Oh good. Neither of them would admit that verbally. Much like Ruby's declarations of affection, Sam will have to settle for actions over words with those two. Ruby assures Sam that she will be okay alone and adds something like 'You'll be back' to assure herself and remind him she wants him to stay in her orbit. The semi-solitude will give her a chance to process and let down some of her walls without worrying about being vulnerable.

"Yeah, we'll have to put them down when Ruby wants to leave, but I figured better safe than sorry for now." Since they have a demon hunting them. They can be adjusted to the normal 'every demon but Ruby' status after Astaroth has been taken down.

"Standard demon shit." Dean listens as Sam opens up about what happened with Astaroth. "SO...it had to be Chuck that brought her back, right? Or have we got another asshole that can bring monsters and souls back from the beyond?"