To make matters worse, whenever he sensed that kind of stress at home, he almost always felt drawn to stay at work even longer hours because it then became a sanctuary for him from the nag of Sally. Things were perfect and peaceful at Hope Seattle. His dreams were being realized. Although he loved his girls with all his heart; the stress and tension was thick in the house.
Everyone could feel it too – presumably even the baby Jen who seemed to be regressing in her ability to obey her Mom by the second. Sally was frustrated and on edge; particularly given that the underlying source of the drama wasn’t something that had been solved (or conceivably even could be). Small inconveniences overwhelmed her and she was starting to feel increasingly afraid.