Hey guys. Sorry for the long wait. been super busy with school work. Sorry this one is a bit shorter but I just wanted to get something out. Hope you enjoy,
Ellie x
'It's Ok, Harvey, look at me, please Harvey shhh. Just breathe, in and out' Scottie was trying her uttermost best to comfort Harvey as much as possible but she had never seen him like this in her life. He was always the confident winning guys who could rule a situation within seconds and be the centre of attention in any room without breaking a sweat but now it was all going to shit. As Harvey's breathing started to slow down Donna just stood there, an onlooker hoping to hell that he would be OK. She couldn't help but think that she wanted to comfort him; she wanted to sit with him, hold him until he was ready to fight the world again.
Thoughts were getting clearer, vision less blurred and finally, under persuasion from Scottie, Harvey was able to get up from his slouched position in the bathroom stall and all three of them made their way towards his office. As they walked past Gretchen, Harvey noticed Mike sitting on the couch talking to someone. Dr Paula Agard. Why in God's name was his therapist here?
'Harvey I have to go and talk to some people OK, I'll come and see you soon.' As Scottie was talking to him Harvey couldn't help but hate the pity in her voice and eyes for a brief second. It was as if she was looking down on him just because she knew something stupid like this would never happen to her. Even with this brief feeling, he leant down and gave her a swift kiss and softly whispered the words 'I love you' in her ear. At some point during this exchange Donna had removed herself and quietly gone back to her desk outside Louis's office. To be honest, Harvey had been surprised at how supportive Donna was suddenly being even after the disagreements they had faced over the last month or so.
'Paula, why are you here? And why are you talking to Mike?' Harvey said as he made his way towards his desk looking at the two people situated on the couch. He really already knew the answer to this question but maybe out of habit, he was never going to make this easy for his therapist. Even though the panic attack had subsided at this point, Harvey was still very on edge about things. Maybe just getting back to normal work for the rest of the day would help, if only his therapist would go away.
'You know why I'm here Harvey'. It was a simple reply that said everything that needed to be said and with that Mike could tell it was time for them to be left alone and he slipped out of the office without another word but glanced over his shoulder as he was leaving, curious to see what dynamic was held between Harvey and a therapist.
'What happened today then Harvey?' Paula said as she took in the surroundings of her patient's office properly. It actually was quite impressive; she could see why he took such pride in how far he had got in the firm.
'If you're here then you know what happened' he challenged her while sitting opposite reaching for the scotch.
'Yes, but you need to say it to me Harvey. So I will ask again, what happened today?'
'OK then. I saw my mother had a panic attack, went to confront my mother, got angry and had another panic attack that lasted nearly an hour'. He had said it quickly to get it over with as soon as possible. Her eyes were staring at him, almost piercing the truth out of the lawyer's brain.
'Why do you think you reacted so badly Harvey?' she was still trying to get through to him.
'You're the therapist, you tell me. That is literally your job.' The way Harvey deflected her was now like clockwork, it happened every single time and Paula was ready for it.
'Ok, I'll ask you this instead, how long have you been dating Scottie and how long have you been in love with Donna?'
Decided to leave it a point with a bit of a cliff-hanger ish. Hope you enjoyed, please remember to follow, fav and review.
