Thanks everyone for the reviews, still trying to figure out how to get this all solved. But extreme situations call for extreme measures as you'll see in this chapter. I had fun writing that part and hope you'll enjoy it. A bit of humour again in this story that turned so serious all of a sudden. Enjoy and would love to hear your thoughts. x
"Why is my client held in custody?" Harvey ordered as he stormed into the room, pointing at Mike.
"Aah, if it isn't the famous Harvey Specter," the agent replied, "just the man we're looking for."
Harvey frowned and looked at the guy, wondering how he already knew his name. Redirecting his gaze towards Mike again.
"Conspiracy to commit fraud," the man replied, the words feeling as a stump in the stomach when Harvey heard them. He kept looking at Mike, not knowing for sure what to say now. What he could say now. What had Mike already said, and Mike seemed to read his mind when he shook 'no' with his head. Harvey swallowed and nodded.
"I'd like to speak with my client," Harvey continued opening the door for the agent.
"You've got five minutes," the guy said as he left the room.
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"So this is it," Mike stated, "they know."
Harvey nodded and let his head hang down. "Have they told you how much they know?"
"No," Mike mumbled, "and I haven't said anything."
Harvey nodded, he understood what Mike meant by that. He hadn't told them about everyone that knew about Mike. "Good," he mumbled. "We'll fix this. I'll get you out of here, I'll pay the bail."
"Harvey," Mike interrupted him, letting out a breath. "They've already booked me. I have -"
"To stay till trial," Harvey finished Mike's sentence for him.
"Yep," Mike nodded, "which will be on Monday." "Harvey," Mike mumbled, "how's Rachel?"
Harvey let his head hang down. "A mess," he confessed, "but Donna's with her."
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"Rach, everything is going to be fine," Donna tried to calm her friend down once they were back in her apartment. She couldn't let her go home alone and she couldn't let her go to her parents, the risk of Robert Zane finding out as well was too big. That's what Rachel had asked her, to take her away before one of the guests found out what had happened. Rachel just turned around and cried as she let her head rest on Donna's shoulder. "Let's get you out of this dress now," Donna offered as she guided Rachel to her bedroom. She helped her get out of the dress before she placed Rachel in her own bed. "Just calm down," Donna whispered as she lay herself besides Rachel on the duvet. "Try to get some sleep," Donna continued as she removed some stings of hair from her best friends face. Half an hour later the soft sobs had turned into a steady breathing rhythm and Donna watched her friend sleep before she got off her bed and changed into something more comfortable herself. Yoga pants and an old sweater she had once borrowed from Harvey.
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Harvey dragged his feet on the flight of stairs, through the hall way until he stood in front of the door he had been just a couple of days ago. He stared at the brass '206' before he knocked on the door. Hoping Donna would still be awake and his phone had still been in Donna's purse.
Donna got up from the couch at the sound of someone knocking at her door. Three soft but firm knocks. Harvey. She opened the door to confirm her thoughts. He was indeed standing in front of her. She took in his defeated look. "Hey," she whispered as she let him enter her apartment. Harvey took a couple of steps inside and mumbled something back, his reaction making Donna worry even more. She removed his jacket and wrapped her arms around him. "You couldn't sleep either?" she whispered.
Harvey nodded and wrapped his arms around her back, letting his head rest on her shoulder. He just wanted to hold her right now as his eyes closed again.
"Let's sit down," she whispered as she let go of him, Harvey automatically dropping himself on the couch. Too tired to do anything else, except for raising his eyebrows as Donna walked back with a spare blanket and pillow. "Rachel's sleeping in my bed," she added for clarification.
Harvey nodded and kicked of his shoes before he signalled Donna to come sit next to him. Donna crawled next to him as he wrapped the blanket around them.
"Is it bad?" she asked as she let her head rest in the crook of his neck.
Harvey caressed her head. "It is," he mumbled, "conspiracy to commit fraud."
"Shit," she mumbled.
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Harvey let out a breath as he watched Louis enter his office. "What do you want Louis?" he asked annoyed. It had been one hell of a day and he wasn't any closer to finding a solution yet. His two associates both missing from the firm, Jessica had taken over his clients and Louis had to keep up appearances for the rest of the partners, which meant he had to do it all by himself. Normally Donna would be there to help, but he had given her the afternoon off to look after Rachel.
"I was wondering if I could help," Louis answered.
"Louis," Harvey sighed, "as much as I appreciate your offer. I don't think there's much we can do about this."
"It really is that bad, isn't it?" Louis replied.
