( Jeremy would argue both of their children can't help what they are. And as far as his parents know, him being a hunter's a choice and not some coincidental birthright that got real awkward for a while.
Grayson is too far away from his wife, on the other side of the table to ground her. To leave her a light touch on her shoulder or slip his hand into hers.
This fight shouldn't be in front of Dawn, but he sees it boiling. And then it feels like his wife's frustration fizzles in his mind because all he can come up with is conclusion. Like, how small the world must be. How is that possible? )
Your girlfriend's sister is dating Elena's ex-boyfriend? That Stefan Salvatore. The only Stefan Salvatore we've heard about. ( Grayson thought he and Elena were on good terms. ) Is that a Winchester rule, because Caroline and Ryan were here.
Yep. It's a truly small world and we had a big laugh about it when we figured it out.
[Or at least Buffy and Dawn did. She can't say the same for their boyfriends.]
And we don't know. Neither of them have been here before and Caroline and Ryan might be a different circumstance than ... Stefan Salvatore and his considerable reputation.
["It is getting a little crowded down here," Elena replies gently. Not saying one way or another on whether or not she trusts Stefan - of course she trusts Stefan - but maybe it would be best if they weren't all sleeping under one roof. "It might be better if they stay in a hotel."]
( Grayson mouths to his daughter, Considerable reputation? before shrugging altogether. How are they supposed to take this. )
I don't think having any more people here would make much of a difference. They have the room.
( Don't make this about your parents. Do what you want. And if his considerable reputation hinders that, then that's the Winchester's call.
"It's not our place. They're being kind, yeah, and they have a reputation for it. But we're all lucky we can be here. It's their call if Stefan or Buffy or anyone stays here," Jeremy says a little fed up with this line of questioning. "And Stefan's a good guy. We've all done questionable things. And worse. It's what he's doing now that matters. He and Buffy make each other happy."
Grayson pulls a face at that because he and his wife know it's not their place. Their place burned down. And nobody's there anymore. )
If he and Buffy make each other happy and he's doing better than why should Dean or Sam or your mother or me care if he moves into the Winchester hotel?
[Elena isn't ashamed of Stefan, exactly, but he is still Stefan and whether or not the Winchesters want to invite him in is their business. Hopefully Stefan's never going to flip his switch again.
But unfortunately for Sam, she's going to deflect onto the nearest Winchester available as he comes around the corner: "Maybe we should just ask Sam."
Sam blinks, drawing to a stop as he looks over the group.]
( Jeremy tries to deflect, skip right over that he was the topic of conversation, but his parents are there and Grayson looks up.
"If Stefan Salvatore and my son's girlfriend's sister can stay here when they visit. I think for the holidays, but the date's haven't yet been determined.")
[Sam's eyes flit between the two younger Gilberts and Dawn and he hesitates, though it's likely not for the reason the two elder Gilberts will read into it. It's not as though the Winchesters are big Christmas people, but Mary will probably be back from Battlecreek for the holidays - she likes Christmas, and he's trying for his mom.
So them plus the Gilberts, plus Dawn, plus whoever else might happen to stumble in is a lot of people and Elena can see the very tall introvert trying to navigate what the right answer to this question is.
He's still trying to get used to having all these people in their space on a regular basis. Spend fifteen years on the road with just your brother and you lose your tolerance for living on top of people.
Elena smirks. "It's your house. You are allowed to say no, Sam."
He flashes her a grateful look.]
It's not that we don't trust Stefan. It's just that it's a lot of people. We'll see when they get here? It's probably not going to be hard to book a hotel room if they have to.
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Grayson is too far away from his wife, on the other side of the table to ground her. To leave her a light touch on her shoulder or slip his hand into hers.
This fight shouldn't be in front of Dawn, but he sees it boiling. And then it feels like his wife's frustration fizzles in his mind because all he can come up with is conclusion. Like, how small the world must be. How is that possible? )
Your girlfriend's sister is dating Elena's ex-boyfriend? That Stefan Salvatore. The only Stefan Salvatore we've heard about. ( Grayson thought he and Elena were on good terms. ) Is that a Winchester rule, because Caroline and Ryan were here.
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[Or at least Buffy and Dawn did. She can't say the same for their boyfriends.]
And we don't know. Neither of them have been here before and Caroline and Ryan might be a different circumstance than ... Stefan Salvatore and his considerable reputation.
["It is getting a little crowded down here," Elena replies gently. Not saying one way or another on whether or not she trusts Stefan - of course she trusts Stefan - but maybe it would be best if they weren't all sleeping under one roof. "It might be better if they stay in a hotel."]
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I don't think having any more people here would make much of a difference. They have the room.
( Don't make this about your parents. Do what you want. And if his considerable reputation hinders that, then that's the Winchester's call.
"It's not our place. They're being kind, yeah, and they have a reputation for it. But we're all lucky we can be here. It's their call if Stefan or Buffy or anyone stays here," Jeremy says a little fed up with this line of questioning. "And Stefan's a good guy. We've all done questionable things. And worse. It's what he's doing now that matters. He and Buffy make each other happy."
Grayson pulls a face at that because he and his wife know it's not their place. Their place burned down. And nobody's there anymore. )
If he and Buffy make each other happy and he's doing better than why should Dean or Sam or your mother or me care if he moves into the Winchester hotel?
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But unfortunately for Sam, she's going to deflect onto the nearest Winchester available as he comes around the corner: "Maybe we should just ask Sam."
Sam blinks, drawing to a stop as he looks over the group.]
Ask Sam what?
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( Jeremy tries to deflect, skip right over that he was the topic of conversation, but his parents are there and Grayson looks up.
"If Stefan Salvatore and my son's girlfriend's sister can stay here when they visit. I think for the holidays, but the date's haven't yet been determined." )
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[Sam's eyes flit between the two younger Gilberts and Dawn and he hesitates, though it's likely not for the reason the two elder Gilberts will read into it. It's not as though the Winchesters are big Christmas people, but Mary will probably be back from Battlecreek for the holidays - she likes Christmas, and he's trying for his mom.
So them plus the Gilberts, plus Dawn, plus whoever else might happen to stumble in is a lot of people and Elena can see the very tall introvert trying to navigate what the right answer to this question is.
He's still trying to get used to having all these people in their space on a regular basis. Spend fifteen years on the road with just your brother and you lose your tolerance for living on top of people.
Elena smirks. "It's your house. You are allowed to say no, Sam."
He flashes her a grateful look.]
It's not that we don't trust Stefan. It's just that it's a lot of people. We'll see when they get here? It's probably not going to be hard to book a hotel room if they have to.
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( And, speaking of, maybe it's time to let this all go. )
I'm gonna get Dawn unpacked and we'll see everyone for dinner?
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Yes. That sounds like an excellent plan. After which I will hobble off into the library and investigate the books.
[And Jeremy may ... loose his girlfriend to the books for a while, but it's okay. They have a long vacation together.]