Clearly, Max had never dealt with her father in the same way she had before. Robert Darklove was a stickler for the Order and severely reprimanded his children for their behavorial issues whenever work was concerned. Of course, it wasn't horrible and they always knew he loved them, but he also had a clear line drawn in the sand that said "I'm the boss and you'd better listen." Josalynn loved her father and respected him as the Marshal of the family, but she really wished he'd ease up on her.
She eventually did nod and stood up from the table to stretch and begin the slow trek back to the clunker that her parents had help her purchase on her 18th birthday, "I'll be here with bells on."