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The Layover
Dear Author,
I can’t think of anything worse after a night of drinking than waking up next to someone and not being able to remember his name, or how you met… or why he’s dead.
Photo Description:
Two sleeping men lie on a mattress on the floor. One man has his arm around the waist of the other, spooning him. The man in front has a colorful tattoo on his shoulder.
This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love’s Landscapes" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.
This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.
I can’t think of anything worse after a night of drinking than waking up next to someone and not being able to remember his name, or how you met… or why he’s dead.
Photo Description:
Two sleeping men lie on a mattress on the floor. One man has his arm around the waist of the other, spooning him. The man in front has a colorful tattoo on his shoulder.
This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love’s Landscapes" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.
This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.
62 pages, ebook
First published June 15, 2014
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About the author
Megan Erickson
50 books1,845 followersMegan Erickson is a USA Today bestselling author of romance that sizzles. Her books have a touch of nerd, a dash of humor, and always have a happily ever after. A former journalist, she switched to fiction when she decided she likes writing her own endings better.
She lives in Pennsylvania with her very own nerdy husband and two kids. Although rather fun-sized, she's been told she has a full-sized personality. When Megan isn't writing, she's either lounging with her two cats named after John Hughes characters or... thinking about writing.
For more, visit meganerickson.org
She lives in Pennsylvania with her very own nerdy husband and two kids. Although rather fun-sized, she's been told she has a full-sized personality. When Megan isn't writing, she's either lounging with her two cats named after John Hughes characters or... thinking about writing.
For more, visit meganerickson.org
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September 27, 2015
that time i fucked a deaf guy while his entire family sat in the next room pretending not to hear him bellowing like an elephant.
a him and her review special.
him: boys. they haz a flavor.
her: did he let out a breath he didn't even know he was holding
him: he was too busy fantasizing about a family dinner at red lobster, apparently
him: you know, just like all the other lil' hottie 25yo gay male club kids, and not adult female romance novelists at all
her: i know! 'creamer,' and stuff
him: not much of this is making sense
her: DID I SAY IT MADE SENSE?
him: it's funny, and good-hearted, and the timing is great, but i'm feeling a little offended in that hey-let's-make-my-gay-ken-dolls-strippers-in-golden-daisy-dukes-today kind of way
her: maybe skip that part?
him: too late. they're
her: hot
him: agreed
her: with the—
him: the little shorts, yes, thank you, millicent, i am aware
her: ...
him: ...
her: i'm going to go ahead and call this a pregnant pause
him: i hate feeling like this. i should probably think about how to write erotica that is effective fapmatter that isn't so... like that. i have no idea right now how to go about it. but i worry that much of my discomfort may be related to me knowing who wrote what.
her: you're very broody. you should go have sex with something
him: i mean, what's my criticism, here? inauthenticity in a slapstick short? like i'm some stuffy fuckbucket?
her: 'stuffy' seems a bit harsh
him: it's the value system. it apes imagined gay values but is really lobster in butter and worrying about what's in the carpet at a strip club
her: ew
him: see?
her: ...but that carpet tho
him: so basically i feel gross because—gross—but also because i have pretty much concluded i don't feel so good because a woman wrote it.
her: i got nothin.
him: which... y'know... gross. hi. i'm a misogynist now.
her: i dunno if i would have cared about either of those things when i was 25—the carpet, or the lobster—and i wasn't a gay dude
him: man, i'm not even sure the dead body would have been an impediment to the ol' horizontal 2-step
her: heh. you said 'impediment.'
him: i once fucked a deaf guy who couldn't hear himself howling and gibbering as i dicked him out, and who—in the middle of said cacophonous congress—shat a perfectly-formed pinto bean onto my dick
her: omg
him: <---------- did not stop fucking him
her: omg
him: AY DIOS, AY DIOS, QUE RICO, ASI PAPI, ASI, AY, AY, AY, DAME MAS, MAS PAPI, ASI, ASI, ASI
her: omg
him: but, like, all mushy? bcuz deaf-guy consonants, right—and at max volume so the whole household had to pretend they were deaf also
her: hahahahahahahahahaha
him: they were so happy he was getting laid they were all gathered in the living room to receive us when we finished, like we'd just come back from our honeymoon. they were super nice but they kept smiling at me. for a minute my head was gassed like i was ricky martin but then i remembered the fucking bean. i was 26.
