A/N: Does anyone remember Harvey mentioning his little brother on 1x06?

I have no idea if he really has a little brother, but I hope he does. We still have so little on his background. I'm dying to know what happened to the little Specter.

So I made him up. Please forgive me if this turn out to be extremely OOC.

It's for the benefit of the plot. But enough of that, we all know what is really important here.

Chapter 3

"Harvey I have cancer." Mike looked at him with tears on his blue eyes.

Harvey was sent into another time, the last sentence still echoing on his mind.

He hated to dwell on the past, but after Mike broke the news to him, his mind went straight back to his little brother.

He remembered the day his parents brought him home; they told him it was his job to protect him.

Harvey took the responsibility very seriously; he felt so grown up and helped with everything he could.

He knew they would be partners and friends forever. He remembered the first day at school and how he wanted to show his little brother around. The first time they played sports together and the first time he came to Harvey after another kid started picking on him after school.

Harvey talked to the kid and after that had no effect he had a word with the kid's father.

He was lost on these memories with a sad smile, because he knew the bad part was coming. He was just getting ready to move and go to college, when they got the news.

James had a rare case of leukemia. He needed a bone marrow transplant and his best shot was Harvey, but it turned out that they weren't a perfect match and the risks were to higher.

So he had all the chemotherapy and fought like a hero, but after 13 months the disease took him.

Harvey kissed his college good bye, their mother had passed away sometime during high school and Harvey and James were left to fend for themselves, their father never recovering from her death. After his little brother passed away, he got a job as the mail guy at Pearson & Hardman and met Jessica, who took him under her wing, paid for his education at Harvard and changed his life.

He promised himself to honor his little brother fight by becoming the best lawyer NY has ever seen.

He stopped thinking about all that when he heard Mike's voice.

"Hey, Harvey you with me?" Mike was looking at him on the verge of a meltdown.

"Yes, kid." He looked tired and suddenly felt very old. "Did you tell anybody else?"

"I came straight here after I left the clinic. I had no other place to go," he said shyly.

"Ok, what else did they tell you?" thinking how his brother did the same thing. He also came straight to me and I let him down. Harvey thought.

"I have to go back Monday to do a full exam, but Dr. Wilson is quite sure of the results. He said he is going to be able to have a whole assessment of the situation once he sees everything together. Until then I should just take it easy," he blurted out in one breath.

"I'll give him a call and schedule a meeting." He was already taking charge. Harvey didn't envy what Mike was going to go through. If this was any near his brother experience it would be hell.

"Harvey, you don't have to do that," Mike said weakly.

"Meanwhile I don't want you to share the news until you hear back from the doctors. Just tell people you know you can trust," Harvey continued as if he couldn't hear the young lawyer words.

Mike nod. He had already decided not to tell anybody until Monday anyway.

He was grateful he told Harvey though. There was no pity looks there, only a decision making attitude. He needed that right now, feeling insecure himself.

"Ok, I need you to file this case. Don't want anybody thinking I'm taking easy on you. However take your time, if Louis gives you a hard time, tell him to shove it. After you're done go home and I'll see you Monday. Call me if you need anything," He stated.

Mike took all the paperwork and went to the archives. He took his sweet time all the while thinking about everything and nothing.

Monday at the Clinic.

Mike went to the clinic and went through a bunch of exams, more blood work, CT scans, and X-rays. Dr. Wilson popped in at some point but told him that everything was looking as expected and he would brief him after all the results were back.

Mike was in and out exams rooms all morning, he hopefully expected Harvey to show up any minute, but the lawyer was probably busy.

It was after 5pm and he was sitting in the common room at the clinic chatting with a cute girl around his age. She had short black hair and green eyes.

She started asking his name and favorite book (The Catcher in the Rye) and they were talking about it. He looked up once he heard his name being called.

"Mr. Mike Ross," Dr. Wilson called him.

"Good luck," she said and shot him a mysterious look as she said that.

He stood up and followed the doctor. They went to his office and Mike was surprised to find Harvey there.

"Hello kid, how are you doing?" Harvey asked him calmly.

"I've been better," he admitted.

"So let's hear the news."

