Harvey walked away from Mike a little out of sorts. The feeling wasn't normal for the calm and collected closer but the idea of Mike and Rachel together made him feel like something off kilter with world as he knew it. The silly little associate was his play-toy not that insignificant researcher, who walked around the company as if she was too good for the likes of everyone else. Not that Harvey had ever tried to get into any type of relationship with her. Yeah, she might be fun since she had that repressed Catholic school girl thing going on but he knew once he got bored of her, her evil death glare would follow him around the firm. He got enough of the deadly woman power look from Jessica. At least, he respected his boss and knew that he usually earned whatever scorn she sent his way. He didn't think so highly of Rachel, especially since most of her anger towards the world in general seemed to be centered around jealousy and envy. Neither of those emotions were pleasant traits to deal with on a day to day basis. It lead to petty, messy fights that would cause more problems than any sex was probably worth.

Harvey could not, however, figure out how Mike did not see that whatever this thing he wanted with Rachel was just not going to work out. Maybe, the kid was not as much of a genius as Harvey gave him credit for. Then again, she didn't seem to give off the same superiority complex when she was around Mike. Harvey had not thought of her as serious competition even after seeing the two of them working together. What did she have that Harvey didn't? Okay, other than the obvious physical characteristics? Harvey was smarter, stronger, and more determined than she was. She might be the company's best researcher but Harvey was one of the main reasons why clients came to the company. Harvey was also why the company rarely lost big cases. What had she ever done to really help them out? But after hearing Mike so childishly giddy at the thought of being married to her, Harvey realized that she might have something hidden under those skin tight skirts.

And seriously, they went for married? They couldn't have gone for living together? It would have been the logical move for most people in this day and age. Who got married now days anyway? Most people just ended up divorced after a few years. It then becomes a shouting match of who deserves more of what they had earned together. Harvey could just envision the gory end that would come from Mike and Rachel breaking up. She would be petty and demand all of Mike's belongings at the divorce hearing. Poor Mike would be sitting there unable to say or do anything. Mike would have told his soon-to-be-ex-wife the truth about himself thus allowing Rachel to have all the power in the relationship. Rachel, of course, would get bored and want to move up the ladder. She would want to get rid of her not so rich husband so she could snag a bigger fish. Mike would have really loved Rachel but Rachel was just there because she knew how to play Mike to get what she wanted. It was horrible image. As Mike's mentor, Harvey was going to do the right thing and make sure things never got that far with Rachel by claiming Mike for himself. Harvey knew he was just being petty since it was Mike and Rachel were getting along so well right now. He couldn't be certain that they wouldn't amazing together. He could say that if it had been him and Mike, Harvey probably would have his name tattooed on Mike's well formed ass by date three if not sooner followed quickly by more than a dozen ways of making sure that Mike was tied tightly to Harvey and never able to leave.

There was the problem that Mike seemed so happy about the fake relationship. It was like he wanted a prize or an award for being fake married to Rachel. Maybe it was just because it was the first time Mike had been able to get somewhere on a case without Harvey. Yet, Harvey couldn't help but wonder if Mike was trying to show Harvey that he was just as much of a lady's man as Harvey was. Was being the main part of that statement. Yes, Harvey had dined with a quite few women as of late but the dates ended before they reached his apartment ever since Mike started to work for him. Harvey might have been good at sidestepping the truth at times with others but he never lied to himself. He knew the person that he wanted was Mike and he was passing time with the other women just to keep up appearances until he got Mike where he belonged.

The Mike and Rachel problem wasn't hard to fix for Harvey. All Harvey had to do was keep a shorter leash on Mike. He could easily find excuses to have Mike work in his office, send him on side projects outside of the building, and all the while making sure that Rachel had more work than she could deal with. The fun part about paralegals was there was always more work that they could be given. True, Rachel had already proven herself as a reliable part of the team but that made it more logically to dump more work on her.

Come to think of it but Mike had proven himself as well. Just because Harvey decided to allow his associate a little more leeway wouldn't make him look soft. Actually, making Mike wait this long to get rewarded for bring in his first client might make Harvey seem more like a heartless bastard than normal. That was the prefect way how to spin his easing up on Mike. Saying it was a late reward did seem like something he would do especially since the "easing up" was going to make Mike busier than before. Considering Mike earned more face time with Harvey, it would be prize for most of the associates. Harvey could see this working out as a benefit in so many ways.

All he had left to do is make sure that Rachel knew that Mike was now off the market without spooking Mike. Put the extra work and the little time Rachel would now be spending with Mike together and there would be no way that the paralegal would be able to snag Mike. Then again, if he couldn't persuade the girl to get away from his property then maybe he wasn't as good of a closer as he thought he was.

Harvey walked to his office more smug than normal. As he walked past Donna, she raised an eyebrow which only made him smile wider. Harvey heard Donna sigh as she walked into Harvey's office after him. Donna grabbed the door to make sure it was closed behind them. Donna was good at figuring out which conversations needed to stay private and which ones could be yelled through the door.

Donna spoke in her usual no nonsense tone to Harvey. "So what is with that satisfied look on your face about? It's too early for you to have gone out with that blond that I saw you with this morning and I know that Jessica is still fuming in her office so it can't be about the case. That only leaves Mike. Does this mean you finally took care of the situation? I mean seriously, it was a teen drama with all the 'does he like me or does he like me like me' stuff going on. And even in those stories, they usually end up in bed way before you two. Then again Tom and I have been getting some mileage off the sexual tension at the office." She smiled widely. "There have been a lot of long nights at our place after seeing you and Mike go at it. The poor Tom doesn't know whether to thank the two of you or kill you."

Harvey rolled his eyes. "Just because you like to picture me and Mike together does not mean that I want to picture you and your little boytoy doing whatever you two do together."

Donna snorted at Harvey's quip. "Says the man who is trying to get a boy at least ten years younger than him into bed."

Harvey couldn't help but morosely nod at Donna's statement. One of the biggest problems he had with dating Mike was the fact that he was so much younger than him. It wasn't just the age difference. Mike seemed to be from a different planet. The one and only time that they had talked about music, Mike had commented that Harvey's favorite bands were the same ones that his friends' parents listened to. Harvey had actually gone home and tried to listen to some of the stuff that counted as music. He was confused and worried about the new generation. Sure, it was fine in a club when all you cared about is a good beat to grind up against your conquest of the night but that didn't mean was a good song. Also, the outfits that Lady Gaga wore screamed that either she was a brilliant business woman or completely deranged.

