Personal Life
Eventually, Jaime became romantically involved with fellow OSI agent Chris Williams, and she yearned for a life of her own away from the government and the constant peril of undercover work. Feeling that she had repaid her debt to the government, Jaime resigned from the OSI. However, the powers that be were not prepared to let her go. Jaime realized that her bionics had become a permanent part of her life, but they did not have to rule her or the life she wanted to live. She returned to the OSI and agreed to take occasional missions on the condition that she would be free to pursue her life.
Jaime and Chris continued their relationship and became very happy together. After years away from the OSI, Jaime decided to accept a mission. She traveled to Budapest with Chris, but the two of them were separated and Jaime was caught in an explosion. Fortunately, she was rescued and hospitalized back in the US. When she recovered from the concussion, she started to remember her past life and feelings for Steve. She also learned the shocking news that Chris had been held captive and killed.
She acted on neither of these revelations, but instead went back to her life working as a therapist at the Los Angeles Rehabilitation Center. In 1987, after nearly ten years with no contact, Jaime unexpectedly reunited with Steve Austin. Steve had left the OSI and had been enjoying life away from the government by running a charter boat. They met in a restaurant where Steve was ostensibly on a date with another woman. Trying desperately to avoid being seen by him, she nevertheless was confronted by Steve who found himself being thrown through the restaurant window. The couple came to terms with their years of separation and decided to see if they could rebuild their relationship.
Jaime and Steve occasionally returned to the OSI in times of international crisis. Their time together proved that the love they once felt for each other had never died, and in 1989 the couple officially became engaged to be married. During the five years that followed, Jaime became a doctor. She moved to Washington, DC, and established a family counseling practice. Her experience with the government and top secret clearance also opened the door for her to help government agents. A computer virus, however, corrupts Jaime's bionic systems. Dr. Wells informs Steve that "she may never be bionic again," but Steve's main regard is he wants her alive above all else. She undergoes a major upgrade, which not only increases the power of her bionics but gives her night vision.
On September 4, 1994, Dr. Jaime Sommers and Col. Steve Austin married. At the ceremony, Rudy Wells gave Jamie away and Oscar was Steve's best man.
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