At this point he is pretty much convinced that he got it right. Shawn leans forward, smiling brightly - probably not even to mock her, just pleased with himself that he figured it out.

"I prefer clear nights myself."

It's followed by a short pause that he doesn't like, because it is that certain moment where Gus is supposed to chime in and continue the one-liner wrap-up. Shawn compensates by pushing even further. "You know, watching the stars by an open window..."

Is there an unneccessary stress on windooowww? Yessir, there is.