Also because the glaring age difference, Mike seemed completely devoid of almost any self preservation techniques. He had an innocence that most people lost during law school. Mike hadn't gone to law school so there was a reason for that. Yet considering all of the horrible things that had happened to Mike in his personal life, Mike should be horribly jaded by now but he wasn't. Hell, how many people would have trusted Harvey the way Mike had the first day they had met? It could have turned out so different for Mike if Harvey had called the police but instead of bolting like someone with self preservation, Mike took a job that would make Harvey completely in charge of his life. Mike really needed a minder.

Harvey smiled lewdly at Donna. "Well, the younger they are the easier; they are to train."

Donna smirked at the saying that she had been using to convince Harvey to go for it. "That is true." She paused for a second before continuing. "Harvey, I know you have a thing for the kid but please make sure you are doing this because you actually like this one. I don't think he has as much of a bounce back as the normal parade of bodies that you have coming through your bedroom doors."

Harvey sighed as he acknowledged the truth in Donna's statement. "If I wanted a quick ride, I would have done it and gotten him out of my system by now. He's so innocent and trusting even though he hasn't had anyone except maybe his grandmother stick by him. Most people would have turned into cynical assholes but not Mike. He acts as if each person has something good in them. Hell, I'd bet my end of year bonus that he doesn't even harbor any ill well against that degenerate Trevor that almost got him thrown into jail. I don't think I have ever met anyone like him."

Donna shook her head. "There is no way I'm betting against you about anything Mike related. I know you. You've probably studied him as if he was one of your cases. Hell, you probably have a file about him telling you everything from who was his best friend in kindergarden to what size underwear he wears."

Okay, so he knew Mike's best friend was Trevor when he was a kid but he didn't know the kid's underwear size... yet. Harvey shook his head. "Actually, I've been very good about letting him keep his privacy." So it was mostly because he knew that Mike would probably throw a hissy fit if he found out that Harvey had gotten him investigated. Also if the research fell into the wrong hands, they could have both been thrown out or worse considering that they both had knowingly defrauded the judicial system.

Donna had a mocking shocked look on her face. "I should get you a cookie or maybe an associate covered in whip cream. Now, which associate should I pick? Oh, I know... How about the one that was completely stripped yesterday and put into one of your suits?"

Harvey snorted as Donna continued to tease him. "That happened to be a very expensive suit and what happen to the vest?"

Donna shook her head as if Harvey was an idiot. "Harvey, Harvey. You're missing the most important part of the statement. Stripped as in completely naked and put into your suit."

Harvey tried not to zone out on the mental image of Mike in nothing but his suit. The fact that the wool had caressed Mike the way that Harvey wanted to touch him was more than a little distracting. "You do know I keep fresh underwear right next to the suit, right?"

Donna smirked wickedly as she looked looked down at her nails. "Of course, I do."

Harvey grinned at Donna. That was the reason that Donna was one of the few people he had let into his life both at work and outside of it. When he had first realized that he could get an assistant, he went through them like most people went through tissues. The men had tried to get into his pants or work out their alpha male issues by acting as if Harvey needed someone to control him. That usually lasted just until Harvey heard about someone being banned from his office that he had not known about. After that, Harvey would tell the secretary in great detail about their short comings in front of as many people as possible. Hell, half of Louis's little ego crushing speeches were based on the ones Harvey had given his past male secretaries. One particularly clueless assistant thought that he could out alpha Harvey. Harvey could still picture him whimpering as he packed up his things and left.

And then there were the women. Oh, the women. The women were either too dumb to work for him or would start to cry after realizing what he really thought about them. It seemed like they thought that the best way to get a rich, motivated husband was to work at a law firm. Most of the women made it abundantly clear that they were interested in Harvey for his pocket book and not giving him a full day of hard work.

When Donna came through the door, he thought that she was going to be out in the first hours. After her first week, she had been seen as a war veteran around the office. What the others didn't know is Donna was the first assistant to call Harvey on his behavior. He knew that he had power trips and usually took his anger out on anyone close. Donna seemed to understand but won't let him get away with some of his more asshole tendencies during those spurts of true dickishness. If he was too out of control, she would just stop working and wait for him to calm down before listening to anything he said. When he asked her about where she had gotten the idea of how to keep him in line, she had smiled and said she saw her sister do it with her two year old nephew and if it worked on him, it had to work on Harvey. It had been almost a decade but that little jab had earned Donna a job for as long as she wanted at Harvey's side.

"Donna, you are an evil woman. I don't know whether to get you a raise or cancel your vacation." Harvey said.

Donna replied with unfiltered honestly. "But Harvey, I wanted to make sure you had something to think about while Jessica is ripping you a new one about her ex-husband's cases."

Harvey laughed softly. "Of course, you get no enjoyment from seeing me squirm."

Donna's face turned soft and seemingly innocent. "Why Harvey, I would never do that for my enjoyment. The enjoyment of ever person who walks by your window when you get that dirty smile is a different story."

Harvey softly glared at the red head. "Get out."

Donna's grin dropped as she resumed her look of the bored annoyed assistant that she usually wore to stop people from bothering Harvey. Harvey was always amazed seeing the mask drop into place. Donna would have been an amazing actress if she had just been able to deal with dumb bosses a little better. It was one of the many things that Harvey had in common with her. They really could not suffer fools. Donna was the best assistant/friend/adoptive sister that Harvey could ask for. She was also an amazing wing women if she was in the right mood.

As Donna reached the door, Harvey called out. "Could you ask Rachel to come see me?"

Donna turned and folded her arms over her chest. "Rachel as in the girl who has been acting like a shepherd for the lost lamb that goes by Mike when you are not here? That Rachel?"

Harvey just nodded as he went to his desk.

Donna shook her head. "She's not a serious issue, Harvey. And you don't really have any real power over her."

A little irked at the argument, Harvey copied Donna and folded his arms over his chest as well. "Just because she doesn't seem like a problem doesn't mean she isn't one. From what I heard, Mike and her played house earlier today."

