Bobby reluctantly chose to follow Mika, causing Dean to take a deep and nervous breath, following behind him.  When they stepped into the house, Dean went straight to the couch and sat down next to Mika, which caused Bobby to narrow his eyes again as he leaned against his desk.  If they were sitting together, it meant that they both had something to tell him.  Were they pregnant?  Were they planning to leave?

He leaned back carefully and crossed his arms as Mika started to explain the situation.  He nodded about the skinwalkers, figuring that he could call up some of his older guys to go in and see if it was even a case worth fighting, at this point.

However, when Mika got to the part about Dean taking her when he returned to John, Bobby’s frown deepened and his eyes shot to Dean, causing Dean’s hands to come up in front of him defensively, “I can take care of her.  You know that.  You send us out all the time.  And we’ll be staying in the same room.  I just have to talk to dad.”

“I don’t even trust YOU with John!  How the hell am I supposed to sleep knowing you’re both out there being used as bait, and runners, and god knows what else while with him?!”, Bobby erupted, causing Dean to flinch.

“We’ll take our own cases!  I’ll make sure that if Dad comes along, he’s on his own.  He would probably prefer it to having to patch me up every other day, anyway, Bobby!”, Dean almost yelled back at him in defense.

“And when he says no?  You’re going to tell your dad no?  I know you better than you know yourself, Dean Winchester.  I don’t believe for a second that you would defy an order.  Your daddy tells you to jump and you ask him how high…”, Bobby scolded Dean, and Dean’s eyes turned to the floor in submission.  It was partially true.  He rarely stood up to John.  Hell, it was a big reason why Sam had run off the way he did, when he did.  Sam knew he would never get to Stanford, if he didn’t run, because Dean was horrible at taking up for him, with John.

“Usually, no.  But she will.  And I’ll back her up.  I won’t make the same mistakes I made with Sammy.”, Dean almost whispered, causing Bobby’s face to soften.  His eyes fell on Mika.

“What in the world makes you want to do this?  You know how John is.  You know how he feels about you bein’ around, and you want to just throw yourself in front of him and hope he lets you stay?”, Bobby asked Mika, with raised eyebrows.