The Marvey Chronicles [21/31]

[flamyshine]

Title: The Marvey Chronicles
Pairing: Harvey Specter/Mike Ross
Other characters: Louis Litt, Jessica Pearson, Harold Jakowski, Gregory Boone, Rachel Zane
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 5,008
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.’


“Ahem…”

Harvey looked up from his desk as he heard a familiar voice. His brilliant associate was standing in the doorway with a dopey grin on his face.

“I see that the fanboys and fangirls have stroked your ego nicely.” Harvey arranged the files on the desk and got up just in time to receive a kiss.

“Well, yeah, the autograph session was awesome but that’s not why I’m grinning like a maniac.” Mike put his hands on Harvey’s face and talked between short kisses.

“Ah, glad that you know what you look like. It’s always important to know yourself.” Harvey grabbed his briefcase with one hand and took his jacket from the back of his chair with the other.

“Now that you mention it, I’m apparently your future husband.” Mike beamed and thought about how happy his grandmother had been when he had delivered the news on the phone. He knew that Harvey didn’t propose or anything but he just had to tell her.

“And, how do you feel about that?” Harvey put on his jacket while Mike turned off the lights. He hadn’t really meant to drop the bomb but he certainly didn’t regret it. Louis was probably dead by now (or at least in a coma from the shock) and Mike had been smiling so hard that Harvey thought his facial muscles might stiffen like that.

“How do I feel about that? You can’t tell? I’m thrilled! I’m bursting with joy! I feel like I can run from this part of the planet to the other end of it!”

“Good.” Harvey laughed as they walked out of the office.

“But there’s one tiny problem.”

“Which is?”

“You never told me that you loved me. Don’t people usually check with each other before blurting out about marriage in front of everyone?”

Harvey was going to carry on with the conversation but a female employee squealed as they reached the elevator. Mike was worried that Linda might faint but thankfully, she was still on her feet when the elevator arrived.

The ride down to the first floor was awfully quiet as Harvey refused to feed anything squealable to the woman or to anyone else in the elevator. Harvey didn’t really know any of his fans but thanks to the same overexcited look on their faces, he could guess that they were all members of the club.

‘Great. I’ll need to ask Jessica for a ‘partners only’ elevator.’ Harvey thought as he felt the fans’ gaze roam all over his body. Mike was quiet by his side but Harvey could see him give the thumbs up to someone out of the corner of his eyes. Harvey quickly took a look around to see if anyone was trying to eat his associate with their eyes. He had made it very clear in his pop-up message that he would sue anyone who even looked at Mike in any way he didn’t appreciate.

‘Good. It looks like everyone got the message.’ He noticed as he walked out of the elevator. He was used to getting stared at by hungry eyes so he could handle it but he didn’t want Mike to feel objectified. He would have to take additional precautions regarding the matter as soon as possible.

“Good night, Mr. Specter. Good night, Mike.” Rachel smiled at her friend.

“Thanks for the autographs again!” Deb waved the autographed calendar in the air.

“See you tomorrow, Mike. Good night, Mr. Specter.” Gregory hoped that Harvey didn’t see him steal a glance at Mike’s lips.

“Sweet dreams to both of you!” Elizabeth smiled sweetly.

“I love you, Mr. Specter! Good night!” Harold was the last one to get his message across and flee the building.

“See? Like that. You’re supposed to tell me like that.” Mike somehow managed to finish his sentence between chuckles. Harvey’s expression was priceless.

“What? You didn’t know he had an enormous crush on you? How is that even possible? The whole office knows! He always makes sad yet disturbingly lustful faces around you!” Mike couldn’t stop himself from enjoying a thunderous laugh.

“I don’t even know who he is.” Harvey resumed walking.

“Are you kidding me? How many times do I have to tell you that his name is Harold? He’s the guy who occupies the cubicle next to mine.”

“Oh, I thought that was Alan.”

“Harvey, we don’t have an Alan in the office. If you’re talking about Aaron, he’s the one who helped you with those acupressure sandals. Jesus, Harvey.” Mike shook his head at the utter lack of interest Harvey showed to the other associates.