"True, but that was just for work. They needed to get into that new condo building for their lawsuit." Donna stated calmly. Donna knew everything that happened in the building. It had come in helpful many, many times for Harvey so he really couldn't be upset that Donna had a better idea about what was going on between Rachel and Mike than he did.

Harvey glared as he listened to Donna. "Not their suit. It's Mike's suit."

Donna held her hands up to show she had meant nothing by the slip. "He just goes to her when you are not around. I mean what is he supposed to do? It's not like he actually has a degree to fall back on. Rachel, at least, is a paralegal. She is willing and able to help him with his work."

"He's smarter than most of the associates combined. And anyway, I'm not going to threaten her. I'm just going to remind her to file her paperwork about their relationship." Harvey unfolded his arms as he spoke.

Donna's eyes widened a little. "That's evil."

Harvey smiled smugly. "I think so."

Donna relaxed and opened the door. "I'll call her over right away."

Harvey nodded and grabbed one of the files about Jessica's ex off of his desk to work on a loophole. He didn't have much time since Rachel came to his office less than five minutes later. Harvey heard a knock on the door and looked up. He saw Rachel trying to look composed as she stood at his doorway. Harvey took a minute to really look at her before motioning her in.

She was very attractive and it looked like she worked hard to make it seem easy. Harvey could tell that she did spend some time at the gym considering most women did not get those biceps without regular workouts. Her facial features weren't that exotic. Though she was pretty, she wouldn't have stood out in the group of women that Harvey usually associated. Most of them could have been super models and the others were. To most men, a girl like Rachel would be out of their reach and he couldn't fault Mike for trying. Especially since he didn't know that he belonged to Harvey yet.

As Harvey relaxed back into his chair, he saw Donna looking into his doorway. He rolled his eyes and put the intercom on so she could listen in on the conversation. Donna liked to be all knowing and if the meeting didn't have to do with confidential information, Harvey had no problem letting her listen. She had gotten him out of some very sticky situation by knowing when to interrupt with a sudden meeting that Harvey had to get to. Harvey was sure this little conversation would not get that far but it would be nice to have someone backing him up if things get ugly.

"Ah, Ms. Zane. I've heard you've been helping my associate with his work." Harvey let his arms hit the armrests and let his fingers thread together in front of him. He made himself relax trying to convey he had no real reason to care one way or the other if Rachel was helping Mike. In truth, he wanted to know what Rachel thought about Mike before he gave away any sign of his own interest. If she was as hostile about Mike as she was with most of the associates, Harvey would just thank her for her help and let her go.

Rachel seemed a little taken aback. It was probably do to the Ms. Zane comment since Harvey was known to be very loose with the first names. Harvey had used the Ms. to make Rachel feel more isolated and like she had done something wrong to be pulled into Harvey's office. It took a few seconds after Harvey had finished speaking for Rachel to reply. Harvey hoped that it was just because she was rarely in trouble and that the inability to reply quickly wasn't a normal occurrence for her. After all that he was a senior partner now, he had a right to worry about the lack of intelligence in the paralegals. He had the highest paid paralegal in front of him and she couldn't even respond to his inquiry about her work with Mike. Maybe he should talk to her supervisor. After all if this was a chronic problem, she could be fired and that would fix all his problems.

Rachel nodded as she replied. "Yes, I helped Mike on his case. It was his first one by himself and he needed a little assistance in getting the other plaintiffs together."

Harvey wanted to snort. At least, she realized that the case was actually Mike's. "Yes, and how do you think Mike is handling the case?"

Rachel seemed a little shocked at being asked that question and her reply was very hesitant. "I know that he lost the case in court yesterday but I think he has a good lead on where to go next."

Harvey raised an eyebrow. "Really?" He was always amused with the way Mike's mind worked.

Rachel seemed to relax for the first time since she came in. "Yes, he figured out that the old carpeting from one of the buildings converted into condos might have been placed into older apartment causing the bedbug problem on purpose."

Harvey leaned forward. That was a great break. "Tell him to get me when he goes to the defendant's lawyer. I can't wait to see the look on her face."

Rachel hesitantly smiled. "Is that all?"

Harvey nodded as he waved her out. "Yes, I believe so." He waited until after Rachel had almost reached the door before speak. "Oh, wait. I wanted to check when you are going to be giving your papers for a consenting relationship within the firm to HR." Harvey enjoyed the shocked look on her face as she turned to look at him. "Don't worry, I'll be asking Mike the same thing later." Though Harvey meant about Mike sign an affidavit about Mike being in a consenting relationship with himself, not Rachel.

Rachel finally spoke up. "That's none of your business."

Harvey smiled a little smugly. "But it is, since he is my associate. Or are you planning on just playing with him and then throwing him to the curb?"

Harvey could see that Rachel was trying to hold onto her temper. "Mike and I are not seeing each other so we do not have to file papers saying otherwise."

Harvey leaned back again. Donna seemed to be right. Rachel wasn't the type to mix business with pleasure. "But you were playing house earlier today."

Rachel moved away from the door. "That was his idea to get into the condo building. I have no interest in Mike in that way."

Harvey raised an eyebrow. Now, that was a lie. Harvey could tell that Rachel liked Mike but it seemed that she was going to put her work before any relationship she could have with him. That worked out fine for Harvey. "Alright, say I believe you. If Mike asked you to go to dinner with him tonight, what would you say?"

Rachel paused and seemed to be taking a moment to really look at Harvey. A few seconds later, she relaxed. "This has nothing to do with me. This has everything to do with Mike. You want to make sure that Mike is free for you to take."

Harvey frowned. Maybe his assessment of Rachel had been a little off. He would have never thought that she was that quick on her feet. "This has nothing to do with anything other than making sure that I don't lose my associate because he failed to follow procedure about relationships in the firm."

Rachel realized that she had hit the right spot since Harvey was on the defensive. "And what about you filing paperwork if you and Mike ever got together?"

Harvey let the question hang in the air. The truth was that he had already gotten copies of the form and filled them out for Mike and himself with a few minor changes. All they were lacking were Mike's signature and initials. Yet, why should he tell Rachel that? He looked at her again. He could see the over protective woman look that he saw in Donna with regards to himself from time to time. It wasn't a bad thing to have unless you were on the other side of that protective shield. Harvey tried to go over the pluses and minuses of telling Rachel the truth when he saw Donna motion for him to respond. Against his better judgement, Harvey did. "I would file as soon as he said yes."

