Chapter 13
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AN1: Thank you so much for the support. You are all so incredible, and amazing. FUTURE INFO. I know exactly when Mike and Harvey will get together, I haven't written it yet, but I have it planned out.
After Katrina sits down Rachel takes the stand and as Kyle questions her, as Rachel talks, Mike watches closely and as he does he comes to a realisation.
"I can't win this on just the facts." Mike whispers to Donna.
"What are you gonna do?" Donna asks curious.
"I'm gonna play the woman, not the case." Mike says, taking a deep breath, hating himself for what he has to do, but he needs to win, as if he doesn't, when his secret comes out, things would be so much worse likely not just for him, but his mother as well, and he won't allow that.
"You say you expected to be passed over for a promotion, correct?" Mike asks.
"Yes."
"And yet you applied three times?" Mike asks.
"Yes."
"And you were never promoted?"
"As I said, yes." Rachel answers.
"And when Nora Ginnesse was promoted, you wrote scathing emails to the rest of your co-workers in response?" Mike asks.
"No, not scathing. The intent was to be funny." Rachel corrects.
"Oh, right, you like to be funny."
"Who doesn't like to laugh?" Rachel asks.
"Someone whose reputation has been ruined." Mike comments.
"Objection…"
"Just a thought."
"Council is testifying." Kyle argues.
"Sustained. Mr. Ross questions." Jessica tells her son, still not used to calling him Mr Ross.
"I'm sorry, your Honour, forgive me. I was just trying to be funny." Mike says and his mother looks rather amused at her son's response, "On your performance review, Lena Lunders wrote, "Good work ethic. Lacks skills." Do you think that's a fair assessment?" Mike asks.
"Fair? I... I don't know." Rachel answers.
"Well, your co-workers were promoted, and your boss was calling you mediocre. Are you mediocre?"
"No." Rachel answers, starting to get upset.
"So why haven't you been promoted?"
"I don't know." Rachel answers.
"Do you think you deserve better?"
"Doesn't everyone?" Rachel responds.
"So, why haven't you tried?" Mike asks, knowing that he is getting closer to doing what he has to do, and that fills him with dread.
"I have tried."
"Why haven't you improved?"
"I didn't say I haven't improved." Rachel argues.
"Well, your review did. Your five years without a promotion did. Look, you were so angry that you weren't moving forward that you lashed out at your boss and made a fool out of her…."
"No!" Rachel calls out.
"Objection! Testifying!"
"Everyone was moving past you." Mike says.
"So what?"
"People making good on their potential."
"Badgering, your honour."
"Sustained."
"People who could cut it."
"I can cut it!" Rachel yells and Mike realises that Rachel is exactly where he needs her to be, and now he just has to push harder, or loose and after everything Katrina said, everything Harvey said and the secret he is keeping Mike knows he can't afford to lose, he just hopes Rachel forgives him, eventually, "Are you sure about that?"
"Objection."
"Sustained."
"You think you deserved that promotion, correct?" Mike asks.
"Yes." Rachel answers.
"And you think you're better at your job that your co-workers?"
"Yes."
"Even though you haven't been promoted, even though you haven't moved forward, even though your reviews said you lack skill?" Mike asks.
"Yes!"
"And you were mad when Nora Ginnesse was promoted before you?"
"Yes."
"You thought you were better, and you were jealous that everyone you knew was moving forward while you were staying in the same place, because you couldn't cut it and you wanted Lena Lunders to feel as small as passing you over for promotion made you feel?"
"OBJECTION!" Kyle yells, but he isn't fast enough as Rachel yells.
"Of course I did!" Rachel says, tears coming to her eyes, "It wasn't fair, and I wanted her to know how it felt." She says and it becomes clear to Mike that she is no longer in character, she is speaking as herself, which makes things even worse as Mike knows that he hasn't quite gotten what he needs.
"So, you knew exactly what you were doing when you made that video?"
"Yes." Rachel says, starting to be so upset that she isn't listening to the question, and because of that he just has to ask to get one more question to get what he needs.
"And you knew what it would do to Lena Lunders, because that was your intention." Mike says.
"Yes." Rachel answers with tears rolling down her face as she glares at Mike.
"Nothing further, your honour." Mike says, turning back to his desk, and as he does he sees Harvey standing at the doorway, looking, if Mike didn't know better which he isn't sure he does, proud.
