She listened while he caught her up and was careful to keep her face neutral. Sam wasn't the same person she'd met in that bar so many months ago and the strain of everything was obviously weighing on him pretty damn heavily.

"Don't give up for starters. Gotta be a way to get that idiot brother of yours before he does somethin' completely stupid, at least worse than his normal level of stupid. And it might not be a bad idea to rest up. You look like the walkin' dead."

Before he could bother protesting she held up a hand to stop him. "Nothin's gonna get you while I'm here which is why I'm guessin' you called me in the first place. Though, gotta tell ya, of all the people to call to help you keep your head on straight? Pretty sure you could have found someone better."