according to hartley, rafe is taken aback by jordan's "impersonal" demeanor. however, rafe treats it as a game, doing everything he can to break down the "closed-off wall." though jordan initially rejects him, rafe eventually gets her to open up. the turning point for the duo is when rafe reacts badly to the lack of feedback from jordan during a physical therapy session. jordan finally understands that her encouragement could help his recovery, she lets her guard down. jordan's professionalism becomes a problem when she starts to fall for rafe. it is kind of a "push-pull for jordan," she said. she said jordan is "definitely scared of her feelings for rafe," because it is unprofessional to fall for a patient. rafe jokes about firing jordan once he is recovered so they can date, and that is when she starts to let her guard down viewers would see the "chemistry" between the characters.