Captain Chambers' outburst stuns everyone in the apartment.
Theo freezes on his chair in the dining table.
Maeve freezes mid-motion at the stove, bacon sizzling loudly in the pan.
Liam freezes at the door, one hand still gripping the handle.
Alicia freezes with a plate of pancakes in one hand and a glass of orange juice in the other.
Arthur freezes with one hand beneath Alicia's chin and the other holding a tissue, trying to wipe the juice from her face.
Arthur starts to turn toward the door to see who just yelled.
He sees only a blur.
The next second, Alicia is violently yanked backward by the collar of her oversized T-shirt, the same shirt she wore the night before.
"Ah!"
Caught completely off guard, Alicia stumbles backward, struggling to keep hold of the plate and the glass.
Arthur moves first.
Faster than Captain Chambers.
His hand shoots out and clamps around the wrist that is gripping Alicia's collar.
Hard.
The sudden stop jerks Alicia forward instead.
