A/N: DISCLAIMER: Contains heavy themes. Please proceed with caution. I put these warnings at the beginning, for your safety. It's finally Christmas in this story, and on that note, Christmas in real life is only two months away. Halloween is also coming up for those in the US and the EU, so for those who celebrate, get ready to get your scare on. Enjoy this chapter, and the rest of the story. Have a fantastic day. Thanks and enjoy this chapter. JusticeIsn'tEasy0083 D.
The Specter Family Chronicles
Holiday Special Year One
Chapter Sixteen: Christmas Love and
Christmas Cheer
December 25th, 2017
Specter Family House
Christmas Day Night
Greystone, Massachusetts
Dinner at the Specter House that night was wonderful, but also chaos. Mike and Harvey were seated beside one another, laughing at stories that Peter was telling about his brother's family. Helena was filling in where she could, but it was just nice. To have everyone together, laughing and just being merry. Donna had sent Mike back an email with the photo of Harvey attached, that she had blown up and put in a picture frame in his office. Mike chuckling at the email made Harvey suspicious, but Mike had just closed his laptop before the older lawyer could see what he was talking to Donna about. Molly and Damien were in the middle of a story about one of their neighbours who was having some legal trouble, and Harvey and Mike were explaining why what they're doing is 'ridiculous' and 'not even a real legal term'. Molly just shrugged, asking anyone if they wanted another drink as she went back into the kitchen. Mike had stood to help clear the dishes when he heard people shouting his name, then Harvey was beside him, rolling his eyes. He motioned up, and Mike saw the mistletoe, shaking his head. Harvey grabbed his waist, and kissed him, Mike still holding dirty plates in front of him. When Lily called for them to 'settle down', Mike pulled way, smiling as he went back into the kitchen to deposit the dishes, and Harvey came barreling in moments later, with Marcus in a headlock. Eventually, the group moved back into the living room, and were chatting and laughing. Mike was showing Marcus and Harvey how to make 'Whiskey Cocktails', with the mix that Marcus had gifted him for Christmas. Harvey watched as his boyfriend just immersed himself completely with his family. Mike still had his scarf hanging around his neck, most of the siblings had taken their sweaters off, but Harvey knew why. The cocktails looked disgusting, but they tasted amazing… Mike told Harvey that if the cocktail 'brings him to orgasm first, he's taking it away and he can never look at it again'. Harvey laughed and kissed him. They might be a little bit drunk. Richard even tried one of Mike's 'concoctions' but was unappeased by it. Damien, who isn't a big scotch drinker, also loved it. Harvey asked Mike where he had learned to make this, and Mike replied that he'd just 'come up with it one night in college'. Harvey kissed his cheek. Helena, Molly and Mike had decided they were going to 'open up the pool for Truth or Dare', which was dangerous, because they're all tipsy, and it's the Specters.
Mike and Harvey were saved from playing the game. They had snuck upstairs to Harvey's room, where Harvey made a show of locking his bedroom door, then pressing Mike against it, as he ran his hand down Mike's chest, and into his somehow already undone, pants. Mike shuddered at the touch, the warmth from both the alcohol and the pre-sex running through him. This was where Harvey decided that he wanted to try 'something new'. Mike nodded, that was probably the alcohol talking though, because Harvey moved him so that he was lying on the bed. He felt his hands being tied to the headboard, and then something was put over his eyes. Harvey whispered something in his ear, about Mike being a good boy, and all the younger man could do was nod. He was naked, not that he was shy about it in the least, lying in the middle of Harvey's childhood bed, hands tied, not so tight that it would hurt his wrists, but tight enough so that he couldn't wriggle loose (he's tried). The soft blindfold around his eyes added a whole new element to their game. They had done this before. It's not the first time. Harvey likes tying Mike up, and vice versa, although the older man would never admit it aloud. Mike felt something soft being dragged down his body, and he had to employ all his will power not to let it affect him. He could feel the lust pooling low in his stomach, and he's already half hard thinking about the things he'll get for obeying the rules. The alcohol stupor had been replaced by the want and need wafting off Harvey. He doesn't feel drunk anymore, in fact he feels loved, and horny, but mostly loved. That might sound weird considering the situation he's currently in, but he does feel loved. Mike lies as still as he can, he knows that Harvey is in the room, watching him, waiting to see if he'll break any rules. He can feel the presence of the man he loves, and he's right when he feels a hand wrap about his dick, stroking slowly. Mike clenches his hands in the binds and bites his bottom lip to keep himself from moaning. Harvey is teasing him, almost tickling him as he runs his hands up and down Mike's sides. Then he feels his boyfriend straddle his waist, their dicks bumping together, and he can feel that Harvey is just as hard as he is. He desperately wants to get friction, but he doesn't move, hearing Harvey's chuckle low in his throat as he moves down Mike's body, finally moving to suck his cock.