Harvey was a little bemused to see Rachel's eyes widen a little. After all, she asked the question so why was she shocked? "I didn't know you would admit it." Rachel straightened up and spoke confidently. "He's a good guy and I hope you don't screw this up so he leaves. He really thinks highly of you." She nodded and left the room.

Harvey relaxed back into his chair and wanted to laugh. He had just gotten permission from the girl he thought was going to be his biggest rival. Harvey leaned forward to read the brief that was still laying open on his desk. Now if he could just finish this quickly, he might be able to grab Mike for dinner tonight and really get the ball rolling.

It turned out that Harvey wasn't able to get any real time with Mike for the rest of the day. Yes, he did go to see Mike win his first case but Mike had arrived on bike and Harvey by car so the two of them only saw each other for a few minutes. After that, Harvey was too busy making sure that Jessica's ex's company's new part owners were okay with the deal they cut. The best part was that their sleazy lawyers got almost nothing in the settlement. When he looked for Mike after he was done, he was busy trying to get the file together to rub his new clients in Louis's face. Harvey would never stop anyone from annoying Louis so he left Mike alone for the night.

The next morning when Harvey came in, he saw Mike impatiently pacing in front of his door. He tried to keep the smile off his face but must have failed since Donna rolled her eyes at him. "So what are you doing looking like a lost puppy in front of my door first thing in the morning?" Harvey nodded his head slightly at Donna as she handed him a stack of papers which he handed to Mike. Mike looked at him bewildered for a second before understanding that he was supposed to take the files from Harvey and follow him.

"I was wondering if you had anything for me to do today." Mike said as he placed the papers neatly on Harvey's desk.

Harvey smiled. It was ten minutes into his day and he already had Mike's full attention on him. It made him feel great. "Not that I know of. Why?"

Mike dropped his eyes and started to fiddle with the stack of papers. Harvey knew that Mike usually did that when he was worried or uncomfortable. "Louis has this case..."

Harvey rolled his eyes. He knew that Louis liked to harass Mike but if it was getting so bad that Mike felt like he had to come in and complain about him, maybe Harvey needed to do something. "I'll talk to Louis about taking you off the case."

Mike's head snapped up. "No!... No, I don't want to be taken off the case. I want to be put on it."

Harvey frowned. Mike hated Louis. Actually, all of the associates hated Louis. Harvey could not think of one good reason for Mike to want to work with him. "Why?"

Mike dropped his gaze again. "The guy is a friend of mine and I don't think that Louis is giving him the best advice about his case."

Harvey's jaw tightened. "Is it Trevor because I will get that..."

Mike didn't let Harvey finish his statement. "No, it's just... Look, my friend got fired. He works at a bar that caters to all sorts of lifestyles but his boss fired him because A.J. kept saying no to his advances. Then A.J.'s boyfriend kissed him while he was working in full view of most of the club. He was fired the next day. His boss is saying that it was because A.J. was making out on company time but most of the staff does it."

Harvey wanted to almost jump for joy. At least now he knew that Mike was okay with alternative lifestyles. While that didn't make him gay or bi, it did give Harvey some hope. Harvey pretended to be deep in thought for a second before finally looking thoughtfully at Mike. "Okay, I'll get the case from Louis..." Harvey put his hand up as he saw the look of complete adore on Mike's face. It really was too easy making him happy sometimes. "But in return, I get full credit since Jessica has been harping about me doing more pro bono cases."

Mike looked a little nervous. "Actually, it's not pro bono. Some of A.J.'s friends had a fundraiser for the cause."

Harvey raised an eyebrow. How the hell did anyone raise that much money with a fundraiser? "What kind of cookies were they selling?"

Mike looked back at Harvey's desk. "Um, it might have been lap dances." Mike's head snapped up as he heard Harvey snicker. "But it was tastefully done."

Harvey tried to think of any lap dance he had and if they were ever tasteful. In his long list of them, not one came to mind. "Alright, get him in here so I can figure out how to get him what he wants. What does he want?"

Mike looked a little sheepish again. "Last time I talked to him, he wanted to own the club that he worked at since he was so pissed about what happened. But I think he just really wants an apology."

Harvey smirked. If only people were really as nice as Mike thought that they were. Harvey motioned Mike to leave. "Go get him, now. I have some briefs I want you to read over so you can get an idea of proper edict in the courtroom."

Mike nodded and rushed out the door. After he left, Donna's voice came on over his intercom. "What did you say to him? Did you finally say he could have his wicked way with you?!"

Harvey smirked. "If that was true, I doubt he'd be running away. No, I just let him choose our next case."

"Our next case? You really are soft on him." Donna said as she turned back to her work.

Harvey knew it was true that sometimes he was easier on Mike than he usually was on most people but the kid had such a hard life. It seemed unfair to make it worse. Also, it wouldn't help him get Mike into bed if was a complete dick all the time.

A few minutes later, Harvey heard a knock on the door and turned to see Mike with a guy who he assumed must be A.J. but hoped wasn't. A.J. looked like a runway model for high end clothing. Hell, the man even walked as if he knew everyone was watching him and a little in awe of the attention. The worse of all was his perfect smile. He had a wide smile with easy going eyes that made one want to be friends with him as soon as he flashed those pearly whites. Harvey didn't like this guy one bit.

The stranger held out his hand when he got closer to Harvey. Harvey looked at the out reached hand for a second before shaking. The brunette god then spoke. "Mr. Spector, it's a pleasure to meet you. Mike told me a lot about you. I'm Anthony or Tony for short." His voice was strong and deep. It would be easy to put this man to be put on the stand to argue for a big settlement because A.J. could easily be the man next door with his calm demeanor. Harvey wished that A.J. wasn't as amazing as he seemed at this moment. Good looks, easy smile, and strong voice with some boy next door charm would be hard to compete with if he was trying to get Mike. Especial since Harvey had the downside of being older than either one of them and without what ever friendship or bond that they seemed to have. And let's not forget he was Mike's boss.

Harvey frowned slightly at Mike, who didn't notice since he was beaming at his friend. Maybe this wasn't the best idea he had ever had. "I'm sorry. Mike said that your name is A.J."

