Skyfall

Chapter Fifty-One

Rebecca followed Harvey to the car the next day. She had been avoiding him and ignoring him since last night when he told her he was taking most of her clients. He was already in the car so she quickly got in too.

"Morning Ray." She gave the man a small smile.

"Morning." Ray smiled back. "It's so nice to have both of you back in the car this morning."

"It's good to be back." Harvey replied.

She stayed out of the conversation Ray and Harvey were having, instead focusing on looking out the window. While she would admit that handling both his clients and hers was overwhelming…that didn't mean she couldn't handle it now that she was only going to be handling her own clients.

She could see where he was coming from in trying to help. In his own way he was doing something he thought was nice. But it was unsolicited and unnecessary help. If he truly wanted to help, then he should have talked to her about what she needed instead of going behind her back and imposing his will on her. Perhaps accusing him of trying to push her out of the firm wasn't right, but in the moment it felt like that was his plan. The fact that Jessica mentioned something about it too only made her more suspicious.

She didn't know how much longer she could handle living in limbo with Harvey. At this point she wasn't even sure he really loved her anymore. Last night he said that having their relationship end was the last thing he wanted to happen. But there was no intimacy between them of any kind anymore and now that they weren't even sharing the same bedroom it felt like they were more roommates than spouses.

It didn't take long to get to work so when they pulled up to the curb she smiled at Ray. "See you later."

"Bye." Ray smiled back.

She got out of the car, not waiting for Harvey. She knew he would either catch up or stay behind. At this point it didn't matter much to her. After she got into the elevator, she saw him stand next to her. Surprisingly they were the only ones in the elevator. That was abnormal for this time of day, although they were a little later getting to the office since they dropped the kids off at their new school this morning.

"Are you still mad at me?" He asked softly.

She kept her eyes on the display that told them what floor they were on. They we approaching the 10th floor so they still had some time left until they got to the 50th. She took a deep breath. "What do you think, Harvey?"

"Yeah, you're right." He paused. "That was a stupid question. I'm sorry about last night. I don't think I explained everything right."

"You explained it perfectly." She looked over at him. "You think I can't handle everything. You have no faith in my ability to multitask and handle stress. You think that I'm going to just lose the baby because I'm working too much or have too many balls I'm trying to juggle. I get it. Message received loud and clear."

"I actually don't think that at all." He argued. "I know how strong you are and I know how well you have done managing everything. I'm just trying to relieve some of the stress."

"Well guess what? Work isn't stressing me out. The kids aren't stressing me out. Your mom's illness isn't stressing me out. The only thing that is really stressing me out is you." She had to stop talking before she started to cry.

He reached over to hug her but she backed up before he could wrap his arms around her.

"I love you Harvey." She told him. "I always have and I always will. But you are by far the biggest stressor in my life right now. So the next time you want to relieve some of my stress, maybe take a good look in the mirror and figure out a way for us to get back to the way we used to be instead of taking my clients."

The door dinged and they were on the 50th floor so she got out of the elevator first. She knew he was walking behind her as she made her way to the office but she didn't turn around. There was nothing else she could say at this point. So she went into her office and shut the door.

Harvey entered his office. Because of the glass doors, he was already aware of the fact that he had an office full of people waiting for him. After the elevator ride with Rebecca though, he wasn't in the mood for this. But he put a smile on his face anyway.

"What's this about?" He asked with the biggest fake smile he could muster as he looked around at Mike, Rachel, Jessica, Louis and Donna.

"We just wanted to welcome you back." Louis explained.

"We are all glad to have you back here." Rachel added.

"Well thank you." He was humbled by the fact that his friends cared that much.

"I need to get to a deposition, but it's nice to see you Harvey." Louis said on his way out of the office.

The phone rang and Donna sighed. "I should go answer that."

"Yeah and we need to get back to work too." Rachel said, pointing to Mike.

"I'll be right there." Mike told his wife. "So, why don't we get lunch today?"

"Lunch?" He asked.

"Yeah. You know that meal some people eat in the middle of the day?" Mike laughed.

"I know what lunch is." He rolled his eyes. "We just don't usually go out to lunch together."

"Maybe we should change that." Mike suggested.

"Sure."

"Good." Mike nodded before leaving the room.

Jessica walked over and cleared her throat. "So how did Rebecca take it when you told her you were taking over her clients?"

"Not well." He admitted.

"I didn't think it would go over well." Jessica admitted. "You still want to go through with it?"

"Yes." He nodded.

"Fair enough." She nodded before leaving his office.

Donna came back in. "Hey."

"Hey." He greeted sitting down at his desk.

