"Alright, alright, spare me the temper tantrum," Max replied, sounding a little miffed herself. Irritating females her ass. "I'll leave you be, if that's what you want. If you didn't want company, then just say that. Being polite just gets you shit you don't want anyway."

She slid out of her chair and reached for her tray, determined to give her the privacy he'd not so subtlety demanded.