S15 sometime

[weirddreams]

His first red flag should have been a few days ago (48 hours eariler) when Ruby texted him to say that she was on a case in Detriot and would be gone a little while. Normally by now they would have had at least one phone call or video chat to check in on each other. The strangest thing of it all came when he decided to follow her last known location by tracking her phone and almost the second he set foot in town Ruby texted him again to meet her somewhere. In said text message, babe and other such words or mannerisms struck him as suspect as Ruby leaned heavily to calling him Puppy and generally was more teasing in her speech or writing. He tested his theory by playing along with sexting her to discover that his intuition was on to something. It couldn't be Ruby. She often would describe things in a way that almost painted a real picture of their sex life. All the prose on her end read as if someone else entered the picture.

On the flip side, if it was a trap...his only clue to finding Ruby was to agree to meet her and do his do dilegence in surveying the place beforehand. If he was wrong, which he was sure he wasn't, then he would be open to new possibilities and tease her about what calling him babe was about. He brings coffee for the two of them to the location.

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[peaceonearth]

Most likely her hair will still be wet just because she doesn't feel like drying it. He'll find her curled up in blankets, wearing a soft tee shirt of his, trying to read a book.

Oh, Dean certainly suspects that. Chuck wouldn't have brought her back if he hadn't thought so and Astaroth doesn't seem the sort of demon to 'let something go'. Once Dean finds the missing poster, he'll bring it back to the bunker and they'll start working on a plan to save her. Even if that weren't Astaroth, they'd want to look into it.

Dean nods a little. "When everyone feels a little more settled, I'll head into town. Pick up groceries, talk to a few people, and see what I find. I'll keep you in the loop."

[weirddreams]

Sam doesn't feel he needs to say it as Dean already seems to understand that he will get back to him when things settle. With no more than a nod, he stands up to excuse himself from the room. "I'll leave the list on the fridge. "

He returns to the bedroom with a clean towel. Call it an educated guess but some part of him knew Ruby wouldn't have had all the energy to dry herself off completely. He sits opposite of the side she chooses and ruffles her hair in the towel to dry it out properly. "Don't think we can take the chance on finding out if you can get a cold too." He wraps her hair into a bundle with the material.

[peaceonearth]

Dean nods and promises that dinner will be ready in about an hour. Sam can decide then if he and Ruby want to eat at the table or in their room.

Ruby looks up when Sam comes in, sitting a bit straighter and pulling the blankets around herself tighter. “Unless it’s some specific cold that affects demon, I think that’s a no,” she tells him, but leans back into him anyway, eyes closing. “That feels good,” she murmurs.

[weirddreams]

It depends on Ruby. She might need his company more than Dean or she even knows. And even if she told him to have dinner without her, he'd come back to the room. But he will at least come by to talk for a moment and thank Dean for making dinner for everyone.

He sits closer to her while still careful where his hands touch her. It seems like she's withdrawing inward while all he wants to do is let her know he's there. "Good. I was afraid the other world affected you more than physically." Feeling her relax against him, he continues to massage her hair until he reaches the end of her strands. He drops the towel and hiis fingers continue to massage her shoulders. "And now?" He leans closer to her ear.

[peaceonearth]

Most likely, she will rally and have dinner with everyone. She needs to thank Dean properly for coming to their aid anyway.


Her eyes close as he continues to massage her shoulders. She hums a little at his question, at his breath on her ear. "Much, much better."