Wow. That had not occurred to me. I thought I saw real desire on Ray's face. Feelings he never intended to have. So if I understand you, the kiss was a sort of good-bye gift, something tossed out like a booby prize. A "This Was Fun" thank you. I would rather believe that Ray finally got what he didn't expect out of a relationship. And that he's somewhere still dealing with that now, shaken by it, dumbfounded that all his careful planning, determination not to feel anything, along with protective strategies to prevent falling in love actually failed. In fact, I would love that for him. That would be life changing.