Chapter 19

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AN1: Thank you for the support. So, I'm going to do a double update today, as I feel bad about the recent cliff-hangers.


Having spent most of the day before at the hospital it feels odd for Donna to be walking up to her desk, and even odder to know that she won't see Mike, or Jessica, all day. Honestly, Donna isn't completely sure whether she will see Harvey either, though she's talked to Katrina and she knows that she is coming into work, as a way to distract herself from what happened to her best friend.

As she walks towards her cubical Donna is a little surprised to see Rachel standing there, clearly waiting.

"Rachel, what's going on?" Donna asks, knowing that, as far as she knows Rachel doesn't know what happened.

"It was Mike, wasn't it? That's why you disappeared yesterday, why Harvey wasn't here, why Jessica wasn't, why Katrina wasn't." Rachel says, sounding worried.

"Rachel…" Donna starts to say, not overly sure what she is going to say.

"Don't lie to me, Donna." Rachel tells her friend, "It's in the paper. Former Manhattan ADA who now works for Pearson Hardman attacked in their apartment." Rachel says, showing the paper to Donna, who quickly takes it, reads it, and to her relief there is no mention of the sexual assault, "It's Mike, isn't it?" Rachel asks, as there are only three people it could be and she saw both Katrina and Harvey the day before, as Donna hurries over to her desk phone, and dials a number.

"Ray, it's Donna. When you pick up Harvey don't give him the paper." Donna tells him.

"Okay." Ray says, knowing better than questioning Donna, and Donna hangs up.

"Donna, talk to me." Rachel requests, "Is it Mike? How bad was he hurt?" Rachel asks worried.

"Yes, it is Mike." Donna confirms, "He getting released from the hospital today." Donna explains, "And he'll be staying with Jessica."

"How bad was he hurt?" Rachel asks worried.

"Pretty badly." Donna answers, not wanting to go into the details, which Rachel realises.

"Do they know who attacked him, or why?" Rachel asks worried.

"Yes, but it's not my place to say." Donna admits.

"Okay." Rachel says, dropping the subject for now, "Should I call? Go see him? He's my friend, I want him to know I'm here for him."

"I'd hold off on that for now." Donna admits, "I don't think he's up for visitors, quiet yet."

"Okay, once you know he is can you tell me." Rachel requests.

"Of course." Donna says, suspecting that it might be a while.

"I better get back to work." Rachel tells him, "Can you let me know if you hear anything about how's he doing?"

"Sure." Donna responds and Rachel nods and walks away as Donna sits down at her desk.


Ever since the car accident Mike hasn't been the biggest fan of hospitals so he is very glad that he was released early in the day, and as he walks into his mother's house, with her by his side, Mike realises that he is glad to be home as no matter how old he gets that's what he'll always consider his mother's house to be, home.

"Do you want to go up to your room? Or the living room?" Jessica asks her son.

"Living room." Mike answers, "Considering I'm betting you won't let me do some work I'll be bored in my room." Honestly Mike would really like to be doing work as he figures it will be a good distraction.

"You need rest Mike." Jessica tells her son, "We can talk about work after you've had some time to heal." Jessica says as they head to the living room, "I got movies and connected up Netflix so that you can watch some TV too"

"Thanks Mom." Mike says, being glad for the distraction, "Are you heading into the firm today?" Mike asks curious as he sits down on the couch, it being a little painful for him to do so.

"No." Jessica says, without hesitation as she sits down next to her son.

"What about Hardman? He could use this to his advantage." Mike says worried.

"Mike, what matters most to me is you. I'm not leaving you alone today." Jessica tells her son, "I don't want you to worry about Hardman. The only thing I want you to worry about is healing." Jessica tells her son.

"Okay." Mike says with a nod, though he knows that if Hardman uses what happened to him to take over the firm from his mom then he'll never forgive himself.

"Are you hungry, do you want some food? Something to drink?" Jessica asks concerned.

"No, not right now." Mike answers.

"I looked into it and I can get you an appointment to talk to the best counsellor in the city, when you're ready." Jessica tells her son.

"I'm not sure." Mike admits, looking uncertain.

"Mike, you've worked in the DA's office, you know how much it could help to talk about what happened." Jessica reminds her son, doing her best not to treat him differently, but at the same time she wants to be respectful to what he's been through and not make things harder for him.

"You're right, I do." Mike confirms, "But I'm not sure I'm ready to talk about it yet. Talking to the police was bad enough." Mike admits.