Tony or Anthony or whatever his name was laughing. He had a happy, open laugh that Harvey usually like in clients but right now he wanted nothing more than for A.J. and his perfect laugh to shut up and leave. "Yeah, my friends call me that from time to time but Tony works, too. So, Mike says that you can help me."

Harvey smiled as honestly as possible given the situation. "Let me hear your case first and we'll see from there."

What Harvey saw from then on was a lot of flirt from Tony towards Mike and his little genius didn't seem to notice. Though Harvey suspected that Tony had figured out Harvey's annoyance with his using Mike as a body warmer since every once in a while the brunette would do a full stretch right next to Mike and Harvey had to force a smile. Tony made sure that every part of him rubbed up against Mike. Harvey wanted to throw Tony out window of his office and see if those good looks would seem so causal, warm and open as he fell down the side of the building. But Harvey knew that if Mike was close enough to be calling this guy by some odd nickname, there was a good chance that Mike would be a little upset by Tony's untimely death. But really, who was this guy? Who came in looking so fresh off a runway but so humble about his good looks with his sunny point of view about everything?

It was almost shocking that there was even a lawsuit since it didn't seem like Tony cared about the money. The man volunteered at the local homeless shelter on the weekends. He donated half of his paycheck to cancer research and the other half went to funding for AIDS research. The man was independently wealth and didn't have to work a day in his life if he didn't want to. The only reason why there was a fundraiser was so A.J. and his friends could have an excuse for giving lap dances and saying it was for a good cause.

It seemed that A.J.'s boyfriend, who he had met while volunteering, was the driving force in the lawsuit. It seemed like he cared more about what had happened to Tony than Tony did. Harvey made it a point to mention Mark numerous times hoping that the snuggle fest that was occurring on his couch would end if Mark's name was mentioned often enough. Yes, Harvey was letting Tony and Mike stay in his office until Tony left because he didn't like the idea of Mike being left alone with Tony without supervision. Tony seemed like a predator and Mike was his next meal. If Mike was going to be anyone's meal, he was going to be Harvey's.

To make it worse, Tony just wouldn't leave. He had decided that since it was Mike working on his case, it would be fine if he stayed at the firm all day long. And it really had become all day long. Harvey had to go to a couple of meetings later in the day to wrap up some of his loose ends on other cases before the weekend. Harvey had hoped that this would become the first of many weekends that he and Mike would enjoy in the comfort of his bed so he wanted his schedule clear. When he returned from said meetings, he was not happy to see that Tony was still there sitting next to Mike. Especially since that meant Tony had glued himself next to Mike for almost nine hours that day. Actually, it was worse than before Harvey had left since Mike had unbuttoned the top two buttons of his dress shirt and his tie and jacket were draped on the armrest. That was enough for Harvey.

Harvey put on his best fake smile and walked towards the duo, who didn't even notice that he was there. "Alright boys, it's been a long day and I think it's time we stop."

Mike looked up at Harvey a little confused. Harvey knew it was only five but there was no other way that he could think of to get Tony out of the building without causing a scene.

Harvey was in luck because for the first time today, it seemed like one of his plans was working. Tony had glanced at this phone. "Wow, I've been here a lot longer than I thought I was going to be. Mark is probably worried that something horrible happening to me." The 6' 2" golden boy finally moved from his spot next to Mike but Harvey was a little annoyed that he stretched as he got up. When he got to his feet, Tony grabbed his cell phone that he left right next to Mike causing Tony to brush his hand against Mike's leg. Harvey clenched his jaw tightly as he tried to hold onto his smile. Tony turned back towards Mike. "Bro, I should have let you get some of these knots out of my back with those magic fingers of yours."

Mike stood up with a smile. "Well, next time try to take it easy at the gym or call me before it gets this bad. Sometimes, even I can't fix the messes you make."

Tony nodded sheepishly. "True but Mark does love the results when I come back home all sweat and glowing."

Mike laughed softly. "That probably has more to do with the fact that you are a horn dog after the gym."

Tony shrugged with a smile. "I sure that it doesn't hurt." Tony grabbed onto Mike and enveloped him in a hug. Harvey could see that Mike immediately reciprocate meaning that this was the norm for this interactions with Tony. Harvey was going to make sure that Tony dealt with him from now on instead of Mike if he was always going to be this handsie. It made Harvey's feelings of hatred harden when Tony let go for Mike only to kiss the shorter man on the cheek. Before Harvey could respond, Tony had moved away from the two of them and made it out the door.

Mike waved at his friend as he sat back down on Harvey's couch.

Harvey took a deep breath before speaking. "So how much work did you get done on the case or was it mostly playing footsie while I was gone?"

Harvey knew the moment that the words came out of his mouth that he had handled the situation wrong. He could see Mike start to close up. The associate even started to pack up the papers on the case. "It's going good. Tony knew a few other people who got fired after they refused the manager's advances. We even called a few of them today."

Harvey nodded but was thinking two steps ahead for his plan. He need Mike to go back to the receptive happy boy that he had been a few minutes ago for it to work though. "Good. Good. How about you tell me about it at my place?"

Mike's jaw seemed to drop just a little. Harvey knew that he had never invited Mike to his place. Actually, he hadn't invited almost anyone barring Donna to his place. He liked to keep work and fun separate but he knew that Mike was worth trying to mix the two.

"Your... Your apartment?" Mike stuttered. "But I... I have..."

Harvey let Mike think for a while but he knew that he could trump any plans that the younger man had. After all, he was Harvey Spector. "Yes. I've spent more than my required hours here for the week and it wouldn't look good for me to be working on a case that does not have a billion dollar settlement on a Friday night."

Mike's eyes widened a little as he finally seemed to be catching onto what Harvey was saying. "Okay... That sounds good. Um... what's your address? I need to get my bike."

Harvey walked up and put himself well into Mike's space bubble. He was a little satisfied when he saw Mike swallowed hard. Maybe convincing Mike to be with him wouldn't be as difficult as he thought. "Give me your keys."

Mike blinked owlishly. "K..Keys?"

Harvey smiled. Mike looked so adorable right now. He just wanted to eat him up and that was exactly what he was going to do as soon as he got Mike to his place. "Yes, I'll ask Ray to move your bike to the back of my car."