"So…"

"What is it, Donna?"

"You and Rebecca…"

"She's told you?" He asked.

"Of course she has." Donna said, closing the door to his office and sitting down across from his desk. "Harvey, I'm worried about you. I'm worried about her and I'm worried about your relationship."

"You don't need to be worried. I'm fine and my marriage will be fine." He assured her. "Now is there anything else?"

"I guess not." Donna sighed, leaving his office.

"So why invite me to lunch today?" Harvey asked Mike as they sat in a nearby diner.

"I haven't gotten to talk to you much the past couple of months." Mike explained. "You've been kind of MIA while in Boston. Which I understand. You've been dealing with a lot. I just…want to make sure you are alright."

"Did Rebecca put you up to this?" He asked. It sounded like something she would do. It seemed like everyone lately was asking how he was doing. He sensed she was putting them up to it.

"No." Mike shook his head. "She's been rather MIA as well. She and Rachel have been barely talking. Rachel's worried about her, but Donna keeps telling her that Rebecca is fine."

"I'm fine too." He assured his friend.

"See I don't believe that." Mike scoffed. "Something is going on with you and it doesn't seem like just normal grief over your brother's death."

"It's just been a stressful time." He admitted. "But things will get better."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"No." He shook his head. "Talking about it is the last thing I want to do."

"Ok." Mike nodded.

"What I will talk about is what's been going on with you."

"Well work certainly is keeping us busy lately, but that's nothing new. The kids are doing great. Laura is turning into Rachel more and more every day in terms of looks and more into me in terms of personality, which is just weird but also wonderful. And James just needs to stop growing so fast."

"I'm glad things are going well." And he truly was happy for his friend. Mike deserved some happiness and he was glad that his family was doing so well.

"Have you started planning Louis' bachelor party yet?"

He laughed. "No. I haven't even given it much thought."

"Slacker!" Mike laughed.

"Maybe Louis will fire me as his best man and then you can do it." He smirked.

"No thank you!" Mike laughed.

"That's what I thought."

"Just promise me there will be no mudding involved."

"What kind of monster do you think I am?" He chuckled. "I'm never going to encourage people to go mudding."

"Ok." Mike nodded. "Just checking."

That night, Rebecca went to Ethan's room to say goodnight. "Hey. You ready to go to bed?"

"Yeah." He nodded as he climbed into his bed.

"You were kind of quiet at dinner." She sat on the side of his bed. "Anything you want to talk about?"

"I don't know." He shrugged.

"It was your first day at your new school." She mentioned. "All we could get out of you at dinner was it was fine. Was it really fine?"

"It's just different." Ethan explained. "The school is different, the kids are different and I don't know if I fit in there."

"Why not?"

"All of the kids seem to be rich…like insanely rich. They brag about expensive vacations they've taken and the newest technology that they have. I'm not one of those kids." He explained. "And I've never really had to deal with them."

She chuckled softly. "Well I don't know how to tell you this, but you actually kind of are one of those rich kids now."

"What do you mean?"

"Uncle Harvey and I are lawyers who are name partners in a firm and we make a lot of money. So since you are with us now…"

"You mean I have to turn into a rich douchebag now?" Ethan asked, his eyes going wide in fear.

"First of all, douchebag is not a word I want to hear come out of your mouth again." She warned him.

"Sorry." He apologized.

"Second, no." She laughed. "You don't have to turn into one of those. I'm just trying to let you know that you shouldn't feel out of place because of that. I know that going to a new school in a new state is rough and it feels weird. But it will get better."

"I know." He nodded. "I think I made one friend though."

"That's great!" She smiled.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Of course." She nodded. "You can ask me anything."

"I know you and Uncle Harvey are fighting."

She still felt bad that he saw them fighting back in Boston. "Yeah."

"Are you two getting divorced?"

She didn't expect that question and it caught her off guard. "Why would you ask that?"

"I just want to know if I'm going to have to decide who to live with soon, because I think I would choose you."

"Ethan, your Uncle Harvey and I aren't getting a divorce. Sometimes adults fight with each other. It's kind of like when you fight with Olivia. It doesn't necessarily mean anything." She explained.

"But neither of you are happy." He pointed out.

"No one is happy all of the time, and anyone who says they are is lying. Something you will learn when you grow up is that relationships are extremely complex. You can be fighting or be angry or unhappy with someone and still love them. Please don't worry about my relationship with Uncle Harvey. Ok? Because it will be alright and we aren't getting divorced."

"Promise?" Ethan asked.

"I promise." She told him, hoping she was going to be able to keep that promise.