"Okay, we'll talk about it again in a few days." Jessica tells her son, not planning on letting the subject drop forever, but she will give him some time, and the two of them drift into silence.

"So, what movies did you get?" Mike asks curious, breaking the silence after a little while.

"Well, I got a few, but I think this might be a good first choice." Jessica says, showing her son a movie that she knows he loves.

"I'm with you there." Mike admits, looking almost happy at his mother's choice.

"I'm put it on." Jessica says and a few minutes later Jessica has put on the movie, has grabbed some water from the fridge and gotten Mike a blanket, just in case, before she sat back down next to her son so that they could both enjoy the movie.


It has been a while since Donna talked to Rachel and Harvey has been in his office for about five minutes, and knowing that she's waited long enough and has to tell Harvey a couple of things.

Standing up, Donna picks up the paper that Rachel left and heads into Harvey's office.

"Harvey, I need to show you something." Donna says, as she walks in, having closed the door behind her.

"What is it?" Harvey asks, looking up and Donna walks over and hands over the paper, "Is this why Ray didn't give me the paper?"

"Yes." Donna confirms and Harvey starts to read it. Even though Harvey is trying to hide it Donna can tell that it is making him angry.

"Already around the firm?" Harvey asks.

"Yes. The only possibilities are you, Katrina, or Mike so everyone's talking about which of you it was." Donna reveals, "And that's not the most worrying thing." She admits.

"What is?" Harvey asks concerned, looking up at his assistant.

"Hardman's called a firm meeting for after lunch." Donna reveals, "I don't know if he's going to address the rumours or do something else."

"Shit." Harvey says, "Does Jessica know?"

"She hasn't checked in all day." Donna admits, "I checked with hospital and Mike was released this morning."

"Which means she's home with him and doesn't need to worry about the firm." Harvey realises.

"But we both know that she'd want to know about this." Donna reminds him.

"I'll go over there myself." Harvey says, standing up, "Cancel my morning." Harvey says, picking up the paper and heading out of his office, planning on making a stop before going to Jessica's.


A little while after leaving the firm, having made the stop he wanted to make, Harvey arrives at Jessica's, being pretty sure that there are private security watching the house, something which Harvey is pretty sure Jessica would have arranged to keep Mike safe while Trevor is still free.

About a minute after Harvey knocks on the door Jessica opens it, wearing clothes more causal than Harvey has seen her wear in a very long time.

"Harvey." Jessica says surprised, "Come in." she says, letting him in, and after closing the door behind them Jessica heads back to the living room, and Harvey follows, "What are you doing here?" Jessica asks as they walk into the living room, as they do Mike looks a little surprised to see him.

"Have you see the paper today?" Harvey asks as Jessica sits back down next to Mike and he sits down on one of the chair.

"What happened to me is in it, isn't it?" Mike asks, realising that that must be why Harvey is there.

"Not by name, but there's enough for people who know to be able to guess." Harvey admits, handing the paper to Jessica, "It doesn't go into a lot of detail, just that there was an attack." Harvey explains, being glad that there is no mention of the sexual assault as who knows about that should be Mike's choice.

"I'm assuming that there are rumours around the firm." Jessica assumes once she reads the article and then hands the paper over to Mike.

"Yes." Harvey confirms, "Hardman's called a firm meeting for this afternoon. I don't know what he's planning." He reveals and Jessica looks angry at that.

"Mom, you've got to be there for that." Mike tells his mother.

"Mike, we've talked about this, I'm not leaving you alone." Jessica tells her son.

"You have to. I'll never forgive myself if Hardman uses this to take over the firm from you." Mike responds, "You need to go into the office, at least to figure out what Hardman is up to." Mike tells his mother.

"I'll stay with Mike." Harvey offers, wanting to do something to help, "If that's okay with you." He adds, looking at Mike.

"It is." Mike confirms, actually being surprised by Harvey's offer as the day before Harvey said practically nothing to him, and what is also surprising is that even after what happened he feels no fear at the thought of being alone with Harvey, "And I think it's the best idea, you need to know what Hardman is up to."

"Okay." Jessica says with a nod, as even though she is hesitant she trusts Harvey and if Mike is okay with being around Harvey, something which is a little surprising considering everything, then that is okay with her, "I better get ready." Jessica says, getting up and heading upstairs.

