Beating the odds

by LioSky

Something was going on with Mike, and it wasn't anything good. He felt it, and Harvey had noticed it. It was not like it was the first time either. But this time it was nothing that either of them could control. As it turns out Mike is sick, really sick. He is going to need help, and a lot of it.

32. Chapter 32 - Hospital after the attack

Chapter 32.At the hospital

That moment outside the ambulance was one of the worst moments in Harvey's life.

Mike was hysterical. He was crying and panting making his face turning into a shade of blue. But the worst thing was when Mike screamed his name. He screamed it so loud that his voice got hoarse almost immediately. Harvey had never heard him sound like that. His good hand was stretched out in the air as if he was reaching out towards Harvey. And Mike couldn't hear him! He tried everything from speaking calmly next to him to screaming in his ear, neither which worked.

The kid was desperate and he wanted Harvey's help. He wanted help, but didn't know that he already had it. It was incredible painful to witness. The paramedics quickly decided to sedate him right then and there. They had to push him down hard on the gurney to be able to do it. Mike's body sagged and became limp after just moments as his tear drenched eyes closed. They loaded him on the ambulance and only then did Harvey noticed that he was crying as well. He caught Donna's eyes where he was on a bench in the ambulance just before the doors closed. Louis was just coming up behind her, so she was taken care of. She was sobbing behind her hands that she had pressed against her face.

Mike's breathing calmed down after a few moments on the road. The paramedic that remained in the back with them, handed Harvey a tissue after finishing checking on Mike. He wiped his face and blew out some air.

"Are you okay?" the paramedic looked worriedly at him.

Harvey shock his head. "Is he?" he asked, and nodded towards Mike.

"He is resting now. His values getting better. It was shock. Try not to worry."

"Good, good." Harvey nodded.

"Do you know what caused that reaction he just had? Normally our patients doesn't mind the ambulance ride that much."

"We were held hostage. The guy found out Mike has cancer, said he is going to come to the hospital and put him out of his misery. He's scared." Harvey explained.

"Oh god. I had no idea. I'll let the hospital know so that they are prepared for that." He said, and Harvey thanked him. That was probably a good idea.

When they got to the hospital Harvey just sat down in a chair in the waiting room he was showed to. He felt exhausted, both mentally and physically. Maybe he was in a bit of a shock as well. But he was too tired to think any more of that and he actually fell asleep there, in the middle of everything.

He woke later of that someone was shaking him. He jerked awake and stared into Donna's worried face. "It's just me." She said. "Are you okay Harvey?"

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Where is Mike?" He looked around, almost expecting to spot the kid behind her.

"They are still tending to him. Has anyone looked at you?"

"What? No, I told you I'm fine. I just need to see Mike."

"He is taken care of Harvey. Calm down."

He did and took a closer look at her.

"Are you okay?"

She had blood shot eyes and looked exactly as tired as he felt. She nodded a little. First then did he see Louis standing next to her. He rose from his seat and took two steps forward and wrapped his arms around Louis, how just stood there in shook. He then patted Harvey's back awkwardly.

"Should we get a doctor?" He asked Donna over Harvey's shoulder.

In all of it, it caused Harvey to laugh. He laughed an honest laugh and let go of Louis. Both Donna and Louis looked at him like he had lost his mind.

"Oh come on." He slapped Louis on the back, causing him to stumble forward in surprise. "Louis. What you did back there… Thank you. That was brave."

"Oh…" Louis blushed. "It was nothing."

"You stood up against a crazy guy with a gun! I wouldn't call that nothing."

"He is right Louis," Donna added smiling as well. "You were amazing."

Louis smiled back against them. "I do what I have to." He said.

They all sat down to wait after that.

"Did they get them?" Harvey asked after a while.

"No, not yet. They weren't stupid enough to exit through the main entrance. Jessica is giving her statement as we speak, and letting the police look through the security cameras. They said that the fact that they were wearing masks and gloves will make the whole thing harder. But they have a lot of evidence to go on."

"Yeah, they did reveal a whole bunch. At least Jack."

"If it was true." Louis said.