“Don’t tell me that you don’t enjoy having my full attention.” Harvey opened the door of the town car for Mike. Ray was standing right next to him but he wanted to do it himself.

“You’re right. I love having your full attention but it’s just… hilarious!”

Mike waited for Harvey to get in the car and asked in a serious tone, “By the way, please don’t harm Harold. He’s nice to me and he already has a sad life, tattooing himself with ‘H&M’. So don’t throw him out of the window or kill him with your eyes, okay?”

“You’re asking me to do an awful lot of things, Mike. You want me to tell you I love you, you want me to remember other associates’ names, and you also want me not to do what I do best!” Harvey exaggerated and told Ray to head to his condo.

“Well, if you tell me you love me, perhaps I can forget about the rest.” Mike moved closer to his boyfriend and wrapped his arms around the warm waist. His head naturally came down to rest on Harvey’s shoulder.

“Do I even have to tell you when you already know?” Harvey wasn’t comfortable with the act of confessing. He had been trained for years to keep his emotions in check and lie as smoothly as possible.

“We can take a long break from Kama Sutra if you tell me you looove me. It’s just three words, Harvey. I'm sure you can do it.” Mike knew that Harvey wouldn’t be able to resist the offer.

Harvey turned his head to his left and looked at Mike with an amused look on his face. His puppy was definitely becoming a fox and a better negotiator. He could come up with counterproposals but perhaps this was a good opportunity for them to get on the ‘normal’ track of romantic relationships. After all, he had wished that they had gotten together in a more natural way. If couples that were brought together naturally said those things to each other, maybe they could give it a try. It wasn’t like Mike was going to get freaked out about it.

“Fine. I’ll think about it if you kiss me all the way home.” Much to Ray’s disappointment, Harvey pressed the button and let the partition make them disappear into their own world.

“You got it!” Mike pressed his lips against Harvey’s, shaking with delight. He could barely contain his excitement. Even when he smoked pot, he hadn’t been able to reach this kind of ecstasy. What did people say about falling in love? That they were on cloud nine? Mike guessed that this was what cloud nine felt like.

Harvey let his associate press him into the seat. They had shared many wild kisses but this one was particularly enthusiastic. If Mike was this excited about a love confession, he would have to go through with it. Harvey pulled him in closer and kissed back eagerly.

“Ahaha… Oh gosh, hahaha…” Mike had to pull back and laugh because he could almost see fate’s face right now. He had never been happier in his life and he was proud that he had made it to this day when fate had been throwing all kinds of disasters towards his way.

“You’re violating the terms, Mike. What’s so funny?” Harvey was slightly worried. Mike was almost folded in half, grabbing his arm for support.

“I thought happy endings only existed in fairy tales, Harvey.” Mike wiped a tear away with his finger. He had laughed too much. “But now I’m considering the possibility that it might actually happen in real life. In my life.”

Harvey listened patiently. He could see pain that must have been hidden for a long time slowly rise to the surface of the lovely face.

“I know I cheated on exams and almost got busted for delivering drugs but back then I really believed that I didn’t have any other options. I didn’t know any better and I was so naive. My so-called ‘friends’ just wanted to use my memory in one way or another and I often let them. At least they were nice to me when they needed me.”

Harvey pulled Mike back into his arms so that he could listen to his heartbeat. His mother used to hold him that way when he was a kid. He hoped that it would bring some kind of comfort to his boyfriend.

Mike held on to Harvey and went on, “I tried to put up a brave face for Grammy because she tried so hard to give me a good home, but the truth is… I always felt so lonely. I couldn’t trust anyone completely. I had already lost both of my parents and I didn’t think that I’d survive if the people I trusted left me again. So at some point, I thought that no matter how hard I tried, I’d end up as a lonely underachiever.”

“But?” Harvey caressed Mike’s hair.

“But you were there! In that interview room! You gave me a chance at life. You gave me real hope. I never told you but I think mom sent you to me that day. I know it sounds ridiculous but I can’t think of anyone else who would look out for me in such an awesome way.”

Harvey smiled. He knew nothing about Mike’s mother but he had no doubt that she was a truly awesome woman. “I would’ve loved to meet her.”

