As hard as it had been for Sam to let Ruby wander off on her own in her newly human state, it was even harder for him to sit back and wait for her to return. He knew it was kind of stupid, being as paranoid as he was, but with everything that they had been through and with everything that they went through on a regular to basis to boot, Sam couldn't help but feel the way that he did. Ruby may not have been defenseless, but she still wasn't used to being the way that she was. She was still learning, she was still insecure about her capabilities, and the idea of something trying to hurt her made it hard for Sam to do anything other than worry. But Ruby had been insistent. Going down the street to pick up dinner without him tailing her was something she should have been able to do, human or not, and with all her worry about how she was useless to do much on her own now, Sam knew he had no choice but to resignedly let her go. That didn't mean he had to like it.
Fingers drumming nervously against the dashboard, Sam leaned forward in his seat and peered out through the front window. It was pretty dark outside, but there were enough streetlights lined up against the sidewalks that Sam could see a good ways ahead. It didn't look much like anything was going on, so Sam flopped back against his seat with a dramatic sigh that was sure to bring on some kind of reaction from Jess, who was sitting in the backseat. "Do you feel like it's taking too long?" He asked worriedly, knowing that she would reply with something logical that would make him look like he was being ridiculous. Which he probably was. Frowning, Sam picked up his phone, noting that the last call he had made had been no less than a minute and a half ago. To Ruby.
Two minutes away, she had said. Just two. If she was really that far off, wouldn't he have been able to see her by now? Sam squinted through the front window again. Still nothing.
"Uh, maybe I should check up on her. Just to, you know, make sure that she's - there could be bags. I mean, who knows what the hell she ordered, right? She could've gone for like a double fry from hell or something, I dunno. She's only got two hands, so I'll just go help..." Whether or not Jess seemed to agree with him didn't matter. Sam pushed his door open and climbed outside, tall frame instantly towering over the tiny car that Ruby so proudly drove. Thinking that Jess would stay behind and wait, Sam immediately made way for the restaurant Ruby had vanished into, only making it halfway there before he heard a pair of familiar voices leaking out from the alleyway that wrapped around the side of the building.
One belonged to Ruby. The other was enough to make Sam break out into a run, feet skidding against the sidewalk as he rounded the corner of the alleyway and spotted Brady going at Ruby. With a gun. Sam didn't think twice. Wordlessly, he charged at him, long arms grabbing for Brady's throat as he attempted to tackle him to the ground before he got a chance to take his shot.
Brady had taken Jess away from him once before. He wouldn't get the chance to take Ruby.