whatever it was smashed against her head , hard , and she was falling . the fire burned down rapidly and her customers came back in . she looked over her shoulder at the rows of empty seats . `` i was hoping very soon , say in nine or ten months . i know that you did not want to be disturbed , but we are taking on water ! did you bring those for me ? but she was n't telling him that . `` which is why i put him on slow shifts . 