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Ginger Snap, Chapter 2

A/N I am breaking probably the only rule I gave myself when I started writing fanfic, which was Don’t Ever Post a WIP. But lord knows I’m not immune to peer pressure and the narcotic that is reader feedback, so here it is, the second chapter of what is now an open-ended modern AU story about Jamie the Chef and Claire the Kitchen Disaster. Still a first person Claire POV, so I apologize in advance for any stray pronouns.

For the first chapter, I recommend reading it on Ao3, since I’ve made some minor edits since I first posted it on Tumblr. See above re. not planning on posting a WIP.

Oh, and funny story. When I decided to check the location of the real Ginger Snap catering company in Edinburgh, it was squished between “FrazersOnline” and “McKenzie Flooring”. If that’s not kismet, I don’t know what is. The location I describe below, however, is based on a catering venue here in Ottawa called Urban Element, where I’ve attended a few team-building events. I have yet to set anything on fire, though.

I checked my phone for the third time, confirming I wasn’t lost.

Frank and I moved to Edinburgh over the summer, just in time for him to start his position as Associate Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh. Despite our years spent in America, neither of us cared overmuch for driving, so we chose a flat (or rather, Frank chose a flat and I concurred) not far from campus. Therefore, this was the first time I’d ventured as far afield as Leith, a maritime enclave just to the north of the capital that couldn’t seem to decide if it wanted to be grittily working class or artistically hip.

When I finally reached the address, I had to smile. No main street pretensions or non-descript commercial frontage for Ginger Snap Catering. Before me stood a two-story red brick fire station, still emblazoned with the crest of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Services. The two massive truck bays were now enclosed by see-through doors that could be drawn back on a sunny day. Through these a warm yellow light could be seen, spilling onto the grey, damp pavement.

A petite woman with dark hair manned the small reception area, a red-haired toddler clinging to her like a marsupial. She held a phone to one ear while simultaneously pacing the polished concrete floor. I stood as unobtrusively as possible near the door, but in such an open space it was impossible not to overhear her side of the conversation.

“... they willna take ‘im back until ‘is fever goes down... aye, an hour ago when I picked him up but it hasn’t... nay, i dinna think it’s... tis jus’ terrible timing with two weddings t’morrow... Could ye? Och, I owe ye Mrs. Fitz, a million times o’er... Anytime, we’ll be here. Alright, soon.”

The speaker turned to me, the harried look of a working mother sharpening her already honed features.

“I apologize fer keeping ye waiting. What can I do fer ye t’day?”

Before I could respond, the young boy, probably no older than two, began to fuss, rubbing his flushed cheek against his mother’s shoulder.

“Och, mo ghille, Mam kens ye’re poorly. Mrs. Fitz is coming as fast as she may.”

Unable to quell my instinct to diagnose and then cure, I spoke up.

“I couldn’t help overhearing your conversation. Based on his age and the way he’s holding his head, it may be an ear infection.” At the woman’s penetrating look, I hastened to explain: “I’m a doctor. Would you mind if I took a closer look?”

Permission granted, I carefully palpated the boy under the jaw and peered as best I could without an otoscope into the offending ear canal. Confident in my diagnosis, I recommended treatment with a warm compress, an over-the-counter analgesic ear drop, and children’s paracetamol to control his fever. If, after twenty-four hours the symptoms had not improved, they could consider seeing his pediatrician for antibiotics, but these were only truly necessary for a persistent infection.

“Och, ye ‘ave no idea what a relief it is tae hear ye say so, lass. He’s my first bairn, ye ken, an’ I can ne’er tell if I’m over-reacting or being negligent. Can ye say thank ye tae the nice doctor, Wee Jamie?”

My stomach jumped. “Wee Jamie? Is he related by chance to Jamie Fraser?”

“Aye, tis his nephew. I’m Jamie’s sister, Jenny. Ye ken my brother, then?”

The pieces fell into place, and my insides settled.

