Donna's sister from back home

Part 31

It was the next day and this morning I would be helping Mike look around different apartments, but personally I think he will love the first one. I call Frank and he takes me to Mike's apartment building, I text him saying I'm outside and he says he's on his way. He get's in the car and we are on our way. (outfit above.)

We walk in and I look around, "I found this one that faces away from Lex, so she won't get all the street noise, and I checked into the doormen. Raul's been here 14 years, and Jimbo 17." Mike looks at me, "Jimbo?" I shrug, "people open up to me, something about the eyes. So what do you think." he looks around, "I think... Granny's gonna love it when I tell her she has a new place to live tonight." I smile, "come on, you haven't even seen the bathroom yet."

We walk in and he looks around, "holy shit." I walk around, "I know. It's perfect, right? All you need are some new curtains right here." He looks at the floor, "no, the first thing I would do is put down a nice rug." I look at him like he's crazy, "you want to cover the hardwood?" He shakes his head, "not all of it." I nod, "so you mean an area rug." He shakes his head, "no... I mean, cover an area of the hardwood with a rug." I smile, "I can live with that. like an 8x10 sisal." he turns to me, "a whatsal?" I put a hand on my hip, "the beige, scratchy kind." He looks at me like I'm crazy, "a scratchy rug defeats its own purpose." I shrug, "it wasn't my idea in the first place."

He points at me, "fair enough, but the bed--the bed goes here." He point to completely wrong spot, "oh, my God, you're such a guy. If the bed doesn't go here, then what's the point of even having the window?" I say pointing to the wall next to the window. He points to the window, "yeah, but your curtains cover up the light anyway."

I shake my head and walk over to the window, "no, that would be shades, which this room will never, ever have. Look, just come right here. see what mean?" I look out the window and hear him say, "beautiful." I turn around to see him looking at me, "I should go meet Harvey." I nod, "it's really hot in here. Can you tell Harvey I can't come." He nods and we walk out. I have to remember, we are just friends, work friends.

Mike and Harvey went to try and get Zielinski to give up his source. Me on the other hand, I decided to sit this one out. The guy is a dick and I don't like him or his face. I was sat in my office when I heard a knock on the door, I look up to see Louis, "Daisy look I wanted to say how very sorry I am for what I did and I deserved everything you said to me." I sigh, "no you didn't. I was mad because it was true, not that I was using Jake but the fact that I didn't really like him. I forgive you Louis." He shakes his head, "nope it's not over yet, because I got you a full day of pampering at a spa for three." He hands me an envelope, "thank you Louis." He nods and leaves.

It's late at night and I walk through the bullpen and see Mike still here, "aren't you supposed to be off accepting the award for world's best grandson?" He sighs, "uh, I had to cancel." I stand in front of him confused, "weren't you taking her to dinner to tell her about the apartment you brought for her to make up for the fact you don't have time to take her to dinner anymore?" He jumps in, "for you information, she was happy when I called to reschedule." Give him a 'really' look, "happy to be stood up." He corrects me, "happy that I have a job that fully engages me. There was a time she was worried that wouldn't happen." I let out a small laugh, "despite Harvard law school?" he pauses, "no, I mean, when I was younger."

Rachel runs in and walk up to us, and she holds up an envelope. We both look at her and then we see what is in the envelope, "holy shit, you took the LSAT--" Mike leaned back in his chair and I read the envelope, "you took the LSATs?" She nods at the both of us, "sorry for just running, but I did. " We both smile at her and Mike asks, "how did you do?" She shrugs, "um... I don't know." I put a hand on her shoulder, "Rachel, you already did the hard part. You took the test. Opening the envelope is easy."

She shakes her head, "no, every other time I've had to open the envelope--" Mike shakes his head, "this isn't every other time. Do you want me to open it?" She pouts, "no." I shake my head, "yes, you do." Mike takes it and opens it. She turns around, "okay, um, if I scored below 160, then I just want you to throw it away. And don't tell me. I don't want to know, okay?" He walks around to the two of us and reads it, "um... Rachel, I'm..." Rachel nods with tears in her eyes, "okay." He sighs and says, "172." Rachel smiles, "172." We both hug her, "you got a 172 girl!" We all laugh and when we pull out she hits Mike, "oh, my God, don't you ever do that to me again." He grabs her by the shoulders, "Rachel your gonna be a lawyer. Look open it." He hands it to her and I hug her from the side. He walks back to his desk and I laugh, "we're gonna be out of a job."