Then he realized that this was the moment to say those words. They hadn’t reached his condo yet and they weren’t even looking into each other’s eyes but he knew it was the right moment. Mike was vulnerable right now; he was baring his soul in front of him and he needed to hear something reassuring.

“I love you, Mike. You’re not going to end up alone. You’re ending up with me. I promise you that.”

Mike was silent for a moment before he sat straight. He felt mixed emotions as he looked at his boyfriend. “You mean it? That sounds dangerously close to a proposal…”

It was Harvey’s turn to be silent. He had already decided that his future included Mike but he hadn’t planned to propose just yet. “Well, I don’t have a ring or anything so you’ll have to wait for a proposal, Mike. I just wanted to let you know that I’m not going to leave you alone.”

Mike smiled and put a hand on Harvey’s cheek. “I love you too, Harvey. And, I don’t need a ring. I never had any rings.”

“But some things are meant to be done in a traditional way, don’t you think?”

“Harvey, we have never been traditional since the moment we ran into each other. So why start now?”

“But I’d still like to pop the question properly.” Harvey insisted.

“Okay. But you know that people normally ask their other halves to move in with them before discussing rings, right?” Mike couldn’t help but start laughing again. “Gosh, we’re doing this all in the wrong order!”

“You’re right. I should ask you to move in with me first. Who knows if you’ll start abusing my place once we live together? You’ve already abused my body with that stupid Kama Sutra.”

“Oh, you never complained while we were taking up the challenge. It was always afterwards, when you allowed yourself to think.”

“I didn’t complain because I didn’t want to kill the mood. So will you move in with me? This weekend?”

“This weekend? But Harvey, today’s Thursday. This weekend’s in two days.”

“I know that. So yes?” Harvey kissed the tip of Mike’s nose.

“But I thought we were going skating on Saturday.”

“Well, we’re not going to skate all day. I’ll hire a moving company and I want you at my place by Sunday evening. All of you.”

“Ooh, very possessive.” Mike giggled and launched himself on Harvey again. He felt himself vibrating with enthusiasm as the car came to a stop.

“Damn, why isn’t there any traffic when we could actually stand it for once?” Mike whined when Ray opened the door for him.

“Relax, Mike. You can read the apology letters over dinner and enjoy normal sex with me. I’m sure that’s better than making out in the back of the car.” Harvey climbed out of the car and threw an arm around Mike’s shoulders.

“Hmm, I don’t know, Harvey. Do you think I could be satisfied with normal sex after all those adventures?” Mike managed to put on a serious face.

Harvey tightened his grip around Mike and growled lowly into his ear. “Yes, I think so, Mike. Because I’ll be telling you just how much I love playing with your body. I can tell you in excruciating details what I love to do to each part of you.”

Mike shuddered with anticipation as Harvey’s hand slowly traveled down his arm. “Okay, I’m totally convinced.”

Harvey noticed with a smirk that Mike had started to hurry into the building. His puppy might try to be cute but he was still the boss here.

The next morning, Louis marched into Pearson-Hardman with an irritated look on his face. His beloved firm had become a joke. It used to be a professional place where lawyers saved the world but now it seemed like those lawyers couldn’t even save their own dignity.

‘So this is what happens when I stop looking out for the firm.’ He moved his left forearm to see if it felt any better today.

‘If Jessica knew how much influence I had over the sanity of this firm, she would’ve chosen me for her newest senior partner. But I suppose the real heroes never get much recognition, do they?’

He walked into the elevator and scanned the group of people who joined him in the confined space. If anyone was part of Norma’s horrendous cult, he would know.

“What on holy earth is that thing?” He pointed at the long umbrella that Harold was groping. He could see a familiar brown eye on the ribs. He couldn’t believe that his rival was eyeing him disapprovingly even in the form of an umbrella.

“Oh, this, sir? It’s ‘Charismatic Harvey umbrella no.2’. Awesome, isn’t it?” Harold knew that Louis didn’t like Harvey but he couldn’t help but brag about his newest possession.

“Did they say it was going to rain today?” Rachel hadn’t had time to check the forecast this morning. She had been busy pondering about where she should put Mike’s autographed picture on her dressing table.

