"When Mary and Samuel find out about what the other Men of Letters want, I'm sure that they're going to hurt you." Deanna told him plainly. "At the very least, Samuel is going to want someone's blood."
"Yeah that's what I figured is going to happen." John said, rubbing his eyes. "Any advice at all?"
Deanna thought for a moment. "Run fast and run hard." she advised him. "Samuel is fast despite his age so you're going to need a headstart."
"Mrs. Campbell, please." John requested. "I...I actually need some advice for this, I don't know what to do."
Deanna nodded, becoming serious at that. "I know that Mary has been whispering about wanting a normal life for the kids." she said. "But you can't avoid the supernatural completely, especially when you know it's out there and it knows you. In my opinion? Becoming a Man of Letters is a lot safer than ignoring everything else that's out there."
"Maybe." John allowed, staring down at the ground. "Just...how do I bring this up to Mary without her freaking out and stressing over it?"
"She's going to stress out no matter what, despite everything I'm sure she's stressing out right now about everything." Deanna told him. "I think you should talk to her just to keep her in the loop, that way she knows what to prepare for."
"And if it gets so hard for her to accept it that she has a miscarriage?" John asked, feeling the pit in his stomach grow.
He couldn't get the image out of his head, how blood covered Mary had become so fast, all the color leaving her face until she was practically see through.
Just how close they came to losing their baby.
"So Dean becoming a Man of Letters, that means that this baby is expected to become a hunter." John said, looking at Deanna. "And I know for certain that that's not something Mary wants."
Deanna nodded once more. "I don't blame her." she said simply. "Samuel and I had quite a few arguments about that, about raising our daughter as a hunter. Nothing breaks your heart faster than watching your toddler holding onto a weapon of some kind."
Despite himself John couldn't help but shake at that, his mind creating an image of Dean in that position. Soon to be four years old and learning how to kill monsters and sharpening blades.
He wanted to throw up for a moment and then thankfully it passed.
"So maybe both of them should become Letters." he offered. "Safer and the others can't argue against anything else."
Deanna shook her head. "It gives them too much power, too much of a hold over the family." she said. "All the children of the bloodlines as Letters? Destroys any chance at having Hunters and Letters working together, which lets pretend is what they really want and aren't using as a shield to hide what they really want."
"The whole thing about this, about you and Mary, about Campbell and Winchester, is that its two very different yet very similar sides finally coming together." Deanna told him. "And I get it, I do, doesn't mean that I have to like it. But the whole point of this is bringing the two together so that we can work side by side, not almost against each other."
"That's not something that can be done if both the kids are Letters, one of them has to represent the Hunters and the hunting side, while the other one represents the Letters." Deanna continued. "So while it does churn my stomach and I hate every last bit of it, it makes sense to keep one child on one side and the other on the other."
Deanna took a deep breath and stood, going to the kitchen and coming back with a large box. "Now, you're going to go to Marys and explain everything to her, be gentle and try to keep her calm. This is just a few more things for her, I know the girl doesn't really enjoy cooking so I'll be making sure to stock up her kitchen."
John stood up, taking the box from her carefully. "Alright." he sighed. "Thank you Mrs. Campbell."
"John, you are the father of my grandchild and my daughters boyfriend." Deanna told him firmly. "I think you can call me Deanna now." she moved up to kiss his cheek, patting it. "No matter what happens, I know that you and Mary can handle it together. And besides, if you need the help, that's what us parents are here for."
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