'Mike… you have been such a good boy. I think you deserve a reward,' Harvey said, then inserted a finger into Mike's hole, as the younger man threw his head back in an effort not to thrust forward
'Yes Harvey. Please… I want you baby,' he replied, suppressing the moan as a second finger was added and Harvey began scissoring
'You make me so hard baby. You want me to show you how hard I am?' Harvey whispered, lips brushing against Mike's as the younger man nodded, then Harvey pulled away and told him to get up on his knees
'Take me Harvey. Show me who I belong too,' Mike said, and Harvey smirked, knowing Mike only said that during their games, but it was nice to remind him occasionally…
December 26th, 2017
Specter Family House
Greystone, Massachusetts
Mike woke the next morning, face buried in the pillows, one arm draped over the body sleeping beside him, the dull ache from last night, still pulling when he moved, and the hangover. He curled closer to the sleeping Harvey, wrapping himself in the arms of the man that he loves. If he has a hangover and he only had two drinks, he can't imagine what the others must be like. Harvey groans and tells Mike to 'turn off the light', to which the younger man chuckles, and says that he can't because its daytime. Harvey groaned again, rubbing his eyes, and then opening them. He didn't think he was that drunk. Obviously, those cocktails that Mike made were stronger than he thought. He hasn't been drunk in… well probably like three weeks. When he was at Whitewater was the last time. That was shit as well. He doesn't know what they're doing today, can't be bothered trying to find out, but he does hear a ringing coming from beside the bed. Mike groans and tells him to 'answer the fucking phone already', and he does, grabbing it and barely getting out an audible 'hello' to the person on the other end of the line. Harvey couldn't make out who was talking to him, he was trying to, but his mind was too groggy to even care, so just told them to call later and hung up. Neither of them wanted to move. Mike sat up, rubbing his eyes, and looked over at Harvey, then noticed the bruise on his chest. He ran his hand over it lightly and pressed a little until it hurt. Harvey didn't seem to notice, but it definitely shocked Mike. He's never seen Harvey with any kinds of scars, and even though this is only a bruise, it was still shocking to him. His boyfriend is so strong, to see him hurt, hurts Mike. Mike moves to sit on the edge of the bed, pulling his boxers and sweatpants on, before standing and heading into the bathroom. He takes his medication and then decides that he's going to run himself a bath. Helena had given him a load of bath stuff for Christmas, so he's going to use some of that. On his way back to the bathroom after collecting the stuff, he moved to press a quick kiss to his boyfriend's lips, and chuckled as Harvey rolled over, grabbing Mike's pillow, and snuggling back down. The scent of the bath products was beautiful. Mike put a little bit in, and then waited until the water was at a perfect temperature, then got in the bath, turning the taps off, and lying back, bubbles around him. It was so relaxing that Mike closed his eyes. He must have drifted off, because when he woke up, Harvey was washing his body, peppering kisses to his neck, shoulders, and back, whilst using the loofa to caress his body softly.