her: what's a little shit between friends?
him: it wasn't even poo! it was an undigested legume of uncommon structural integrity. on my turgid cock.
her: *admires image of thusly anointed turgidity*
him: *admires it also*
her: *is still admiring it*
him: poor megan. there's no way this isn't ending up in the review.
her: oh, please. it has to.
him: *winces*
her: but we do not judge this book on realism
him: nope. subjective happyfuntyme.
her: we don't want to become the geeks that write letters to Dragon Magazine complaining that their portrayal of supernatural ninjas is unrealistic
him: now, see here—
her: i feel pretty sure that it would be equally unrealistic if one of those dudes was a chick
him: how ever would you be able to tell the difference
her: *stony silence*
him: agreed. but—vaughn demont gave his satyrs blue, foot-long, ever-erect dicks with prince albert piercings. don't see me complaining about those, do ya
her: ahem. no. not those.
him: "...but having sex with a satyr absolutely ruins you for normal people." —community service
her: you are nothing if not flexible
him: really, i'm quite a noble figure that way
her: i was just going to say
him: also—3 simpering giggles. bcuz gayboy-puppets in het fiction.
her: teehee
him: you're such a bitch.
her: aye. so?
him: i'm glad we see eye to eye.
her: i meant, so? the story? final verdict?
him: well.
her: did you enjoy reading it?
him: i don't see what that has to do with anyth—
her: seems a perfectly uncomplicated and pinto-free thrust of inquiry to me. did you enjoy the bloody story or no?
him: i can't find anything wrong with it beyond the weird hausfrau sensibilities and that faint aftertaste of objectification
her: that's practically a rave.
him: considering the string of 1 and 2 star abominations plaguing me lately, it may as well be. it was funny and sweet-natured and there were golden daisy dukes in it and yo, buddy made me lawl really hard and then giggle.
her: it did? you did?
him: no. more like a dark chuckle.
her: a rave, then.
him: a rave.
her: you should send megan a pie.
him: right. bcuz creme brulee is for—
her: oh, do shut up.
a him and her review special.
him: boys. they haz a flavor.
He tasted so good, like the coffee with creamer he had earlier and something else that was inherently Beck.
her: did he let out a breath he didn't even know he was holding
him: he was too busy fantasizing about a family dinner at red lobster, apparently
I pretended Beck and I were alone. I pretended there was no parrot or dead guy or gold lamé shorts. I pictured us in my apartment back in Chicago, after a fantastic date where we dipped lobster in butter and spooned crème brûlée out of a dish.
him: you know, just like all the other lil' hottie 25yo gay male club kids, and not adult female romance novelists at all
her: i know! 'creamer,' and stuff
him: not much of this is making sense
her: DID I SAY IT MADE SENSE?
him: it's funny, and good-hearted, and the timing is great, but i'm feeling a little offended in that hey-let's-make-my-gay-ken-dolls-strippers-in-golden-daisy-dukes-today kind of way
her: maybe skip that part?
him: too late. they're
her: hot
him: agreed
her: with the—
him: the little shorts, yes, thank you, millicent, i am aware
her: ...
him: ...
her: i'm going to go ahead and call this a pregnant pause
him: i hate feeling like this. i should probably think about how to write erotica that is effective fapmatter that isn't so... like that. i have no idea right now how to go about it. but i worry that much of my discomfort may be related to me knowing who wrote what.
her: you're very broody. you should go have sex with something
him: i mean, what's my criticism, here? inauthenticity in a slapstick short? like i'm some stuffy fuckbucket?
her: 'stuffy' seems a bit harsh
him: it's the value system. it apes imagined gay values but is really lobster in butter and worrying about what's in the carpet at a strip club
her: ew
him: see?
her: ...but that carpet tho
him: so basically i feel gross because—gross—but also because i have pretty much concluded i don't feel so good because a woman wrote it.
her: i got nothin.
him: which... y'know... gross. hi. i'm a misogynist now.
her: i dunno if i would have cared about either of those things when i was 25—the carpet, or the lobster—and i wasn't a gay dude
him: man, i'm not even sure the dead body would have been an impediment to the ol' horizontal 2-step
her: heh. you said 'impediment.'