"I think the part with his sister were true. It's probably why he attacked Mike the way he did."

"Did Mike wake up?" Donna asked quietly and looked like she was about to start to cry again.

"No." Harvey said.

"What if he wakes up when we aren't there? What if he realizes that he is alone at the hospital?" She whispered.

"The staff know what happened. They will help him." Harvey tried to reassure her, but he had had exactly the same thought. He really wished that Mike wouldn't wake up any time soon.

Luckily it turned out that he didn't. They kept Mike sedated as a precaution, to spare him from unnecessary stress that might damage his weak heart. They were also a bit worried about his breathing and high heart rate, and didn't think it was a good idea for him to experience the stress of waking up in a place he now might fear. Not yet at least. Harvey and the others were told that Mike was having to have surgery on his hand and that he was being prepped for it at the moment. After that followed yet two more hours of waiting until they got any more news. During that time they all got to speak to the police and give their initial statements.

– SUITS –

As soon as he woke up he knew that something was wrong, something had changed now and it was wrong. He felt scared. At first he couldn't remember why, but then everything that happened came rushing back to him all at once. They had been threatened by crazy people with guns, he had gotten shot! And the worst of all, Jack had promised to come back and kill him! At least he wasn't dead yet. He remembered getting put in an ambulance and screaming and then thinking that he was dying. But he hadn't.

First he needed to find out where he was. Almost immediately he knew he was at the hospital. Shit, he really didn't want to be there. Why had they brought him there, where he was going to get killed? After taking stock of his body he knew why, he had a nasal cannula and when he moved his arms a little he could feel IV:s in both of them. His hand was throbbing as well. He had been shot in his hand! It was just so hard to believe. He had been shot. He had barely seen a gun before, and now he was shot. He really was unlucky. He decided that he hated guns.

He still hadn't opened his eyes. He listened if he could hear any sounds in the room, but all he could hear was the heart monitors quiet beeping. He didn't know what he should do. What if Jack was there? What if he was in the room just waiting for him to wake up so that he could taunt him before he killed him? He had done that before he left the office.

He was afraid of opening his eyes. He was afraid of what he might see. But then he did it anyway.

"Mike? You awake?" Harvey was there. They locked eyes and Harvey smiled at him. "There you are." He said. "You are okay."

Mike nodded a little. Okay. He was okay at the moment. He shouldn't freak out. There was no need, because Harvey said that he was fine. At least that was what he tried to tell himself. However he kind of felt like he was on the edge, like any time he would tip over it.

Then he remembered his hand. He lifted it to look at it. He had a small cast on it that reached over more than half his fingers and covered his palm and a bit of his wrist. That was odd, he was pretty certain that he had been shoot in the middle of his hand.

"The bullet broke some of the bones in your hand." Harvey explained and Mike nodded again. He somehow had some trouble taking his eyes of it though. That was until Harvey used his own hand to push it back down on the bed. "Mike." He said and Mike looked back at Harvey. They stared at each other for a few seconds before Mike had to ask.

"Did…Did they get them?" His voice was hoarse. He could immediately see on Harvey's expression that it wasn't positive news.

"The police are looking for them. They will get them." Harvey told him. He blinked hard a few times. He didn't know how to feel. They weren't caught. He felt numb, and just so tired. He felt Harvey pat his shoulder. "Get some more sleep Mike. We will talk later." Mike did what he was told.

– SUITS –

Harvey relaxed back in his chair again when he was sure that Mike was in fact a sleep again. That poor kid.

They had kept Mike sedated for about a day, something about him needing time to recover. It was something with his values that Mike's doctor didn't like, so they had decided that it was best to not wake him up yet. Harvey had decided to stay that happen though.

"You really should head home Harvey. You need to rest." Donna had begged him.

"Donna, I can't leave him here."

"I know you can't, but Harvey, you need to take care of yourself as well. What happened today was hard for all of us."

Harvey didn't look at her when he said "It was worst for Mike." She had just nodded, pressed his hand and left after making him promise to call her the minute Mike woke up. And he had just five minutes ago after the doctors had decided it was okay for Mike to be off sedation. Mike had been confused and quiet. Harvey had expected him to totally freak out. Maybe that would come later.

