At least one of them should go into the conversation without any assumptions. Ruby is inherently more paranoid than Sam and she'll be more relaxed about everything if he is. Sam has good instincts about Itinere. Ruby had considered the same thing. Hell, Dean is convinced the town is trying to pull something like that. He just hopes it's a trope and not an apocalypse. The wards are really redundant since the bunker is warded as well, but Ruby is still feeling a little itchy around John even if she won't say that.
John isn't the best at communicating. He never has been and the awkward situation, not to mention his feelings about Ruby, is hindering his communications even further. In this case, Mary is right (she usually is). At the end of the day, they are family and he loves Sam even if he doesn't understand or agree with his choices. Sam should definitely ask whatever questions he'd like. It's the only way communication is going to get better between them. John is as surprised by Sam's (correctly) reading between the lines as Sam is. He hesitates and glances over to Ruby then looks back to Sam. "Yeah. You belong at home, Sam. With your family." His eyes drift to Ruby again then back to Sam. He's trying really hard not to screw this up. "And Ruby is welcome too, if that's what you want--if that's what makes you happy."
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Date: 2019-12-04 12:42 am (UTC)John isn't the best at communicating. He never has been and the awkward situation, not to mention his feelings about Ruby, is hindering his communications even further. In this case, Mary is right (she usually is). At the end of the day, they are family and he loves Sam even if he doesn't understand or agree with his choices. Sam should definitely ask whatever questions he'd like. It's the only way communication is going to get better between them. John is as surprised by Sam's (correctly) reading between the lines as Sam is. He hesitates and glances over to Ruby then looks back to Sam. "Yeah. You belong at home, Sam. With your family." His eyes drift to Ruby again then back to Sam. He's trying really hard not to screw this up. "And Ruby is welcome too, if that's what you want--if that's what makes you happy."