"The witness may step down." Jessica says, knowing for a fact that her son would have hated doing that, and Rachel gets up and walks back over to her chair as she goes Mike knows that he is going to apologise as soon as he can, "Now, it's time for closing statements, Mr Ross." Jessica tells her son as even though it's pretty obvious who has won Jessica knows that she can't just call it as if she did someone could clam favouritism in the future.
"For five years Sydney Thompson watched as everyone around her improved, she watched as everyone around her moved forward why she stayed in the exact same place." Mike says, looking at the partners who are playing the jury, "So when her former friend, the person who started at the same time as her, Nora Ginnesse got promoted she got upset, and made a video that defamed the good name of Lena Lunders." Mike says, "She didn't make it to be funny as she first claimed but to make Miss Ludners feel the way she felt. It's as simple as that." Mike says, "Because of the actions of Miss Thompson not only did Miss Ludners suffer emotional pain, which by her own words were Miss Thompson's intention, but she suffered financially as well, all because Miss Thompson was feeling jealous and made the choice to make a video that defamed the name of Lena Lunders." Mike says before heading over to his chair and sitting down next to Donna.
As Kyle gets up and starts to speak Mike doesn't even really listen to what he is saying, instead he is thinking about how much he hated going after Rachel like that, and it isn't until he feels Donna place her hand on his leg that Mike snaps out of his thoughts.
"What?" Mike asks her.
"Jury's gone for deliberation." Donna explains, "Jessica told us all to stay here so it probably won't be long."
"Right." Mike says, looking uncertain.
"You really hated doing that, didn't you?" Donna asks, as she can tell that.
"Yeah, I did." Mike confirms, "It's exactly why I hate mock trials." He explains, wanting to be able to talk to Rachel, but he figures that he isn't going to get a chance until everything is over.
"That's because you're a good person." Donna informs Mike.
"Thanks Donna." Mike says, giving her a grateful look and the two of them drift into silence, but the silence doesn't last long as not even five minutes later Jessica and the partners who are being return to the room.
"Has the jury reached a verdict?" Jessica ask once everyone has taken their seats.
"We have your honour." The partner playing the foremen says, "We find in favour of the plaintiff." He says and honestly Mike feels relief at that as it makes what he had to do slightly worth it.
"Thank you. Everyone is dismissed." Jessica says, banging her gavel and once she does people start to come up to Mike to congratulate him, congratulations that Mike really doesn't feel like he deserves, "Mr Ross, a word." Jessica requests about a minute later and Mike walks up to his mother.
"Yes?" Mike asks his mother once he is standing in front of her.
"Nicely done. I know you must have hated doing that, but you did what you needed to anyway." Jessica tells her son, "You made quiet the impression." Jessica tells her son, it being clear that she is proud.
"I'm not really sure that that is a good thing." Mike admits.
"In this case it is." Jessica assures her son, "It may not feel like it, but you did good." Jessica tells her son, giving him a smile.
"Thank you, your Honour." Mike says before heading over to his table where Katrina is waiting, "Don't say it." He tells her.
"Wasn't going to." Katrina assures him as she knows that Mike wouldn't want congratulations, even if he does deserve it, "I got to get to the office, but tomorrow night we're having a night on the town." Katrina tells him, it being clear that she isn't going to take no for an answer.
"I like the sound of that." Mike admits, "Meet at yours, say eight?"
"Sounds good." Katrina says before hugging him, "Don't beat yourself up so much." Katrina whispers as he hugs Mike, "I'll see you tomorrow night." She assures him before walking away.
Once Katrina walks out of the library Mike walks over to the table and starts to collect up his stuff.
Hours later Mike has spent the rest of the day in the file room, having not been able to talk to Rachel, something which he wasn't surprised about that. As everyone is starting to leave, to celebrate the end of mock trial, Mike has headed up to Harvey's office, honestly hoping that he has some work for him to do.
"You need anything?" Mike asks, knocking on the door, "Because otherwise I'm gonna head out." Mike informs Harvey.
"Celebratory drinks with the associates?" Harvey asks.
"Yep, but truthfully I really don't feel like I deserve to celebrate." Mike admits.
"Mike, you won. You deserve to celebrate that." Harvey tells Mike.
"I had to tear apart a friend to do it." Mike says, "It's exactly why I hate Mock Trial. I've had to tear people apart on the stand before, and I always hate it, but I always know the reason why, and that's why I handle it, but doing it for this is different." Mike explains to Harvey.
"There was a reason for this too Mike." Harvey says, standing up, "As much as you didn't like what you did you showed every single partner in this firm that you have what it takes to win. You showed them that you can turn a losing case until a winner, that you can adapt." Harvey tells them, "You showed everyone that you shouldn't be underestimated, you showed them that you're a winner."