"It is," Harvey answered, "we need one hell of an 'out of the box' solution or we won't be able to get Mike out of this. Or ourselves."
"Maybe we should go to the coffee cart guy?" Louis suggested after a view minutes of silence.
Harvey turned his head in surprise, a frown growing on his face. "What?" he mumbled then, questioning Louis face. Wondering if he really heard him say that or if it was a result of his lack of sleep.
"Ooh come on," Louis nagged, "Donna told me how you and Mike thought Hardman had you and there was nothing to lose. So – "
"Wait," Harvey interrupted him then, "you know about the coffee cart guy?"
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"Okay, here you go," Harvey said as he handed the joint to Louis who inhaled longer than he should have done.
"Oooh," he mumbled immediately experiencing the effect of the joint, "is the light in your office always this pink?"
"What are you talking about, Louis?" Harvey asked as he took the joint again, inhaling again.
"The light here," Louis replied as he looked at the ceiling, "it's so pink. I never saw you as a pink kind of man."
"Louis," Harvey said as he snapped his fingers in front of the other lawyer trying to make him focus, "this better not be the first time you're smoking a joint."
Louis just stared at Harvey trying to answer his question but smiled at him instead. He couldn't stop grinning.
Harvey shook his head. Shit why did I listen to Louis. "Stop smiling please," Harvey whined, "you look like you have eighty teeth and I'm calling Donna."
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Donna got out of the elevator, her eyes adjusting to the dim lighting on the fiftieth floor. It was half past ten and every normal employee had long left the firm, but she knew they were still there. Trying to find a solution. Saving Mike. Saving them. Saving her. Just like she had been with Rachel all day. Trying to comfort her, telling her everything will be alright. It was something she was so used to saying in times of stress, but this was the first time she actually wasn't sure if she could keep up with that promise. For the first time the words 'Harvey will fix this' weren't a guarantee. She had been on her way home, well on her way to his apartment actually when he called. Told her he needed her at the firm. She walked through the hallway, even though barely able to see where she was going her legs took her where she needed to go. A route she walked every day. Eighty nine steps. From the elevator to his office. A route that had become a part of her system. A part of her. If she had to she could walk it with her eyes closed. And even though this route was so familiar today she saw something she had never seen before. "OMG," she exclaimed as she took in the dancing Louis in Harvey's office, "what have you done to him?"
Harvey just grinned at Donna, he actually liked this laid back version of Louis for a change.
Donna shook her head and spotted the weed and glasses of scotch on his coffee table, "please tell me the two of you didn't."
"It was actually Louis' idea," Harvey defended himself.
"Yeah sure," she replied as she walked over to Louis, "and how on earth would he suggest something like that."
"You told him," Harvey gloated as he reached for his scotch taking a sip.
"Louis?" Donna asked as she placed her hands on the arms of the other lawyer.
"Donna," he sang as he noticed the auburn locks in front of him, "you marvellous creature. Dance with me," he said as he spun her around.
Harvey laughed at the sight in front of him, resulting in a near death stare from Donna. One that screamed save me. Harvey placed his scotch back on the table and walked over to the others. "Louis, buddy," he started as he tried to free Donna from Louis' arms, "maybe it's time for you to go drink some water in the partners kitchen."
Louis let go of Donna almost immediately, "Yes!" He exclaimed then, "yes, H-dawg that's what I'm gonna do," he continued as he walked out of the door. Harvey reached for Donna's hand as they could hear Louis singing in the hallway. "I'm gonna get some water, I'm gonna get some water."
Harvey laughed again and Donna playfully slapped him on the chest, "look what you've done to him," she hissed.
"I'm sorry?" Harvey replied his signature smirk appearing on his face.
"You better," she replied as she turned towards him, her right hand resting on his chest.
"I know of something to do to make it up to you," he whispered in her ear.
"Ooh, do you?" She flirted back as they looked into each other's eyes.
"Uhu," Harvey nodded as he pulled her closer and kissed her.
Donna answered his kiss but pulled away a few seconds later. "I think we should go and find Louis," she told him as she walked out of his office.
Harvey quickly followed her, increasing his step to catch up on her. Once he did he let his hand rest on the small of her back his fingers drawing patterns on the fabric of her dress as she leaned in against him. They had agreed to keep things low key at the office, which meant no touching of any kind. Something that seemed now harder than ever. Especially this last day, with Mike potentially going to prison. With their own careers on the line, it was hard not being able to find comfort at one another. And right now Donna didn't care anymore, she just needed him.
