The singer and actress, who was recently dumped by boyfriend Tony Romo has sparked rumors after the consolidation of ever closer to her ex-husband Nick Lachey.
Jessica turned to Nick to repair his broken heart from her relationship with Tony becomes rocky.
A source said: "Nick has never ceased to love Jessica. They have been in contact since they both recently became single.
"They had a number of very long, sometimes over an hour, conversations on the phone - especially since Jessica and Tony broke."
However, it was asked for a meeting could cause problems for Jessica to his family, including her father and manager Joe Simpson, are against the idea.
A source said: "It will not happen. They have no respect for him. There is too much bad blood between Joe and Nick for Jessica to even think about it."
Nick separated from his girlfriend of three years, TV presenter Vanessa Minnillo, in June
Jessica had been with Tony since November 2007 when he ended their relationship, the night before his 29th birthday last week.
Jessica and former 98 Degrees member Nick Boyband were married in 2002, before the pair split in 2005. Their marriage was the inspiration behind the MTV reality show "Newlyweds."
Jessica turned to Nick to repair his broken heart from her relationship with Tony becomes rocky.
A source said: "Nick has never ceased to love Jessica. They have been in contact since they both recently became single.
"They had a number of very long, sometimes over an hour, conversations on the phone - especially since Jessica and Tony broke."
However, it was asked for a meeting could cause problems for Jessica to his family, including her father and manager Joe Simpson, are against the idea.
A source said: "It will not happen. They have no respect for him. There is too much bad blood between Joe and Nick for Jessica to even think about it."
Nick separated from his girlfriend of three years, TV presenter Vanessa Minnillo, in June
Jessica had been with Tony since November 2007 when he ended their relationship, the night before his 29th birthday last week.
Jessica and former 98 Degrees member Nick Boyband were married in 2002, before the pair split in 2005. Their marriage was the inspiration behind the MTV reality show "Newlyweds."