"So, I didn't just bring the paper." Harvey admits, "I brought this." He reveals, handing the bag that he is carrying over to Mike.

Wondering what he could find Mike opens it to find the bag full of DVD's,

"Is this every Star Trek film and television show?" Mike asks, surprised as he looks in the bag.

"Yep." Harvey confirms, "It's about time you watched Star Trek." He tells Mike.

"You mean it's about time I get your references." Mike realises.

"That's just an added bonus." Harvey admits, with an amused look.

"You know I might be home for a little while, but I can still do work." Mike informs Harvey.

"Don't even think about it, Rookie." Harvey tells him, not at all surprised that Mike wants to do work, but that doesn't mean he's going to allow it, "You need to rest and heal." Harvey informs him, causing Mike to frown, "You won't be getting any work from me and if I find out that you've gotten Katrina or Donna, or anyone else, to bring you work we're going to have a conversation." He reveals, "And that's probably nothing compared to what your Mom would do to both of us if she found out you were doing work, or that I let you." He admits.

"Fine." Mike comments, not looking happy, "But you know you're going to be lost without me." Mike comments, trying to joke to make things seem more normal.

"I'm sure I'll manage." Harvey responds, not wanting to admit that he is going to miss working with Mike.

"Well, if you're really insisting on not letting me do work and you find yourself needing an associate then you should ask Katrina." Mike tells Harvey, wanting to offer help even though he can't help himself, "She's good, and she's probably the only associate you could stand." Mike admits, being pretty sure of that fact.

"I'll keep that in mind." Harvey responds, and the two of them drift into silence, "Good movie choice." Harvey comments, seeing what's on the TV.

"I've always thought so, but Mom picked it." Mike reveals, "We've had a lot of movie nights when I was growing up." He reveals.

"Of course you did." Harvey says, not at all surprised by that as it explains how good both Mike and Jessica are at responding to his quotes, and the two of them drift into silence and both enjoy the movie.

For ten minutes Mike and Harvey just sit and enjoy the movie until Jessica walks back in the room.

"I'll be back as soon as I can." Jessica tells her son.

"I'll be okay, Mom." Mike says, not wanting her to worry about him, "Do whatever it is that you've got to do to deal with Hardman."

"Oh, I will." Jessica assures him, "Remember you've got to take your medication in half an hour and you should have some lunch." Jessica tells her son.

"I know, Mom." Mike responds, resisting the urge to roll his eyes, as he knows why she is worrying.

"Good." Jessica says with a nod, "If you need anything just call." She says before leaving, halting the fact that she has to leave her son when he is so far from okay, exchanging a look with Harvey, who checks his watch so that he can make sure Mike takes his medication when he has to, as she goes.

For a while after Jessica left Harvey and Mike just sit in silence and enjoy the movie, Harvey not wanting to say the wrong thing and honestly Mike isn't sure what to say or how to act as he knows that Harvey found him, saw him when he was at his most venerable, and he isn't sure how to react to that.

"I tried to fight him." Mike reveals, needing to say something to break the silence, and honestly he's been wanting to admit this since he first saw Harvey, Jessica, Katrina and Donna in the hospital but he knew that his mother wasn't the right person to tell, but he feels that Harvey is.

"Mike…" Harvey starts to say, realising where Mike is going with what he is saying and honestly he doesn't really want to hear it.

"I need to admit this, Harvey. I need to say it out loud." Mike admits as when he told the detectives it was just reciting from memory, it was easier as he was saying it in one go, not comprehending everything.

"Okay, I'm listening." Harvey says as even though he doesn't want to hear what happened he will listen if it will help Mike.

"He punched me once, and once I got my barring I started to fight back." Mike reveals, "I knew he wanted to hurt me, I saw the look in his eyes, and I knew I had to fight, so I did." Mike explains, a tear coming to his not swollen eye, "But it wasn't enough." Mike says, pain clear in his voice, "He over powered me. I should have fought more; I should have…." Mike starts to say.

"Mike no." Harvey says, getting up and moving over to the couch, moving slowly so he doesn't scare Mike, having no intention of letting Mike blame himself for what happened, "This wasn't your fault. The only person to blame is Trevor." Harvey says as he sits down next to Mike, "You can't keep thinking about what you should have done differently, you'll drive yourself crazy if you do." Harvey tells him, "You survived Mike. You made it through. That's what matters right now." Harvey says, trying to get Mike to believe that.

