I came to find that Lee's house was a few towns over from the bar in Pooler. It wasn't much, just a small one bedroom cottage, quaint, with touches of rustic elements.

"So I'll take the couch." I offered, not wanting to be intrusive. I walked towards the small loveseat, only to be stopped by his hand on my arm.

"The couch is too small. Since we are both adults here, we'll share the bed. Plus I would like to keep an eye on you." His tone held nothing but sincerity.

If I could have blushed I would have, not being keen on the idea of sleeping in the same bed as someone I had been checking out earlier.

"I'll be fine, the couch will be fine, it's all just…fine." I was beginning to freak out. Not because I was a vampire, I had come to the conclusion that I would be one at some point. No what had me wanting to run for cover were my unstable emotions that went with the vampire package. Whereas I was normally, a very laid back kind of person before, now all I wanted to do was cry, yell, drink blood, and have sex.

That last one hit the hardest, seeing as I was asked to be an adult and sleep in the same bed with a smoking hot vampire whose girlfriend had died not but a month ago. A huge part of me felt horrible for thinking like I was, he was Lexi's love for god sakes. There was another part, the newer one that was telling me this was all normal and he would understand. Who would understand 'Hey I'm horny, will you sleep with me?' That didn't sound like something he could easily brush off.

"Elena, everything you're feeling, it's to be expected. Your senses are heightened, things are bound to feel different so don't tell me you're fine." He sounded like a parent scolding a child.

I held my breath as he made his little speech; I had almost thought he knew my internal battle that was waging. Did I do as he asked and sleep in the same bed and risk losing my mentor or did I stand my ground and sleep on the couch?

"Please just let me sleep on the couch." I was Elena Gilbert, I never gave up on my morals and I wasn't going to start just because I was a vampire.

"No Elena I want to be able to keep an eye on you." He replied stubbornly.

"No Lee you listen, I am not staying in the same bed as you because I am afraid of messing this all up!" I yelled, gesturing to the space between him and me.

Well honesty was the best policy, right?

He stared at me, completely silent.

I was scared I had ruined things with my words, he didn't need to know that Elena.

"I'm sorry, I'll just go." I can't believe I had messed things up. It was my stupid hormones.

I walked towards the door, fully prepared to leave and never look back when a hand grabbed my wrist. I looked up at him extremely confused.

"Like I said Elena, your emotions are bound to be out of whack for a while." A small smile played on his lips, his oh so kissable lips.

I wouldn't correct him; it would only make things worse. He didn't need to know that I had been attracted to him when I was human. He just couldn't.

Xxxxxx

When she had basically told me that she was afraid of sleeping in the same bed because she thought she couldn't behave herself, I was admittedly a little stunned. No one, other than Lexi, had shown interest in me or I never noticed. Either way, it wasn't something I was accustomed to hearing.

I was so lost in shock that she almost walked out the door, quickly I wrapped my hand around her delicate wrist and she spun around with confusion evident in her chocolaty pools, along with guilt.

Why would she feel guilty?

"Like I said Elena, your emotions are bound to be out of whack for a while." I told her. She nodded but wasn't looking me in the eyes, more like staring at my…lips?

This was going to be harder than I initially assumed because for some odd reason, the idea that she wanted to kiss me made me want to kiss her. No, I was the stable one here; I had to keep myself in check for her sake.

"You will sleep in the bed. I will be on the couch." She made a move to protest but I cut her off, "Its fine, I'll fix things in the morning."

She nodded.

I led her to the small bedroom at the back of the house.

"Uh…Lee?" she asked hesitantly.

"Yeah?" I halted my retreat from the room, turning to face her.

"Do you have something I could sleep in? I'm sorry to ask I just don't have any-"

"No problem Elena. You're going to have to get used to the fact that I'm here to help you, support you. Your needs are now my responsibility. So tomorrow we'll go shopping for some new clothes, ok?" I moved about the room, grabbing a black t-shirt of mine and a pair of blue drawstring bottoms.

She smiled, "Thanks Lee."

I nodded, heading out to my own 'bed', leaving her to get dressed.

As I lay on the couch, sleep avoided me, leaving me thinking about my new underling. She had done very well at the bar, considering her being but a few hours old. She had drunk from the blood bag completing her transition. But that wasn't what surprised me, Bree was. The witch allowed the girl to feed from her, not something many witches would do and Elena did wonderfully, not taking too much blood. I had asked Bree about it she waved me off saying the girl had been through quite the ordeal and needed something she could give. That was the kindness of Bree for you, even when she was created to keep balance, she befriended vampires.

I was glad that Elena and Bree got along so well, seeing as we would most likely spend some time at the bar curbing Elena's appetite.

Sobbing broke me from my thoughts, it was getting louder.

"Lee." She whispered as if she was going to completely fall apart at any moment.

I jumped off the couch, looking over her form for any signs of injury. When I found none, I looked into her eyes. They were red and puffy from crying, why hadn't I heard her earlier?

"What's wrong?" I asked, really at a loss to do with a crying woman.

She fiddled with the hem of the black shirt, "I don't want to be alone." She said shyly with tears streaming from her eyes.

"Come on, I'll stay with you." I said, leading her back to the bedroom.

A sudden wave of anxiety washed over me, what the hell is wrong with me?

She climbed into bed. I stood watching her from the foot of the bed before I carefully slid in beside her, giving her space if she needed it.

When she scooted closer to me and laid her head on my chest, my heart about flew out of my mouth. This was all too surreal, a woman in my bed again, who wasn't my Lexi and I enjoyed it. Her one hand rested beside her head on my chest while the other was tucked underneath her body. Her sobs had turned into sniffles and it pulled at my emotions.

"Thank you." She whispered contently, on the verge of falling asleep.

My fingers gently combed through her silky locks, soothing her into slumber. In all my years, I had never been so gentle with anyone, other than Lexi. In my mind I knew that what I was doing should've seemed wrong, that I shouldn't be sleeping in bed with a beautiful girl. But my heart was telling me this is exactly where I was supposed to be.

I let my heart win this round as I fell asleep, curled protectively around the new vampire, momentarily forgetting my grief of losing the woman I had loved.

A/N So in the show, there's not a lot to go on for personality for Lee so I'm kind of making it up as I go. Hope you like it.