Season 2 of St. Denis Medical threw fans for a loop by hitting pause on Matt and Serena‘s growing romance.

During the Monday, November 3, premiere, a brief time jump revealed that Matt (Mekki Leeper) and Serena (Kahyun Kim) were working in different parts of the hospital. Serena requested the change to help Matt get over his feelings for her — until she realized Matt asked for the same thing.

Matt then told Serena he was able to move on from her, which did not leave her thrilled. The twist hinted that now Serena was more aware of her feelings for Matt than the other way around — a shift from their season 1 dynamic.

“Like a real relationship, you got to get to know each other,” Leeper, 31, exclusively told Us Weekly. “There’s some stop and start there.”

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