It does a good job of calming him, giving in to his baser self that he so wishes did not exist. But now he forgets to feel shame, only what is natural, following Paloma into the room.

And he does a good job of fully committing to this part of him, until he's sitting on the edge of the bed, weeping and uttering apologies upon apologies. In the nude, shivering either from his sobs or the cold. "How can you ever forgive me."