“We’ve spoken before,” I explained. “I’m Claire Beauchamp. You and your brother helped me with a dinner party emergency last Tuesday. I came to return your market bags, and to thank you again for coming to my aid during my hour of need.”

Jenny and I spoke for another ten minutes, sharing the superficial narratives of two strangers brought together by circumstance. She was warm and thistly by turns, and I felt a longing for the honesty of female friendship that I’d given up when we left Boston. Eventually a matronly woman arrived to collect Wee Jamie. I carefully wrote down the exact names and dosages of my prescribed remedy.

After Mrs. Fitz and Wee Jamie had left, it occurred to me that Jenny needed to get back to work. I’d accomplished what I’d set out to do, even if I hadn’t thanked Jamie himself. As I began to make my goodbyes, however, Jenny interjected. “If ye’re no’ in a rush, why dinna ye join our afternoon cooking class? My brother will be demonstrating how tae make quiche. Tis the least we can do, after ye helped Wee Jamie.”

Which was how I found myself standing behind one of six cooking stations arranged across the fire station’s main area, a bright red apron covering my black slacks and saffron turtleneck. My impetuous curls were slowly breaking ranks from where I’d slicked them into a bun that morning. I worried I looked like a human Pez dispenser.

I glanced at the workstation immediately to my left. A slight woman who I guessed to be roughly my own age was engrossed in her phone, a cheeky smirk playing on her berried lips. Her strawberry blond hair was swept into an effortless chignon that made me twitch with envy. She looked up from her screen and caught me looking her way.

“Geillis Duncan,” she said, offering a well-manicured hand.

“Claire Beauchamp. Pleased to meet you.”

“Is it yer first time taking a class, Claire?” At my nod, she leaned in and whispered conspiratorially: “Ye’re in for a treat.”

Before I could enquire what she meant, a murmur amongst the other students (all women, save one) was accompanied by the heavy tread of work boots on polished concrete and a familiar Scottish burr.

“Good afternoon, everyone. Thank ye fer joining me on this dreich Scottish day. I ken a few of ye are new, so let’s start with a brief overview of yer stations and some basic safety reminders, before we tackle the quiche.”

Today Jamie was wearing a pair of olive pants that tapered down his endless legs and a technical shirt that clung valiantly to his upper body. He looked like he’d just stepped off the nearest rock climbing pitch. I wondered if he owned anything that answered to the name of a professional wardrobe, but I couldn’t deny that he looked impressive, in an athleisure sort of way.

“See what I mean?” Geillis hissed at me as Jamie made his way to the front of the hall, speaking now about optimal burner temperatures. “That man is a dozen kinds of yes.”

I concentrated on each step of the ostensibly simple recipe. Pie crust had been the previous week’s assignment, so I had only to blind bake the prepared dough already at my workstation. Once I had the crust centered exactly in the pie pan, pierced with a fork in orderly rows and placed in the oven, I rushed to catch up with the others. I’d missed Jamie’s instructions regarding pan frying the bacon, so I increased the flame, thinking I could make up a little time. The fatty meat crackled pleasingly as I set it in the lightly greased pan. I was inordinately proud of myself.

Things went very badly, very fast. First, my eyes wouldn’t stop watering as I meticulously peeled then dissected the onion into near-transparent crescents. Tears obscured my vision and I tried to wipe them away without contaminating my hands. To my left I could make out Geillis skillfully cracking eggs into a glass bowl, her pie crust already elegantly filled with crispy morsels of bacon and caramelized onion bits.

A vague sense of having forgotten something important tickled my mind. My pie crust! Grabbing a silicone glove (I wasn’t making that mistake twice) I rushed to the wall oven and extracted the pan. Giddy with relief, I saw the dough was only a little dark around the edges.

Before I could return victorious to my station, Jamie uttered a Scottish noise of alarm from his vantage at the front of the class. We both rushed across the room to where my rashers of bacon now resembled blackened shoe laces obscured by a heavy veil of smoke. With practiced ease, Jamie lifted the entire skillet into the adjacent sink and turned on the cold water. A cloud of steam enveloped his head, highlighting his auburn curls. I bit my lip as he looked my way in amusement.

