Warm hands on my heart [2/2]

[flamyshine]

Title: Warm hands on my heart
Pairing: Harvey Specter/Mike Ross
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 2,869
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters.
Warning: none
Summary: Mike naturally has really cold hands and Harvey attempts to fix the problem.
Author’s note: Originally written for suits_meme.


Days went by as they eased into the relationship. There was no need to rush, no need for pressure. Nothing had changed. They were still Harvey and Mike who held hands.

In the restaurant…

Mike took a sip of his lemonade as he laughed at Harvey’s joke. “That’s hilarious!”

He went back to eating his chocolate cake when Harvey took his left hand in his.

“Harvey, I just grabbed a cold glass. It’s normal to have a cold hand for a minute or two.” Mike said even though he loved that Harvey’s hand came finding his so quickly.

“We talked about this, Mike. You never know when we’ll run into a client. Besides, you’re the one who pointed out that clients could be lefties.”

Mike smiled. It seemed like he couldn’t stop smiling whenever he was around Harvey.

“You know, Grammy used to tell me that I have cold hands because I have such a warm heart. There’s simply not enough warmth left to reach my hands!”

Harvey groaned. “I told you that caring too much won’t do you any good. What were you going to do if I wasn’t around?”

Mike laughed as he used his free hand to get something out of his messenger bag. “That’s why I got you this. A thank you card.”

Harvey recognized the hands in the picture on the front of the card. Mike must have taken it while he was resting his eyes in the car. He flipped open the card and read:

Thank you, Harvey.
Your warm hands have awakened my heart.

Yours coldly, Mike.

Harvey chuckled and pressed a kiss to Mike’s warmed hand. “You’re welcome.”

In the drive-in theater…

“Mmm, this is delicious. Are you sure you don’t want some? It just melts in your mouth.” Mike asked, munching on the caramel popcorn as they waited for the movie to start.

“You’re giving such an excellent running commentary that I feel like I’ve already had some.” Harvey said as he played with Mike’s free hand.

“But it’s not the same! You should really try some.”

Mike offered him a handful of popcorn but Harvey just looked at him.

“What?” Mike wondered if he had bits of popcorn on his chin.

“You look delicious.”

Mike turned crimson. “Um, thanks…” He didn’t know what else to say.

“You know what? I think I might take your advice and taste that popcorn after all.”

Harvey leaned in and Mike instinctively shut his eyes. He had pictured their first kiss so many times but had never thought that it would happen in a drive-in theater. Mike let go of the box of popcorn; he had to put his arms around Harvey’s neck.

Harvey’s tongue gently brushed Mike’s lips, tasting the popcorn off his sugary associate. He felt Mike shake a little as he parted his lips for him. Harvey put a warm hand on the back of Mike’s neck and slid into the caramel mouth. The popcorn seemed to be delicious just like Mike had told him. But Harvey’s tongue searched deeper to find a taste that was more Mike.

“Harvey…” Mike needed to breathe.

Harvey looked at Mike’s face that was beautifully flushed. He wondered if it was because of his kiss or the heating inside the car. Mike’s hands were still around his neck and they felt warm.

‘Damn the heating.’

Harvey lowered the heating and kissed Mike again. He watched closely as Mike’s eyelashes fluttered and his face turned pinker. It was pure joy to know that he was the cause of all the beauty that was happening on Mike’s face.

Bang! Bang!

Loud gunshots startled them as they broke the kiss.

“Oh right. We were here to watch the movie.” Mike laughed.

Harvey groaned and thought about leaving the theater and going home with Mike. But when he turned to his associate to ask if he agreed with his plan, he found the kid already immersed in the big screen.

“Come over here, puppy.” He needed something to do; he wasn’t terribly interested in the movie.

“Hmm?” Mike’s eyes were glued to the screen.

“Come sit here. I lowered the heating so your hands might get cold.”

Harvey patted his lap and smirked when Mike followed his orders. He wrapped his arms around the slender waist and grabbed Mike’s hands. He had never been crazy about hands, but with Mike, everything seemed to be a little different, a little refreshing, and a little special.

In the back of the town car…

Mike threw his head on Harvey’s lap as soon as they got in the car.

“Abusing me as your personal pillow? Please. Go ahead. That’s what all the associates do to their bosses.”

“Pfft, I know you don’t mind one bit.” Mike grinned and held out both of his hands.

Harvey took the soft hands into his and looked down into Mike’s eyes. He could never really find the right words to describe what those eyes looked like and what he could see in them.

“You can kiss me if you want to.” Mike stuck out his lips, still grinning.

“Giving me permission?” Harvey raised his eyebrow.

“Yes.” Mike giggled as he heard Ray press the button to get the partition up.

“You’re so easy.” Harvey teased as he caressed his puppy’s hands.

“You want to work for it? Fine, I’ll make you work for it then.” Mike grabbed one of Harvey’s hands, looking determined.

“You’re going to quiz me or something?”

“Yes. Close your eyes. I’ll write something on your palm. You get three guesses because I have such a warm heart.”

