Once in the car, Chris filled Jaime in on the events of the last few days. She listened and even asked a few questions, but her mind kept wandering. She thought back to that fateful morning that Oscar had appeared at her door in Ojai.

By warning her that the NSB were coming to "escort" Jaime to her new dwellings, Oscar jeopardized not just his career, but everything dear to him. Chris may have risked his job, but he had family: parents, a brother and sisters. The OSI was Oscar's entire life.

"Callahan once accused me of being married to the OSI..." The words came back to Jaime as clear as the day Oscar had uttered them. "I love you" he had said and she had flown into his arms.

In the car, Jaime sat up suddenly. She knew what she needed to do. "Turn the car around.'

Chris looked at her in amazement. "Are you kidding? Jaime, it took 30 minutes to go 5 blocks! You'll never catch the flight if we go back now."

"Please go back," she asked. Her blue eyes were pleading with him. "I need to go to the OSI - I need to talk with Oscar before I leave."

Hesitating, Chris took a long look at the young woman beside him, then relented, Somehow, he had the feeling that if he didn't turn the car around, Jaime would get out of the car and use her bionics to run across town.

Traffic wasn't much better going in this direction either. Chris could see Jaime growing more and more impatient; he wondered what was so urgent that she was willing to miss her flight. He pulled into the OSI parking lot. Turning to Jaime , he noticed that her eyes were filled with sorrow. He knew then that his fears were about to be confirmed.

"I'm so sorry, " Jaime began. "You took an incredible risk by coming to find me in the cabin. I said some awful things to you. You didn't deserve that. I will always be grateful to you for coming to help me, but….."

Her voice trailed off. She and Chris had only been dating for a few months. While she enjoyed his company, deep down she knew that her heart belonged to someone else. Trying gently to explain, Jaime struggled to find the right words.

"I think I know," Chris said, not wanting her to finish what she had to say. "But if we could just talk about it, maybe we could work it out."

"No," she explained as she looked toward the building. "There's someone else."

"I think I've known that; but I've always hoped that I was wrong."

Jaime gave him a gentle kiss on the cheek. "Thank you for everything." Then she stepped out of the car.

It was an effort, but Jaime resisted the urge to run until she was out of his sight; then, using their bionic speed, she and Max ran the rest of the way to the building.

Jaime waited anxiously for the elevator. Although Oscar probably had not yet made it back to his office, she was sure that he would come back with plans to work through the evening. She took a few minutes to settle Max in his usual place in Rudy's lab; then she headed to Oscar's office.

As expected, Callahan was in her usual place behind her desk; she was getting ready to leave for the night. As soon as she saw Jaime she jumped up to give her friend a hug.

"I'm so glad that you're okay," she said. "We were all worried about you."

Jaime returned the hug with a sigh. "Thanks. I'm just so glad that it's over." Callahan noticed that Jaime kept glancing at the closed door leading to Oscar's office.

"He's not back yet."

"I know, can I wait?

"Sure." Callahan said with a smile. "I'm about to leave, but make yourself at home. It's so good to have you back.":