Adam gets up from the bunk and grabs some paper towels and hands them to Tim. Tim starts to clean the creamy substance off his stomach. His mind still in shock over what just happened.

"Uh, we need to hurry if we plan on eating supper tonight." Adam says, trying to change the atmosphere that had overtaken the cell.

"Yeah." Tim answers quietly.

Adam pulls the tie out of his hair and begins brushing his hair. His mind also skipping back to what just happened. Was it just the heat of the moment or was he actually beginning to have feelings for this brown eyed man?

His breath hitched as he felt Tim's arms snake around his waist from behind.

"Thank you." Tim whispers next to his ear. His hot breath making Adam's knees weak. "I really needed that. It felt a lot better than doing it myself."

Tim places a couple of soft kisses on Adam's neck. Adam's eyes flutter shut as his heart begins to race. 

"Do you have to do it often?" Adam asks with a slight smile. Unknowingly, leaning into Tim's embrace.

"More times than you know." Tim chuckles softly.

"Really?" Adam asks with a smirk on his face, turning around in Tim's arms to face him. "When was the last time?"

Tim smiles shyly, hanging his head as his cheeks redden.

"You really want to know?" He asks, staring down at the floor.

"Yes." Adam smiles, slipping his arms around Tim's waist being careful not to hit the bruises on his side.

"It was the first time that we took a shower together." Tim says as he glances back up into Adam's blue eyes.

"You sent me to talk to the attendants." Adam smiles as the realization hits him. 

"Yep, I had to take care of my problem." Tim smiles, his cheeks had turned tomato red.

"Awww, I'm sorry." Adam says softly as he leans in, kissing Tim's swollen lips softly.

The kiss quickly deepens as Tim pulls Adam closer.

"Uh, whenever you guys get through sucking face, we need to go eat." Avi chuckles from the doorway.

The couple quickly jumps away from each other. Both turning away as if nothing was happening. Tim stumbles after getting dizzy and grabs onto the bunks to steady himself.

"Tim, are you alright?" Avi asks, concern in his voice.

"Yeah, just got a little dizzy. Probably just the after effects of the taser." Tim answers, shaking his head a bit and rubbing his forehead. "I'm alright."

"Are you sure that you're okay?" Adam asks, stepping forward and rubbing Tim on the back.

A knowing smile reappears on Avi's face. Yep, these two are definitely falling for each other.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Let's go eat." Tim smiles as he takes Adam by the hand and leads him out of the cell, following Avi toward the cafeteria.

~~

"Fish or chicken?" Tim asks as he fills their trays.

"Uh, fish, no wait, chicken. I want chicken." Adam giggles as he looks over Tim's shoulder.

Tim places a large grilled chicken breast on Adam's tray and he decides on the fish. They join Avi at the table and the three begin to eat.

"This chicken is kinda dry." Avi comments. "Be better if it were bar-b-qued."

"You and your bar-b-que." Tim laughs. "The fish ain't much better. Doesn't quite taste like any fish I've eaten before."

"Maybe ranch dressing will give it some flavor." Avi says as he gets up to go asks the cook for a bottle of ranch.

"Hey, guys." Chance says as he walks up to the table. "Uh, where's Avi?"

"Easy Romeo." Tim laughs. "He'll be right back."

Chance's face loses all color as an almost frightened look comes across his face.

"Relax. He knows." Tim says.

"You told him!" Chance whispers angrily.

"No, y'all did." Adam says softly, coming to Tim's defense. "Y'all are not very quiet."

"Oh, sh*t." Chance says nervously. "Not a word, alright. Promise me?"

"My lips are sealed." Adam smiles up at the guard. "I don't smoke but an occasional beer would be nice." Adam laughs.

"Geez, you've been hanging with Foust for too long. He's rubbing off on you." Chance says.

"Maybe a little more than that." Avi laughs as he discretely pinches Chance in the side as he sits back down at the table.

"Shut up, Avriel." Tim mumbles.

"Oh." Chance whispers as he leans down on the table. "Don't think for one minute, Tim, that I hadn't noticed the swollen lips."

"Side effects from the taser." Tim says, looking up to meet Chance's eyes.

"Rupp didn't get tased." Chance laughs and walks away.

"He gotcha." Avi chuckles as he covers his chicken with the dressing.

Upon returning to their cell, Tim decides to study some before the lights were turned off.

Not wanting to distract him, Adam gets one of the many library books that Tim had and climbs up into his bunk to read.

Ten minutes before lights out, Tim puts his studies away. Taking off his glasses and laying them on the dresser, he rubs his tired eyes. He stands up to stretch his back, turning around to check on Adam.

The blond had gone to sleep with the book laying on his chest.

