[Sam's brow furrows some, not quite catching his meaning at first. Repeating his words he can only imagine it's the Respect in question, as well it should be. So far he didn't find the blond to be too bad for a vampire, he didn't trust him, but in a way he could respect his honesty about his nature. He wasn't lying about his feeding habits to get meals after all. No manipulation going on here. AND He'd been a decent source of conversation the last few times.
He didn't REALLY respect him but there might be something slowly building each time they talked.
He shrugged some.]
That's still in question, but might have been lost if you'd wasted 126 years.