"Sometimes being a winner doesn't seem important." Mike admits, "I hurt a friend today, Harvey." Mike says, pain in his voice.
"She's knew what she was getting into when she agreed to be a witness, just like everyone else here." Harvey tells him, "She'll get over it."
"I hope so."
"Go enjoy yourself, Mike. If you don't want to celebrate what you had to do, then celebrate the fact that when your secret comes out you just gave everyone at this firm evidence to prove why you belong here. Evidence that proves that you didn't get here just because of who you are." Harvey tells Mike, trying to help him feel better.
"Yeah, guess so." Mike says with a sigh, "Night Harvey."
"Night Mike." Harvey says as Mike walks away.
A while later all the other associates are celebrating but Mike is just sitting at the bar, really not wanting to get involved.
"You know; you should be celebrating." A voice say sand Mike turns to see Rachel.
"Rachel, I'm so sorry." Mike tells her, "I…."
"It's okay." Rachel says, sitting down next to him, "I saw your face. You hated doing that, didn't you?"
"Yeah, I did." Mike confirms, "But I still did it, and I'm sorry about that." Mike tells her, "Really, Rachel, I am."
"I accept your apology." Rachel tells him, and the two of them drift into silence, "So, Katrina was a really great witness."
"Yeah, we knew Kyle would underestimate her, we used that to our advantage." Mike explains, "People always underestimate Katrina." He admits with a fond smile as he always loves watching Katrina beat someone once they underestimate her.
"Have you two been together long?" Rachel asks curious.
"We're not together." Mike quickly says.
"Really?" Rachel asks disbelievingly.
"Really." Mike confirms, "She's practically my sister." He explains giving the simplest explanation as Katrina is so many things to him.
"Oh." Rachel says, very glad to hear that.
"Yeah."
"Can we go outside, talk?" Rachel ask curious.
"Sure." Mike responds, being sure that if they have to have this conversation then he would prefer not to do it where any associates can hear, and the two of them head out of the bar.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" Mike asks once they are outside the bar a few minutes later.
"I… screw it." Rachel says, figuring that words won't work and so she just kisses Mike, but a second later Mike is pushing her away, "Sorry, I thought…." Rachel starts to say, feeling completely humiliated.
"Rachel, I'm gay." Mike reveals, knowing that Katrina is right and he doesn't have a choice anymore.
"You're gay?" Rachel asks surprised.
"Yes."
"So all this time when you've been nice to me, all this time you've been helping me, you were just being nice? Just being helpful?" Rachel asks surprised.
"That's exactly what I was doing." Mike admits, "I've never been good at making friends, and that's what I thought we were, and I help my friends."
"We are." Rachel confirms, "I just need some time to digest this." She admits as she thought Mike was interested in her, and it annoyed her when he didn't respond to her advances.
"I figured."
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Rachel asks curious.
"It's not exactly something I tell people I work with." Mike admits, "I worked at the DA's office for two years and only one person knew."
"Katrina." Rachel guesses.
"Yeah." Mike confirms.
"So does no one at the firm know?" Rachel asks.
"Harvey knows, and I assume Donna does too." Mike says as he hasn't told Donna but she heard the fight between him and his mother about Trevor, and she knows everything so he would be more surprised if she didn't know, "And so does Jessica."
"Okay, Donna and Harvey I get, you work with them every day, but how'd Jessica find out?" Rachel asks curious as that doesn't make sense to her.
"There was a conflict, in one of my early cases, I had to disclose." Mike says, completely lying but it is a lie that Rachel can't prove or disprove.
"Which case?"
"It's better I don't answer."
"So, Jessica, Harvey, Donna and I are the only ones at Pearson Hardman who know?" Rachel asks.
"Yeah."
"Huh."
"Look Rachel, if I lead you on in anyway, I'm sorry. All I only ever wanted was to be is your friend." Mike admits.
"It's okay, you don't have to apologise." Rachel tells him, "I guess I was seeing more than there was."
"So, we're good?" Mike asks, hoping so as he could see himself being close friends with Rachel.
"Yeah, we're good." Rachel confirms, "But I might head home, night Mike."
"Goodnight Rachel." Mike says and while Rachel goes one direction he goes another.
At eight o'clock the next night Mike, wearing leather pants and a very tight white V next shirt with boots is walking up to Katrina's door, truly looking forward to going out with his best friend.
