The Marvey Chronicles [4/31]
Title: The Marvey Chronicles
Pairing: Harvey Specter/Mike Ross
Other characters: Jessica Pearson, Harold Jakowski, Donna Paulsen
Rating: PG
Word count: 1,961
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters.
Warning: none
Summary: Coworkers fangirl over Harvey/Mike.
Author’s note: Originally written for suits_meme. The prompt was ‘The Pearson-Hardman employees ship Harvey/Mike and try to get them together.’
It was another delightful afternoon at Pearson-Hardman when Harold was walking down the hallway with his toothbrush in his hand.
‘Ah… how does Harvey always manage to wear the right suits? The light grey he chose is just perfect with today’s weather!’
He wished that he could secretly take pictures of Harvey and keep them in an album. There were days when he had actually brought his camera to work, but he was too afraid that Harvey would catch him and kick him out of the firm; he wasn’t afraid of losing his job, he was afraid that he would lose the opportunity to see Harvey every day.
“Oh finally!!”
Harold heard an ecstatic female voice coming from the ladies’ lounge. He always had his ears wide open whenever he passed the lounge. If he ever wanted to have a girlfriend, he needed to understand how girls operated. Recently he had noticed some suspicious activities inside the lounge and this cry of joy was just another proof.
‘Let’s find out what it’s about.’
Harold pressed his ear against the door and focused on the voice of the woman who was talking. It sounded like Donna.
“Okay, so you can check out all the new Marvey items on our Facebook page. If you have any feedback or ideas for our future items, please leave them on Facebook too.”
‘Marvey items?’ Harold wondered what ‘Marvey’ was. It sounded awfully close to Harvey. Whatever it was, it made all the ladies make all kinds of happy sounds.
‘Wait a second. Is ‘Marvey’ Mike and Harvey…?’
Harold gasped. He had just found a new reason to live.
‘Oh my god! I need to get on that Facebook page!!’
Harold didn’t bother to knock on the door. He yanked the door open and threw himself into the lounge. He needed redemption more than anything right now.
Ten minutes later, Norma was busy testing Harold’s loyalty towards Harvey and Mike. All the members had agreed that the Marvey fan club should not discriminate on grounds of gender, race or rank and that the club could use a masculine touch. Norma told them that if Harold turned out to be Marveyed enough, he could help them recruit more male members. Norma knew that Harold was quite close to Mike as they sat next to each other in the associates’ area, but she wasn’t going to let just anyone join her privileged club.
“You passed your oral test but I need to be absolutely sure. So you’ll have to submit an essay as your writing test. Please write 3 pages about why Harvey and Mike should be together and hand it to me by Tuesday.”
“3 pages in A4?” Harold asked incredulously.
“Yes.”
“That’s absurd!”
“What do you mean ‘absurd’?”
“How can you cram all of their awesomeness into three pages? I’ll need at least five!”
Norma smiled fondly. She had no idea if Harold knew how to write, but at least he had the right attitude to be a member of the club.
That night, Harold was in his bed with his laptop, checking out his newly found Heaven. The fan club had a whole variety of items with Harvey and Mike’s pictures on them. The products ranged from a simple mug with Harvey’s picture and initials from ladies’ underwear with both Harvey and Mike’s smiling faces on the back.
‘Aww, no underwear for men?’ Harold quickly typed in his suggestion and started to click on all the products that he wanted.
‘Let’s see.’
He selected Harvey’s autographed poster where Harvey was working at his desk with his sleeves rolled up (he assumed that Donna got his signature from his files), a baby blue T-shirt where Harvey was fixing Mike’s tie, and a DVD of Marvey moments in the office.
‘I could really use that raise.’
Harold sighed as he looked at all the other items he wanted to purchase. Besides, Donna had left an announcement that a calendar with half-naked Harvey and Mike pictures were coming soon.
‘I am never going to quit this firm! Long live Pearson-Hardman! I will die with this firm!!’
Harold sent in his order and reminded himself to take enough cash to work so that he could get his hands on the items as soon as possible. Then he turned off his laptop and happily went to sleep.
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The next day, Donna knocked on Jessica’s office to fill her in on what was going on under her nose.
“Come on in.” Jessica offered her a seat on the couch, wondering what she wanted to talk about. She had assumed that Harvey had done something stupid, but Donna looked quite excited.
“Thanks for seeing me in such a short notice.” Donna was polite. She needed Jessica in a good mood.
“No problem. What can I do for you? Is it about Harvey?”
“Yes, as usual.” Donna smiled.
“I don’t know what that man would do without you. He wouldn’t even know how old he is unless you tell him.”
The women shared a laugh and Donna told Jessica about how they had an underground organization in the firm who were trying to give Harvey a more humane touch. It had actually started with finding the perfect man for Mike, but Jessica didn’t have to know that. Harvey was the only one in this whole firm who could get her attention, and Donna was going to exploit it. She told the managing partner about the current size of the club, all the projects they had conducted so far, and what they had planned for the future.
