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Chapter 5

Harvey walked briskly through the nurse's station, not bothering to stop. Ray, being the fastest driver in the city, took him to the hospital in record time. He met Dr. Wilson halfway to his office and waited for any sign of bad news.

"He is alright, just resting," was the first thing the doctor said.

Harvey, realizing he was holding his breath until that moment, sighed in relief.

"When can I see him?" he asked.

"We gave him a mild sedative, so he'll be asleep for a while. I need to speak with you first," Dr. Wilson said leading him to his office.

"Ok Doc." Harvey nodded.

Later

Mike woke with a start. He was reliving his parent's death once again in his dreams.

His mouth tasted like cooper and he never felt that tired before. He took in his surroundings and recognized the white walls, IV in his arm, and heart monitor.

What the hell happened? He thought.

He looked to his side to see Harvey staring at him without showing any emotions.

"I feel like crap," he said looking at the lawyer, his voice barely a whisper.

"Well you should be feeling like crap. You had an adverse reaction to your medications. They had to pump your stomach," he said with a serious tone.

"Oh…" Mike muttered.

"How could you be so stupid?" After the scare of hearing that Mike was being rushed into emergency Harvey felt angry.

"I'm so sorry; I never realized that taking that one pill would do so much damage," he said, sounding like a wounded puppy. "You have to believe me Harvey."

"I know," Harvey sighed. "I'm just tired," he said, rubbing his eyes like he had a headache.

"So what happens now?" Mike asked quietly, afraid to upset him further.

"That's what I'm here to talk about. Dr. Wilson told me that since they had to empty everything from your stomach, they also cleaned good part of your session. So you still have to go through two more rounds," Harvey started.

"Ok, that's sounds like a setback," Mike said looking at him.

"And since your immune system is now weak and compromised you need to stay here, so you don't catch an infection or something worse," he finished.

Mike eyes were wide when he heard the news. He got so pale Harvey was on his way to call the nurse.

"I can't-" was all he could say.

"Mike you have to. If you catch even a cold now you could put yourself in danger," Harvey told him.

"But Harvey….you don't understand-" Mike tried again to complete a sentence.

"I'll also have to inform the office. You're going to be absent for at least a week and I need to say something." He looked at the young man with a sad expression.

If he was upset before, now Mike was on the verge of tears.

"It will be ok," he said, trying to comfort the young (fake) lawyer.

He stood up and put on his jacket. Getting ready to go home, Harvey took one last look at his associate. Mike lay young and fragile, looking so small on the hospital bed that he could swear he was looking at a kid and not at a grown man. He left silently; ready to give the news to Jessica. She would be pissed that he kept such a big thing from her, but also knew she would be the only one to understand his reasons. She was the only one who knew about James.

Later

Mike lay in the hospital bed with his eyes closed. He was able to fool the first night nurse, but the second realized he wasn't sleeping. She tried to give him some pain meds, but he refused. He was afraid to fall asleep and dream about his parents again. It was going to be a long night, and tonight he really wished he didn't have an eidetic memory.

Jessica and Louis visit – 7:30am

They entered his room quietly and looking solemn, and the nurse told them he was already up.

"Michael, I'm here to tell you that you don't have to worry about time. I'll make sure that your job is secure after you recover," Jessica said, speaking directly to him.

"Thanks, Mrs. Pearson," he said, surprised to see the lawyers in his room.

"Louis is here representing the partners and we all wish you a fast recovery," she continued.

Louis spoke and for the first time his voice didn't sound annoying in Mike ears.

"Get well soon kid, we miss you at the firm," he said.

With the sound of their phones ringing, they both excused themselves and left for another day at work.

Rachel's visit – 12:30pm

He was lying in his bed, pretending to read an old magazine when she walked in.

He looked at her and noticed that her eyes were red and she looked sad. They sat in silence for what seemed like hours.

"You lied to me," Rachel spoke after a while.

"I know," he said tiredly.

"Why? I thought we were friends." She looked at him, hurt in her eyes.

"I, we are, but I didn't want you to be worried. Everything was under control," he tried to explain.

"Mike, I went to your cubicle this morning to find out that you're not there because you are lying on a hospital bed after fighting cancer for almost three months, and you've got everything under control?" Rachel asked angrily.

"Rachel, I….look I'm not used to have a lot of friends, my best friend is currently living in Montana and my grandmother is too old to deal with all this." He tried to make a point.

"You didn't have to go through this alone, you know." She looked at him. "I could have been here for your sessions."

"You would have got bored with me and my ramblings," he interjected.

That made her lips curl up a little bit, a tiny smile that didn't really reach her eyes.

"Well, all I know is that I would rather hear the news from you than from the stupid associate saying that you died because couldn't handle the workload," she said.

"That's what they're saying?" He looked scared.

"No, but they will if you cross me again," she continued.

"Look Rachel, I'm really sorry I kept this a secret, but I was trying to protect you," Mike defended himself.

"I know, but still hurts," Rachel looked him in the eyes.

"By the way, thanks for the Rubik's cube," he said changing the topic. "I finished on my way here, but with all the commotion I lost it. I was going to buy you flowers to thank you for you gesture, but…" he babbled.

"It's ok. I know that you'll think of something," she said playing with her watch.

"You won't regret it. I'm really good with gifts," he said with confidence.

"Look, I have to get back; my lunch break is almost over," Rachel said as she stood up. "Promise me you're going to call me if you need anything." She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.

"I promise." He assured her.

After she left he felt lonely, but somehow comforted that he had an ally in Rachel. It had been a stupid mistake not telling her the truth from the beginning.

Donna's visit – 5pm

He was actually sleeping when he heard the door close. He opened his eyes tiredly and saw the strawberry blonde sit next to him.

"Hi," he said hoarsely.

She looked serious and held his stare until she said. "Once you're ok, I'm going to kill you with my high heels, the ones with the spikes." She dropped her voice to a hiss and continued. "Believe me; it's going to be more painful than your whole treatment."

Mike was so shocked that he decided not to open his mouth and just look at her with wide eyes.

"How could you not tell anyone Mike?" Donna asked, looking at him with confusion in her eyes.

"I told Harvey," he tried.

"But I mean me or anybody else at the firm! We give you guys a hard time because we want to see who is going to stand up and fight back. I can't believe you had to go through all this," she pointed at the hospital walls as to make her point. "…By yourself."

"I know, everybody is saying the same thing, but try to walk in my shoes." He looked at her with tired eyes.

She paused, like she was going to say something, but decided to stay silent.

"You know Harvey has been very annoying since you left," she said after a while. "I guess the next Harvard summer douche is going to have a really hard time."

"Is he looking for someone new?" Mike asked, trying very hard not to sound curious.

"No silly, I'm just saying that you made an impression." Donna rolled her eyes. "Don't tell him I told you or…"She slid her fingers across her throat looking threatening. "Just get back on your feet before it vanishes." She gave him a wink.

"Thanks Donna. I really appreciate that you stopped by," he said sincerely.

"Take it easy. I can't wait to see you back in the office." She left after that and Mike was again left with his thoughts.

TBC

AN: This chapter was too big, so wait for a part II. Everybody deserves to show Mike some support. If you follow me until here, leave a review and let me know what you think.

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