"It doesn't feel like It matters." Mike admits, "It feels like I failed, that I should have done more." He says, looking down at the ground, and honestly what he doesn't intend to tell Harvey, or anyone, is that he knows this is his fault, if he didn't send Trevor that letter then he would have stayed in Montana.

"Mike, look at me." Harvey requests in a gentle, but forceful voice, and Mike looks up, "You said it yourself, you fought, he overpowered you." Harvey reminds him, "And you were hurt, badly. You couldn't have done more, not in the state you were in." he reminds Mike, "This wasn't your fault, Mike, and even though you might feel like you should right now you can't blame yourself, it won't do any good." Harvey tells Mike, wanting him to believe that but honestly Harvey has no idea whether he is even saying the right thing as this kind of personal stuff isn't something he's good at.

"There's only been a few times where I've truly hated my memory." Mike admits, "Now is one of them."

"I… I don't think I'm sorry covers it." Harvey admits, having no idea what else to say.

"I don't want your pity Harvey." Mike says, some anger in his voice.

"I don't pity you, Mike." Harvey assures him, and from the look on Harvey's face Mike believes him, "I hate that this happened to you, and I'm sorry that I didn't come to your apartment sooner, and I want to kill Trevor, but I don't pity you Mike." Harvey assures him, "You'll never have my pity. You have my sympathy, my support, and my respect." Harvey tells him, respecting Mike for fighting, for surviving.

"Thank you Harvey." Mike responds, Harvey's words meaning a lot to him.

"Thank you is the last thing you have to say to me." Harvey assures him, "I have Vanessa looking for Trevor, and I know your Mom has Carter looking too. They'll find him and he'll be out of your life forever, he won't hurt you again."

"I believe that once he's in jail." Mike admits, not wanting to admit that he feels that he should have listened when his Mom, and Katrina, told him, one of the many times, to cut Trevor out forever before it got to the point of sending Trevor the letter, "It's time for my medication." Mike realises.

"I'll go get it. Where is it?" Harvey asks, feeling that Mike should rest as much as possible.

"It's on the kitchen bench." Mike reveals and Harvey stands up, "Just bring it all, I know what I have to take." Mike says, honestly too tired to object to Harvey getting his medication for him, though if he wasn't quiet as tired then he would realise how big it is that Harvey is getting things for him.

About a minute later Harvey walks back into the room, carrying several pill bottles and a glass of water.

"Thanks." Mike says as Harvey puts the medication down on the table, with the water.

Moving slowly, due to pain, Mike reaches out and opens two of the four bottles and pulls out one pill from one and two from another, before swallowing and drinking some of the water.

"Movie's over." Mike realises, "What Star Trek do you recommend I start with?" he asks curious.

"The original series, the beginning." Harvey says, grabbing the right DVD out of the bag and heading over to the DVD player.

"Sounds good." Mike admits, though he isn't sure that he's going to be able to stay awake for long, though he isn't sure wants to sleep.

Once he has put the DVD in the player Harvey walks back over and sits down on the couch too, sitting near Mike, but not too close as he doesn't want to make his associate nervous and together the two of them begin to watch Star Trek together


A little while after she left Harvey and Mike Jessica arrives at the firm, and honestly she would very much rather be with her son and Harvey. Arriving at the office Jessica doesn't head to her office, instead she heads to Hardman's.

"Jessica." Hardman says, sounding surprised, "I really wasn't expecting you to be in today."

"I wasn't planning on being here, but then I heard that you had called a firm meeting for this afternoon." Jessica reveals, "And you didn't think to call me."

"I called that meeting to address the rumours about what happened to Mike." Hardman reveals, "I know you would rather be home with your child because I know I would want to be if I was you, so I didn't call." Hardman reveals, "You may think a lot of things about me Jessica, but I wouldn't use your son being hurt against you."

"Well, I'm here now and I'll be the one addressing the rumours." Jessica reveals.

"Of course, the meeting is set for two pm in the library." Hardman reveals.

"Well, until then I'll be completing some work that needs to be done, but after the meeting I will be going home to spend the rest of the day with my son." Jessica reveals.

"I can handle any work that needs to be done." Hardman offers.

"I'm managing partner Daniel; I've got it handled." Jessica says before walking out of the room.


Just like Mike suspected he wasn't able to stay awake for long as before the end of the first episode he fell asleep and the second Harvey realised that he paused Star Trek and went and got himself a book to read.