Harvey managed to dose of in a chair and woke suddenly by Mike's voice. When he opened his eyes he tiredly gazed straight into Mike's eyes. The kid was actually smiling!

"Hey." He said and sat up straighter.

"Hey. Slept well?" Mike asked.

"What? How long have you been awake?"

"I don't know… A doctor woke me up to check on me. I'm surprised you didn't wake up."

"Well, I was tired." Harvey rubbed his face. "You seem to be better."

Mike shrugged his shoulders the best he could, laying down and all. "I guess I am. I want to get out of here."

"I don't think that's going to happen for a few days Mike."

"That's exactly what my doctor said!" Mike exclaimed. "I don't even feel that bad."

"Calm down would you. You didn't exactly have a good day yesterday."

"Neither did you, and they are not keeping you anywhere against your will."

"Mike, come on. You were shot."

"I know!"

Harvey nodded, he felt a bit unsure of what to say, but did all he could to not let it show. "Hell of day yesterday." He said. They really should talk about it. Mike nodded. "It wasn't great."

Harvey couldn't help but let out an amused puff of air. "No it really wasn't." He paused for a while, but it didn't seem like Mike was going to say anything else. "Do you remember everything that happened?" He asked then, already suspecting what the answer would be.

"Yeah. I do. Those guys where crazy. What did they even want?"

Harvey sighed. "I spoke to Jessica while you were out. Remember the Borg vs. Holmqvist case?"

Mike nodded. "The firm kicked ass and Holmqvist went bankrupt."

"Yeah, well, these guys were most likely doing Holmqvist's business, they made Jessica download all of the files we had on Borg."

"What? So they thought that the best way to go about it was to come with guns to the office taking people hostage? They couldn't just hacked us instead?"

"Look who is talking. You're talking from experience here?" Harvey joked.

Mike snorted. "I guess." He got quiet after that, looking lost in thought.

"Planning out a new career are you?" Harvey said, he could only guess where Mike's thoughts where headed.

"Wouldn't really be new, would it? Anything would be better than this." He waved his injured hand a bit around the room. Harvey was inclined to agree. They got quiet for a while. Mike looked hesitant.

"Do…do you think that…"He paused. "What they said, Jack, he said that he was going to…"

"He is not going to hurt you again Mike." Harvey determinedly said. Mike bit his lip a bit and looked away. "He won't, Mike." Harvey repeated.

"How do you know?"

"He won't be that stupid. He is wanted for a lot of serious charges. He is not going to risk getting caught."

"But he said, when I least expect it."

"Don't worry about it. It's not going to happen. The police is looking for them."

"Did you speak to them? The police?"

"Yes, they are going to want to speak to you too, when you feel up for it." Mike just nodded.

"How are you doing with all of this?" Harvey take a closer look at the kid. He needed to know where Mike's head was at. However Mike didn't answer. Harvey needed to go on him with more force. Or maybe not force.

"I was worried" He said. "Back at the office and after they left. By the ambulance" He quietly added.

Mike looked at him now. "Yeah…" He sighed. "I think I was a bit out of it. The last thing I remember is that I was looking for you and I just was panicking, I wanted to get out of there… and then I felt myself starting to fade. I was sure I was dying." He said.

"Shit…" Harvey sighed. "You really thought you were dying?" Mike nodded. "I'm so sorry Mike. I was there the whole time you know. But yeah, you were out of it. I was there holding on to you, but you just kept screaming my name."

"Sorry, Harvey. That must have been scary." Mike was blushing a bit.

"It was, but it's okay." Harvey smirked. "I can handle it."

"Good… But still, I know it is hard for you too, to see me like this."

Harvey got serious. "It is." He admitted, and surprised Mike by taking his hand in his. "But that doesn't matter. I will always be here." He said, and really meant it.

"Wow…" Mike whispered. "What happened to you?" He smirked.

Harvey let go of his hand and rolled his eyes. "What happened to you? They drug you up too much?"