Mike moaned and moved his head back so that he was resting it on Harvey's shoulder, so they could kiss. They don't usually take baths together, mostly because they don't have time to do this, preferring quick showers in the morning, but this is nice. They have time for this now. They don't rush, mostly because they're not doing anything today, other than playing games, the kids will probably play with all their toys, and the adults are just going to be cleaning the house and pulling down some decorations. The last thing they're doing before they head back to New York, is New Year's. Helena has already planned next year's New Year's, they're apparently going to Times Square, but Harvey has doubts about that happening. Jessica wants them back to work by the second of January. As reluctant as they are to go back, they're even more reluctant to even acknowledge work. But they've had enough time off. With them having Christmas in New York next year, they won't have to take time off work, so Jessica should be happy about that. Harvey doesn't realise that Mike is completely worked up, until he hears his boyfriend's moans, and reaches around to jerk him off. Mike had been working himself since his boyfriend got in the tub, and now that Harvey has a hand around him, Mike is thrusting into it as much as he can. Harvey reaches down to jerk himself as well as Mike, and soon they're both emitting groans and moans and each other's names. It's a strange feeling, to orgasm in a bath filled with water whilst naked, but they both come at the same time, kissing one another again. They remain in the tub until the bubbles have faded and the water is lukewarm, then they get out, get dried and dressed, and decide to go downstairs to see what is going on. Richard ends up getting them to help him with taking down some of the outside lights, whilst the others are un-decorating the inside. They don't take down all of them, getting about halfway through before Lily calls them inside for lunch. They take a seat around the dining table, once again in the same formations as they were in last night, then Damien laments that he's 'hungover as ever', and Molly nods resting her head on her husband's shoulder saying, 'same here'. Everyone chuckles, and the two cringed at the sound, whilst Marcus is just lying his head on the table, whilst also trying to convince his parents and family members that he 'isn't hungover'.
'Hey Harvey, I've got a rough copy of the itinerary for next year. I'll print it out for you to look over,' Helena said, sitting down with coffee and food for everyone
'You're jumping the gun, aren't you? We have a whole year to organise everything,' Harvey said, taking a sip of the coffee
'I like to be prepared. We can make changes at the year progresses. As for the weeklong camping trip… I'll need your help with that one,' Helena said, handing Harvey the folder, and he nods promising to look at it
'Can you guys shut up? You're being so loud,' Molly said, eyes closed as she rested her head on her arms
Mike was doing some work on his laptop, on the couch. He and Louis, (and the other associates) were putting all their case files online, so he's been transferring some of them over. He figured, since they're not doing anything much today, that he would get a head start so that when they get back to the office, the pile isn't as big anymore. Harvey had gone with his siblings and parents to drop their grandparents off at their houses, which Mike had let them do, because he doesn't want Harvey to miss that opportunity. He was still at the house with Peter, Molly, and the kids. Caroline, Marcus' daughter, had firmly planted herself next to Mike, and snuggled up to him. He had just been sat on the couch, working when Molly had come to find her, and instead found the two of them. Mike told her that she had just fallen asleep, nothing weird was going on, and she slapped his arm and said that she knows that. Caroline stayed asleep for most of the morning, when Marcus and the others returned, she was still asleep curled up to Mike. Marcus snapped a photo, then apologised to Mike, who told him that it wasn't a problem, she had been chatting to him and just fell asleep. Harvey smiled as Marcus picked his daughter up and carried her out of the room, then the older lawyer curled himself up to Mike, asking what he was doing as his fingers were flying across the laptop keyboard. Mike told him that he was 'digitising records', and Harvey gave him a look, but Mike explained that the more he gets done now the more time they have for… other things… when they're back home. Considering they're only playing games today and not really anything else, Harvey didn't stop Mike from working, in fact he grabbed his phone and stepped out on to the balcony to call back the person who had rung him this morning. Mike watched his boyfriend, the frown on his face, he was rubbing his temples… he didn't know who he was talking to, but it didn't look like a pleasant conversation, and when he returned to curl up to Mike, the younger lawyer could feel the anger, not just see it. The kids had put on one of their new movies, Angry Birds, and whilst Mike was half watching/half working, Harvey had really gotten into the film. No doubt they would end up quoting this at one another when it's all said and done.
