▁kiss , ▁Ned ▁persu ades ▁her ▁not ▁to , ▁saying ▁it ▁would ▁ru in ▁the ▁relationship ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁built ▁with ▁his ▁father . ▁K end all ▁thought ▁that ▁Ned ▁was ▁being ▁" qu ite ▁manip ulative " ▁in ▁that ▁moment . ▁La uren ▁agree ▁to ▁keep ▁quiet , ▁but ▁war ns ▁Ned ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁speak ▁to ▁Brad ▁if ▁he ▁cross es ▁the ▁line ▁with ▁her ▁again . ▁The ▁truth ▁about ▁the ▁kiss ▁is ▁later ▁revealed ▁when ▁Pi per ▁over he ars ▁Ned ▁and ▁La uren ▁arg uing . ▁She ▁ins ists ▁that ▁they ▁tell ▁Brad , ▁and ▁as ▁La uren ▁is ▁un com fort able ▁about ▁keeping ▁it ▁from ▁him ▁any ▁longer , ▁they ▁conf ess ▁what ▁happened , ▁leaving ▁Brad ▁" st unn ed ." ▁The ▁actress ▁pra ised ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁story line , ▁calling ▁it ▁" a ▁g uts y ▁move , ▁and ▁very ▁left - field ". ▁She ▁also ▁enjoyed ▁working ▁with ▁Hall ▁on ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Er ins borough ▁is ▁" awk ward " ▁for ▁Ned , ▁especially ▁when ▁Brad ▁thinks ▁that ▁he ▁still ▁has ▁feelings ▁for ▁La uren . ▁Hall ▁believed ▁that ▁Ned ▁was ▁rem or se ful ▁about ▁the ▁kiss , ▁and ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁show ▁Brad ▁and ▁La uren ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁moved ▁on ▁by ▁entering ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁relationship . ▁Hall ▁also ▁explained ▁that ▁Ned ▁still ▁car es ▁for ▁La uren ▁and ▁he ▁turns ▁to ▁her ▁for ▁advice , ▁but ▁he ▁has ▁put ▁any ▁rom antic ▁feelings