now back it "lockup." >> beau de'arborne and michelle culberson say they are very much in love.heir relationship has been interrupted by their incarceration at the orange county jail in southern california. their charges include rape and sodomy. they pled not guilty. but if they are convicted in court, culberson faced up to nine years in prison and de'arborne could be sentenced to 16. >> honestly, i don't even want to hear numbers, i want to hear justice. i want to hear freedom ring, to be honest. >> de'arborne and culberson are not allowed to see each other in jail but they can write letters. >> she made me step my game up on my writing. >> dear michelle, what a do. my tugga sugar's love. ooh, wee. i'm still on cloud nine from that ride. i can see how you get them butterflies the same way you make my nature rise, just staring into these gorgeous hazel eyes. bet you know that deep inside my heart is where you will always reside. when as you're reading my mind, it's not a surprise that you already know that i love you for life. forever in love, your husband, beau de'arborne. >> a

. >> jail has also kept michelle culberson isolated from her boyfriend for the past 15 months. >> it's very hard, it's very hard, and we miss each other a lot. >> in fact, culverson's boyfriend is only a short walk away in the men's unit of orange county's central jail facility. >> oh, my goodness, michelle, that's my love. that's my heart. she has a very outgoing personality, very kind, sincere, and giving. she's a socialite. sometimes i can be reserved. but then she'll -- she'll bring me out more of the times too. it's like she's the wind beneath my wings. >> it says michelle and beau for life. and so i have it right there. just to remind me every day that i love him and he loves me. oh, we're in love. i'm getting all blushy. >> the only time culberson and de'arborne are able to see each other is in court. >> we're co-defendants so hopefully we get to see each other hopefully on the bus. yeah, and also in the courtroom. yeah, so we get to talk and love each other. even if it's for five minutes, it still means a lot. >> culberson was pregnant with the couple's baby when they were arre