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So here we are again. Another update. I just thought I would let you all know that I have written the next chapter and I will post the next chapter either in 7 days (that would be next Thursday) or when the review total reaches 290 (which means that there would be 26 additional reviews). Trust me when I say that the next chapter IS ABSOLUTELY MIND-BLOWINGLY FANTASTICAL and something THAT WE HAVE ALL WANTED FOR A VERY VERY VERY VERY LONG TIME.

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10:15

"Donna."

The redheaded woman turned to see a skinny brunette rush across the floor to catch up to her, with Rachel barely making any noise as she crossed the floor

"Well don't you look a bit ruffled," Donna mentioned as she walked towards her desk.

"When your boyfriend asks you to marry him, you might be," Rachel said unconsciously as she followed the woman in front of her.

The said woman stopped where she was.

"Mike proposed?"

Rachel rolled her eyes, "No, Harvey did."

It was as if Donna's heart stopped.

"This is the same Harvey who can't commit to wearing the same suit twice in a month?"

"Yes, that one," Rachel said as she pointed her index finger at the redhead.

"That bastard," she whispered to her, throwing the folders on her desk, "I thought it was just a temporary break-up, that jerk off."

"Do you think Max said yes?"

Donna rolled her eyes before she sarcastically responded, "Yeah, of course. They clearly look like a recently engaged to be married couple."

Rachel put her hands up in defense, "You never know-"

"Gun!"

Donna and Rachel both looked at the people frantically leaving the floor. They both looked at each other before they began to run towards the exit. The two women hit the stairs, kicking off their expensive heels in a haste to get down to the main floor safely. They arrived to the lobby, evacuating them from the building. It was then that Rachel checked her watch.

10:20

"Where's Max?" Donna asked suddenly.

10:22

The powerful lawyer felt powerless as he paced around in the confined area of the lobby of the building, where miraculously there were computers set up quickly and efficiently. He felt like time was mocking him. Harvey couldn't breathe. He felt that his throat was constricting. His chest wouldn't expand. He had tried to hold it together, and Harvey knew once he sat down, he'd come undone.

A hand on his shoulder stopped him from pacing, and Harvey looked up to see Mike with a soft look on his face.

"It's not going to help," Mike said in a low tone, very unlike his usual voice.

"I can't just-" he cut himself off, afraid of what he was going to say.

"Harvey," Mike reached out to him, "You need to keep it together."

"You don't think I'm trying?" Harvey whispered through his teeth, "I am trying to keep it together with everything I've got."

"Harvey," Donna said approaching her boss and long-time friend, "Did you know this is a hostage situation-"

Harvey cut her off, "I know Donna. God, I know."

Donna had never seen that look on Harvey's face. She had never seen him, out of all the people in the world look so frightened. Harvey was so scared. He wasn't composed, but he damn sure was trying his hardest not to sink to his knees in tears. His suit was ruffled, he was leaving scuffmarks on the ground, and holy hell, and she wasn't going to even comment on his hair.

It was then when she realized.

"No," she said, choking up, "It… no- no!" Donna held her mouth, afraid that sobs would pass through. Mike had stood beside Harvey as he looked at Donna. As soon as the blond was moving towards the redhead, his eyes spotted his brunette, her mouth slightly open, with her eyes watering. Almost instantly, he rushed to her, engulfing her in his arms. His head perched itself on top of hers as she softly cried into his shirt.

Donna's tears fell from her eyelashes, and Harvey reacted instantly.

"Donna, don't do this to me right now, okay?" He asked her, holding her shoulders, "I need you now more than ever. Max needs you now too. Don't do this. You have to be strong, for all of us."

Donna sniffled as she nodded, "Okay, I'll be your Donna."

Harvey smiled, "No one could have said that better."

As soon as the moment passed, Harvey's breast pocket vibrated just as the moment finished. He pulled out the device with Mike, Rachel, and Donna crowding around him to see the caller. Mike's mouth dried up. Rachel gasped. Donna stared at it in shock. Harvey didn't know if it was a joke or not.

Maxine Harris – Cell

"Lieutenant!" Mike called out.

Rachel checked the time.

10:26

Harvey didn't hesitate; he accepted the call.

The man heard the sound of Max's hard breathing from the other side of the line, which gave him some comfort. She was still alive. She was still fighting. Lieutenant Lower came almost immediately, and Harvey put the phone on speaker, placing it in the middle of the circle.

"Please," Mac's voice filled Harvey with security, "Oliver… Mister Klades…"

Harvey smiled. That's my girl.

Lowe pointed to another officer sitting in front of a laptop, which then turned and typed in Oliver's name quickly on the computer. The old man's face appeared on the screen. Lowe turned to Harvey, who then nodded in confirmation.

"This isn't a smart decision. You can still get out of this."

"Good Max," Donna said to herself, "talk him out of it."

"No," the gruff voice of the man responded sternly, "there is no going back," there was shuffling on the other side, "I want Harvey to suffer like I did. I want Harvey to lose everything."

Harvey's heart stopped.

He was coming after me.

"I don't understand-"

"I lost my job, my wife, my home, everything! All because of this damn case. I even lost Karly," Oliver's voice got higher, "Tell me that wasn't Harvey's fault!"

Yes, it was my fault.

"Tell me that he tried he hardest, because I know that if he did try his hardest, we would have won the case," Klade's voice got cold, "I just want him to know what it's like to lose everything."

No, please, take me. Don't hurt her, please.

"But you didn't," Max said softly, "You still have Karly. She's still here."

"No, Karly would have never given up she would have never accepted that shitty settlement. The only reason she did was because of that lazy-ass Harvey."

"It wasn't Harvey's fault-"

"Yes it was!"

"No!" She fought back, and Harvey was just about to have a heart attack.

Don't make him angry, babe. Please.

"Harvey did not lose the settlement because he didn't work hard enough. He lost because he was blindsided by not having all the information that was withheld from him."

There was a long silence on the phone.

Max…

"So please Oliver, put the gun down, and we both can walk out of here."

The phone was silent again, with Oliver's breaths inaudible, and Max's voice was unheard of.

Please be okay… Please be okay…

"I made a promise to myself, and I intend to keep it."

Oh God-

"Oliver, don't-"

Everyone flinched at the sound of the gunshot.

"No!" Harvey shouted almost instantly.

Rachel couldn't bear the thought of losing Max as she shoved her face into Mike's collarbone as he stood there in shock. Max… No, it couldn't be. She couldn't have been gone. This was his best friend. No, this had been his sister. She couldn't be gone. She couldn't have left him just like that. Not Max, not like this. Donna left the circle moving towards the windows in order to hide her face.

Harvey's grip on the phone was loose. His mind didn't register what happened. "Max?" His voice cracked as he asked the question he knew he wouldn't get an answer to. He didn't just lose her. Harvey Specter did not just lose the most important thing to him in all of his life. Robotically, he placed the phone back into his pocket. His chest heaved as Harvey turned towards the elevators, running towards them automatically. He was stopped and held back by several other police officers who would not permit him to go upstairs. Harvey struggled against them all, willing himself to go to Max. He was fighting tooth and nail to get to her, to see her, to save her. His eyes leaked with tears that Harvey thought he'd never shed.

I'm sorry, Max. I'm so sorry.

10:30

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