“No. But you can’t really trust the forecast. Mother Nature will send us rain anytime she wants but Harvey will always be there to protect me.” Harold answered proudly.

“Oh gosh, I think I’m getting ill.” Louis pulled out a small bottle from his briefcase as the elevator reached the twenty-eighth floor.

“It’s my heart medicine. I got it from one of the best heart surgeons in the city.” He told everyone but nobody seemed to be interested in what was going into his mouth.

Louis decided to go to his office through the associates’ area so he could see the damage for himself. Norma’s ecstatic scream from yesterday evening (while he was lying on the floor in front of his office, waiting for the paramedics to come and fix his leg that Harvey had intentionally stepped on) had made it clear that it was the first time that Harvey had referred to his associate as his ‘future husband.’

As he had expected, the atmosphere was alarming. People were drinking from mugs that had Harvey or Mike or both on them and he spotted disturbing wallpapers of…

‘Wait. Are they kissing…? When in the deepest hell did they kiss?? And, how did that end up as a wallpaper? They must’ve kissed in public! Of course Harvey’s an exhibitionist! Why am I not surprised?’

Having played a different game at the other end of Jessica’s living room, Louis had no idea when the kiss had occurred. He felt his head throb painfully. Apparently he needed to take some pills for the headache as well. ‘Oh Mother Mary… I haven’t even reached my office and I’m already dying. This is a very unhealthy and unprofessional environment. I’ll have to take it up with Jessica. She can’t possibly approve of this absolute madness.’

He took a deep breath and started to advance into the battlefield. He pretended that he hadn’t just seen Mike’s smiling face on Gregory’s belt buckle or a yellow badge on Stacey’s blouse. ‘I’m Marveyed? What does that even mean?’

Louis refused to make an educated guess. He didn’t want to use his incredible brain cells for such a degrading matter. He passed Mike’s cubicle and mourned the state of the brightest associate in the firm; the kid was humming a mushy song with a grin on his face that made him look like a complete idiot. ‘Grrr, I will not sit by and watch this firm sink!’

He walked as quickly as possible, opening his eyes as little as possible and made it to Jessica’s office. He felt like roaring like a Spartan but he was a well-respected lawyer which meant that he couldn’t do such a thing in public.

“Jessica, we need to talk.” Louis walked into the managing partner’s office only to realize that she had been talking to Harvey and Lex.

“Louis!” Harvey greeted him cheerfully from the couch. “How’s that useless leg of yours?”

Louis gritted his teeth. “It’s slightly better today, no thanks to you.”

“Hey, you were the one who called the paramedics for nothing. I was just trying to save your face. Or did you want me to step on your face instead? Nobody would’ve seen the difference anyway.”

“Okay boys, you don’t want me to give you a time-out now, do you?” Jessica intervened.

“I’d be willing to stand in a corner if you agree to paddle his bottom.” Harvey grinned.

“That’s sick, Harvey. Is that what you do to Mike?” Louis hissed.

“Oh hey, we never tried that. Thanks, Louis. Perhaps he’ll like that. He’s always up for challenges, you know.”

“I don’t want to hear about it!” Louis yelled. “I’ll come back after you’re done with them, Jessica.”

He turned around to leave but Jessica’s voice stopped him. “No need to. We’re done here.”

“What are you two doing here anyway?” Louis looked at the senior partners.

“Nothing that concerns a junior associate.” Harvey got up from the couch.

“You mean a junior partner.” Louis growled.

“Oh, right. My bad.”

Louis glared at the smiling cocky bastard. He so knew that Harvey had made that mistake on purpose.

After the senior partners left, Louis sat in front of Jessica’s desk. He didn’t want to sit where Harvey had sat.

“So what can I do for you?” Jessica asked.

“I wanted to update you on the state of your firm.” Louis started politely.

“If this is about the Marvey club, that club is here to stay.”

Jessica had fully expected to have this conversation but she was tired and wanted to have some quiet time alone. She had dealt with the board of directors all day yesterday and had already talked enough to get Harvey to work with Lex on a tricky case this morning. Harvey already had everything that he wanted so it wasn’t easy to give him an incentive. Eventually Harvey had agreed to handle the case if Mike got to work in his office from now on and if Lex and Ray moved Mike’s desk and the stack of papers for his associate.

