The context of the following conversation is Lee had a long day at work, but was glad to be home and rested on Alex's shoulder.:
Alex says Lee came in, dropped his things on the floor, sat down next to me and put his head on my shoulder..
The friend responds Wow he must have had a really tough day..
Alex responds He said everyone at his job is very tense because another company is buying them..
The friend responds Why should that make things tense?.
Alex responds They don't know who is going to be kept at the company..
The friend responds Okay, I see where the tension would come from then..