It’s then that I see Tommy’s hand fly backwards and Niles and I jump into action. Niles pulls his arm behind him and I tackle the guy to the ground with awhomp.

“What the-” he tries to get out as the air bursts from his lung when he hits the ground.

A crowd has gathered around us – cast and crew showing up for rehearsals. My knee is firmly lodged in Tommy’s chest and Niles has his arms locked over his head.

I’m overcome with a release of adrenaline and testosterone, made even more explosive when I glance up to feel a pair of emerald green eyes staring at me.

Joey.

And then because I’m distracted by the way her eyes lit up upon seeing me, and because Tommy is a hulk of a man, I’m suddenly flying backwards from what feels like a ten-ton brick in my eye socket.

The next thing I know, I’m staring up into Joey and Birdie’s very distraught and concerned faces. But there seems to be duplicate of them both.

Yeah, this day is not going the way I’d hoped it would.