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"He wasn't there," she said as she stepped out of the partners kitchen again walking towards Harvey who had just looked if Louis was in the bathroom.
"He wasn't in the bathroom either," Harvey answered as they continued searching for Louis on the second floor. They check the office of the man in question, followed by Jessica's as Donna remembered how Louis had once fallen asleep on the managing partners couch, but he wasn't there either. They checked both Rachel and Mike's office, or the office that used to be Mike's, but still no sign of the name partner. They walked through the bull pen and the file room and the copy room and back to the file room, but once again Louis was nowhere to be seen.
"Harvey," Donna mumbled, "I don't know what to do anymore," she admitted, fear sounding in her voice.
Harvey stepped closer towards her. "I could think of something," he whispered in her ear as he tucked a string of her auburn locks behind her ear, "you, me, now."
"In the file room? You can't be serious," she replied as she pushed him back a little.
"Donna, I couldn't be more serious," Harvey answered as he brought his lips closer to hers again, "you have no idea how much I want you right now." Donna's smile causing him to press his lips against hers, before he pulled back again.
"Harv,"she nearly moaned at the touch of his lips on her neck, his hands on her waist, "Not now. We've got to find Louis."
"Not now," Harvey repeated, "that's not a no," he teased her with his signature smirk.
"Fine," she whispered as she traced his lips with her thumb, "once you've saved Mike."
"Deal," he whispered as he kissed her again, "now let's find Louis."
Donna had to hold her smile at the sudden enthusiasm in his voice and she could almost see a slight spring is his step. She chuckled as she followed him, checking the 47th floor.
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"Maybe, he's gone home?" Harvey suggested.
"I don't think so," Donna replied as she looked around.
"Maybe we should get back to my office and continue finding a solution for this mess," Harvey countered.
"Perhaps," she mumbled, "but we can't leave without knowing where he is. Let's check the library."
"Fine, but that's the last place I'm going to look for him."
Both Donna and Harvey's mouth fell open as they entered the library, the sight in front of them was just to ridiculous to be true. Donna gently squeezed Harvey's arm to prevent him from laughing, before she took a step towards the other name partner. The one that was standing on one of the library tables holding a book and citing the law like he was performing in one of Shakespeare's plays. "Louis?" Donna tried, Harvey stepping right behind her, his hand still on the small of her back.
Louis immediately dropped the book and turned his head towards the direction of the sound he heard. He stared at the two people in front of him, a smile growing on his face which one again made him look like he had eighty teeth. "You two would make the most beautiful babies," he blurted out.
"Uh, Louis –" Donna mumbled, but Louis interrupted her.
"I would be terrified of them with his arrogance and your sassy ness, but they would be beautiful. Just imagine a little girl with long red hair and two of those moles above her eyebrow that seem to be following you. Just perfection," he rambled.
"Louis," Donna tried again.
"No seriously," he interrupted her once more, "why aren't the two of you together? Why?"
Harvey pulled Donna towards him and kissed her then. Right there in front of Louis, he figured it to be the best answer to his question and it would make him shut up at the same time. But mostly he just wanted to feel her lips on his again.
"OMG," Louis cried out loud, "did I just bring the two of you together?"
Harvey opened his mouth to protest, but Donna cut him off. "Yes you did. Thank you, Louis," she told him, pretty sure he wouldn't remember it anyway.
Louis jumped of the table and ran over to his friends. "I'm so happy for you both," he chirped as he embraced them.
Donna couldn't help but wonder how she had ended up in an hug with her boss annex boyfriend and the other lawyer, while both men were stoned, the latter far worse than the former. "Louis," Donna mumbled as she tried to get herself out of the hug, "maybe we should go back and try to save Mike."
"Yes, mam," Louis answered as he stepped back, "let's save that son of yours," he called as he walked out of the library.
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Donna let out a yawn as she struggled to keep her eyes open. After another five minutes of reading the same line all over again, she let the file rest on her lap as she curled up next to Harvey on his couch. Her head resting against his chest as he wrapped his left arm around her, still trying to read the file in his other hand. Louis just smiled at the sight in front of him, he was truly happy for his friends.
"Louis," Harvey whispered as he finished his file, "could you hand me another file?" he asked as he noticed how Donna had already fallen asleep. Louis nodded and kept handing him files whenever Harvey needed one, both only whispering when they needed to communicate, trying not to wake Donna. They continued working for several more hours, until all of a sudden Louis found something.
"Holy shit," Louis blurted out.