Fob and Nicola

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Here's another 'I wish we'd find out' question

In Ready-Made Family it is said that it took many years for Nicola to repair her relationship with Fob, after the afternoon on the beach with the shipwreck.

I find myself wondering whether it was an event or events that helped this happen, or whether it was simply the passage of time.

(I find the Peter-centeredness of Fob's universe to be annoying, though I know some find the Nicola-centeredness of the books in general to be equally annoying!)

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[ankaret.livejournal.com]

It all starts coming back to Rowan's asking whether she has to get married - I could so see that leading to a blurt of 'Oh, no, he had a vasectomy after Phoebe was born', Ann blushing, Nicola and Ginty sharing expressive looks, Lawrie improving the shining hour with 'Oh, so couldn't you just shack up with him, then?' and Mrs Marlow conducting a searching enquiry into where on earth she heard language like that.

I wonder too whether he would have told her. I can't imagine that he wouldn't - but then the past is another country, and so forth. Perhaps he only mentioned it after the wedding?