The afternoon rolled into night, and the kids had tired themselves of playing with their new toys. They had moved on to helping build the Lego Hogwarts Castle. Somehow, without knowing it, Mike and Harvey had been roped into helping. They're sitting on the floor, legs spread in front of them, picking up tiny Lego pieces and building a castle. Of course, Mike took a picture, just for the memories. If Donna could see them now… she probably wouldn't be surprised. Although Harvey rarely sits on the floor, and the few times that he has… well there aren't many. Of course, Mike had memorised everything already, so the kids don't even need to consult the book anymore, they just ask Mike. Fred told his 'newest Uncle', that his mind was 'sick and he wished he had one'. Harvey grinned, happy that his nephews had accepted Mike so easily. Bridget warned that she has a rather good mind and offered Mike a competition. He shot a look to Harvey, and then stood up, shaking the girl's hand as she ran off to 'prepare'. Mike asked if he should let the girl win, to both Harvey and her parents, who said that he should compete fairly, and if he wins, he wins. Mike nodded, unsure of what the actual 'event' was going to be, but when he got to the living room, and saw that things had been set up, he shot a glance to Molly who just smiled and told him to 'play fair and win fair if that's the case'. He nodded, Harvey smacked his butt, sending him a wink, reminding him that 'they always win'. Bridget is a smart girl. She doesn't have a mind like Mike's, but she is very smart. That is why Mike asked her to 'go easy on him', and she said 'yeah right' in that typical teenage way. He doesn't want to take victory from a kid, but if she's going to be doing that, then he might just have to play for the adults. Bridget had set up a memory game. They had to read something, then remember it and recite it back exactly. Harvey smirked; Mike just nodded. He knew that he would be able to do this in his sleep. The first thing they had to memorise was a short sentence. It had complicated words in it, and they had to say whether there were any punctuation marks anywhere in the piece as well. Bridget nodded, and her mother showed her the sentence. She took a minute (that's how long they have) and then nodded. Mike had been shown a collection of numbers, it was longer. Bridget was also shown this and laughed when she saw it.
'There are two commas, and the sentence is "When the girl came home, she was greeted by her brother, father and mother". That was easy mom,' she added at the end, then crossed her arms, turned to Mike and raised an eyebrow at him as if in challenge
'Alrighty then if that's how you're going to play. There is no punctuation, there are fifty-three zeros, nineteen fours, eighteen sevens, sixteen ones and seven fives,' Mike said, whilst Bridget... and everyone else in the room… just gaped at him, except for Harvey, who smirked.
'Oh my god. Mike, that's right,' Damien said, the rest of the family just looked at him and he shrugged, Harvey winked at him when their eyes met
'How did you do that? I thought my mind was good…' Bridget said, shaking Mike's hand, admitting defeat, but promising to 'beat him next year'.
After their competition, Mike and Harvey decided to go for a walk. It had stopped snowing heavily, and Harvey wanted to show Mike a couple more things before they head home. Whilst Richard and Lily remained at the house with the kids, the rest of the siblings and their parents joined Mike and Harvey on their walk. They kept back a bit, figuring that it was kind of like a 'romantic' thing for Harvey to do, and that they had intruded, but didn't leave. Mike didn't seem to mind, he held Harvey's hand, pressed a kiss to Harvey's cheek, flipped off the others when they shared a kiss, and laughed when Harvey whispered something in his ear. When they got to the old highschool, they noticed that it was open for like an enrolment's thing. Helena made her way over to the building, causing everyone to freak out, but she just said that it would be fun to 'return to the old stomping grounds'. Harvey shrugged and followed his sister. Marcus remained at the back of their group, near where Mike was, whilst Harvey, Damien and Helena basically 'skipped' through the school (although Harvey will absolutely positively deny this if it is brought up again at any point because Harvey Specter does not skip). Their entrance into the school grounds had Mike flashing back to his own time in highschool, not one that he enjoyed. Damien was telling a story about the time that he and Harvey got in trouble for sneaking snacks into class, and Helena lamented that she was 'always saving those two boneheads' from themselves, and the teachers. Mike had never liked highschool, and it was worse for him when some of the kids found out that he was gay. That didn't make his life better, in fact back then it was worse. Having Trevor as his friend helped, but only because no one would mess with him when Trevor was around. When he was by himself however, things were different. Kids could be, and still are, cruel. They were about to enter another building when someone shouted to them. Helena asked them all whether they wanted to fight, or flight. Mike didn't know what was going on, but when the person who had shouted, said all their names as they froze in the middle of the school ground, he knew that this would have to have been a teacher, and Marcus was calling to Helena that he wants to leave, but the others just looked steeled in what they wanted to do. Before Mike could react, Harvey had grabbed his hand, and they were being followed by a group of teachers. He didn't see the humour in the situation, but apparently the Specter siblings did, because they were laughing their heads off.