"I'm not going to comment on that. I'm going to sleep now." Mike closed his eyes.

"Yeah, you do that."

Mike's eyes opened again the amused look he just had on his face was gone. "You will be here right?" he asked.

"Yep."

Harvey wished he had a bed of his own. He wasn't going to sleep any more sitting up like this. When he was sure Mike was asleep again he turned on the TV to amuse himself. It was so boring to just sit there.

He jerked in the chair when someone knocked on the door an hour later. No one came in. The doctors and nurses mostly just walked in, as would Donna. He had texted her earlier about Mike. He walked over and carefully opened the door, ready to jam it shut again if needed. But it was Jessica. She greeted him peered over his shoulder at Mike, and then asked if they could speak in the hallway. He agreed and proceeded to give her an update on Mike after she asked.

They were both leaning against the wall, across from Mike's door. They had just talked over what had happened the previous day. They would need to make some changes regarding the security. It still wasn't clear to either of them how Jack and Jim managed to get up to their floor with guns and all.

"What was it that you were doing, before they shot Mike?" Harvey asked her, and watched as she flinched a little at the question.

"I didn't know that he was going to do that. He didn't seem like the type."

"I know, I thought the same thing." Harvey confessed.

"I was using the internal system to send a distress message. But he saw it."

"Good idea."

"He saw it. I got Mike shot." She said.

"No, you didn't. That bastard shot Mike because he wanted to. You did the right thing trying to get help."

"It didn't work."

"Don't blame yourself Jessica. I know for sure that Mike won't."

"Do you? Blame me?"

Harvey paused for a second and though about it. "No, I don't." He said later. "Then I might as well blame myself, which I do. I shouldn't have called out to him like I did."

Jessica sighed. "Let's just blame that crazy asshole then."

"Agreed."

"How is Mike doing?"

Harvey paused for a moment before he answered. "He wants to leave."

"I don't blame him, after what he said." Jessica said not pushing any further.

"Neither do I. The doctors won't let him leave yet though, so he is pissed."

Jessica nodded before she asked "Do you think there is any truth in what he said, about coming after the kid?"

"It was probably just empty talk. But I'm going to keep an eye out."

Jessica nodded a little and stood up from the wall. She looked worn out, like she hadn't slept all night. "You should take a week or two Harvey. Rest, take care of Mike."

"I think I actually might do that Jessica. Thank you."

She left after that, and Harvey walked back into Mike's room. Luckily the kid was still sleeping. That was good. Mike needed it.

When Mike's doctor came by Harvey spoke to him for a while, getting an update on Mike's condition after the check-up. Mike wasn't happy with being woken up again and complained until Harvey told him to stop.

"But when can I leave?" Mike asked. "No offense, but I really want to get out of here."

"Mike, at the moment we have you on some pretty heavy medication which you can't receive at home. You experienced a traumatic event and I would like to keep monitoring your heart for a few more days."

Mike couldn't really argue with that so he settled for pouting silently.

Donna came to visit later along with both Louis and Rachel, something that cheered Mike up a bit. Donna fussed over him more than usual and Mike let her, he even seemed to enjoy it. Harvey even watched as Mike let Donna hold his soda as he drank from a straw.

"You only have one functioning hand now." She sympathetically had said. Other than that they all avoided talk about what had happened. But Mike brought it up again when he and Harvey was alone again. He wanted to know if there had been any changes, were they caught yet? But Harvey knew just as much as Mike, which he told him. Mike once again asked if Harvey was staying, but it took him a long time to fall asleep for the night. Harvey had managed to get a cot in the room so that he could get some sleep himself without having to sit up.

Mike woke up screaming during the night from a nightmare. He was breathing erratically making Harvey push the call button.

"No, Harvey." Mike groaned when he was about to step away to leave room for the night nurse. He let Mike keep his grasp on his sleeve and awkwardly leaned back against the night stand while Mike was checked over. The whole thing ended with Mike getting drugged up so that he fell asleep and stayed that way until morning. He didn't wake up for breakfast either, so Harvey helped him out with it. He could always get something else for Mike later.

