**These characters are property of HBO's television show OZ, not of my own creation**
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"So now you see my dilemma. He loves you, but I love him. Why would I want you to be free?"
"If you love Toby as much I do, you'll get me free. You know he loves me more than he could ever love you."
With that Catherine bristled. She could see plainly how sexy this guy was, and knew he was, hanging off the bars of his cell with his too-short shirt rising and exposing his hairy trail. But, god, was he an asshole.
"Keller," she began, trying to stay professional, though she knew she had blown that back when she started making out with her client, Tobias Beecher, "I will do my best as your lawyer, because that is what I do. But I don't think Toby will go running back to you. You are toxic. He and I will have a life together. He'll get out of here, and you'll rot. Maybe not on death row, because I am good at my job, but you'll rot in here. Alone. Knowing that Toby is out in the world, being with me, loving me, fucking me." With that epic tirade, Catherine closed her briefcase and started to head toward the door where the guard stood waiting outside.
Clap, clap, clap.
The painfully slow sounds of a less-than-impressed pair of hands. Catherine stopped, ready for whatever was about to come out of Keller's mouth. Or so she thought.
"You really think he wants to fuck you? Does he close his eyes a little too tight when he kisses you, Catherine? Don't you ever wonder if when he's with you, he's thinking of me?"
Turning around slowly to face the tall, sturdy man who was still grabbing the bars in front of him and staring her in the eyes, Catherine felt as though she was in some sort of duel. A duel for a man she had fallen in love with rather quickly. Did she know that he loved her? He said it, but...she shook her head slightly, not wanting Keller to see he was getting to her. He saw.
"Ahh. Maybe, right? Just maybe, he kisses you, hard, thinking he's kissing me. Thinking his tongue is deep inside of my mouth, like it has been so many times. Oh, the places that tongue has been-" he paused and licked his lips before smiling a big Keller smile, "that long tongue. The nights we've had-"
"Enough. I'm here for him. He wants you to not die. I cant imagine why. Sure, you're sexy, anyone would fuck you, but you're a psychopath. Your file is one of the thickest I've ever seen. You know what I think?" she took a step toward the bars, "I think you've manipulated him, just like you've manipulated everyone in your life-"
"Noβ"
"Yes. Yes, you have. And you know what? He's out of your grasp. Sure, you'll get off death row, but he'll be coming home with me. To my bed. I'm telling you, Keller, I win. You lose."
Keller did one of his characteristic chuckles and knew he had met a match. That rarely happened in his world.
"Tell me Catherine, do you know what he likes the most in bed?"
"I don't need to hear-"
"No, no. if you're going to be together, you should know what Toby likes the most. What you should do for him. To him."
Catherine couldn't believe she was listening to this crap, but she didn't want to leave and have him think he had won. Or that he would win. So she stayed. She held her briefcase handle with both hands and said, "What Keller? He likes it when I bite his ear. He likes it when I grab his crotch through his pants. Is that what you mean?" She cocked her head at him.
Chris was starting to get a bit uncomfortable with the idea of being behind those bars, not able to get to Toby before the woman in front of him could. He shifted his weight.