They got to the entrance when they were stopped at the gate by an older man, probably the same age at Richard, who was smirking at them, like he knew them. They had stopped running, and Helena stepped forwards, announcing to the principal, that they were just 'here for a visit'. The principal (Jones) found it highly amusing apparently and invited them all back into the school where they were led into a conference type room and asked to sit down. Damien lamented aloud that it 'felt like detention', to which Jones wittily replied that 'he would know all about that'. The other Specter siblings chuckled, the Jones asked Harvey why he was laughing when he spent a lot of time in here too. Mike looked over at him, gaping, and Harvey went into lawyer mode, simply 'objecting' to the man's statements. He doesn't know how, but he is going to get those stories out of Harvey, if it's the last thing he does. Helena asked Jones about 'all the things', and he said that the school has not changed that much since she was here, grabbing some year books that had appeared and handing them to each of the siblings. Helena found her old pictures, showing them to Peter who smiled. He didn't know Helena in highschool, they met in college, but he had heard all the stories from his wife but seeing the pictures… he was happy about that. Marcus asked Jones if there was something wrong with his yearbook because it looked like he'd been cropped out of a few pictures… to which the principal replied that he was… in reprints… after the incident. Harvey was about to lawyer the principal, but Marcus put a hand on his arm and shook his head. When he was in twelfth grade, he and a friend had been accused of sexually assaulting two freshmen girls at a party. Marcus wasn't even in the state when it happened, so he was acquitted, but the parents were so furious, they had the school remove him from re-prints. He didn't mind. Most of those pictures were just of him making ridiculous faces in some of his groups. He was still in the group pictures, and the single ones at the back. Harvey said that his brother had been cleared, and Jones nodded. He knew that Marcus was out of the state when it happened, but he had to handle it the way that he did. Mike was flipping through Harvey's yearbook, when he came across someone he knew. Someone they both knew… someone who Harvey used to be engaged to… then Helena started talking about some other guy on the page and Mike silently thanked her.
'Oh, Jason Corn. He was an asswipe,' Helena said, showing Harvey who she was referring to
'He wasn't that bad… Lena, you just didn't know him' Marcus said, looking up at them
'He's worse than… someone Mike knew from highschool… seriously you would never have landed in the hospital if it weren't for him. I'm glad you ditched him,' Harvey said, and Mike knew he was referring to Trevor
'I never knew you went to school with Dana Scott…' Mike whispered in Harvey's ear, then stood up and joined Molly outside, Harvey looked down at the page in the yearbook… and saw what Mike had seen.
Two Months Ago
October 23rd, 2017
Dana Scott Returns
Pearson, Specter, Litt
Manhattan, New York
Mike and Harvey were standing, talking with Jessica and Louis, about the firms Christmas Party that (thankfully) Harvey had gotten out of attending this year, because he and Mike are going to Massachusetts to spend Christmas with his family. Donna suddenly appeared, trying to warn them all with her facial expressions, but it wasn't working. Mike and Harvey were standing close, their fingers lightly touching, not enough to be obvious to anyone else, other than the small group of people they were talking with. Donna saw her first. She had stepped out of the elevator and was heading towards them. After that, it was like a line of dominos falling. Jessica saw, then Louis, Harvey, and Mike. No one seemed to pay any mind to Dana Scott. Harvey and Mike turned to go back to work in Harvey's office, Mike had a file in his hands, and was explaining something to Harvey, who was watching his boyfriend with just… so much adoration and love in his eyes, it sometimes made Donna want to be sick… all the eye sex they have with one another when they can't be touching. The secretary didn't want to watch whatever was about to happen next, but she also couldn't keep her eyes off it. Scottie had reached Harvey's office, the closer had spun around to ask Mike something… the next few seconds went by in slow motion. Dana closed the distance between her and Harvey, and kissed him, the man immediately pushing her away. Mike didn't know what to think, Donna really wanted to hit someone… mostly Dana… and Harvey had a hand covering his mouth as if he'd just tasted poison… Scottie was smirking, asking Harvey if 'he had missed her', whilst Mike looked like he was about to break. Harvey shouted at Dana that 'no, he didn't miss her' and 'what was she thinking… kissing him…' Donna noticed the way Harvey moved when Mike 'excused' himself from the room, leaving the file with her, as he walked away towards his desk, rubbing a hand over his face, through his hair, mumbling something under his breath as he walked past. When the red-haired secretary found Mike, he had shoved himself away in the file room, and was working on digitising records for Jessica. Donna sat down in front of him, and promised that Harvey doesn't have feelings for Dana, that she ambushed him with that kiss. Mike nodded, mumbled something about 'him knowing that', then that he 'doesn't like that woman', and Donna had to chuckle. When she returned to her desk, Harvey was sitting behind his, facing the window, scotch in his hand. She sighed.