Louis twitched his nose as he studied Jessica’s expressions. “I assume you’re talking about Mike and Harvey’s cult. And, if you need a hand, I’ll be glad to help you out. I know that cults aren’t easy to deal with.”

“Louis, that club isn’t staying because I can’t make it disappear. Just think of it as the chess club or any other club in the firm.” Jessica rubbed her temples, hoping that Louis would accept her decision.

“But the members of the chess club never display such sickening items in the office. I know you stay in here all day but you should go out sometime and take a look yourself. They have mugs, wallpapers, belt buckles, badges, hand towels, security blankets…”

“Well, the members of the chess club are allowed to display chess pieces if they choose to do so. And, unless you’ve got hit by one of those mugs or belt buckles, there’s nothing I can do.”

“Jessica, if you feel like you’re not capable of handling your employees, I’ll have to bring this to Mr. Hardman’s attention. I know you were in the conference room yesterday, trying to explain to the board why we had such a slow month. It’s only going to get slower if you keep allowing this kind of stupidity in the office.”

Jessica’s eyes flashed dangerously. “Let’s get something straight, Litt. I don’t respond to threats. I make them. You want to go talk to Mr. Hardman? Be my guest. But I’m the one who decides who gets promoted and if you want to keep the slightest chance of making senior partner, you better apologize and go do some work for me right now.”

Louis wanted to bark back but he wanted to make senior partner so badly. “I’m sorry, Jessica. It was the meds talking. I’ll go work hard on my cases now.”

Jessica let out a sigh as Louis hurried out of her office. Even though she was having tough days, she didn’t regret supporting the club. Harvey had always been interested in winning tricky cases but his eyes seemed to twinkle even more this morning. She had no doubt that Harvey would eventually destroy the opposing counsel and bring a smile to her face. Donna was right; it was worth investing in Harvey’s love life. Besides, she was no stranger when it came to investing in Harvey Specter. She had poured a lot of money to get him through Harvard law school but Harvey had been returning the favor nicely.

‘Hmm, dating isn’t stable enough. I have to make him seal the deal. I wonder when Mike’s lease will be up. And, perhaps he’ll like to live in a place with less glass walls. But will Harvey be willing to move?’ Jessica knew that there was still a lot of work to do but she was confident that her boy would make it to the finish line.

She picked up her phone and called Donna. She was certain that the woman would know everything about Mike’s lease and it wouldn’t hurt to order her to find some nice houses in advance.

“Mike, Louis wants to see you.” Rachel came up to Mike’s cubicle. Mike was arranging the last stack of papers on the floor so that the desk would be moveable.

“What does he want?” Mike looked up and locked all the drawers.

“I don’t know. I hear that you’re moving into Harvey’s office?” She asked happily. She had already heard all about it from Lex but she wanted to confirm it with Mike.

“Yeah, I told him I’m fine here but he insisted. It’s probably one of his silly jealous streaks.”

“Will you be moving into his place too?” Rachel had to ask. She prayed that the answer would be ‘yes’.

“Yeah, he asked me last night. In the back of the car!” Mike couldn’t hide his excitement.

“Oh my god, that’s wonderful! When is this going to happen? Do you need help to pack your stuff?” Rachel was disappointed that Harvey had sent the town car to be checked a couple of days ago. The hidden camera would have nicely captured the amazing moment.

“Thanks for the offer but Harvey already called the ‘pack and move’ service. And, it’s happening this weekend.” Mike thought about sharing their ice skating plans too but he wanted to keep some things just for Harvey and himself.

“Oh, Mike, I’m so happy for you. Harvey’s lucky to have you.” Rachel gave her friend a hug. She hoped that Harvey understood that she was Mike’s best friend.

“Ready to move?” Lex arrived with Ray to move Mike’s desk.

“Yes, thank you. I know senior partners aren’t supposed to do this kind of work. Sorry.” Mike felt like he should apologize for his boss and boyfriend.