“I hope ye werena planning on serving quiche to yer faculty guests t’night, Ms. Beauchamp?”

I stood meekly next to Geillis for the remainder of the class, no longer trusted around open flame without adult supervision. She graciously allowed me to extract her quiche when it was done baking. It looked like a magazine cover. Meanwhile, my workstation looked like the scene of an industrial accident.

While we were waiting for her quiche to cook, Geillis and I got to know each other a little better. She was a Highland lass from up near Inverness. Married to a wealthy older man, her life sounded like an endless quest for diversion. Despite this, or because of it, she had a sharp-witted frankness that I appreciated. She was also a hard-core gossip.

“Wee besom,” she remarked with a nod towards a blond girl who was currently monopolizing Jamie’s attention with endless questions punctuated by manufactured giggles and flicks of her pin-straight hair. “Tha’s Laoghaire Mackenzie of the Mackenzie brewing dynasty. They’ve a live-in cook, so there’s only one reason she attends these classes, and it isna for the quiche.”

I watched Jamie laugh over something the girl said, mineral eyes alight and his perfect white teeth on display. I suppose I couldn’t blame her. I wasn’t here for the quiche either.

The interminable ninety minute lesson finally ended. I thanked Geillis profusely and we exchanged numbers before she rushed off for her reiki treatment. Gathering my trench coat and purse, I tried to slink away without calling any further attention to myself.

“Ms. Beauchamp!”

I cursed under my breath, then turned to face him.

“Please, call me Claire. After I nearly burned down your place of business, we should probably be on a first name basis.”

Jamie chuckled. It sounded more natural and lived-in than his earlier response to Laoghaire, but I was likely fooling myself.

“Och, wha’s a cooking demonstration wi’out a wee bit of drama. Will ye be joining us next week? We’ll be making ceviche, sae I willna need tae put the fire brigade on stand-by.”

“Bastard,” I replied to his cheeky smirk. “Alas, I don’t think I’m cut out to be a cook. It appears to be the one science I can’t master.”

“Cooking isna a science, Claire,” he explained with sincere intensity. “Tis an art. Perhaps tha’s the root of yer struggle.”

“Perhaps it is. But in that case, I may as well give up now. I haven’t an artistic bone in my body.”

His languorous perusal of said body lit a different kind of flame in my belly. Geillis was right; he really was a dozen kinds of yes.

“I canna say as I agree. Come back any time if ye’d like tae try again.”

I blushed, thoroughly discomfited by his blatant flirting. He knew about Frank. He’d fled from him onto my fire escape, for Christ’s sake! Maybe when you looked like James Fraser, every interaction with a woman was merely a chance to hone your craft. Or maybe he was truly ignorant of his effect.

“I’ll take that under advisement. Thank you again, Jamie.”

“Until the next time, Arsonist.”

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Daniel Libeskind Architect Office: Architecture

Daniel Libeskind Architect, Buildings, Manhattan Office, SDL Project Photos, Designs News

Studio Daniel Libeskind Architects

SDL Contemporary Architecture Practice – Architects Studio located in New York, US

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Daniel Libeskind News

Daniel Libeskind Architecture News – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

1 Sep 2021 ICONIC, East Thiers Station, Nice, southern France, western Europe Design: Studio Daniel Libeskind ; interiors: Maurizio De Iasi, MDI architecture image courtesy of architects practice Iconic Nice, Gare Thiers-Est Buildings The interior spaces of the 100-million-euro mega-construction project, designed by archistar Daniel Libeskind, will be signed by the Italian architect Maurizio De Iasi of MDI architecture, with headquarters in Paris and Nice.

14 May 2019 Ngaren: The Museum of Humankind, The Great Rift Valley, Kenya, East Africa Design: Studio Libeskind image from architects Ngaren: The Museum of Humankind Campaign for a new museum dedicated to the story of humans, Ngaren: The Museum of Humankind: the unprecedented project located in Kenya’s Rift Valley is designed by architect Daniel Libeskind, Studio Libeskind, the master plan architect of the World Trade Center site.

