𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

As the newest associate to Harvey Specter—the Harvey Specter, the best closer in New York—Mike was under constant pressure to prove he belonged. And today, that meant prepping for the firm’s mock trial: a rite of passage for new hires at Pearson Hardman.

Mike was the defense attorney. His opponent? Kyle Durant.

There was just one issue: Mike needed a witness.

Everyone in the office was either playing a role in the trial or too busy billing hours to entertain mock drama. He was out of options—until Donna, Harvey’s all-knowing secretary, casually suggested, “You need someone smart, charming… and let’s be honest, easy on the eyes. Juries eat that up.”

That’s when she popped into his head.

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They hadn’t spoken in 18 months—not since things fell apart after Mike’s expulsion from college for selling exam answers to the dean’s daughter. A decision that derailed everything, including his relationship with the one person who truly believed in him.

Maddy wasn’t just smart and pretty. She was real. And probably the only person who could make this work.

Still, showing up at her apartment unannounced felt like walking into enemy territory. He didn’t even know if she still lived there.

But he had no other choice.

So now here he was, standing outside her door in the overpriced suit Harvey had strong-armed him into buying, his pulse thudding in his ears . He wiped his palms on his slacks, took a breath, and knocked.

One second passed.

Then two.

Then the sound of footsteps from the other side of the door.

“Please still be her,” he thought.

The lock clicked.