The helpful thing is that they all will be able to worry less for Sam if he stays. Yes, both Ruby and Carmen have made decent first impressions. It is with a certain bias that Mary would agree that Carmen earned points tonight just for seeming to be a nice enough girl. Something about Dean being cajoled into a chore he would typically do makes her appreciate Carmen all the more.

For the sake of their relationship, she will never make the comparison either. It is not something she likes to admit to herself. Of course he's the same old John and she picks up his silent cues the same way as before. There's one tell for when John Winchester has hit a mental wall and it's the artery that becomes visible at his temple. Mary can see no other response than to keep her hold in his hand and wait. His concern becomes clearer when he lays it out like that. Sam only had some part to do with it then.

Her smiles half spreads to her cheeks, touched by the concern for her. But there is one thing he forgets. "You forget we're a team. It's not only you that worries." She squeezes his hand once more to reassure him and to not let him forget too soon. Maybe she isn't staying how it pains her to be reminded of how she was caught off guard by Azazel and killed, but that's a problem neither here nor there. Sam isn't one she can bare to lose either. "Okay, but then you talk to Sam," Mary reminds him of his part. She's on board with the compromise on her end.