Feb 5, 2018 Canada’s National Holocaust Monument, Ottawa, Canada Canada’s National Holocaust Monument opened in October 2017 in the capital city of Ottawa. The competition-winning scheme by Studio Libeskind, New York, commemorates victims of the Nazi genocide and recognizes the 40,000 survivors who made it to Canada. This new open-air, poured-concrete pavilion forms a public place of respite and reflection. The design pays homage to the studio’s seminal Jewish Museum in Berlin, complete in 1999. Each has few right angles, and both are designed to create a sense of unease that is relevant to the history they evoke. The structure sits across the street from the Canadian War Museum (2008) by Moriyama & Teshima with Griffiths Rankin Cook.

23 Nov 2015 Design for a New Lithuanian Modern Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania image by architect Modern Art Center (MAC) Vilnius The design of a new modernist museum by Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind, Studio Libeskind (New York/Milan/Zurich) in partnership with Do architects (Vilnius) and Baltic Engineers (Vilnius).

18 Oct 2013 Ermanno Tedeschi Gallery in Tel Aviv Exhibition, Israel Exhibition of Daniel Libeskind’s Architectural Drawings image by architect The exhibition arrives in Tel Aviv after opening at the Ermanno Tedeschi Gallery in Rome and in Turin. From Tel Aviv the show will travel to the Ermanno Tedeschi Gallery in Milan then travel to London and to New York City (location and dates to be announced). The exhibition in Tel Aviv will show some sketches exposed in Italy and other new projects.

6 Dec 2012 Emporis Skyscraper Award image © Courtesy of Keppel Bay Pte Ltd Emporis Skyscraper Award for Reflections at Keppel Bay, Singapore

23 Nov 2012 Jewish Museum Berlin Academy, Germany photograph © Bitter Bredt Jewish Museum Berlin Academy This is a new, fairly small building close to the most famous work by this world-famous architect. The design for the Academy of the Jewish Museum Berlin links to the other structures and spaces at the site, “both thematically and structurally”.

12 Oct 2012 L Tower, Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada Architects: SDL / Page + Steele/IBA Architects image : SDL L Tower Toronto L Tower’s “topping out” ceremony marks the completion of the skyscraper’s skeletal structure and almost half of its glass-and-steel façade. The 58-storey condominium building will welcome residents in 2013.

Daniel Libeskind Architects : Practice Information – news & events

10 Sep 2012 Life time Achievement Award photo of the architect © Michael Klinkhamer Photography LEAF Awards 2012 Life time Achievement Award news Architect Daniel Libeskind has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement in architectural Community award for the 9th annual Emirates Glass LEAF Awards.

Recent Daniel Libeskind Designs

31 May 2012 Archipelago 21 Seoul, Yongsan Business District, Seoul, South Korea image © Ray-us corp Seoul Masterplan Archipelago21 – a masterplan for the major redevelopment for the Yongsan International Business District – dramatically reinvents the landscape of Korea’s historic capital city. This sustainable urban development is made up of over 30 million square feet of built area and will include a new international business district, world-class shopping, residential neighborhoods, cultural institutions, educational facilities and transportation, all sited in a large urban park along the Han River.

30 May 2012 Dancing Towers, Yongsan Business District, Seoul, South Korea image © Crystal Dancing Towers Seoul These Korean skyscraper buildings form a mixed-use development that consists of three 41 story residential towers, (a total of 834 total residential units). The design is “inspired by the traditional Korean Buddhist Dance known as Seung-Moo. The subtle rotation of the towers creates the illusion they are dancing, as inspired by the long sleeves of the Seung-Moo dancer’s traditional costumes, gracefully propelled by the dancer’s movements”.