Harvey closed his eyes. “I don’t need guesses. I already know what you’re going to write.”

“Is that so?” Mike thought for a moment before he started writing with his index finger.

“No lies, Mike. You don’t hate me.”

Mike pouted. “Otherwise you were going to get the answer right! Fine. Next question.” He wrote another short sentence: You love me.

“Hmm, I don’t know, puppy. Did I give you that kind of an impression?”

Mike gasped as Harvey failed to contain his laughter. “I think I’ve earned my right to kiss you now.”

“But you just…” Mike’s words got trapped in Harvey’s mouth, but it didn’t matter. Mike realized that nothing really mattered when Harvey was giving him his full attention, his full love.

“You love me, and you know it.” Mike said as he tried to catch his breath.

“I do? Hmm, I don’t know. I think I’ll have to kiss you again to be sure.”

Mike gladly welcomed him in his arms again as Harvey bent down once more. His back was going to be sore but he couldn’t think of a better decision to make.

In the bar…

“Ah, this is nice. Being in a bar without a client, wearing clothes that can suffer a beer stain.” Mike sighed happily into his beer.

“Speak for yourself, kid. I’m wearing designer clothes.” Harvey said as he drank his own beer.

“I know. I bet that’s why so many people are shamelessly checking you out.” Mike frowned. They were sitting at the bar next to each other and despite having their backs to most people, he could tell that gorgeous souls wanted to hit on his Harvey.

“You have a solution for that?” Harvey dared.

“Of course I do. You of all people should know that I’m not just a pretty face.”

Mike stuck his right hand into one of the back pockets of Harvey’s jeans. In his mind, this action had three pros and no cons. 1) He could warm his hands with Harvey’s body heat, 2) He could show everyone in the bar that Harvey belonged to him and him only, 3) He could fondle Harvey’s ass.

“Don’t you have a pocket of your own?”

“I do. But I wanted to check out what a designer clothes’ pocket feels like.”

“Are you mocking me?”

“Nope. I’m just groping you.” Mike smiled innocently.

Harvey looked around and saw that several people had eyes on them. He was a possessive person by nature, but it felt good to have Mike try to claim him in front of everyone.

“You might as well claim my mouth too before I smile with it at someone else.”

“Oh, what a fantastic idea! How did you get an idea like that?” Mike caressed Harvey’s face with his other hand.

“Haven’t you heard? I’m not just a pretty face either.”

They smiled into the kiss as their ears caught jealous murmurs around them. Harvey’s hand came to cup Mike’s cheek while Mike’s free hand moved up to Harvey’s hair. The kiss was natural, relaxing, and intoxicating. Mike felt a wave of happiness hit him as he realized that he was the only one allowed to feel Harvey like this.

“I wanna go home.” Mike said as he pulled back. He didn’t want anyone to look at Harvey.

“My place?”

Mike nodded as he finished his beer. His hand stayed in Harvey’s pocket as they walked to the door, and if his hand couldn’t stop moving, alcohol was the one to be blamed.

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The cold weather was in full force now, but for once in his life, Mike was quite enjoying it.

‘Mwahaha, take that, you mean weather! I’ve got Harvey now!’

Mike looked down at his cubicle where a personal heater was warming his area and a USB-plugged mouse pad (that looked like an igloo) was warming his hand. It was all Harvey’s doing. The other associates were jealous which only made him beam harder.

‘Who knew he’d be such a sweetheart?’

Mike smiled as he eyed the box full of luxurious handwarmers under his desk. He didn’t even know where Harvey had bought these long-lasting warmers that somehow maintained the perfect temperature.

“I think I pay you to work, not to smile, Mike.” Harvey tapped the top of Mike’s cubicle with his fingers.

“Luckily for you, I am capable of doing both.” Mike’s smile only got brighter as he noticed how handsome Harvey looked in his new suit.

“Like what you see?” Seeing how Mike’s eyes lit up, Harvey decided that it was money well-spent.

“Yes. Very much.” Mike was honest. He felt like Harvey was getting even more handsome each and every day.

“Luckily for you, you’ll get to see me more often now.” Harvey pulled out a key card from his jacket pocket.

“What is this?” Mike studied the key card. It looked similar to Harvey’s card to his condo.

“It’s your key to my condo.”

“What?!” Mike’s eyes shot up to Harvey’s face.

“You heard me. I’ll have people move your things to my place this Saturday. How does that sound?”

“You’re asking me to move in?” Mike was over the rainbow. He had never been this thrilled his entire life. “Why?” He grinned, deciding to push it.

“You take home a lot of work, Mike. I can’t have my associate highlight the wrong clause just because his hand is frozen.”

“That’s ridiculous!” Mike giggled. He absolutely loved all the lame excuses that Harvey came up with just to hold his hand.

“I’m the best damn closer this city has ever seen. Don’t you think it’s only safe for me to be prepared for all kinds of disasters? Besides, if you don’t like the key, you can always give it back.” Harvey held out his hand.

“Nope! I love the key.” Mike quickly slipped it into his messenger bag.

“Just the key?”

