Theodore felt himself get drawn into a kiss. What better anaesthetic is there? He still felt as if there was a stone in the pit of his stomach, but it was only for now. Distractions did help. He moved his hand to caress Justin's jaw, and shifted over slightly to deepen the kiss.
A good shag wasn't going to solve the problem, but it wasn't going to make things worse. He was fairly sure that his reasoning was at least somewhat reasonable.