An hour later, Benny rolled up to the run-down house where Desmond had took me.
He got out of his truck and started calling out my name.
"Sherrie? I know you're here somewhere, darling."
Standing in front of the steps up to the house, he looked around and saw me curled up against a tree with my head on my knees.
"Hey," Benny ran over and bent down in front of me.
He looked me over and it sank in that I was covered in blood; down my shirt, smeared across my chin where I'd tried to wipe it off.
"Hey darling, come on and we'll get you cleaned up."
I still kept my knees against my chest my lifted my head a little.
"Come on, I'm not gonna let you do nothing," Benny put both hands on my face and I looked at him, surprised.
"Your hands, they're . . .they're not cold." I took his hands away and turned them over, "they're warm."
"You're like me now, we not different anymore."
"I'm a monster," I said as tears started running down my face and I threw Benny's hand aside.
"No you're not, you're beautiful. Where's Desmond?"
"I . . .ripped his head off. He made me kill that woman, he-he cut her and put it right in front of me so I-I killed him," I answered.
"I'm proud of you, that can't have been non too easy," he said and picked me up. "Let's find somewhere out of the sun, when you're newborn it burns like hell."
I was too tired to put up a fight so I just rested my head on his shoulder.
After he'd put me in the passenger seat, Benny climbed in the other side and headed to the nearest motel.
When we pulled up, I kept batting his hand away every time he tried to pick me up, and walked slowly to the room by myself.
Inside, he checked the room and threw a towel at me.
"Take yourself for a shower and go clean up, before I decide to come join you."
"Don't you dare," I pointed at him, making him smile. "Hang on, what am I supposed to wear?"
"Here," Benny took off the shirt over his sweater and handed it me.
"Err . . .thanks," I took it and went into the bathroom.
When I'd finished having a shower, all I had to wear was underwear and Benny's shirt, which came to halfway down my thighs.
"Benny, I think I need something else," I said, walking out.
"Now, I think you look just mighty fine," he looked me over, feeling himself getting hot and frisky.
When he stepped forward, I stepped back. "Benny . . ."
"What's wrong? You didn't like me before because of what I was but you're what I am now so what's stopping you? What's stopping us?" Benny asked, his blue eyes shining with a puppy look. "I love you; I always have, just ask Dean."
Not knowing what to say, I just went up and wrapped my arms round his waist.
"We'll work it out later."
"I hope so, I've been waiting long enough," Benny laughed and hugged me back.
"Thank you for coming to get me and . . .wanting to help me, or whatever. I don't wanna be a monster," I looked up at him.
"Not while I'm around," he put a now-warm hand on my face.
"Benny, does it hurt every time they come out?"
"No, just the first few times."
"Okay."
It was going to take a long time to get used to this life.

A little while later, Benny laid down on his bed and spread out.
"You guys-I mean us . . .we sleep right?" I asked.
"Yeah, but not Dracula sleep where we're dead to the world," he answered.
"Bad choice of words," I laughed, sitting on the bed next to him. "At least I can still sleep; if I didn't I think I'd go loopy."
"Come sleep in this bed," Benny smiled.
"Just because I'm a vampire, doesn't mean you've got more of a chance," I raised an eyebrow.
"More of a chance? So I do have one?"
"You don't give up, do you?"
"Wasn't too long ago that you hated me and now look, so I can always hope," Benny admitted.
"I'm going to ring Dean, let him know you found me," I dialled his number.
"Hey, are you okay? You're with Benny?" Dean fired questions at me straight away.
"Yes," I rolled my eyes.
"Where are you?"
"At a motel," I answered and Dean laughed.
"Taking care of those sparks?"
"What? No! Why would-what are you on about?" I frowned.
"Now you're both vamps," Dean started but I stopped him.
"Oh, don't you start as well."
"Haha, that's my boy. So, he's told you how he feels?"
"Yeah, a little while ago, but why are you-I mean, why do you want-"
"From the minute he stepped off that boat, says it was love at first sight, has been in love with you all this time."
"Well maybe I don't know that much," I rubbed the back of my neck and looked at Benny, who nodded, confirming it.
Being in a motel located away from people, I hadn't had a chance to test out my vampire hearing yet so I forgot how sharp it was.
"Just think about it," Dean suggested.
"I told him we'd sort it out later, I kinda got a lot on my plate right now," I sighed.
"You doing okay though?"
"Ask me tomorrow, I'm going to bed now," I said and hung up, pulling the quilt from beneath me.
"Hang on," Benny stood up.
"Your bed, my bed, remember?" I pointed to each of our beds.
"I mean, have this before bed," he handed me a bag of blood.
I looked at it, turned it round and looked back at him.
"How?"
Benny started laughing but stopped when he saw my face. "Sorry beautiful, just bite the tube off and suck."
"Would it kill you to call me by my name?" I asked and bit off the tubes top.
"It might so let's not risk it," he winked.
I just hook my head and took a deep suck until the blood flowed into my mouth. It was cold and it tasted horrible, nothing like the woman had.
"Eugh, that is disgusting," I cringed.
"Yup, doesn't match up too much, does it?" Benny sat opposite me with his own.
"No, it don't."
"It beats drinking people though, getting tracked down, hunted, sent to purgatory. Sometimes if I wanna treat myself to something warm, there's always cows or deer."
"I'll keep that in mind," I took a deep breath and another suck and Benny just sat there watching me, smiling.
"You get off on watching others feed, err . . .drink?"
"No, it's just been a long time since I've not been on my own," Benny answered.
"You've been with Dean, Sam and me," I told him.
"I mean being with another vamp."
"Oh." I finished the bag and put it on the table by the bed.
"Can I go to bed now?"
"Course. I'll take you through the basics tomorrow," he said.
"Can't wait," I mumbled and crawled under the duvet for the first night of my new life.