It hasn't been long since Mike feel asleep and because he is gong between reading the book he borrowed from Jessica, and watching Mike, Harvey realises, relatively quickly that something seems to be wrong.

"No, stop… don't…." Mike mutters as he tosses and turns and the second he hears the Mike's voice Harvey knows exactly what he is dreaming off and honestly he would give anything for there not to be the pain that is in Mike's voice.

"Mike, wake up." Harvey says, moving over to him, "Mike, you need to wake up. Mike!" Harvey says loudly, but Mike just continues to sleep, muttering to himself as he does. Even though he is pretty sure that it isn't the best idea Harvey can't think of another way to wake Mike and so he reaches out and starts to shake him awake, "Mike, wake up." Harvey says as he shakes him awake and seconds later Mike opens his eyes and looks at Harvey with a look of complete terror on his face, as he raises his hands to try and protect himself, "You're okay Mike. You're safe. It's just me." Harvey says, trying to be reassuring not wanting to admit how much it hurts to see Mike so afraid of him.

"Harvey…" Mike says surprised, and confused.

"Yeah, you were having nightmares." Harvey explains to his associate.

"Right." Mike says, still looking slightly less afraid as reality starts to come back to him, "Sorry."

"You don't have to apologise." Harvey tells him, "After what happened, and your memory, I would be surprised if you didn't have nightmares." He tells Mike.

"Yeah, guess so." Mike says, raising his hand with his cast on it to his face to wipe sleep out of his good eye, but then he realises what he did and so he switches, "I've broken this arm before… because of Trevor." Mike admits, staring at the cast, "I was fourteen. Trevor convinced me to race down a really steep hill on our bikes, I hit a rock, went over the handlebars." Mike explains, "That's why I have to wear this for nine weeks, instead of seven." Mike explains to Harvey, "I'm not staying off work for all nine weeks." He says, looking up at Harvey.

"Mike…" Harvey starts to say.

"I'll stay off work for a little while." Mike admits, "But not for nine weeks. I couldn't handle that." He admits and from his tone of voice Harvey believes him.

"In a few days we'll talk about it, me, you and your mom and we'll figure out when you'll come back to work." Harvey says, thinking that it must be the best option.

"Good." Mike says relieved, "Did I miss much Star Trek?" he asks curious.

"No, I paused it when I realised you were asleep." Harvey admits.

"Thanks." Mike mutters, looking like he is close to falling asleep again, "I want to keep watching." He tells Harvey.

"Okay." Harvey says and he presses play so that he and Mike can continue to watch Star Trek together, Harvey being pretty sure that Mike will fall asleep again soon, he just hopes that Mike doesn't once more have nightmares.


At Pearson Hardman Jessica isn't at all surprised that she has found it difficult to focus on her work, but she still managed to get everything she wanted to done. As the time for the meeting gets closer Jessica gets up and heads to the library honestly not putting it past Hardman to arrive early so that he can run things, something which she has no intention of allowing.

As she waits for everyone to arrive Jessica catches sight of Donna and Katrina, who are standing together, and as she sees them she gives them a look and a slight nod.

"Jessica." Hardman greats once basically everyone is there.

"Daniel." Jessica responds and once she does she walks out to in front of everyone, "Good afternoon." Jessica says and the second she stands in front of everyone, the muttering and talking that has been going on stops, "Daniel Hardman called this meeting but considering the circumstances I felt it would be best for me to handle it." Jessica reveals, "I am here to discuss the article in the paper that revealed a Pearson Hardman employee was attacked in their apartment." Jessica explains, "The article is true. Wednesday night Mike Pearson-Ross was attacked in his apartment by someone who was known to him." Jessica reveals, ignoring the shocked muttering at the revelation, "Mike was found Thursday morning by Harvey Specter and Katrina Bennett." She explains, "He has sustained many injuries, including broken bones, and will be taking some time off work to heal." Jessica reveals and even though she is trying to hide it everyone can hear the pain in her voice, "The person who attacked him hasn't been caught so I ask if anyone knows of someone coming the firm asking for Mike you alert myself or Harvey Specter straight away." Jessica requests, as she quickly racks her brain, trying to think of something to say, "Thank you." Jessica says, stepping away.

"Jessica, I think I speak for the entire firm when I say my thoughts are with you and your son." Hardman says saying so because it will make him look really good, "I wish Mike a speedy recovery and I look forward to seeing him back at work when he is ready to return."