"Mister Ross, I took a good look at your results, you have a type of cancer called Lymphoma which is a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the immune system. It's common young men and women. I'm not saying it's going to be an easy road, but we were able to catch it in the beginning and you're young and otherwise healthy so the prognosis is hopeful," the doctor spoke. He waited for questions, but after a few moments in silence he continued.

Harvey took the pause to think how they said the same thing about James. He was also so young, but he put these thoughts were they belong, this was about Mike.

"After you sign a few forms, we are going to admit you as a patient, in this first weeks we are going to do mostly blood work and a few more specific tests. You should be able to work until we have all the information and then you're going to start chemotherapy and we'll see from there." He told them the facts.

"Sounds like a plan to me, Doc." Harvey nodded.

"Do you think you can deal with this and still perform at the firm?" Harvey asked looking at Mike.

"Yeah, sure, but Harvey I don't want to tell anybody at the office until I have to."

"Can we schedule the tests for late afternoon, so I don't have to miss any meetings or be overload with paperwork?" he asked his doctor.

"I'll make sure that we schedule most of your tests like that Mr. Ross, but you still have to come here on more regular hours," the doctor said.

"I understand. Please call me, Mike," he tried a shadow of a smile.

"See you tomorrow then, Mike," Dr. Wilson replied.

Both men stood up and shake hands with the doctor as they left his office.

"I need to go clean up my apartment and get a few things done; I'll see you tomorrow at the office." Mike looked up at Harvey who had been very quiet.

"Sure, we have a new case. You're doing research tomorrow."

"Fun," he said bitterly. "Ok, see you tomorrow."

The week went by as normal as it could be. Mike did everything he was supposed to and some more. Nobody seemed to notice that he wasn't smiling all that much and that he were keeping more to himself.

Two days he needed to leave the office on a more reasonable time so we could get to clinic, Dr. Wilson was running most his tests and stopped by to check on him. He told Mike that he needed to be there Saturday morning for a spinal tap.

Mike knew what that meant and was terrified. He hated needles.

Saturday morning, at the clinic.

He got to the clinic early that morning and saw the cute girl again.

He waved hello and sat next to her.

"I forgot to ask your name," he said.

"It's Amber. Hi." They shook hands. "How are you doing, Mike?" she asked him gently.

He smile despite himself, she had remembered his name.

"I'm having a test and then I'm getting my diagnostic later today," he told her, not really meeting her eyes.

"Oh," her smile dropped a little. "What kind do you have?" she asked.

"Lymphoma," he answered.

"They are tough, but most times curable."

He looked up and saw that she was staring at him.

"You seem to know quite a lot. Accompanying somebody?" He was curious.

"Oh no, I'm also Dr. Wilson's patient, fighting leukemia for over 3 years now."

Mike was completely shocked; she seemed so happy and normal. How could she be fighting a disease?

She seemed to get his reaction.

"Don't let the makeup and the pretty face fool you," she said, grinning at him. "Some days I feel like death warmed over. That's why I wished you good luck. I really hoped that you didn't receive bad news."

They were still talking when Dr. Wilson walked in, to Mike's surprise, with Harvey right next to him looking as sharp as ever.

They all said Good Morning at the same time.

"Harvey Specter, this is Amber Smith, she is also my patient." Doctor Wilson introduced them while they exchanged a hand shake.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Specter. You look over dressed," she told him.

"Mrs. Smith," Harvey said taking her hand.

"He wears suits all the time. It's weird," Mike interrupted, smiling now.

He got a glare from Harvey and Doctor Wilson coughed a little signaling it was time to go.

They all said bye this time, and Mike caught Amber's smile as he was leaving the room.

"Leave it to you to make friends wherever you go." Harvey pointed to the girl.

"Some of us have hearts instead of a muscle that pumps blood, besides she likes the Catcher in the Rye, too. And what are you doing here anyway?" he asked curiously.

"Dr. Wilson told me you haven't listed anyone to be here today...and you need someone to take you home after." He actually gave Mike an answer.

"I...I didn't want anybody to be worried."

Harvey looked down and saw Mike was slightly embarrassed for saying that. He kept it quiet, for now.

They entered the room and Mike changed into hospital clothes.

"Mr. Ross." He got a stare from the young man. "Mike, I'm aware you're familiar with the procedure?" Dr. Wilson asked him.

