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Sixteen Hundred Ch 27: Inauguration Once More

No chapter quote today because....

This is the FINAL chapter!! We're calling this fic DONE. So if you've been waiting to binge it in one go, now's your time.

Thanks for all the kind words and support. Enjoy!

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Sixteen Hundred Ch 26: Secret Meetings & Unexpected Liaisons

Wheels up on Air Force One was 30 minutes late, and Claire was done. Completely done with campaigning for the day. They had spent the past two days in Colorado, all with Jamie steadfast at her side.

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I'm fine. Everything is fine.

Sixteen Hundred Ch 25: The Press Conference

“She can’t do that, can she?” Bree asked, her voice rising in pitch. “I mean…it’s baseless! There is absolutely no way that anyone could be a Shadow President to Claire Beauchamp. Tell me she can’t do it!”

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Sixteen Hundred Ch 24: If You'll Have Me

“Claire,” he breathed. “I’m sorry. So very sorry. I—”

“Stop that,” Claire interrupted him as she struggled to her feet. “Stop it right now. You have nothing to be sorry for.”

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Sixteen Hundred Ch 23: "I Quit!"

"That's the plan." Jamie shifted uncomfortably in his seat. His injury was healing nicely, but it was still painful to sit on a hard wooden chair that pressed into the back of his thigh. “We don’t want to hide anymore—"

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Sixteen Hundred Ch 22: The Announcement

Claire approached his bedside and took his hand in hers, gently avoiding the I.V. line.

“You gave me quite a scare,”she whispered, low enough that no one outside the room could hear. “I barely slept a wink last night.”

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Sixteen Hundred Ch 21: Training Day

"As he spoke, he paced, pausing now and then for emphasis. 'We’re here today to review your hand-to-hand take-down skills, which can be critical in any situation where the President is physically attacked at close range...'"

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Atonement Chapter 51: When Everything's Changed, And Nothing at All

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Sixteen Hundred Ch 20: The Window

"After carefully setting down the board on the table, Jamie quickly closed the curtains. They’d been so careful, he thought, but they’d also been lucky. The last thing they needed was for someone to see them... "

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Sixteen Hundred Ch 19: Questions

"...I love all of it, Claire. All of you. The public part that the world sees, and the private version that exists only in this room. I love you, Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp, and..."

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Atonement Chapter 50: Mortar and Mend

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Sixteen Hundred Ch 18: A Chance Encounter

"Malva watched him walk down the hall, staring at the broad set of his shoulders. Their conversation hadn’t been much, but it was a start. She realized she needed to get in the habit of checking his schedule."

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Sixteen Hundred Ch 17: The Rose Garden

"Their plan had worked better than he could possibly have imagined. With the help of a few close allies along with an abundance of caution, he and Claire had managed to keep their relationship out of the public eye..."

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Thanks for the laugh. I am happy to be your calendar. LOL

Sixteen Hundred Ch 16: Hearing Voices

“I need you for a covert assignment,” Claire asked.

“Does this have anything to do with Operation Fox Cub?” Geillis replied. Claire could almost hear the teasing in her friend’s voice.

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Sixteen Hundred Ch 15: An Awkward Meeting

"Jamie could feel the blush spread from his cheeks to the tips of his ears. Usually, he was able to school his features into an impassive mask, but lately, he’d found it more and more difficult to appear emotionless..."

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I always promise a happy ending. Dinna fash. 😊

Sixteen Hundred Ch 14: The G7, Pt 3

"A weighted silence descended over the room. Claire thought it wasn’t uncomfortable, just…there. He was waiting—waiting for her to take the lead, and she loved him even more for it, even if she didn’t quite know what to say."

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Hello everyone today please remember to love yourself and pay attention to your needs as they come up

If you’re new to the fandom and have never read Atonement, now’s your chance. If you have read it, now’s the time for a catch up reread! 🤩🤩

Sixteen Hundred Ch 3: The G7, Part 2

"Jamie felt his mouth suddenly go dry, and his palms started to sweat. He wanted nothing more than to stride across the room, sweep her into his arms and never let her go. But their situation was complicated..."

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Sixteen Hundred Ch 12: The G7, Part 1

"...catch each other’s eye in crowded rooms, always staring a heartbeat longer than politeness would dictate. At those moments, one or the other would quirk a tiny smile, and the tension between the would dissipate."

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Sixteen Hundred AO3 readers!! It’s time to do a catch-up reread! New chapter drops Friday!!

Be ready! 😊😊

Sixteen Hundred Ch 11: Conversation

"The thoughts came to her unbidden, then set up camp in her mind and refused to leave. No matter how Claire tried to redirect her restless imaginings, they kept circling back, imagining Jamie in her bed."
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Sixteen Hundred Ch 10: Consultation

“If you say it can’t, then it can’t,” she replied, “but the heart wants what the heart wants. It’s obvious to me that you care deeply about him. He wouldn’t be a casual fling, or a ‘hook up’ as you put it.”

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SURPRISE!!
Sixteen Hundred Ch 9: Confession

“I’m in love with the President of the United States," James Fraser, Secret Service Agent.

This is the alternate universe we need right now...

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All of this. My readers have been pretty well behaved lately but sharing this on principle. If you don’t like it, don’t read it!! Ditto for writers who don’t post as often as you’d like. Ditto for abandoned fics. Imagine your own ending!! If you want something different , write it yourself!!

Sixteen Hundred Ch 8: The State Dinner Pt 2

"Claire’s breath was shallow as she stood stock-still, looking out the window, frozen in her tracks like a gazelle that spotted a lion in the tall grass."

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