▁his ▁former ▁wife ▁Ter ese , ▁after ▁he ▁sees ▁them ▁talking ▁and ▁sharing ▁a ▁h ug . ▁Hall ▁said ▁Ned ▁is ▁" h yp ers ens itive " ▁to ▁anything ▁that ▁Brad ▁does ▁that ▁rem inds ▁him ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁did ▁to ▁his ▁mother ▁Beth , ▁so ▁when ▁he ▁sees ▁Brad ▁sp ending ▁time ▁with ▁Ter ese ▁and ▁not ▁La uren , ▁he ▁con cludes ▁that ▁something ▁is ▁going ▁on ▁between ▁them . ▁Ned ▁shares ▁his ▁susp ic ions ▁with ▁his ▁sister ▁Pi per , ▁but ▁she ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁mistaken , ▁and ▁that ▁Brad ▁and ▁Ter ese ▁are ▁mostly ▁likely ▁sp ending ▁time ▁together ▁because ▁of ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁Josh . ▁Of ▁the ▁situation , ▁Hall ▁commented , ▁" N ed ▁thinks ▁Brad ▁is ▁just ▁falling ▁into ▁his ▁old ▁ways ▁of ▁che ating ▁– ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁tell ▁La uren ▁what ▁he ▁saw , ▁but ▁he ' s ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁moment ." ▁Ned ▁later ▁ra ises ▁his ▁concerns ▁with ▁Brad , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁left ▁" fr ustr ated " ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁ref uses ▁to ▁discuss ▁his ▁actions . ▁ ▁La uren ▁tries ▁to ▁help ▁Ned ▁and ▁Brad ▁bond , ▁but ▁Ned ▁finds ▁it ▁easier ▁to ▁talk ▁with ▁her . ▁K end all ▁said ▁that ▁her ▁character ▁is ▁aware ▁of ▁Ned ' s ▁fl ir ting ▁and ▁in nu endo , ▁which ▁leaves ▁her ▁feeling ▁a ▁little ▁nerv ous ▁around ▁him . ▁K end all ▁also ▁explained ▁that ▁when ▁Ned ▁ins ists ▁that ▁something ▁is ▁going ▁on