He was enjoying making her mad. It was a game he liked to play. Time away from him clearly hadn't changed that aspect of their working relationship. She knew she was dancing on the edge of a knife. If she was too eager to get down to the lowest level, he would be suspicious. If she suddenly acted like it was no big deal, he would be suspicious too. Playing the game of politics was exhausting. She didn't understand how she had been able to do it successfully for so long.