The wards were a surprise, though they shouldn't have been. After so long in the same place, wherever it had been, Gabriel knew Sam's wards like the back of his hand.

It did make things a lot easier. Sam dropped the room key on the rickety table, his laptop bag on the couch and then found himself with an armful of archangel. He didn't even hesitate to wrap his arms around Gabriel in return, sighing softly as he rubbed his hands over Gabriel's shoulders. "Neither did I. Not until you just did that."