The next time she saw Scottie, the woman looked furious. She was shouting at Louis in the Partners Break Room, then she was having a go at Jessica about something ridiculous, then she was in the conference room, angrily working. Donna got whiplash from all her turn arounds. When Mike finally was summoned to Harvey's office, Donna saw him steel himself, as if readying himself for a cage match. She sent him a wink as he walked past, but he just smiled at her, and nodded slightly, before pushing open the office door. Donna closed the blinds to give them some privacy. The minute Mike had entered his office, Harvey pulled him into a hug. Mike sunk into it, he wanted to just be able to kiss his boyfriend… before some other woman does again… so he was surprised when he saw the slight line of tears in Harvey's eyes. He wiped them away with his thumb as the fell down the cheeks, and Harvey was muttering apologies into his neck, wishing that it hadn't happened, that he loves Mike and no one else… Donna listened through the com as her boss pleaded with his boyfriend to believe him. Mike didn't say anything for a while, he just leant in and kissed Harvey, pushing him back so that he was trapped between Mike's body and a wall. Then he kissed him… hard, whispering that he 'can't get the image of him and Dana out of his mind…' so he wanted to kiss Harvey, to 'erase it'. Harvey nodded, wanting that also. He wants to taste Mike on his lips again, only Mike. Forever Mike. They must have been kissing for a while because Donna didn't hear anymore talking, and when they emerged from the office, their lips were reddened, and Harvey had a hickey on his neck… an obvious one. Mike whispered to him that he loves him, kissed his cheek, smiled at Donna, then went back to his desk. Once the office was restored to its original state, Donna left her desk and went to annoy Harvey, asking him what had happened. There had been much debate between the two as to whether Harvey should tell Scottie about Mike. Donna said that he had to, if not to prevent her from kissing him again, then just so that she understood that he was taken. Harvey said that she had 'technically assaulted him', that he could press charges, but Donna had rolled her eyes. They settled on just telling the woman, and then Donna pointed out that he probably won't have to "tell" her in so many words, motioning to his neck.
'What? Damn it. Mike left a hickey on my neck,' Harvey said, looking at it in the mirror, whilst Donna chuckled
'Well, at least we know that Mike's jealous and he was staking his claim,' Donna said, smiling
'He has nothing to be jealous about,' Harvey replied, and Donna shot him an 'are you kidding' look, to which he sighed
'I might have some stuff to cover it with,' she said, and was about to leave when Harvey replied with…
'No, leave it. I'll cover it before my meeting but… let Mike have this one… for now,' Harvey replied, smirking at Donna who returned the smirk following Harvey out of the room
December 26th, 2017
Specter Family House
Greystone, Massachusetts
After they had left the highschool, and returned home, sharing stories and memories along the way, Mike had excused himself to go upstairs and take his medication. Harvey hadn't said a word about the fact that he had gone to highschool with Dana Scott. Maybe he doesn't want to remind me of that homewrecking whore… he thought to himself, then chuckled. He had never really liked Dana, was more on Jessica's side with that one, and when he and Harvey had gotten together, he had thought that maybe their relationship was strong enough to survive even Dana Scott. Then she had just waltzed into the office that day and kissed Harvey. Sure, it barely lasted a second, and Harvey pushed her away almost immediately, but it had happened. Mike was right there and basically everyone in the office knew that she had kissed Harvey, but no one knew that he and Mike were together at the time, which yes, they're both to blame for, but what does it matter? He and Dana weren't together, you don't just waltz into a room and kiss someone you're not dating like that. Clearly, this had irked Mike. He had worked hard to get the image of that woman out of his mind, and for the most part, it had worked. It was buried deep in the depths of his mind, where nothing is ever recovered from… except for this… did he not tell me deliberately? Did he forget? Did he think