"No," Gabriel answered curtly, and as far as he was concerned, it was true; what he did was voluntary, and he did not report to Adam in the end. The Antichrist had indicated as much (http://community.livejournal.com/neutral_omens/95781.html?thread=1649957#t1649957) in the past.

However, though Crowley may not have been the first being Gabriel had been hoping to see, he had proved himself a friend to Belial, and the angel wasn't going to turn him away without reason.

"What do you want, Crowley?"