Just Like In the Movies

by Clare London

All Bailey wants is to be a good negotiator, and to impress his boss and teacher, the legendary Drew Fletcher. He admires Fletcher for his skills in the field, but that doesn’t stop him admiring the man for other, more romantic reasons as well. In a tense hostage situation, it’s pretty unlikely Bailey’s usual, rash behaviour will cover him in glory, but in his dreams, it’s all going to happen just like in the movies.

When he finally acts to protect his boss, it doesn’t go the way he hopes -- or does it? Will Bailey get to play the hero and get the guy of his dreams?

GENRE: Adult Humor • Contemporary • Fiction • Gay • Romance
LENGTH: 2,600 words
RATING: 2 Flames

Genres: M M Romance, Romance, Contemporary, Short Stories, Gay, Amazon, Humor

14 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Clare took the pen name London from the city where she lives, loves, and writes. A lone, brave female in a frenetic, testosterone-fuelled family home, she juggles her writing with her other day job as an accountant. She’s written in many genres and across many settings, with award-winning novels and short stories published both online and in print. She says she likes variety in her writing while friends say she’s just fickle, but as long as both theories spawn good fiction, she’s happy. Most of her work features male/male romance and drama with a healthy serving of physical passion, as she enjoys both reading and writing about strong, sympathetic and sexy characters.

Clare currently has several novels sulking at that tricky chapter 3 stage and plenty of other projects in mind . . . she just has to find out where she left them in that frenetic, testosterone-fuelled family home.

All the details and free fiction are available at her website. Visit her today and say hello!

Clare also writes as Stella Shaw and launched a new series of rent boy romances in 2021.

Reviews

[Mandy*reads obsessively* · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked Bailey the "voice" of this very short story, he's funny , but I really really wish this was longer or that there was actually a story about him and his mentor, this felt more like a teaser.

[Jordan Price]

This short-short is superbly crafted, setting the scene immediately, and setting the tone as well: a wry wit that's a bit absurd and a bit black. I particularly enjoy the way the narrator's cliche fantasy butts up against the grittier (and ultimately more engaging) reality.

[Neil Plakcy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick, fun story by one of my favorite MM authors.

[Tailtiu · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5* upgrade for being free.

[Coty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well crafted and Humorous. This short, short story has potential if the author decides to make it a full story. In its present form it is more like a scene with the important parts missing.

[Jace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very short story

[Dana Burkey · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a short and quick read but not what I was expecting. It was listed online at YA, but was an adult fiction that only took about 15 minutes to read. This half scene didn't do much to make me know the characters, know the plot, or keep me reading. Overall not a book for me.

[Javiera Hernández · Rating 2 out of 5]

Despite the drama of the scene the story is funny and so much happy that gives you a new vision exchanging the sadness of this kind of situations for happiness of a new lover

[Bárbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too short, not much space to develop much of a story.

[Van · Rating 3 out of 5]

My superbly athletic muscular brain wouldn't allow me to get past all the superbly athletic muscular legs, arms and body references mentioned in this book.

[Maureen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Daydreaming about being a hero Bailey, a police negotiator, suddenly discovers it's not all its cracked up to be, it freaking hurts! A very short story but an amusing one .

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish it was longer! This was fantastic.

[Elizabetta · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

I found this confusing, was it a movie, a daydream...? What is Bailey doing daydreaming while he’s on a very dangerous job? Oh, he get’s shot while on the job... because he’s a loose cannon/risk taker, paying too much attention to his crush/co-worker, Fletcher; so he gets shot, and has a daydream about Fletcher and then flirting ensues. This is trying to be mad-cap screw-ball comedy I guess. It didn’t make me chuckle and it reads like a chapter lifted out of a book. The premise is just odd.

[Sandra Burns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, fast read

Hostage negotiators, go to a bank. Only one cop, and perp inside. Other negotiator, goes in the bank. She attacks the perp, before he shoots the coo. She got shot, but hurt more, than it does in the movies!

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

For some reason, this short m/m romance second about two hostage negotiators never fully engaged me – maybe it was the somewhat reserved first person narrative?

[Don Bradshaw · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bland.

[Loveeac · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very quick, sweet read

[Addicted2M/M · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 Love the wry tone. Very short.

[Sadonna · Rating 2 out of 5]

An OK very short story. For whatever reason, I didn't really care about these characters. Perhaps it is the short length, but I didn't connect with this story.

[Star · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute and light read~

[Stevie Carroll · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun little lunchtime read that provided exactly what the blurb promised.

[Irissska · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5. that was funny. :-)

[Usagi Tsukino · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5 stars.

Nice story.

[Anke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, this story was - short. Nice, but short :)

[Jimmy · Rating 2 out of 5]

It Was Okay / So-So

[melek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very short not sure what it was about, funny though bailey gets shot but he picture it like the movies but didnt turn out to be like one. And his boss was very angry about how things played out.

[Agnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely, funny short about two police negotiators. I usually dislike first person POV, but it works well in this one. The narrative's entertaining and made me enjoy the story all the more.

[Janie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very funny and cute short story.

[Rachel]

*downloaded free on ARE

[BookLover62 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Engaging little short, hope to find more titles with these two characters.