$(document).ready(function () {
  $('div.fade').hover(function() {
    var fade = $('> div', this);
    if (fade.is(':animated')) {
      fade.stop().fadeTo(250, 1); // ...take it's current opacity back up to 1
    } else {
      fade.fadeIn(250);
    }
  }, function () {
    var fade = $('> div', this);
    if (fade.is(':animated')) {
      fade.stop().fadeTo(2000, 0);
    } else {
      fade.fadeOut(2000);
    }
  });
});