His concern grew when she talked about herself so negatively... He hadn't been here for the war, he didn't know what children had been through during it. He had run away. But he couldn't imagine this sweet quiet woman being bad. Chris was an ass, sure, but to consider herself such a bad person really worried him.
When she giggled at him though and seemed to really just want to cheer up, Chris did something a little reckless - his favorite kind of thing to do, if her were honest. He leaned in the one more inch that separated them and brushed his lips against hers. When he leaned back again, quickly - not wanting to scare her by deepening the kiss, though her lips were soft - he said, "I happen to like the person you are, just so you know."