[ At the end of the day he's probably better at providing friendship than a relationship, at least when he doesn't feel so unfairly treated and the longer they're forced to stay together like this the harder he finds it to stay mad at her. He genuinely liked her as a person back then, regardless of what he knew about her life from movies. They have a lot in common. Nothing can change that.
That said it's almost too easy to push into the moment, arms wrapping around her as he kisses back with more heat. It's what the bots want, he justifies, while knowing fully well that there'll always be a part of him that wants this too. Lost potential indeed. ]