that I missed that picture? Mike had all these questions in his head. Downstairs, meanwhile, Harvey was freaking out to his sister. Helena told him that it isn't his fault he didn't remember that picture was in there, that he just needs to go and explain to Mike that it was in the past… Harvey then told her about what happened two months ago with Scottie, and his sister lost it. She told Harvey that he's an idiot for letting her do that I didn't want her to, she just barged into my office and put her face against mine. It barely lasted a second… that he was an idiot for dating her back then, and an idiot for taking a call from her this afternoon. Harvey looked at his sister, surprised. She knew that it was Dana. She knew this morning as well. She explained to Harvey that whenever she talks to her, he does this thing with his face… Harvey wanted her to believe him… I love Mike, Helena… I was confused back then… I liked Scottie but I didn't like Scottie… I love Mike. I'm gay. Helena believed her brother, which he was thankful for, but she punched his shoulder and told him that if she's back in New York, Mike deserves to know, because he knows, as well as she does, that he saw that picture. Harvey sighed and nodded. Then he left the room and headed upstairs.
Mike was lying on the bed, reading his book when Harvey entered the room. He looked over at his boss/boyfriend, before looking back at his book, asking him what they're up to. Harvey immediately launched into the story. That he and Scottie 'dated' back in highschool, but that he was using her as a beard. She didn't even know at the time. Mike scoffed, and asked him to explain two months ago, and Harvey straddled Mike's waist, taking his face in his hands, and kissed him. Mike felt the love in the kiss, and he knows that Harvey would never like Dana, but sometimes he's insecure. Sometimes he wonders if what Harvey feels for him is real. But being kissed like that… Harvey looked Mike in the eyes, telling him that he's gay. He was gay back then, and he's even gayer now. He only wants Mike. He only wants to kiss Mike. He loves him. Mike smiled, caressing his face with one hand, and pulling him back down to kiss him. Harvey ground their hips together, causing friction for the two, both of whom moaned at the same time. Mike apologised, and Harvey just whispered in his ear that he 'thinks he's sexy when he's jealous', to which Mike tried to deny, but Harvey rubbed up against him again, and Mike couldn't. Then he pulled Harvey down to him and made sure that he had a love bite on his neck. When he pulled away, he whispered that it was to let everyone know that 'Harvey is his'… the older man smirked, and sat back beginning to unbutton his shirt, when there was a knock at the door, and Lily was calling them down for dinner. Mike groaned, whining at the loss of his boyfriend, but Harvey stood, reaching a handout for Mike to take, and pulled him to his feet, kissing him, hands either side of his face, then rested their foreheads together, whilst Mike whispered that he 'doesn't ever want to lose Harvey'. The older man promised that he wouldn't. That Harvey will fight everything in their way, to stay with Mike, and vice versa. After the third call from Lily, they headed downstairs. Their conversations stayed away from highschool and exes, and all that drama, and were instead focused on sports and movies. Harvey and Mike didn't really participate, spending most of the time they weren't eating, making out with each other. Helena noticed the 'love bite' first and spent the rest of dinner teasing Harvey about it. He just wore it proudly. Everything was going smoothly. Then the doorbell rang, and Lily stood up to answer it. The whole room was sent into silence when Katy Ford entered the room. Marcus stood up.
'Katy? What are you doing here?' he asked, aware that his entire family were watching
'I want Caroline. I have papers,' she said, handing him a manila file, keeping her head down
'WHAT? YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS? This isn't your doing this is it? This is your father… that man never liked me,' Marcus muttered, handing the folder to Harvey, thankful in this moment that his brother is a powerful lawyer
'I want my daughter Marcus… you can't keep her from me…' Katy said, no one else knew what to say.
A/N: Have a wonderful day or night, wherever you are in the world. Thanks, D.