“What else do you want me to say?” Mike asked even though he perfectly knew what Harvey wanted to hear.

“I don’t know. What else do you happen to love? I’m your boss, Mike. Any kind of information about you could turn out to be useful for any of our cases.”

Mike’s body shook with laughter. “Oh, Harvey, how do you do that?”

“Do what?”

“Keep amazing me with your sheer devotion towards my hands.”

“Do you even hear yourself? I don’t have any kind of devotion towards your hands.”

Mike just chuckled. “Whatever, Harvey. I love you too.”

Harvey was about to cook up yet another witty response when he realized that Rachel was within earshot.

“Oh, sorry. I’ll come back later. Sorry.” Rachel turned around, hoping that she hadn’t ruined their moment.

“It’s fine, Rachel. He’s all yours.” Harvey gestured her to come back.

Rachel smiled. “With all due respect, Mr. Specter, I think he’s all yours.”

Harvey glanced at Mike who was blushing furiously. “Try to be useful, puppy, okay? Or Rachel might get your heater.”

“But I already wrote my name on the back! You can’t take it away!” Mike yelled at Harvey’s back while Harvey contemplated writing his name on Mike’s back if it meant that the kid would stay his for all eternity.

By Sunday afternoon, Mike had moved everything into Harvey’s condo and had finished arranging his belongings.

“I wonder if I threw out too much stuff.” Mike frowned as he sat on the couch with one hand happily trapped between Harvey’s hands.

“You mean too little. I can’t believe you keep so much junk around, Mike.”

“It’s stuff, Harvey, not junk.”

Harvey ignored Mike’s correction and asked, “Why do you think you threw out too much?”

“Well, when spring comes, I won’t have cold hands anymore.” Mike answered in a small voice.

“And?” Harvey was failing to see the connection.

“And, since I won’t have cold hands, you might want to kick me out.” Mike was certain that Harvey had wanted him to move in for good, but he wanted some kind of an assurance. Well, to be honest, he just wanted to hear Harvey’s lovely excuse.

It didn’t take Harvey even a second to see through Mike’s intentions, but his puppy had spent a hard day so he decided to play along. “I don’t know if you’re familiar with how seasons work, Mike, but winter will be back. It’s not cost-efficient to kick you out every spring and take you back every winter.”

“Hmm, that actually makes a lot of sense, Harvey. You seem to be a very efficient man.”

“Yes, I am. In fact, I can prove it to you right now if you’d let me.” Harvey lifted Mike’s hand and started to suck on his thumb.

“Oh shit…!” Mike jumped. He hadn’t seen this coming.

Harvey smiled as he watched Mike’s reaction. His associate didn’t seem to be processing what was going on.

“Uh, I think you proved your point, Harvey!” Mike felt too warm and dirty as Harvey’s tongue danced all over his finger.

“You’re sure?” Harvey purposefully pulled Mike’s thumb out of his mouth with a popping sound.

“Oh yeah, I’m very sure. Now I’ll have to use the bathroom.” Mike said with a flushed face. They had never done anything beyond kissing and making out a little. They had been extremely serious about taking things slowly since neither of them had been in a successful relationship for long.

“Why don’t you use me instead? I happen to be closer.”

“What do you mean…?” Mike asked with a dry mouth as he watched Harvey unbutton his own shirt.

“I think you know what I mean.”

Mike thought that he was going to die right then. The medical examiner would later inform Harvey that he had died because of his sexy smirk.

“Harvey, are you sure it’s time?” Mike wanted to be sure that they would still be sharing an amazing bond afterwards. He didn’t want to ruin things between them just because they weren’t able to control their sexual appetite.

“Yes, Mike. I think it finally is.” Harvey replied sincerely.

Mike nodded. He trusted Harvey’s opinion and instincts. If Harvey said it was time, it was time. As Harvey took off his sweatshirt and kissed him, Mike lifted his hips and pulled down his pants. He was getting impatient. They had waited for weeks, and he finally had a chance to feel Harvey on a much deeper level. He was about to take off his socks too when Harvey broke the kiss.

“Leave them on.”

“Huh?”

“The socks are going to stay. You have cold hands, Mike. You probably have cold feet too.”

Mike nodded and helped Harvey get out of his jeans when he realized that Harvey’s stare was lingering on his ankles. “Oh my god, Harvey. Don’t tell me you have a thing for seeing me in nothing but socks.”

Harvey smiled dangerously. “The dark blue is a nice contrast against your fair skin.”

Mike let out a moan. He wasn’t going to survive this.

“Since you can’t stop making pretty noises, let’s go give the bed a touch of yours, shall we?” Harvey led Mike to the bedroom, holding his hand.

Mike could feel all of Harvey’s affection and excitement through their linked hands. “Will you always hold my hand, Harvey? Always?”

Harvey looked at Mike but didn’t answer until he had gently pushed Mike on the bed and had crawled on top of him.

“Always, Mike. Always.”

Harvey took each of Mike’s hands in his own and leaned in for a kiss. He was going to give his boy a very warm welcoming gift.