She wasn't running. That was a good start. She was drawing away, sure, but she hadn't told him to shut up, wasn't sending him away. Cas knew, then, they were going to have to get somewhere before they parted company. He wasn't prepared to give up. He knew they wouldn't resolve it today, man he knew. But they could make a start.
Addiction. He wondered when it would no longer be a part of his life. "I tried everything to get rid of them, you saw the result."