Author's Note: I finally got an update together yay!

I took a break from writing in January and was planning on updating my fics in February but then my mental health got even worse and I've been struggling with it ever since.
I appreciate all the follows/favourites/reviews I've gotten and they've been my motivation to get this together.
It might not be the best update but at least it's an update :)

I have to admit that this chapter is a bit of a filler but hopefully you'll like it anyway.

CHAPTER 18

It was a little difficult to not tell him "I told you so", but he resisted because Mike felt bad enough already.
He just hoped that the kid was starting to realize, on his own, how bad of an influence his best friend could be.
It was clear that it was pretty serious with Trevor's brother and Mike spent a lot of time texting Trevor and spent even more time worrying.
Harvey did his best to distract Mike from his worrying by spending the weekend playing video games with him, watching movies together and trying to beat him on poker.
On Saturday evening they even went bowling with Donna.
Harvey had never been bowling with his secretary before so it was a big surprise to see her get one strike after the other, who would have thought that Donna was that good of a bowler?
Mike wasn't too bad either and eventually Harvey, who had spent the entire ride there bragging about his bowling skills, had to realize that he was going to lose big time.
After this realization he spent his time trying to distract the others, tickling Mike and making Donna look at the cute guys bowling next to them instead of looking at the ball.
In the end Harvey still lost, despite all of his distracting, and when they left the bowling alley he could hear the other two repeating his previous bragging in mocking voices.
They went to a nearby diner to eat and Harvey had to pay since Donna and he had made a bet where the loser had to pay for dinner.
It wasn't until they were looking at their menus that Harvey realized that Donna had made that bet knowing how good she was and that she would win.
He looked up and saw her smug smile, she was sneakier than he thought.
Donna decided that the kid should be spoiled with both a big milkshake and some ice cream, something that Harvey wanted to protest against until Mike flashed him his big, blue puppy eyes and he caved.
He really needed to stop Donna from spoiling the boy too much and learn to resist the puppy eyes, even if it were two seemingly impossible tasks.

Even if Mike had never said it out loud, Harvey was good at reading people and had quickly figured out that Trevor was Mike's only friend.
That was why he was more than a little surprised when Mike walked into his office on Monday afternoon with two other kids in tow.

"And here's the lawyer with the biggest ego in New York."

Mike chose to introduce him as and Harvey frowned at that.
The kid introduced his new friends, telling him how Trevor had been absent from school and how he had met the older kids during lunch.
Harvey was more than happy to see that Mike had found some new friends especially since the first impression of the kids were much, much better than the one had gotten from Trevor and the more he talked to them, the more he liked them.
He especially liked Rachel, even if her father worked for a rivaling law firm.
It was clear that she was a clever young girl and she probably had a very bright future in front of her.
Harold seemed clever too, even if he was noticeably more insecure than Rachel was, and even if he probably had a bright future in front of him too, he would have to work a little harder for it.
Of course, intelligence wasn't everything but it was nice to see Mike hanging out with kids who had similar interests.
Harvey definitely appreciated that these new friends preferred touring law firms and discuss their future careers instead of smoking and hanging out with drunk teenagers like Trevor.
He smiled as he heard the three kids talk about how fun it would be to go to Harvard together and then become associates at the same law firm.
Harold momentarily left the office to find the bathroom and when he returned he was even more of a nervous wreck than before and with a shaking voice he told them about his encounter with Louis.
Harvey sighed heavily and made a mental note to talk to Louis about not scaring every kid that walked into this firm.
Eventually the children left and Harvey couldn't help but fear what would happen once Trevor returned to school.
He had learned his lesson and was not going to try to get Mike to ditch Trevor but he did hope that the kid wouldn't choose Trevor over Rachel and Harold.

The week went by and it seemed like Mike was just getting closer to his friends.
He always came home with some story about his friends to tell him and when Harvey came home on Wednesday the kids in the middle of a mock trial.
Harold had been the judge while Rachel and Mike had been the lawyers.
In the end Rachel had won the case, her knowledge about the law greater than Mike's, but Harvey was impressed by many of the arguments his son made.
Friday morning soon came along and Harvey was pouring his second cup of coffee when Mike walked into the kitchen.
Harvey had a very important meeting this afternoon and if he screwed it up then it might screw up the entire case, so he was feeling a bit of pressure which was why he drank more coffee than usual in an attempt to calm his nerves.

"I will probably work late today."

He informed the kid who was pouring cereal into a bowl.

"That's okay, I can go visit grammy."
Harvey nodded approvingly, knowing that visiting his grandmother was good for both the kid and Edith.

The day went by quickly and he soon found himself getting ready for the meeting.
Just as he was gathering the folders he needed for the meeting, his phone started to buzz.
He looked at the display and saw that it was Mike calling him.
A few seconds went by while he tried to decide if he was going to answer it or if he was going to let it ring and then call him back after the meeting.
He finally decided on the first option because if he didn't answer, he would spend the entire meeting wondering what he had wanted.

"Hey Mike, I'm just on my way to a meeting, can this wait?"

Harvey said while glancing at the clock on his computer.
It was quiet on the other end and for a second he thought that the call had been disconnected but then he heard a quiet sound.
Was that a sniffle?

"H-Harvey."

Mike stuttered on the other end, he sounded like he was about to burst into tears any second now.
Harvey felt his stomach tightening as the worry spread through his body.
He forgot all about the folders on his desk and his very, very important meeting.

"I need you, dad."