his and even after all these years she still fitted perfectly as if they were made to fit each other, like they belonged with each other. Harvey wasn't sure what else he could possibly do but he wanted to comfort her, to let her know that she wasn't alone and that he was here for her. His one weakness was seeing her cry, even after all these years because despite the fact she broke his heart all those years ago seeing her like this broke his heart.