him: i once fucked a deaf guy who couldn't hear himself howling and gibbering as i dicked him out, and who—in the middle of said cacophonous congress—shat a perfectly-formed pinto bean onto my dick
her: omg
him: <---------- did not stop fucking him
her: omg
him: AY DIOS, AY DIOS, QUE RICO, ASI PAPI, ASI, AY, AY, AY, DAME MAS, MAS PAPI, ASI, ASI, ASI
her: omg
him: but, like, all mushy? bcuz deaf-guy consonants, right—and at max volume so the whole household had to pretend they were deaf also
her: hahahahahahahahahaha
him: they were so happy he was getting laid they were all gathered in the living room to receive us when we finished, like we'd just come back from our honeymoon. they were super nice but they kept smiling at me. for a minute my head was gassed like i was ricky martin but then i remembered the fucking bean. i was 26.
her: what's a little shit between friends?
him: it wasn't even poo! it was an undigested legume of uncommon structural integrity. on my turgid cock.
her: *admires image of thusly anointed turgidity*
him: *admires it also*
her: *is still admiring it*
him: poor megan. there's no way this isn't ending up in the review.
her: oh, please. it has to.
him: *winces*
her: but we do not judge this book on realism
him: nope. subjective happyfuntyme.
her: we don't want to become the geeks that write letters to Dragon Magazine complaining that their portrayal of supernatural ninjas is unrealistic
him: now, see here—
her: i feel pretty sure that it would be equally unrealistic if one of those dudes was a chick
him: how ever would you be able to tell the difference
her: *stony silence*
him: agreed. but—vaughn demont gave his satyrs blue, foot-long, ever-erect dicks with prince albert piercings. don't see me complaining about those, do ya
her: ahem. no. not those.
him: "...but having sex with a satyr absolutely ruins you for normal people." —community service
her: you are nothing if not flexible
him: really, i'm quite a noble figure that way
her: i was just going to say
him: also—3 simpering giggles. bcuz gayboy-puppets in het fiction.
her: teehee
him: you're such a bitch.
her: aye. so?
him: i'm glad we see eye to eye.
her: i meant, so? the story? final verdict?
him: well.
her: did you enjoy reading it?
him: i don't see what that has to do with anyth—
her: seems a perfectly uncomplicated and pinto-free thrust of inquiry to me. did you enjoy the bloody story or no?
him: i can't find anything wrong with it beyond the weird hausfrau sensibilities and that faint aftertaste of objectification
her: that's practically a rave.
him: considering the string of 1 and 2 star abominations plaguing me lately, it may as well be. it was funny and sweet-natured and there were golden daisy dukes in it and yo, buddy made me lawl really hard and then giggle.
her: it did? you did?
him: no. more like a dark chuckle.
her: a rave, then.
him: a rave.
her: you should send megan a pie.
him: right. bcuz creme brulee is for—
her: oh, do shut up.
March 8, 2018
The two guys in the prompt image are not the MCs. There's a third guy. The tattooed guy in front is . . . well, dead. Or is he?
The plot in Erickson's story is a rift on The Hangover, a movie I didn't like at all. But this story is cute and sweet, even with the ridiculous, unbelievable plot.
But the plot's not the point. Because.
IT'S VEGAS, BABY!
And Vegas is not always for sinners. Sometimes it's for LOVERS.
Beck and Nate, dark and light, are seriously adorbs together.
The story also features a bossy parrot, gold lamé shorts, and some sizzling frotting in a dressing room.
This one's FUNNY, a bit snarky, and all about the insta love.
Sometimes you leave Vegas behind, and sometimes you bring it home.
I wanted a longer ending, but this was a really FUN read!
June 22, 2014
Squeeeeeee!
The fucking cutest. God, i love a romcom, and i love Megan Erickson, and i effing loved this story. Just FUN and cute and there was a parrot named Mac and dancey-sexy-fun... Happy.
The fucking cutest. God, i love a romcom, and i love Megan Erickson, and i effing loved this story. Just FUN and cute and there was a parrot named Mac and dancey-sexy-fun... Happy.
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March 9, 2018Removing my review because of what has come to light.
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June 23, 2014
Thank you Megan Erickson for this free story and thanks to all the other authors who participated in this event.
Yeah!! This was so much freaking fun! I want more of these two! Such a fun read. Read.
