"Later," he agrees, slowly uncurling his fingers from Sam's shirt. Gabriel had been toying with the idea of mentioning a bond to Sam back.. wherever they'd been, but he'd always put it off. The pain that seemed completely commonplace in their prison would have threatened to overwhelm anything that joined them on such a level.

But out here? After being apart for so long, it wasn't looking like such a bad idea.

"Damn right I will, Sam. Not going anywhere, I promise."