Now he was just waiting for Mike to wake up again. He felt the need to freshen up some, and decided to step out of the room for just a few minutes. Mike would be fine.

– SUITS –

Mike woke up from someone shaking him. Before he even knew what was going on his mind got the thought that it was odd. This wasn't how anyone at the hospital would wake him. This was almost violent. When he opened his eyes he almost thought that his heart was going to stop, because standing above him was Jack! As soon as he saw him he knew that it was him, however this time he didn't have a mask on. But his eyes, Mike recognized his eyes!

He just froze. He didn't know what to do at all. His brain wasn't working at all. Everything was just blank, because he was here. He had come. Just like he promised. Where was Harvey? Donna? Anyone? He tore his eyes away from the man in front of him and looked towards the door, only to have Jack smack him across the face. Mike whimpered.

"No one is there. It's just you and me now." Jack whispered and dug his hand down on Mike shoulder. "Just you and me." He laughed a bit. "What? You got nothing to say? Did you miss me?"

Mike looked frantically around the room. Help! He needed help. What was he going to do? Where was Harvey? He had been here. Did Jack hurt him?

"Hey, focus!" Jack snarled and slapped him again. "You are really pathetic, aren't you? Are you seriously crying? I haven't even done anything yet."

"Stop. What are you…" He didn't know what he was saying, what he was going to say. Should he try to scream?

"I promised I would come for you, didn't I?"

"What do you want? I haven't done anything to you." Mike said, loud hoping someone would hear him. He didn't dare to scream. Jack had something wild in his eyes.

"I made you a promise Mike." He whispered leaning closer.

"No…no come on, I haven't, I can't…" Mike didn't know what he was saying. He squirmed on the bed, his hands pushing at Jack's arm. He had to do something! He swung his left, casted hand as hard as he could towards Jack's face. At the same time as pain surged through his hand excitement did as well. It was a good blow.

Jack seemed surprised as he staggered away a bit and Mike immediately started to get out of his bed. He had to try and get away. But only managed to sit up before Jack was on him again, pushing him down with rough hands.

"You little piece of shit. You honestly doesn't deserve to live!" He roared. "I mean, why should you get to live? My sister didn't get too." One of his hands moved slowly from pinning Mike's shoulder down towards his throat. Mike could feel him putting his thumb over his throat and starting to apply pressure.

"No…" He rasped out and tried with both of his hands to get Jack's hand away. Jack didn't care at all about his attempts as he put his other hand on the other side of Mike's throat. For a few seconds he was just holding them there while Mike did his best to try and claw at his hands, kick with his legs throwing his body to the side, just trying everything he had to get away. But he was unsuccessful. His illness was working against him, as he was no match at all for the other man. Jack didn't seem to care that Mike's nails were digging in to the back of his hands as he started to apply more force. He could feel pressure building behind his eyes as it was getting harder to breath. Oh god, he was really being strangled! He was going to die now, like this, not from cancer but strangled in a hospital bed.

He tried to scream, but couldn't get any sounds out. Jack was leaning close to him. He looked totally crazy when Mike accidentally made eye contact with him. Things were kind of blurry. Pressure was building in his chest, his eyes were tearing, it hurt and there was a roaring sound in his ears.

Then the pressure disappeared and everything came rushing back! Air flooded into his throat and suddenly he could breathe again. Or more like coughing. He coughed and coughed trying desperately to get air into his lungs.

"Mike, Mike? Mike oh shit? Hey, are you okay? You are okay. It's okay. Hey, hey…" It was Harvey. Harvey was holding on to his shoulder and had a hand on his cheek. Actually he was stroking his face over and over again.

"Are you hurt? Did he hurt you? Mike, please answer me. Calm down."

Mike was aware of that he now when he wasn't coughing anymore he was panting desperately, tried but couldn't focus his eyes on Harvey. Everything was blurry. At least until Harvey's thumb stroked away tears from his eyes. He didn't even know that he had been crying.