30 May 2012 Harmony Tower, Yongsan Business District, Seoul, South Korea image © Crystal Harmony Tower Seoul This Korean Skyscraper Building is part of the new Yongsan International Business district (YIBD)development in Seoul, is an iconic, 21st century sustainable office tower that is 46 floors. The design for the tower is inspired by YunDeung, traditional Korean paper lanterns.

14 Feb 2012 Reflections at Keppel Bay, Singapore photo from LA Reflections at Keppel Bay Singapore The series of high-rise undulating towers is the focal point of this project. These sleek curving forms of alternating heights create graceful openings and gaps between the structures allowing all to have commanding views of the waterfront, Sentosa, the golf course and Mount Faber.

14 Feb 2012 Dresden Military Museum, Germany 2012 photo © Hufton+Crow Photography Dresden Military History Museum The redesigned Dresden Museum of Military History is now the official central museum of the German Armed Forces. It will house an exhibition area of roughly 21,000 square feet, making it Germany’s largest museum.

Practice News 2011

20 Jun 2011 Kö-Bogen – mixed-use development, Düsseldorf, Germany image : Rendering – Archimation Kö-Bogen Düsseldorf : Daniel Libeskind lays the foundation stone

10 May 2011 Felix Nussbaum Haus Extension, Osnabrück, northern Germany picture © Bitter Bredt Felix Nussbaum Haus Extension

Office News 2010

Tampere Deck and Central Arena, Finland Tampere Central Arena

Innovation City Abu Dhabi, UAE Innovation City

5 Mar 2010 Grand Canal Square Dublin, Ireland photo © Ros Kavanagh Grand Canal Square Theatre

Practice News 2009

Yongsan International Business District, Seoul, South Korea Seoul Masterplan : master plan competition winner

AIA New York 2008 President’s Award winner news

5 May 2009 Jewish Museum Berlin Expansion

Jewish Museum Berlin Building, Germany picture © Bitter Bredt

Major Daniel Libeskind Buildings

The Ascent, Kentucky, USA 2008 image © Michele Nastasi The Ascent Covington, Roebling’s Bridge

Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF, USA 2008 photograph © Andrew McRae Contemporary Jewish Museum

Graduate Centre, London, England, UK 2003 photograph © Nick Weall London Metropolitan University building

House of the Future – image © SDL Libeskind Villa design

Imperial War Museum North, England 2002 building photo © Adrian Welch Imperial War Museum Manchester

Jewish Museum, Berlin, Germany 1999 photo © Guenter Schneider Jewish Museum Berlin

Ørestad City masterplan, Denmark – photo © Adrian Welch Studio Libeskind masterplan, Copenhagen

Renaissance ROM, Ontario, Canada 2007 image: finest-images, © ROM 2006 Royal Ontario Museum building, Toronto

Westside Shopping Center, Switzerland 2008 picture from SDL Westside Shopping Center, Bern-Brünnen

44 Zlota tower – proposal, Warsaw, Poland 2008- image © Studio Daniel Libeskind 44 Zlota tower : 65 storeys

SDL Architecture – no images

Creative Media Centre, Hong Kong 2008 Studio Libeskind project – Hong Kong building

Danish Jewish Museum / Dansk Jødisk Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark 2004 Jewish Museum building

Denver Art Museum – Building Extension, Denver, Colorado, USA 2006 first completed building in North America

Location: 2 Rector Street, New York, NY 10006, USA

Architects Practice information

Studio Daniel Libeskind founded in 1989 by Daniel with his wife Nina.

The main architects studio is located in New York, NY, USA with sub offices in Zürich, Switzerland and Milan, Italy.

Born in 1946 in Łódź, Poland.

Daniel is an American citizen, registered as an architect in Germany.

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Studio Daniel Libeskind – more studio info re architects practice, education, etc.

Website: https://libeskind.com/

Daniel – portrait of the architect photograph from SDL 091007

Daniel Libeskind Books

Major Unbuilt Project by Daniel Libeskind Architects

World Trade Centre site – buildings proposal, Manhattan, USA Daniel Libeskind Architects + David Childs of SOM Architects picture : Wrightstyle Freedom Tower New York design

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