Yeah!! This was so much freaking fun! I want more of these two! Such a fun read. Read.
June 22, 2014
A good screwball comedy is rare and precious. Wit and cleverness go a long way with me, and this was a highly enjoyable, ridiculous little gem of a story.
March 11, 2018
Note (added 11/03/2018):
In light of recent events, I can no longer recommend this book to my friends (or any reader, for that matter).
However, my Goodreads review space provides me an opportunity to rate and review books, expressing how they made me think, feel, question, or react at a particular moment in time. Sometimes, I use my review space to share stories about my life or comment on the world around me, drawing comparisons between myself and the characters and plot lines that I read about. As such, they are a time capsule of sorts and the historian in me won't let me erase them from the historical record.
So I am going to leave my ratings/reviews intact, but reiterate that I can no longer recommend this book to my friends.
Originally rating and/or review:
*** 3 What Happens In Vegas Doesn't Always Need To Stay In Vegas Stars ****
Way, WAY over the top, but funny and adorable and there were gold lame shorts. *dies*
In light of recent events, I can no longer recommend this book to my friends (or any reader, for that matter).
However, my Goodreads review space provides me an opportunity to rate and review books, expressing how they made me think, feel, question, or react at a particular moment in time. Sometimes, I use my review space to share stories about my life or comment on the world around me, drawing comparisons between myself and the characters and plot lines that I read about. As such, they are a time capsule of sorts and the historian in me won't let me erase them from the historical record.
So I am going to leave my ratings/reviews intact, but reiterate that I can no longer recommend this book to my friends.
Originally rating and/or review:
*** 3 What Happens In Vegas Doesn't Always Need To Stay In Vegas Stars ****
Way, WAY over the top, but funny and adorable and there were gold lame shorts. *dies*
June 18, 2014
The Unlikely Series of Ridiculous Events.
Funny, OTT escapades playing homage to the movie "The Hangover". Not to be taken seriously or pondered over, just jump on and say, "MAS TEQUILA!" Or not.
Funny, OTT escapades playing homage to the movie "The Hangover". Not to be taken seriously or pondered over, just jump on and say, "MAS TEQUILA!" Or not.
June 15, 2016
*3.5 stars*
Very cute and so freaking funny! That damned bird! Bahahaha....
Very cute and so freaking funny! That damned bird! Bahahaha....
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June 26, 2015A very silly chaotic caper that reads like a comedy film with lots of mugging at the camera. It's well done with lots of funny situations.
I'm not rating because it's not my humour, I'm the miserable sod in the corner rolling my eyes when such a film is on the telly too!
It's entertaining and will have a lot of people laughing, just not me ;)
I'm not rating because it's not my humour, I'm the miserable sod in the corner rolling my eyes when such a film is on the telly too!
It's entertaining and will have a lot of people laughing, just not me ;)
June 25, 2016
***3.5 Stars***
Kinda like The Hangover but in book form.
Kinda like The Hangover but in book form.
March 5, 2017
Thank you Megan for this. So much fun :)
July 16, 2014
So freaking funny! Review this come soon at BMBR.
So, The Layover - short and very, very funny. If you like the film The Hangover, I'm pretty sure you'll love this story; it delivered a short but fully felt impact.
Humour - tick; embarrassing situation - tick; hot sexual encounter - tick; dead guy in the room - tick; parrot - tick, HEA - tick. What more could you want from 17k? Gold lame shorts you cry - well you know what, your wish is Megan Erickson's command. TICK. Anything else? No? Exactly, go and read it - it's free remember!
So, The Layover - short and very, very funny. If you like the film The Hangover, I'm pretty sure you'll love this story; it delivered a short but fully felt impact.
Humour - tick; embarrassing situation - tick; hot sexual encounter - tick; dead guy in the room - tick; parrot - tick, HEA - tick. What more could you want from 17k? Gold lame shorts you cry - well you know what, your wish is Megan Erickson's command. TICK. Anything else? No? Exactly, go and read it - it's free remember!
June 16, 2014
Another winner. The DRitC books have been exceptional, so far, this year and this one is no exception. Cute fun read with two cute as hell MCs that find themselves in a situation in Vegas. It was fast-paced and entertaining as all get out. Would have loved a novel about these two because they have such adorable personalities. Very enjoyable read. Thanks for sharing, Megan!