Everything was so confusing and it was happening so fast. He wanted it to slow down. But that didn't happen as the next thing he knew the room was swarming with people. He just let them do what they wanted. And oxygen mask was placed over his face and he felt a pressure around his arm. He looked behind the nurse standing next to him and got a glace of Harvey. He was talking to two men that looked like security guards. He let himself relax. It was over.

– SUITS –

Oh god! He shouldn't have left! Why the hell did he leave Mike alone? Jack must have been watching the room, waiting for him to leave. How the hell did he even find out in which hospital room, or hospital for that matter, that Mike was staying in?

He had only been gone about five minutes. Harvey felt himself shaking from adrenalin still coursing through his body. If he had been gone a longer Mike would be dead right now. He felt like shit! He had told Mike that this wasn't going to happen! What should he do now? He had failed Mike again! How the hell did that happen?

Mike looked like he had passed out. He was laying limp on his bed with and oxygen mask on. Harvey could already see an ugly red mark forming on his throat. One of his cheeks were also a bit red. Had he been hit?

Harvey had come back from the bathroom only to find a man standing over Mike, strangling him. He immediately knew that it was Jack. He didn't think he just charged at the man. His only objective was to get him away from Mike. Harvey got a hold of the man's shoulder and arm and with all he had he pulled him away and down. Jack ended up on the floor and slide until he was stopped by the wall. Harvey had only taken three steps towards him when he scrambled off the floor and darted out of the room, fleeing rather than fighting. For an insane moment Harvey just stood there in the middle of the room torn between running after the man and getting to Mike. Mike won. He was coughing violently and was shaking underneath Harvey's hands. He did his best with trying to get Mike to calm down. When a nurse showed up he yelled at her to get help and to get security. Thankfully she did what he asked.

Harvey spoke to a lot of people after that. After the security guys left the police arrived, and he repeated his story. He also called Donna who promised to be there as soon as she could. Things calmed down somewhat after that. A security guard promised Harvey that someone would stand guard outside Mike's room from now on.

Just before Donna arrived Harvey was assured that Mike hadn't suffered any real damage, since Harvey had been there on time as they put it. He suspected they said it to make him feel better. It didn't work. He felt shaky and on edge. Donna helped to take some of it away, but he still had an uneasy feeling, and he wished that Mike would just wake up already.

He did wake up two hours later. He woke up with a jerk and his good hand traveled up to his throat before he looked around in the room with wide eyes. Donna was with him in an instant and held his hand and stroke the side of his face. He looked up at her with watery eyes and was biting his lip. Both Donna and Harvey did their best to reassure him and Mike nodded towards them, but Harvey could see in his eyes that he didn't believe a word they were saying. He kept looking towards the door and when a nurse opened it he flinched on the bed and pulled at Donna's hand.

Mike didn't speak much and refused to go back to sleep. The police dropped by and Mike accounted for what happened both this morning and at the office. Harvey couldn't help but feel proud of him for doing so. There weren't any news about Jack. They had him on the surveillance camera that showed him entering the hospital early in the morning. Harvey's suspicions were true, and Jack had waited almost two hours outside Mike's hospital room only to sneak in as Harvey stepped out. They had lost him after that, but assured Mike and Harvey that a lot of people were looking for him.

Harvey felt exhausted. He just wished Mike would pass out or something because he really needed to get some sleep himself. Donna had gone to get them something to eat. Mike was anxious and had even asked Donna not to leave, but now he was staring listlessly at the TV. Harvey had trouble keeping his eyes open.

"You can't sleep Harvey. You can't. You can't." Mike's voice woke him up.

"I wasn't sleeping." He grumbled.

"What if he comes back? What if he comes back? You said that you would…You said that you would help me if he comes back. I can't do it alone."

"Yeah, sorry Mike. I didn't mean to fall asleep. And you were right I will help you. But he is not coming back here. He is not that stupid. You are safe now."

"You don't know that. He might come. You said before that he wouldn't, but he did."

"He won't this time. But how about you sleep some and I keep watch, okay?"

"No, no I can't. I don't want to. I need to be awake. I need to see if he comes."

"He is not going to come Mike."

"You don't know that!" Mike repeated.

