instead , she felt more relaxed-more comfortable with herself than she had in ages . the first room was empty , gloomy concrete on all sides . soon , the arrows returned to the precise weight , so most of their shots were perfect kills . the waiter was hauling it over by the pitcher now , and clay decided to make a quick exit . `` i 'm not staring at you like that , sweetheart . '' `` i made sure i was open to it . 