Getting to the door Mike reaches out and a knocks as even though he and Katrina have keys to each other's apartments they both respect the others privacy and knock instead of letting themselves in, at least most the time.
Seconds later the door opens to reveal Katrina with her hair down and curled wearing skinny jeans, high boots and a midriff showing tank top.
"Looks like we had the same idea." Mike comments, seeing Katrina.
"Clubbing instead of bar hopping." Katrina says and Mike nods, "First we're going down the street to Jenkins for some tequila."
"Done." Mike says with a nod.
"Then let's go." Katrina says, walking out of the apartment, grabbing her jacket as she goes, and closing the door behind her, having everything she is going to need in her pockets.
Ten minutes later Mike and Katrina are sitting side by side at a bar waiting for their orders, the second shots of tequila come Katrina drinks hers before Mike even has a chance to pick his up, causing Mike to give her a look.
"Something you want to talk about?" Mike asks his friend curious.
"Trust me, you're not the only one who needs a night out." Katrina admits, "It's been a rough week." Katrina admits, it having been a rough week for both professional and personal reasons.
"Want to talk about it?"
"Nope." Katrina tells him, "Drink, I'm not drinking alone." She says and Mike picks up his shot and drinks it, "Two more, and two beers." Katrina orders as Mike drinks.
"So, one beer then move on?" Mike asks Katrina.
"Sounds good." Katrina responds, "So, what's going on with you and Harvey?" she asks curious.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Mike lies, trying to look anywhere other than at his best friend.
"Come on, Mike. I'm not an idiot." Katrina tells him, "I saw the way you two looked at each other today, plus you talk about him all the time, and I know you've actually opened up to him. What's going on?" Katrina asks as their drinks arrive.
"Nothing."
"But you want there to be." Katrina realises.
"It doesn't matter what I want. He's my boss, and Mom's protégé, it's a bad idea." Mike explains to Katrina.
"So's answering the phone when Trevor calls, and yet you still do that." Katrina tells him.
"This is different." Mike says, rolling his eyes as he picks up a beer and takes a drink.
"Yeah, it's a better idea." Katrina tells him, "Mike I'll be the first to admit that your taste in guys usually suck, but I think Harvey's different."
"Yeah, you're right, he could be different." Mike confirms, "But what I think, what I feel, doesn't matter. It would be way too complicated to even consider trying to start something."
"Okay, I'm going to ask you something." Katrina informs her friend, "Forget everything else. Forget about who Harvey is to your Mom, the fact that he's your boss, do you want to be with Harvey?"
"Yes." Mike answers, without hesitation, "But things aren't that simple, and it will never happen." Mike says, feeling disappointed by that.
"I wouldn't give up hope yet." Katrina says, smiling at her friend as she reaches over and puts her hand on Mike's leg, and Mike just gives her a small smile back, and the two of them drift into silence.
"Okay, now we've talked about my lack of love life what's going on with yours?" Mike asks curious, "How's things going with Devon?"
"Over. We barely saw each other, couldn't make it work." Katrina explains.
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay. It's been coming for a while." Katrina explains to Mike, "We ended things at lunch today."
"And you still want to go out tonight?" Mike asks, sounding slightly surprised.
"Mike, a night clubbing and bar hoping is exactly what I need right now." Katrina admits.
"Okay, then we're going to have some fun." Mike says, picking up the shot, being determine to make things as fun as possible for his best friends shake.
"That we are." Katrina confirms, picking up her shot and the two of them both toast before drinking.
Two hours later Mike and Katrina are both at a club together, both enjoying dancing with both each other and other people, having a lot of fun, and both slightly tipsy.
Heading to the bar to get them re-fills on drinks Mike feels something vibrating in his pocket and it takes him a second to realise that it's his phone. So, pulling it out, something which is rather hard to do with how tight his pants are, Mike is surprised to see,
Mom
On the caller ID.
"Hello." Mike says, practicing yelling as he heads towards the bar where it's a big quieter.
"Mike. I need you to get into the firm." Jessica's voice says.
"Why?" Mike asks, needing to fight to hear.
"I'll explain when you get here." Jessica tells her son, "Where are you?"
"Clubbing, with Katrina." Mike answers.
"Good, bring her with you. This affects her too." Jessica says, then before Mike can ask more Jessica hangs up.
After his mother hangs up Mike sighs and walks back over to where Katrina is.
"I thought you were getting drinks." Katrina says when she sees Mike.
"That was the plan, but then Mom called." Mike explains to his friend.