September 13, 2016
Funny,so funny, enough to have me laughing out loud at parts of it. The author used The Hangover as inspiration and it makes about as much sense in places, but it's so much fun that I don't care.
June 15, 2014
Laughed all through it. :) Great story!
~M
~M
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March 9, 2018Rating and review removed.
February 26, 2017
This is a WTF kind of story! But you gotta give props to anyone who can make sense of a Parrot named Mac, gold lamé shorts and a sorta dead guy. In this case though what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas.
February 25, 2017
Wow what a wild ride. I was speeding through this story, laughing and on the edge of my seat wondering how they were going to get out of this and more important what did they get into. Loved every second of it!!!!
June 15, 2014
Entertaining and funny (involving a rather irate sounding parrot). The predicament these boys found themselves in was bizarre, and of course, in the style of "no one in a story does anything any normal person would do" they just get themselves deeper into the shit until they come out smelling of roses.
I kept waiting for a car chase, or a foot chase at least, but this omission was all that disappointed about this story.
Nate and Beck were beautiful, with nice glimpses into personalities that could just get better if the story followed them back to Chicago. Too much information would have clogged the story though, so nicely done.
Does "Blondie and Cat-Eyes Hit Chicago" sound good as a sequel? (maybe not)But I'd like to read more.
I kept waiting for a car chase, or a foot chase at least, but this omission was all that disappointed about this story.
Nate and Beck were beautiful, with nice glimpses into personalities that could just get better if the story followed them back to Chicago. Too much information would have clogged the story though, so nicely done.
Does "Blondie and Cat-Eyes Hit Chicago" sound good as a sequel? (maybe not)But I'd like to read more.
October 7, 2015
What a quirky and fun romantic story! When these two men, Aaron and Nate, wake up hungover together in a hotel room after a night of mystery, they try to recover their memories of what happened and find themselves in a crazy Vegas situation. On top of that, they are attracted to each other and find that once they figure out some of what's going on, they are not ready to part. Great sexual chemistry between the characters leads to some steamy scenes and the potential for a real romance. It was a fast paced and entertaining story and definitely laugh out loud material. 4 delightful stars!
Want to read
June 21, 2014I want to thank Gwynn for super fun prompt. When I read it, the first thing that popped into my mind was the movie, The Hangover.
So I decided to write something in a similar vein. This was a fun, fun story for me to write. I had a blast with Nate and Beck and despite their totally unreal situation, I hope you do too. :)
This short story is now available as a free download here: http://www.mmromancegroup.com/the-lay...
So I decided to write something in a similar vein. This was a fun, fun story for me to write. I had a blast with Nate and Beck and despite their totally unreal situation, I hope you do too. :)
This short story is now available as a free download here: http://www.mmromancegroup.com/the-lay...
June 15, 2014
This was pure fun!
Aside from having one of the best story prompts ever, this was just laugh out loud fun. It was like watching the movie the hangover, but actually enjoying it.
It was ridiculous and goofy, sexy and sweet, and Beck and Nate were perfect together.
Amazing writing, amazing characters, and just entertaining all around.
Read. This. Now. People!
Aside from having one of the best story prompts ever, this was just laugh out loud fun. It was like watching the movie the hangover, but actually enjoying it.
It was ridiculous and goofy, sexy and sweet, and Beck and Nate were perfect together.
Amazing writing, amazing characters, and just entertaining all around.
Read. This. Now. People!
Want to read
June 29, 2014
Offered for FREE from the M/M Romance Group's Love's Landscapes event. Thank you too all the amazing authors who participated!
August 11, 2016
4.5 Stars This was a cute, fun story and I would love to read more about Beck and Nate! I had to knock of a half star for no real on-page sex other than bj's. I feel cheated.
June 17, 2014
This was hilarious! I loved these guys, and the parrot! Awesome story for the prompt, I really enjoyed it. And yes, I want more Beck and Nate!
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June 11, 2018Enjoyed the humor. Would love to read more of Nate and Beck's story, as I'm liking the chemistry between them.
October 11, 2017
Fun quick read. Would have liked more sex .
January 4, 2018
What a strange story. I was this close to giving up on it, but I managed to get through. I can't put my finger on it but there was something wrong with the plot. It didn't quite make sense.
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