Mike seemed to finally got his bearings back since he answered Harvey without the stutter. Harvey wondered if Mike stuttered like that during sex. "You just don't want to tell me where you live."

Harvey just smiled as he waited to Mike to dig out his car keys from his bag. Harvey had almost hoped that Mike had lost them and needed help searching his pockets. When he had Mike's keys in his hands, he stepped away and went behind his desk. "You have five minutes to get your things and meet me downstairs. Otherwise, you'll know my address because you will be walking there."

Mike nodded, grabbed his coat and tie, and walked quickly out the door and down the hallways. The moment he was out of sight, Donna came in. "So it was interesting seeing Mike and the Greek God flirt like there was not tomorrow all day. That man was a fine piece of work."

Harvey clenched his jaw at the compliments. "He's gay."

Donna just shrugged. "They are either taken or gay but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the view. Though it didn't seem like Mike noticed that his friend was basically in his lap most of the time."

Harvey grabbed his briefcase and put a few of the older files that he had wanted Mike to go over in there incase the night really did turn into a work night.

Donna moved over to Harvey's desk and leaned towards her boss. "I'm saying that your comings and goings got a lot more attention than boy wonder's from our fair haired boy."

Harvey smiled at the announcement. Well, that was an interesting development. "That's good to hear. Now since I'm in a good mood, I think I'll give you the rest of the day off."

Donna raised an eyebrow. While it was true that Harvey didn't keep normal hours, it was usually because he came in late and stayed late. Harvey had come in at his normal time today but was leaving at five. It was almost unheard of unless he had a meeting later that night which Donna would have known about.

Harvey smiled at Donna's confusion. "I decided that I've been a good boy all week so I should be able to go home early today."

Donna nodded slowly. "Should I tell Mike to go to Louis or Rachel with his issues about his friend's case?"

Harvey felt his jaw twitch at the idea of Mike going to either of those people for anything. "No, I'll actually be taking him home with me."

Donna's arms fold over her chest as she leaned in predatorily. "Really?"

Harvey could see the evil little monkeys in her head start to dance gleefully. Harvey started towards the door with Donna on his heels. "I told him that I didn't want to be seen as nice by working on Tony's case on a Friday night at the office."

The pair reached the elevator and Harvey turned to see Donna look at him very amused. "So the logically solution is to lure him to your place to help with his case."

Harvey smiled widely as he got onto the elevator. "Now Donna, you're making this all seem so very lewd."

Donna smiled back as she let her arms relax at her sides. "Only because I know you so well. Have a good night and try not to break your new toy."

Harvey shook his head. "Goodnight, Donna."

Harvey leisurely walked down to his car after he handed the keys to Mike's bike to Ray. The chauffeur just shrugged and went to grab it as Harvey waited for the company limo pull up. He usually liked to drive himself home but his sports car wouldn't hold Mike's bike and he knew the kid would not leave without it. Harvey was shocked to see Mike coming out a few second later. He had gotten used to waiting for the younger man but Mike seemed like he was trying to run with boxes of files in his hands. Hopeful, Harvey thought they won't open any of them.

Mike smiled softly at Harvey when he saw the older man and tried to open the door of the limo. Harvey rolled his eyes and opened the door for his sometimes useless employee. Anyway, Mike's sheepish smile was worth it. Ray went around the car and started to get in the car when Harvey realized he would have to go around to the other side to get in. He wanted to be frustrated that Mike had made him go around but he had been the one to open the door for the younger man so he really only had himself to blame.

Harvey got in to see Mike was already going through the boxes and pulling files out. Harvey held back in disappointment as he moved to sit as close to Mike as he could. If Mike thought it was odd, the only indication was his raised eyebrow before turning back to the file.

"So A.J. and I found out that the manager has had these kind of disputes before. He was sued a year and a half ago for firing a..." Mike flipped through a few sheets of paper before finding the one he was was looking for. "Jim Olsen. Olsen settle out of court but there was no agreement of nondisclosure. That was actually how Mark got the idea of suing. He..."

Harvey wanted to change the subject. The last thing he really wanted to hear about was the man who had been using Mike as his personal heater all day long. "Do you have a lot of friends who swing that way?"

Mike stopped and tensed next to Harvey. Yes, it wasn't very smooth but Harvey knew sometimes it was better to be blunt and to the point. Mike started to flip through the file in his hands as he answered. "I have a few."

Harvey took in that information as he watched Mike squirm. He knew that there would be two reasons why Mike was so uncomfortable with the conversation. One being that he was gay and was worried that Harvey would kick him out because, of course, Harvey was a homophobic asshole. Or there was two, where he was not gay but was just worried that Harvey was going to throw him out because he was friends with gay guys which would make Harvey a mega-douche. Either way it seemed that Mike didn't think so highly of him. "Tony seemed nice. A little too friendly but okay. The case will be easier since Tony trusts you and he won't have Louis being an asshole. You did make sure that you have some of the numbers of gay employees that were fired?" Harvey waited to see Mike nodded. "Good, we will split the interviews down the middle. With any luck, we will find another Tony in there."

Mike furrowed his forehead. "Why? What's so special about A.J.?"

Harvey didn't want to showcase Tony's better features but he did want Mike to know how to win cases. "Tony is the perfect person to put on the stand. He's the boy next door but he seems to have some metal to him."

Shaking his head, Mike grinned at Harvey. "That's not A.J. at all. He's a unrelenting flirt. Hell, he was in the gay pride last year and the amount of dollars and numbers he got that day was amazing. Then again he thought that the g-string he was wearing that day was proper attire. Makes you rethink my suits, doesn't it? I mean, what would have happened if I decided to wear that outfit to work? You have to say that my cheap suits are better than that."

Harvey kept his comment that not in a million years would he rather have Mike in a cheap suit over a small strip of fabric. Harvey had to discretely adjust himself as Mike continued to talk about A.J. and how his "friend" really was behind the scenes. The short drive to his condo was almost unbearable with the life of A.J. all the way there. This was officially one of the worst ideas he's had in a while. When they reached his building, Mike grabbed the boxes and Harvey was greeted with a short reprieve from everything Tony as he told his doorman where to put Mike's bike. As soon as they were in the elevator however, Mike was talking about his new favorite subject again. Harvey had to give himself a pat on the back for his restraint. He let Mike into his condo, locked the door and let Mike put his bag and boxes down before he let his anger and jealous get the better of him.