"Let me guess, you have to get into the firm." Katrina guesses, looking a little disappointed at that.
"Yep." Mike confirms, "But she said to bring you with me, that this affects you too."
"That can't be good." Katrina realises, looking concerned.
"Really can't be." Mike admits, "We better get going."
"Yep." Katrina confirms and the two of them head out of the club.
A little while later Katrina and Mike arrive at Pearson Hardman in a car, Katrina having needed to hold Mike's time the entire time they drove as it seems that his fear of being in a car has only gotten worse, not better, since the little fender bender he was in.
As Mike and Katrina get out the car, stumbling slightly because of how much they have drunk, they realise that they aren't the only people who got called in as Donna is getting out of a taxi to.
"You got called in too?" Mike asks Donna.
"Yep." Donna says, as she walks over to Mike and Katrina, but as she does she realises what they are wearing and the fact that they are clearly tipsy, "Where were you too?"
"Clubbing." Katrina answers, "Any idea what's going on?" she asks as they head inside.
"Nope, but if Jessica wanted you here too then it must be something big." Donna says and as they walk into the lobby Harvey walks in from the other door.
"Do you know what's going on?" Mike asks Harvey curious as he, Donna and Katrina walk towards him, him and Katrina stumbling slightly less than they were.
"No." Harvey says, not being able to help but stare at Mike as he is looking pretty damn good.
"Do you think this is about your secret?" Donna asks Mike.
"Would make sense." Mike realises, "Harvey, what do you think?" Mike asks, but Harvey doesn't answer, causing Donna to roll her eyes and slap Harvey on the shoulder.
"What?" Harvey asks confused.
"Do you think Mike's secret has come out?" Donna asks, honestly being amused that Harvey failed, so spectacularly, to hide his attraction to Mike.
"Maybe." Harvey answers as the group walk towards the elevators, "There aren't a whole lot of other things that the four of us have in common."
"We all worked or are working at the DA's office." Katrina points out as they get into the elevators.
"That's true." Mike realises, "But I don't see why Mom would call us in over that." Mike comments, but then the answer comes out, "Unless…"
"There's no point speculating until we talk to Jessica." Harvey comments, his mind going to the same place as Mike's.
"Harvey's right." Donna comments, "And we'll find out soon anyway." Donna says and the group of four continue to ride the elevator in silence.
After about a minute the elevator doors open at the right floor and Harvey, Mike, Donna and Katrina get out and all head straight to Jessica's office.
"Mom, what's going on?" Mike asks as they walk into the office and find Jessica sitting on her desk, "Has someone found out who I am?"
"No, this isn't about your secret." Jessica admits.
"Then what's going on?" Harvey asks, "Why did you call us in?"
"I have a friend at the attorney general's office. Cameron Dennis is being investigated and when she saw that Michael Pearson-Ross's name was on the list of people who was going to be getting subpoena, a list that includes you too Harvey, she called to warn me." Jessica reveals, standing up, "I want to know why you three left the DA's office." She says, looking between Mike, Harvey and Donna, "And I want to know if you know what is going on." She says to Katrina.
"When are the subpoena's coming?" Harvey asks, needing to know how much time they have.
"Next week. Alexandra Leeds is running the investigation." Jessica explains, "What do you four know?" Jessica asks and Harvey, Mike, Donna and Katrina all look awkward, not really sure what to say to that, "Don't all start talking at once."
"I don't know anything, not for sure." Katrina says as she has suspicions, suspicions that have only grown since Mike left, but she hasn't been able to prove anything, "But as I'm the only one of us who still works for Cameron I'm gonna go." She says, "I'm crashing at yours, it's closer." She tells Mike before walking out.
"Why did you three leave?" Jessica once more asks once Katrina leaves, "One of you better start talking otherwise I'm not going to be able to help once these subpoena's come out."
"When I got a job at the DA's office you told me that Cameron was who I needed to learn from, that he as the best so I should stay close to him." Mike tells his mother, "For my first few months we worked closely together, but then he stopped having me work directly on his cases." Mike reveals, "I didn't know for sure, but begin to suspect that he didn't want someone with my memory working cases with him."
"Why?" Jessica asks, though judging by the looks on both Harvey and Donna's faces they know exactly what is going on.
"The last case I worked at the DA's office, the first case we worked together in over a year, and well it was hitting to close to home, but that's not why I quit, at least not the only reason." Mike reveals, "I briefly saw the discovery when Cameron was working on it, I didn't read much, just the page count, but then when I saw the file that was actually disclosed there were two pages less."
