A/N: it's short and late but I've been taking time off to write a lot and I just wanted to get the ball rolling. I just wrote a really sad chapter and I couldn't stop crying to finish it. This is just a filler for now.

Things only got harder now that Mitch knew his feelings were shared. One of the guards caught the two of them talking one day. He walked in on Scott changing into his suit and questioned Mitch. Apparently he was new and didn't know who Mitch was. He hated using the 'do you know who my father is' line but hey, you do what you gotta do.

Actually the whole experience with the guard freaked Mitch out a bit. He sort of just stood and watched Mitch. Watched him all day in fact. Scott, with coaxing from both Kevin and Avi, tried not to be too upset. That was until the guard in question made his presence known again.

Mitch and Scott had been working on introducing a new queen to one of the hives when he walked up and grabbed Mitch's arm.

"You know, I'm beginning to think you're paying too much attention to the inmates and not your job."

"Excuse me?"

The guard smiled, his bright green eyes glistened in the sun light. He, finally, let go of his arm. "Name's Beau."

"I don't think I asked."

"Oh, you're feisty, I like it."

Mitch rolled his eyes and turned to walk back to the station but not before Beau ran and jerked his arm.

"Hey, I was talking to you."

"Look, Beau, I have no interest in talking to you. I have a job to do and I'd appreciate it if you let me do that."

Scott couldn't help feel a little angry and when Beau looked up, he could see the anger on his face. "You know you should probably be careful. Hanging around all these criminals, you could get your pretty little self hurt."

"Trust me, I'm probably more worried about you than them."

Beau walked up and placed his arm around Scott's shoulders. He leaned in, whispering softly so no one could hear, "you know I wonder how his daddy would feel knowing some dangerous criminal was trying to fuck his son."

Scott pursed his lips and waited, Beau smiled, clearly amused by the reaction. "You stay away from him, ya hear? I'd hate to have to let the warden in on your little secret." And with a smile and a pat of the back he was gone.

Mitch waited until Beau left to speak, "I'm sorry."

"'S not your fault."

"Well no but he can't just come over acting like that."

They worked for bit but Beau's words were still fresh in Scott's head. He should leave Mitch alone. There's no reason to pretend that something would ever happen between the two of them. Scott's a criminal. Luckily it was around his lunch time, he walked away without saying a word.