"If he comes back he will be caught right away. And besides there are guards outside your room now. He wouldn't be able to get in."

"What if he brings a gun?"

"I'm pretty sure the guards outside has guns too."

"No they don't, it's a hospital. They don't carry guns."

"Mike, he won't touch you again. He won't come near you." Harvey needed to end this conversation, because he had a feeling that they weren't going to get anywhere with it. But he wasn't really sure on how to convince Mike that everything was okay and that he was safe, because the truth was that he couldn't be sure now. He had thought it was okay, but then Jack still came.

"I'll be here the whole time. You won't be alone" He said, and after meeting Harvey's gaze for a long time Mike seemed satisfied with that and focused his attention to the TV.

However when Donna returned she forced Harvey to head home and get a shower and change. Mike looked like he was going to burst into tears at the thought of Harvey leaving but Donna introduced him to Aaron, the security guard that was position outside his room and he was fine with Harvey leaving for an hour or two.

When Harvey stepped into Mike's room again after a refreshing shower and a thirty minute nap on his couch, the first thing he noticed that Mike still wasn't asleep. He was laying on the bed looking out of the window. Donna was sitting on the couch in the room reading a magazine. She saw Harvey before Mike did. She looked up and smiled a bit, but Harvey could see that she was upset.

"Hey Harvey." she said and at first he was surprised why, but then noticed Mike's reaction. His whole body jerked and then tensed as he turned towards Harvey and the door. He looked at Harvey with wide eyes before the tension in his body seemed to melt away as he realized that it was only Harvey. He didn't say anything. Donna stood up.

"Harvey, I need to talk to you for a minute." She then turned to Mike, and took his hand in hers. "Sweetie, Harvey and I are going to be right outside." Harvey hesitated for a moment at the way Mike looked, but Donna grabbed him and dragged him with her outside.

"Is it a good thing to leave him alone?" Harvey asked.

"No, it's not, but I need to talk to you so it can't be helped."

"What is it Donna?"

"You need to do something. Something needs to change now, because Mike is barely holding on here. He can't go on like this. He is refusing to sleep! Which he clearly needs to do right now."

"Donna, you know why…"

"Yes I do, and you need to get that guy. Mike needs a break. Do you understand? I can't see him like this anymore." Tears welled up in her eyes and Harvey took a hold of her arm in comfort.

"I know… I know. I'm working on it. Thanks for staying with him Donna. You know how much that means to him."

"He was asking for you."

Harvey looked back towards the room. The door was closed so he couldn't see Mike, but he knew that Mike was just waiting for them to come back.

"His doctors are getting worried that this is causing too much stress on his heart. They are worried that something might happen. They were talking about sedating him if he doesn't get enough sleep soon."

Harvey nodded, maybe that would be a good thing. Force the kid to sleep. "I'll get him to sleep." He said instead. "Why don't you head home for a bit? I'll stay with him."

Donna agreed and left after saying goodbye to Mike. When Harvey sat down next to Mike he could see what had Donna so worried. Mike really looked bad. His face had a grayish tone and was covered with a thin layer of sweat. His eyes were forced open and he barely blinked. He wasn't looking at Harvey, but behind him, eyes locked at the door. Harvey pushed his chair so that he was blocking his view with his body, only then did Mike look up at him.

"You need to sleep Mike." Mike just shook his head and tried to look past Harvey. "Hey, look at me."

Mike did. "I'm not letting anything else happen to you." Harvey said with force, praying for Mike to just believe him. It wasn't so easy though.

"Mike, you need to relax. Your heart needs you to. I know you are freaked out. I get it. I get that you are scared." He paused. "I screwed up kid. I shouldn't have left you alone. I'm not going to do it again."

Mike was biting his lip and refusing to look at him. He was holding his injured hand with his good one. "So you are going to be here then? If he comes back you will be here?"

Instead of getting into the whole thing again Harvey just nodded. "I will."

Mike wiped his face with his hand and let out a deep sigh. "I am tired." He whispered.

"Then sleep." A while later Mike did.

