Sally felt similarly although it was more developed. In her mind, Ted seemed absent because he was connecting so fully with Melissa. He was no doubt questioning his life back here in Seattle – he was so obviously and forcefully in need on the ground in the streets of New York City that he was considering how long he could stay and what he would have to say to his wife in order to extend the trip. She was preparing herself for the conversation that would undoubtedly come. But she also was preparing to have a different sort of response.
That Monday night, after a relatively long phone conversation with the whole family, Sally told the kids she needed to talk to Ted privately. At this point, she moved to her own room on the other side of the living room from the girls’ rooms and shut the door. Although it was late, she squelched the urge to ask Jordan to get Jen ready for bed but instead whispered to her to flip on the Disney channel.