“He’s not moving it under duress. There’s no need to apologize.” Harvey’s appearance had an instant impact. Everyone tore his eyes off Mike and got back to work, pretending not to keep their ears open.

“Come on, Mike. Let me show you where we’re going to put your desk.”

Mike got up with his messenger bag and followed Harvey out of the associates’ area. “Uh, Harvey. Louis wanted to see me first.”

“What for?”

“I don’t know. I’ll go find out.” Mike squeezed Harvey’s arm to tell him that he would be back soon. He could only hope that his boss would behave until he got back.

“You wanted to see me?” Mike knocked on the door of the junior partner’s office.

“Yeah, take a seat.” Louis pointed at the couch. “Do you want a cushion to sit on?” He took a good look at how Mike walked.

“Excuse me? I thought you wanted me to sit on the couch. A couch already has nice cushions.”

“If you don’t need one, then fine. I just thought that maybe Harvey punished you.” Louis shrugged as he thought about how he had accidentally given Harvey the idea to spank his associate.

“Why would he punish me? And, even if he did, why would I need a cush… Oh…” Color rose in Mike’s cheeks. He wondered where Louis got that kind of an idea.

‘Does Harvey want to try such a thing with me? Oh gosh… that’s going to be so hot. I’ll be making a mess in his lap!’ Mike tried not to picture it in his mind. He was sitting on Louis’ couch and that single piece of information was more than enough to stop the mental images.

“Listen, Mike. You’ve got to listen carefully because your whole life depends on what I’m about to say.” Louis grabbed Mike’s arm to emphasize his point.

“Okay… I’m listening.” Mike slowly got his arm out of Louis’ grip.

“Has he proposed to you yet?”

“Uh, it’s nobody else’s business but not exactly.”

“What do you mean ‘not exactly’? You’re a lawyer, Mike. You need to be precise with your words. He either proposed or he didn’t. So which one is it?”

“Well, it’s a long story. But I guess I’ll have to go with ‘no’.”

“Good. We still have hope then. Listen, Mike, Harvey’s not who you think he is.” Louis said in his most dramatic tone.

“Are you trying to tell me that he’s not using his real name or something?” Mike frowned.

“What? No, that’s ridiculous.”

“Well, you’re the one who insisted that a lawyer has to be precise with his words.”

“Do you always talk back like that when someone’s trying to save your life?” Louis snapped.

“Sorry.” Mike closed his mouth. He was curious to find out what Louis was talking about.

‘Does Harvey have a secret? Like how he didn’t tell anyone he had worked for the D.A’s office? Is he a superhero during the night? Oh my god, does he have a kid? Has he been married before? Did he use to be a woman?’ All kinds of theories ran inside Mike’s head.

“Are you familiar with any of the studies that involve a person’s taste of films and his mental stability? I assume that you don’t want to get married to someone with questionable sanity.”

“Err, I don’t think so. So this is about Harvey’s taste of films?”

“He watches gory stuff, Mike. He watches films like ‘Hostel’ without even blinking. I bet you haven’t even heard about it, but it’s downright brutal to the point that there’s something seriously wrong with anyone and everyone involved in that film, including the ones who watch it. Trust me, Mike. You don’t want to spend the rest of your life with someone who can stomach that kind of violence. You deserve someone better.”

Mike didn’t know how to respond. But Harvey hadn’t trained him for nothing. “I appreciate your concern, Louis. Thanks for letting me know. I’ll give it a serious thought and find out how often he watches that kind of stuff and how much he likes it.”

“Really…?” That was all Louis could say as Mike got up. He had expected Mike to either stand up for his boss or get freaked out, but he hadn’t expected him to be so cool about it.

“Yeah, really. Have a nice day, Louis.” Mike waved as he walked out of the office, leaving Louis sulking on the couch.

‘Eh, I’ll have to try a different approach then. It’s my sacred duty to make sure that the investments of this firm don’t fall into the wrong hands. And, I’ll be damned to see Harvey tie the knot with a decent human being. He’s getting married to a stupid gold-digger or he’s not getting married at all!’ Louis clenched his fists and finally roared in the comfort of his office.