Mike was in the middle of gaping at Harvey's condo so he didn't realize that Harvey had already taken off his tie and was only inches behind him until he turned around.

"Um... Harvey...You're a little close man." Mike said as he started to back up.

Harvey walked Mike back until Mike hit the wall. "Finally, I don't hear that fake brunette's GQ wannnabe's name anymore."

Mike was literally up against the wall and Harvey knew Mike's main defense when he was backed into a corner was talking. Though, it usually got him to as much trouble as it solved. "A.J. is not that bad. He is a little handsie..."

Harvey grabbed Mike's hips and pulled his associate close to him. He almost groaned when he felt Mike against him for the first time. It was the feel of those long skinny limbs that Harvey separated by putting his own between them. Harvey could hardly wait to feel those legs wrapped around his waist. It was the feel of the compact body that he could easily pin to the wall. It was the feel of Mike's every breath as he was pushed chest against Harvey's.

"Shut up for one minute." Before Mike could reply, Harvey had moved in for the kiss. It had been a while since Harvey had been with another man and even then there wasn't much kissing involved. No, his last encounter with the rougher of the sexes had been a quickie at Harvard. It had also been a horrible one night stand that almost lead to him being thrown out since he unknowing slept with one of the dean's nephews. It was really not worth the hassle since sleeping with women usually had much fewer repercussions.

That last encounter was completely different from this one with Mike. The first sensation Harvey felt with Mike was like a breath of fresh air. He felt a tingle run down his back as he moved his hands off from Mike's hips and wrapped his arms around Mike's waist to pull Mike more securely to him. By now, Mike had realized what was happening and wrapped his arms around Harvey's neck. Harvey growled into the kiss. This is how it should be. After kissing Mike for a few minutes, Harvey leaned back pleased to see Mike's lips slightly swollen. "I got you away from that asswipe Trevor. I made sure that Rachel won't come anywhere near you and I'm sure as hell not going to let A.J. have you. You are mine. Do you hear me?"

Mike didn't really reply except by pulling Harvey close to him again. Figuring that was as good of an answer as he needed, Harvey moved his hands to that perfect little ass and pulled Mike's legs up so they were wrapped around him. Mike must have appreciated the move as much as Harvey did since he moaned in earnest and ground himself up against Harvey. Harvey wrapped his arms around Mike to make sure the lanky man would be stay comfortably on his hips as he moved the two of them to his bed. Mike was not being as helpful as he could have been since Mike was more interested in getting Harvey naked than them was in moving. Though, Harvey did feel a little touched by the exuberance that his associate was showing.

By the time the two of them were at Harvey's bed, Mike had managed to get Harvey's jacket and tie off but hadn't made a real dent on the rest of Harvey's clothes. Harvey pushed Mike off of him and on to the bed. He started to undo his cuffs as he spoke. "Lose the clothes. Now!"

Mike smirked a little, which seemed out of place on the usual alter boy look that he sported. Mike toed off his shoes and yanked off his socks then laid back down on the bed. He started to unbutton his shirt slowly reveling skin.

Harvey wanted to lick his way down Mike's body as he watched the show that he was putting on for the audience of just Harvey. "You know that you're supposed to wear undershirt under your dress shirt."

Mike smiled naughtily. "Yeah and I'm supposed to wear underwear under pants but that didn't happen the other day when I was in your suit."

Harvey forgot about the rest of the buttons on his shirt and pulled his undershirt and dress shirt over his head in one swoop so he could be back to grinding against Mike's very willing body. Harvey captured Mike's lips again as he started to moved one of his hands down as he hovered over Mike. He reached Mike's bump and felt Mike tear himself away from his mouth as he arched his hips into Harvey's hand. Harvey laughed lightly at Mike's reaction since neither of them was naked and yet Mike was already so responsive. He moved to nuzzle Mike's neck as he whispered into the slender man's ear. "Don't come yet babe. We haven't even started."

Mike made sound that was halfway between a whimper and a moan when he heard Harvey speak. Harvey took advantage of the momentary distraction to let go of Mike and take off his already loosened belt. He placed it next to Mike on the bed. Mike seemed annoyed at the pause as he tried to arch himself to rub against Harvey. Harvey moved farther back so he was on his knees and Mike was following him. When the younger man had almost sat up in his bed, Harvey yanked Mike's shirt off only slowing down to take off the cuffs. He replaced cloth cuffs with his belt and pushed Mike onto his back with his hands over his head. The look on Mike's face showed that he had no objections to Harvey's bold move. Actually, the whimpers seemed to be coming more frequently. Harvey moved over to the top of his bed and attached his belt to the hook he had on the wall. Yes, it wasn't the first time that Harvey had expressed his darker side but this was going to last person Harvey ever enjoyed any of his kinks with.

Harvey moved back down and started to kiss and lick his way down Mike's body only stopping when he thought that his new partner was a little to close to the edge. It was hard to tell if Mike was too close since the younger man made the most obscene noises as Harvey left trails of saliva down his body. The most interesting noise came out of Mike when Harvey bit him right above Mike's hip. It was almost a soundless scream as Mike buckled hard and then started to chant Harvey's name as if it was a new type of prayer. Harvey made quick work of Mike's belt and pants while he let Mike calm down.

As Harvey moved off the bed, he wondered what kind of fun he could have with a cock ring and the very sensitive body laid out on his bed. Mike made noises expressing his disappointment with Harvey's retreat until he noticed that Harvey was giving a very fast strip show. When he was completely undress, Harvey let Mike really take in the sight of him. He couldn't help but laugh at the gasp that escaped Mike's lips when he finally made it down to look at Harvey's dick. Harvey knew he was blessed in the cock department. Hell, half of his booty calls usually said yes because the fact that he was larger than normal and knew how to use the extra well.

Harvey casually walked over to the nightstand and pulled out a few condoms and some lube. The condoms annoyed Harvey since he wanted to feel Mike completely this first time but he wasn't going to risk Mike's health in case some of the woman that he had slept with recently were less than honest about their health.