“And you think Ross has the ability to break the curse?” Jessica was amused.
“Yes. We can provide visual and aural evidence if you need.”
“How did you get hard evidence like that?”
“With the IT department’s help.” Donna grinned. “You know I’d do anything for Harvey.”
Jessica nodded as she kept a thoughtful expression. “You do know that we have a strict policy when it comes to employees of different ranks getting emotionally involved with each other.”
“Yes, that’s precisely why I came to see you.”
“You want me to make them an exception?”
“No. I would like to ask you to consider changing the bylaws when you decide that they have a good chance at making it. Other employees would hate to see the already beloved team being an exception to the rules.”
“You actually think Harvey would fall for his own associate?”
Donna pulled out a DVD from the file that she had brought in with her. “Both pictures and footage.”
Jessica picked up the DVD. “You do realize that Harvey could sue you if he finds out you’re making a profit out of these.”
“He won’t find out unless you tell him. Wouldn’t you like it better if Harvey made your life easier?”
“How would him going out with Ross make my life any easier?”
“If he’s emotionally stable and satisfied, wouldn’t he try less hard to get your attention? Don’t you try your best every day to forgive him for all the stupid things he’s done just to get your attention?”
Jessica looked at the secretary. She had a point. She tried hard every god damn day to forgive Harvey. Besides, Harvey wasn’t just her most valuable employee; she deeply cared about him and wanted to see him happy.
She didn’t know Mike Ross well yet, but he had proved to her that he could be useful and smart. The mock trial may have left a bad impression, but if she was looking for qualities in a man who could possibly smooth Harvey’s swanlike feathers, naivety and softness might not be the worst ones.
“I’ll think about it when the time comes.”
“Thank you. You can keep the DVD.” Donna smiled and left her office before she could change her mind.
Jessica walked back to her desk with the DVD in her hand. She was dying to see what kind of moments Harvey had with his associate. She was ready to burst into laughter at the mere thought of Harvey doing something visibly nice for someone on a regular basis.
‘Well, it’ll have to wait till I get home.’
She slipped the DVD in her bag and reminded herself to keep an eye out for those two. She could always use some entertainment in the office.
As soon as she got home, Jessica put the DVD in her DVD player. Donna had told her that the two shared a much stronger bond than a regular senior partner and an associate would share but that there wasn’t anything going on yet that would violate the anti-fraternization policy.
‘Let’s take a look.’
She sat on the couch with a glass of gin and tonic. She was no expert in relationships but she could read Harvey like an open book. If Harvey had even the slightest interest in his associate, she would be able to recognize it.
The DVD started with Donna talking about the footage. She also explained that the IT department had done its very best to enhance the images.
‘When does that woman have time to do all this?’
Jessica rarely had favorite secretaries but she knew that Donna was a keeper. She had always been grateful that Harvey had brought her into the firm, and she had given her two confidential employee codes to keep her happy.
The screen showed Harvey bumping shoulders with Mike as they walked down the hallway. They were both wearing an easy smile and it looked like they were exchanging banter. Then Mike must have said something witty because Harvey’s eyes glittered with interest. He even chuckled a little and patted Mike on the shoulder.
‘He’s a smart kid. It could be purely intellectual.’
She kept watching as she made a mental note to order the head of the IT department to replace the security cameras with the newest models.
‘We need sound too. Or at least a lip reader. It would be easier to determine whether Harvey’s interested or not, if I can hear his voice.’
Jessica let out a disapproving sound as the next scene showed similar exchanges between the two. She was about to press forward on the remote control when she caught Harvey’s hand lingering a little longer than necessary on Mike’s shoulder.
‘Oh, now we’re talking.’
She took another sip of her glass and paid attention to Harvey’s face. She didn’t really care if Mike was interested in Harvey. If Harvey was interested in Mike, Mike would eventually fall for his boss because Harvey always got what he wanted. She watched as Harvey seemingly teased his associate, saved him from Louis or the other associates, and fixed his tie, hair or suit.
‘Fascinating. Spending quite some time in front of an associate’s cubicle.’
Then her eyes drifted to Mike who freely enjoyed a laugh in the hallway with his hand on Harvey’s arm.
‘Hmm, he doesn’t really look like a lawyer, does he? I’ve never seen a Harvard graduate like him.’
Jessica watched as Mike looked up at Harvey with soft eyes. She could easily tell that he sincerely respected Harvey and that he was determined to impress him. Harvey was right. Mike did look like a puppy.
‘Hasn’t this been fun.’
She put the DVD on pause and finished her glass. She had seen enough. Harvey seemed to smile a lot around the kid; not the kind of smile that he presented to his clients but a relaxed smile that only a few people had access to. In her mind, that itself was proof that the kid meant something to him.
Feeling tipsy, Jessica smiled at her right hand in the screen. ‘You just wait, boy. Mama’s gonna get you hitched.’