[There was a long stretch of silence to follow that question. It should have been easy, of course he trusts the people he trusts not to hurt him or otherwise, that was the point. Even Sookie, he could trust she wouldn't get herself killed or could handle herself but in a way he couldn't fully trust her either. It was a delicate thing with Sam. Even Eric had proven to be reliable at least.
But in the end, he'd been hurt too many times. He thought he could give someone everything, let them in, trust them not to stab him in the back and he ended up dead wrong several times over. Once bitten twice shy and Sam knew he was just too nice sometimes. So in a way, a part of him expected everyone to turn or walk all over him at some point.]
Them bein' honest with me? No, s'ppose not always. I don't exactly trust easy, barely at all, so those I do...