– SUITS –

Mike woke up from a shrill sound, and for a slit second he panicked. He let out a moan before he could stop himself.

"Sorry, sorry…It's just my phone Mike." Harvey said where he was sitting next to his bed on a chair. "Damn, I forgot to put in on silent. It's okay." Mike watched as he looked down at the screen letting it ring. He glanced back up at Mike. "I better take this." He said and stood up and walked away from Mike. He turned his back on him when he answered.

"Harvey Spector." Mike listened intently. He could hear the faint sound of the other person. "Really? That's great! When?" Harvey paused and listened. "Yeah, I'll tell him it's over. What about the other one? Yeah?" Harvey turned around to face Mike, and he had a smile on his face. "Total morons."

After that Harvey thanked the person and hang up. He came over to Mike with a big grin on his face. "Guess what!" He said. "They caught them Mike. Both of them."

"What?" Mike rasped out. His heart was pounding hard in his chest.

"The idiots were sharing a hotel room, rented in Jim's real name. The police just arrested them. It's over Mike."

"It is?"

Harvey gave him a nod and leaned back in his chair and stretched his arms behind him. "Thank god!" He exclaimed. "Hey, you can relax now. Go back to sleep. You really do look like shit Mike."

"Shut up." Mike gasped. He couldn't believe it! It was really over. Shit.

Harvey had hauled up his phone again and was already talking to Donna or Jessica or someone. Mike couldn't really comprehend that all of this was actually over. He wouldn't have to be afraid anymore. No one was going to storm into the room and shot him, or strangle him or something else unpleasant. Maybe the awful nightmares he had every time he closed his eyes would ease off now. Could he go back to just worry about the cancer killing him now? He never thought that that would be a good thing.

He was asleep before Harvey finished his conversation.

– SUITS –

Three days later Harvey had the opportunity to see Jack in the detention facility where he was held. He just needed to talk to the guy, and after getting a warning from the personal at the facility that talking was all he was allowed to do, he went into the interrogation room. Jack who was handcuffed to the table watched him carefully. He didn't look as cocky in this environment as he had in the firm hidden behind a mask and a gun.

"There is one thing I want to know." Harvey demanded without sitting down on the chair across from the man.

"Hit me."

"Why did you go after him?"

Jack didn't answer at first. "Why him?" Harvey pressed on, "He was already down, but you went after him anyway. And don't go for that crap with that he is already dying so you are helping him out. I want to know why him?"

Jack didn't look at him, but rubbed his hands across his face. "I don't know man…" he said. "I guess…we were just doing all this things and then he said he had cancer, like my sister." He got something empty in his eyes.

"So you wanted to kill him because your sister had cancer? Yeah, I can see the logic in that." Harvey muttered.

"No…it's just, it pissed me off that he was alive and working while she…" he paused and looked up. "I know it doesn't make sense to you. But why the hell should he live while she died?"

"And why the hell should he have to die just because she did?" Harvey countered.

"I don't know! I was pissed, okay!?"

"I don't fucking care. You are going to pay for this."

"Duh!" Jack said and jolted the cuffs. Before Harvey had the change to say anything else Jack continued.

"I was helping him out!" He insisted.

"And how the hell is telling him that he is going to die to help him out?"

"Well then, maybe not helping him out as much as preparing him."

Harvey just shook his head. He didn't believe this low life.

"So, is that what you did at the hospital then?"

Jack just stared at him. Harvey wanted to smash his head down into the table.

"Did you hear that they are charging you for attempted murder? Two of them actually."

"What! They can't do that! I didn't murder anyone."

"Attempted, you idiot." Finally he was getting the reaction he wanted. "Yep, attempted murder, threatening, kidnapping, assault among other things. You are never getting out of here. I will make sure of it. I promise you." Harvey stood up and enjoyed the shocked expression on the man in front of him. He left without another word and smiled as he heard the man scream in rage behind him. Harvey had somewhere else to be right now.

– SUITS –

Thank you so much for all the reviews! I love it! I know this chapter and the previous one where a bit different, but the next one will go back to the be more about the cancer. Unfortunately things will not exactly get better for Mike...