▁keep ▁him ▁and ▁Brad ▁apart . ▁ ▁Cr ush ▁on ▁La uren ▁Turner ▁ ▁During ▁an ▁interview ▁published ▁on ▁the ▁show ' s ▁official ▁website , ▁Hall ▁commented ▁that ▁Ned ▁would ▁develop ▁a ▁" ris qué " ▁cr ush ▁on ▁someone ▁who ▁lives ▁on ▁R ams ay ▁Street . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁for ▁the ▁Ne igh bu zz ▁pod cast , ▁Hall ▁said ▁that ▁produ cers ▁originally ▁planned ▁for ▁Ned ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁cr ush ▁on ▁Ter ese . ▁Ned ▁forms ▁an ▁immediate ▁bond ▁with ▁Brad ' s ▁partner ▁La uren ▁Turner , ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁car ing ▁and ▁gentle ▁towards ▁him , ▁which ▁is ▁something ▁he ▁has ▁not ▁had ▁since ▁he ▁left ▁home . ▁An ▁Inside ▁So ap ▁column ist ▁noted ▁that ▁Ned ' s ▁lo y alt ies ▁clearly ▁lay ▁with ▁La uren ▁instead ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁and ▁they ▁wonder ed ▁if ▁Ned ▁was ▁potentially ▁" bl urr ing ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁her ▁mother ly ▁concern ". ▁Hall ▁commented ▁that ▁Ned ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁mother , ▁so ▁La uren ' s ▁kind ▁nature ▁helps ▁to ▁sett le ▁him ▁in ▁and ▁make ▁Er ins borough ▁feel ▁like ▁home . ▁He ▁is ▁aware ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁Brad ' s ▁partner ▁and ▁" a ▁big ▁no - go ▁zone " ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁any ▁rom antic ▁feelings . ▁Ned ▁grows ▁even ▁closer ▁to ▁La uren ▁when ▁she ▁asks ▁him ▁pose ▁for ▁her ▁art ▁project . ▁ ▁Ned ▁soon ▁becomes ▁susp icious ▁that ▁Brad ▁is ▁che ating ▁on ▁La uren ▁with