As Harvey place the items on the bed, he saw Mike's eye glued to the condoms. Harvey suddenly realized that they didn't talk about what was happening and maybe fucking wasn't something that Mike felt comfortable with yet. Before Harvey could back down, Mike spoke up. "We don't need them. I'm clean."

Harvey smiled and leaned down to kiss Mike. "I'm glad to hear but I want to get checked out once more before we skip the rubbers. You're too important to me to risk."

Mike then did something Harvey thought he would never see the younger boy do. He blushed and he did it beautifully. Harvey moved back over Mike and started to follow the redden skin down Mike's body. When Harvey reached Mike's hip, Mike was back to panting and whimpering. Harvey grabbed the lube and started to coat a couple of his fingers. He skipped over Mike's crotch and began nibbling on Mike's inner thigh as he pushed a finger into Mike's ass. Harvey paused when he felt the muscle give in a lot quicker than he expected. Harvey bit down hard on Mike's soft tissue as he pushed another finger into Mike. Harvey was upset that Mike had apparently been with someone fairly recently if his body was so easily adapted to the intrusion. The jealously that had started to fade away was back with vengeance.

No one should know that his Mike was like this in bed. That the sweet exterior gave way to this naughty, delightful incubus with siren calls of moans and whimpers. Well, if there is one thing that was going to come from tonight is that Mike was never going to be with anyone else ever again. Even if it took Harvey chaining Mike to the bed to make sure of it.

Harvey became more aggressive as his mind started to play back some of the people who could be the mysterious lover that Mike had. Could Mark be just a cover story so Harvey wouldn't find out about Tony being Mike's lover? Could Trevor be back into Mike's life? Or could one of the men that Mike helped out in the last few cases?

Harvey had random blurry images of men coming into his mind as he pushed a third finger in. Mike's body started to push back against the intrusion. Harvey smiled. At least, he knew that Mike's soon to be ex-lover wasn't as big as him. Harvey glanced at Mike's face to see that the other man was in pain. Harvey calmed down as little and started to stroke Mike's calf as he started to scissor his fingers. He normally would have taken more time to prepare his lover but Harvey was more occupied about getting into Mike and claiming him. Harvey felt as if there was enough room for him to sink into Mike with minimal discomfort and crooked his finger to find Mike's hot spot. After a few exploratory moves, Harvey felt Mike's almost arch off the bed. He smiled into Mike's thigh that was redden from Harvey's ministrations. After a few seconds of nudging the pea sized bump Harvey decided to experiment and bite Mike hard as he pushed on Mike's prostrate. The response was instantaneous and huge. Mike gasped so hard that he stopped breathing for a second and when he regained his ability he started to chant loudly. "Harvey, Harvey...Harvey, please fuck me. I need you. Please Harvey... Fuck me. Fuck me now!"

Harvey took his fingers out of Mike and grabbed a condom. He quickly put it on and grabbed one of Mike's legs and placed it over his shoulders. Harvey didn't even pause as he lined himself up to Mike's entrance and pushed in with one steady stroke. Mike's eyes widen at the intrusion and Harvey leaned over to kiss Mike to give him something to distract Mike from the pain. Harvey could see the tension in Mike's arms and pulled at the belt to let go of Mike's hands. The instant they were free, Mike's hands started to sink into Harvey's skin. The pain from the nails scraping down his skin added to the absolute bless of being inside of Mike causing Harvey loose the little control he had left. He ripped his mouth away from Mike's and started to pull out of Mike completely only to slam back in before Mike could respond. Harvey created a punishing rhythm that was driving both Mike and himself crazy. Harvey could see that even half lost in the madness, he was still nailing Mike's prostrate causing the slender man to push back against his strokes. When he was close to cumming, Harvey grabbed Mike by his hair and made the younger man look him in the eyes. "You are mine. Do you understand that? From now on no one touches you and you touch no one. You are mine!"

Mike nodded weakly at Harvey's statement but it wasn't enough for the top closer.

"Say it. Say that you are mine."

Mike croaked out the words. "You... Yours. Yours Harvey. I'm yours."

Harvey tilted Mike's head to the left and bit Mike hard on the neck as he started to cum. Harvey heard Mike scream and felt the semen splash between the two of them signaling that Mike had cum almost at the same time he had. As Harvey came out of the fog of his orgasm, he let his jaw relax and began to lick the area around his teeth marks. Harvey knew he was lucky that he had not bitten through but it seemed that Mike had enjoyed his little kink as much as he had. Actually, Harvey had not even know that it was a kink until Mike showed up but the fact that Mike had at least three different bite marks made Harvey feel content. The other benefit was the slight shiver that Mike had whenever Harvey's tongue touched his teeth marks. Harvey idly wondered if he could get Mike hard again just by licking him there for a while longer.

Harvey finally lifted his head to see Mike look completely blissed out. His eyes were half shut and unfocused as he stared at the glass ceiling. Harvey smiled and kissed Mike softly on the lips then back away. Mike started to focus and smiled softly at Harvey. "Hi."

Harvey laughed as he replied. "Hello."

Harvey moved his hips, pulled out of Mike, took off the condom and threw the condom in the trash can next to the bed before pulling Mike to him. He rolled himself so he was under Mike and the smaller man was cuddling to his chest.

Harvey wrapped his arms around Mike and held the lanky body tightly to him. Harvey heard Mike whimper in a not so pleasant way as Mike moved his leg over to cover Harvey's. It seemed odd that Mike would be so sore if he was used to getting fucked. Harvey shrugged it off since he knew any thought of who Mike was with seemed to turn him into a very possessive asshole. It was a little worrying since Harvey had never been like this before with anyone.

Mike finally settled and started to ghost his hand over Harvey's body. "Harvey?"

Harvey replied with just a hmm. He was staring at the ceiling with the bright sun coming in the glass. Harvey couldn't believe that he had lost all of his control and fucked Mike the way that he had. The plan was to slowly seduce Mike through out the night, not jump him the second he was in the door. But it seemed that this method worked as well, and who could really argue with results.

Mike was quiet for a moment which was interesting in itself since usually Harvey couldn't get the younger man to shut up. When Mike didn't start speaking for a few minutes after that, Harvey looked down to see Mike was asleep on his chest. Harvey tightened his hold for a second before relaxing into his bed, deciding that maybe the rookie had a good idea.