"Thank you, Daniel." Jessica says, forcing a half smile, which is the last thing she wants to do before walking out of the library.


Having left the firm right after the meeting in the library Jessica is relieved to get home, as she really wants to see her son. Arriving home Jessica heads straight into the living room where she finds Harvey reading and Mike fast asleep.

"How long has he been asleep for?" Jessica asks in a quiet voice.

"Not long." Harvey answers, "He fell asleep not long after you left, but then woke up after nightmares, and was awake for a little while then falling asleep about ten minutes ago." Harvey explains to Jessica as he puts down his book.

"Okay." Jessica says, checking on her son as he sleeps.

"How'd things go with Hardman?" Harvey asks.

"Pretty much how I was expecting." Jessica admits, "I don't think he is outright using this to his advantage but if the chance presents itself he'll use it." Jessica explains, "At the firm meeting I confirmed that Mike was the one hurt, that he was injured, including broken bones, and that he'll be taking some time off work." Jessica explains.

"Speaking of Mike and work he's made it clear that he won't be taking the entire nine weeks he'll be in a cast off." Harvey reveals, "I told him that the three of us will talk in a few days to discuss when he'll come back."

"That was probably the best thing you could have said." Jessica admits, "Honestly, I think that once most of his bruising is heled he'll insist on coming back." Jessica admits, knowing that because she knows her son.

"I was thinking the same thing." Harvey admits standing up, "I better get back to the office." He reveals, "I'll keep an eye on Hardman, make sure he doesn't pull anything."

"Thank you, Harvey." Jessica says gratefully, knowing that Harvey is the one person she can trust to keep an eye on Hardman while she stays with her son.

"I'll show myself out." Harvey says, heading out of the room while Jessica walks over to the couch and sits next to her son, watching him sleep.


Ever since Jessica explained to the firm what happened to the firm, in basic details, Donna has been sitting at her desk working. As she hears footsteps Donna doesn't look up, but when someone stops right in front of her she does, and she sees Louis.

"What do you need, Louis?" Donna asks.

"You've seen, Mike, haven't you?" Louis asks, "That's where you and Jessica were going yesterday."

"Yes, I have." Donna confirms.

"How's he really doing? Jessica sounded worried, which she never sounds, and I thought about asking Katrina, but she's Mike's best friend so I figured that wasn't a good idea." Louis says, speaking quickly and actually sounding worried, "I… I just want to know if he'll be okay." Louis admits.

"He will be, with time." Donna answers, looking directly at Louis, "He's home from the hospital, but like Jessica said he's pretty badly hurt. He has more than one broken bone." Donna explains, being pretty sure that the physical wounds will heal a lot quicker than the psychological and emotional ones, though she has no intention of telling Louis that.

"Oh." Louis says, sounding shocked, "Is there anything I can do?" Louis asks, actually being sincere with his offer.

"If he calls asking for work don't give him any. He needs to focus on healing." Donna says, being pretty sure Mike will try that at some point as she and Katrina about it the night before.

"I can do that." Louis assures her, "Anything else?"

"No."

"Okay, um, bye Donna." Louis says before walking away, honestly having no idea what else to say.


All day, except for the firm meeting, Katrina has been in her office, trying to use work to distract herself from the thoughts of what is going on with her best friend, and honestly it was even harder than expecting, and she knew it was going to be hard, but despite that Katrina did manage to get some work done.

Having decided to leave slightly earlier than usual so that she can go see Mike, and because she is pretty sure that she won't be able to get much more work done, Katrina is packing up her stuff when she hears a knock on her door.

Looking up Katrina is a little surprised to see Louis,

"Louis, did you need me to do something?" Katrina asks, stopping what she is doing.

"No." Louis answers, walking in, "Are you going to go see Mike?"

"Yeah." Katrina confirms.

"Um, can you give him this from me." Louis says, handing an envelope over to Katrina.

"What is it?" Katrina asks as she takes the envelope.

"A card, a get well card. It's not much but I wanted him to know that I'm thinking off him, that I wish him well, and look forward to seeing him back at work." Louis explains.

"I'll give it to him." Katrina says, recognizing Louis's attempt at trying to be more considerate.

"Thank you." Louis says gratefully, "I'll let you finish packing up your stuff." Louis says before leaving.

Once Louis leaves Katrina finishes packing up her stuff and less than a minute later Katrina walks out of her office, her thoughts on her best friend and how much she wants to see him, how much she wants to see how he's doing.