"Cameron buried evidence?" Jessica asks surprised.
"I couldn't prove it, but I in case I was right I didn't want anything to do with him." Mike admits.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Jessica asks her son.
"I didn't know anything for sure, and he gave me my start, I couldn't just turn him in without evidence, not if I was wrong." Mike argues, though he very much doubts that he was.
"You weren't." Donna assures him.
"Harvey, you're being quiet." Jessica notes, that being very unusual for him, "What do you know?" Jessica ask him, turning to look at him.
"He had a case. I caught him burying a key piece of evidence he was obligated to turn over." Harvey reveals, "The guy was guilty. The defence would have used to it let him walk." Harvey reveals.
"What kind of exposure do you have?" Jessica asks Harvey, being able to tell that Mike is safe as he only suspected, Harvey on the other hand may not be.
"I told him no, but he didn't listen." Harvey reveals.
"Then you were obligated to report him." Jessica tells Harvey, sounding angry.
"Which is why I left." Harvey reveals.
"And why didn't you tell me?" Jessica asks, stressing the you, not being able to believe that both Harvey and Mike kept this from her.
"Because you put me there, Jessica, to be mentored, and it occurred to me that that might've been exactly what you wanted me to learn." Harvey reveals.
"For the record, it wasn't." Jessica says angrily, "Until the subpoena's come down I don't want any of you talking about this to anyone." She tells them, "Once they come down I'll represent you and we'll figure out where to go from there."
"I'm not gonna be the one to expose him." Harvey says angrily.
"Harvey…." Jessica starts to say.
"He was my mentor." Harvey says angrily.
"He's a public servant."
"He was my mentor." Harvey says angrily, moving closer to Jessica.
"The standards are higher."
"He was my mentor." Harvey says angrily, "And like I said I'm not going to be the one to expose him, any more than I'd ever turn on you." Harvey says before walking out of the office, going in the direction of his office.
"You can't just ask him to turn on Cameron. Not when he was his mentor." Mike says before heading out of the office, heading towards Harvey's office too.
"This is going to get bad, isn't it?" Donna asks worried.
"Too soon to say, but yeah, I think so." Jessica says with a sigh, "I would never have told Mike, or Harvey, to work with Cameron if I knew."
"I know."
"You might as well head home, there's nothing more we can do tonight." Jessica tells Donna.
"Yeah, guess so." Donna says before heading out of Jessica's office, and like Mike she heads towards Harvey's instead of towards the elevators.
Even though he only left a minute after Harvey by the time Mike gets to Harvey's office his boss is sitting in his chair, listening to music.
"You okay?" Mike asks as he walks in.
"I'm fine." Harvey answers.
"Wow, you are a bad liar, who would have thought." Mike comments, and Harvey just gives him an annoyed look, "You don't know what you're going to do." Mike realises.
"No, I don't." Harvey answers, looking lost, "You should go Mike, enjoy what's left of your Saturday night."
"I'm pretty sure my night is pretty much ruined." Mike admits, as he walks over and sits across from Harvey, "Look, I'm not as close to Camron as you are, so I can't even imagine what you're feeling." Mike admits, not even being able to imagine how much it would hurt if someone ever wanted him to turn on Harvey, something he would never do, "But if you want to talk, I'm here." He says and Harvey gives a nod and a half smile, as they do the two of them drift into silence.
Less than a minute later the door opens and Donna walks in.
"I knew that one day that man would come back to haunt us all." Donna comments as she does, "I think we could all use a drink, Harvey?" Donna asks.
"Sure." Harvey asks, standing up and walking over to his couch, "Mike? Join us?"
"Why not, I've already had beer and tequila tonight; I might as well add scotch to the mix." Mike says, standing up too, being surprised that he didn't stumble.
"What exactly where you doing when your Mom called?" Harvey asks curious, having missed that conversation.
"Clubbing, and bar hoping." Mike admits as he sits down on the couch while Harvey sits down on the comfortable chair and once Donna pours three glasses she hands them out to Mike and Harvey before sitting on the couch too, "Thanks Donna."
"Yeah, thanks." Harvey adds and the three of them drift into silence as they drink, all being sure that the next week is going to be rather difficult for them, and none of them know what they're going to have to do.
After a few minutes Jessica walks in, and without a word she pours herself a drink too and sits down between her son and Donna, and as she does the four of them say no words, because no words need to be said, they just drink in silence, wondering what the next week is going to bring.