Tim carefully picks the book up and lays it aside. He takes the blanket and covers the sleeping man.

"Good night, Sweet Prince." Tim whispers as he leans over and softly kisses Adam's cheek. He smiles as Adam mumbles something inaudible and rolls over.

~~

Adam wakes up to an awful sound. It takes him a few seconds to realize what it was. He raises up on his elbow and looks over the edge of his bunk. 

"Tim?" He asks as he sees his cellmate kneeling down next to the toilet vomiting.

He quickly climbs down and hurries over to pull Tim's hair back to keep it from getting in the way.

"My stomach is cramping so bad." Tim groans before he starts to vomit again.

"You think it was the fish?" Adam asks as he felt of Tim's forehead and notices that he was burning up with fever.

"Guys? What's going on?" Chance asks from the cell door as he was quickly buttoning up his shirt.

"I think the fish made Tim sick." Adam tells him as he wets a paper towel and begins to wash Tim's face.

Chance looks around quickly at the sound of another inmate throwing up.

"Oh, this don't sound good." His mumbles. "I'll go get Dr. Olusola."

~~

"Looks like we may have food poisoning happening here." Dr. Olusola says as he checks in on Tim, who was doubled up in pain still sitting on the floor next to the toilet. "Chance, will you and Rupp take him down to the Infirmary while I check on the others?"

"Come on, Tim." Chance says reaching down, taking Tim by the arm to help him up. "Adam, grab his other arm."

"No. I'll be alright." Tim says, shaking his head. "Just help me to my bed."

"You heard the doctor, Tim." Chance says, pulling the sick man to his feet. "Let's go."

~

Adam stands and watches in horror as Tim fought desperately against four men nurses who were trying to restrain him.

"That's why he didn't want to come to the Infirmary." Chance whispers to Adam as they watch. "Tim hates having restraints on his arms."

A severe stomach cramp ceases Tim's struggle, allowing the nurses to put restraints on his wrists.

"Why does he have to be tied down?" Adam asks.

"Hospital regulations." One of the nurses' answers. "There's been a lot of attacks by inmates on nurses and even the doctor. So now we have to put restraints on everyone, whether they're dangerous or not."

Adam walks slowly up to Tim's bed as a nurse puts in an IV and gives him a shot for pain.

"Hey." Adam says softly as he brushes back Tim's hair. "It's gonna be alright."

"No." Tim groans. "Adam, please. Please untie me."

He sudden begins to cough and gag. A nurse quickly opens a 'barf bag', holding it up to Tim's mouth just in time.

Adam looks around at two more prisoners being brought it.

"Chance, there's about four or five more that needs to be brought it." Dr. Olusola says.

Chance nods and pats Tim on the leg.

"Hang in there." He says before leaving to help the doctor.

"If this is food poisoning, how long does it usual last?" Adam asks the nurse as he reaches for a towel to wipe Tim's mouth.

"Most cases, about 24 to 48 hours." The nurse answers.

Tim's eyes begin to get heavy due to the pain killer.

Adam pulls up a chair and sits down by the bed.

"I'll stay with you as long as they let me." Adam whispers to him softly as he takes a wet towel and lays it across Tim's forehead.

"I got the worst taste in my mouth." Tim mumbles. "Taste like I've been sucking on a turd."

"Yuck." Adam chuckles as he takes Tim by the hand.

"Don't leave me, Adam." Tim mumbles as he succumbs to the shot the nurse had given him.

A total of eight prisoners had been brought in with the same illness. All of them had eaten the fish for supper in the cafeteria.

Warden Clooney makes his rounds talking to each prisoner but as he passes Tim's bed, he gives Adam a flirtatious smile before snarling his nose at Tim and walks past. 

Adam feels a light tap on his shoulder. He turns around to see Rob.

"Adam, it's almost time for lockdown. I'm sorry but you'll have to go back to your cell." Rob says nicely.

"I'll be back bright and early in the morning, alright?" Adam whispers to Tim.

"Okay." Tim answers with a hoarse voice from all the vomiting. "Please be careful. Watch your back."

"I guess kissing you bye is out of the question." Adam whispers.

"Truthfully, I don't think you'd like it." Tim gives a tired smile, referring to his breath.

"See you in the morning." Adam says, giving Tim's hand a light squeeze before leaving.

It was going to be a long night without Tim. Each step Adam took toward the cell seemed to be weighted down.

He slows his step as he notices his cell door was wide open. Chance didn't lock it but had pushed it to.

He slowly walks up to his cell and peeks in. Anger begins to rise from the pit of his stomach.

Sitting on Tim's bunk snooping through Tim's notebook was Warden Clooney.

*~*  SANDRA  *~*

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