AUTHORS NOTE: This is just a chain of one shots based on the characters of Oz. They'll vary in lengths and due to it being my first time writing for this fandom, I doubt it will be any good. I hope you enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the characters

CHARACTERS: Tobias Beecher/Chris Keller

[Love]

He loved him.

It was something that he'd never admitted to anyone when he was in love and three wives later, four if you count the second marriage to Bonnie but he hadn't felt this love before. What he felt towards the man was an unknown feeling and yet he could actually call it love. He hated knowing that the guy didn't want anything to do with him despite

Standing up at his window, he looked down at the pod that Tobias Beecher resided in and couldn't help but notice that he was sat up on his bed also struggling to sleep. Tobias didn't speak to him anymore after the breaking of his arm scenario and Chris didn't blame him but he'd tried his best to get the man to talk to him, he'd try anything to get the guy just to love him again like had done beforehand.

He could remember the way the guy had kissed him when he'd been upset about Bonnie getting remarried. Tobias had listened to him about how upset he was and had flaunted how perfect his marriage had been to his beautiful dead wife. When Tobias had kissed him, he'd felt wanted and loved again. He even forgot for a moment that he was there to get this man back for getting one over Vern but he didn't care, as long as the man continued kissing him.

Tobias had loved him too and yet he had destroyed that by breaking the bones in his body. He ran a hand through his hair as he realised that he needed to sort this out, he loved the man! He didn't want to let something so special go! He, however, knew that he had to wait until morning.

"Tobias!" He called out in the dining room and Tobias looked at him, as did most of the other prisoners including Vern. He moved towards him and sighed. "I need to talk to you," he said seriously and Tobias just looked at him, his eyebrows raised.

"What in the hell could you want to talk to me about, Keller?" He said through his clenched teeth, nodding his head in acknowledgement towards Ryan. Keller glared at the guy. He had already killed two guys that Tobias had touched and he didn't want to hurt Ryan because Ryan was also a good friend to Chris. Ryan nodded back obviously not afraid of Keller's glare.

"You can't ignore me for forever, Toby." He pointed out and Tobias looked at him, his hand slamming down his tray as he looked at him.

"Do you want to bet on that, Keller?" He shouted out not caring that the CO's were starting to move towards them. "I can ignore you until the day I leave here or until the day one of us dies in here and I actually think that will come first." He pointed out before starting to walk away. Chris, however, wasn't known to give up and chased after the man.

"I'm sorry for what I did. I shouldn't have done that but damn, Tobias. I love you!" He shouted and Tobias turned to look at him, his smile coy as he walked towards him. Chris found himself wanting to smile. Could this be Tobias being about to forgive him for what he'd done and help them move on from it? He reached out to take hold of Tobias' shoulder, stunned as the man ducked from his touch.

"Keller, I loved you and that ended up with me in a hospital with both arms and legs broken. Now tell me why you deserve a chance?" He asked seriously and Chris decided that this probably wasn't the best time to highlight the fact that he'd only broken his arms, Vern had broken his legs. He decided to leave that for another time. He looked at the guy that he'd fallen in love for and felt that he was running out of arguments.

"Toby, I understand that you hate me and I have no right to ask for your trust but I want you to know that I am sorry for what happened and I do love you." Tobias just nodded and looked at him.

"Now it's your turn to know what it's like to feel vulnerable." He pointed out coldly and turned to walk away, not caring that it was killing him inside to be walking away from the guy that he indeed did love despite everything he'd done to him.

Keller watched after him and realised that if he loved Toby as much as he said he did then he'd let him walk away without making a scene about it. He didn't know how long his thought would last but he was proud of himself for making the realisation.