"Yes, I read about it in a medical book, once. I know that is no walk in the park." He tried to sound like he wasn't worried.

"It's a tricky exam, indeed, that's why we ask the patient to be with someone. Now I need you to face the wall and hold your knees. You will have to be very still. You hear me Mike?"

Dr. Wilson draped a sheet over Mike that covered him, but had a small opening on his hip where the doctor would insert the needle.

"Alright, Mike, I have to clean the area, so this may feel a little cold," he explained.

He flinched slightly as he felt the doctor rub an alcohol pad over the spot.

"Now, what I'm going to do is numb the area with some lidocaine. You're going to feel a sharp prick and a burning sensation." Dr. Wilson said.

After about 10 minutes, when Mike was good and numb, the doctor continued.

"Now, I'm going to insert the aspiration needle into your hip bone. What you're going to feel is pressure more than pain. This is going to be uncomfortable though," the doctor said, explaining the next step of the procedure.

Everything was going fine until Mike saw the size of the needle.

"No. Stop it. There is no way you are going to stick that on me!" he cried.

"But Mike…I need to."

"No. No. No. No…" He was panicking.

Harvey stepped inside and stood in front of him. He took Mike's hands in his own and tried to offer some comfort to his associate.

"Mike?"

The young man was so surprised with the contact that he looked up.

"Harvey?"

"Can you focus on me please? You need this exam. I know that is scaring but you can do it, alright? I know you can."

"Kay." He was trying really hard not to cry in front of his boss.

"Okay, for the last part, we have to draw out the marrow. Unfortunately, we can't freeze this part of the bone, so this will hurt, Mike. It's okay to shout, or scream, but I need you to stay as still as possible, okay?"

Mike tried to brace himself for the pain, but he couldn't ever have prepared himself for what he felt. It was excruciating and he was doing all could, fighting every instinct he had, to pull away. He guessed he wasn't doing a very good job when the nurse hollered.

"Mike, stay still." He felt the grip of the nurse and Harvey's tighten on him, holding him in place.

"Easy, Mike," Harvey said, trying to sooth the kid.

"Make them stop," Mike said, almost begging. Then to his embarrassment, he felt his eyes well up with tears and despite his best efforts to keep them at bay, he felt a few leak out anyway.

After what seemed like an eternity, but was actually only about 20 seconds, the doctor finally announced.

"All done."

"Finally. I think he broke my hand, Doc." Harvey tried to lighten the mood. He also pretended that he hasn't seen Mike's tears.

Later

"How are you feeling?" Harvey questioned him 20 minutes after the exam.

"Sore. Like a giant needle went through my bone," he replied, not really in the mood.

"Want some ice chips, they usually help," Harvey asked actually trying to be the nice for once.

"I'm not in labor, Harvey." Mike missed the caring attitude because he was in so much pain.

"But they always offer ice chips." Harvey offered a sympathetic smile.

"To women who are in labor." He REALLY wasn't in the mood.

"You're such a girl, I just figured..." Harvey tried once more.

If looks could kill the great Harvey Specter would be dead now.

"Okay, Okay, but don't say I didn't offer you anything," he said defending himself.

They continued bickering like an old couple for a little longer and then suddenly Mike grew really serious.

"Thanks you know, for being here. It means…" He looked into his boss's eyes.

"Oh you know what would have happened if I had to go and find myself a new associate." Harvey stopped him before it got too emotional. "Donna would kill me."

"Does this mean you like to have me around?" Mike actually grinned this time.

"It's better than the Harvard summer douche, yeah," Harvey conceded. "But if you tell anyone I said that, I'll make you work for Louis for a month."

"Sure thing, Master." He did a little bow with his head.

"Get your clothes on, Grasshopper. We need to go meet the doctor," he said with a hint of a smile.

A/N: It's a big chapter, but I couldn't stop before this point. So what do you think? Too crazy to believe? I have no idea how Mike or Harvey would respond on a situation like that, but I tried to make them as close to their characters on TV as it was possible for me.

I have no medical knowledge besides watching Grey's Anatomy and House, Md. So forgive me if it isn't a 100% accurate. I just want to thank you for reading all that, and if you can leave a review. The feedback is highly appreciated.

Reviews are like rainbows. :}