Momma's Boy IV Flesh No. 714
The next couple of weeks were tense for Lucy and Scott. At first Lucy had tried to steer their conversations towards reconciliation, but it soon became apparent that the ship was heading towards separation. Scott was disgusted to his core and couldn't understand that Lucy's motivations were only love. When the 'D' word was finally uttered they both realized it was inevitable. What the shouting matches then became focused on was who would receive custody. Lucy told Scott she could keep their boy in line, get him back to doing sport and regulating his diet a little. Scott scoffed at this.

“How long until I get to come home?” Toby's voice crackled over the phone.
“Soon, soon…” his Mother half heartedly replied, “Why? Aren't you enjoying staying at your Auntie's place?”
“Oh I am Mom!” Toby beamed through the line, “She let's me do whatever I want! She's the best cook!”
“Oh that's lovely honey! I'm glad she's treating you well.”
“Yeah but…” he paused, “It's not the same! I'm starting to miss home.”
“I know sweetie, I know. Your father an I love you very much and we're working as hard as we can to get you home.”
“Thank you Mom…” Toby said quietly.
There was a pause, “Sweetie, would you mind putting your Auntie on for a minute?”
“Yeah sure,” he called out for Sarah, “Okay here she is. Love you Mom!”
“I love you too!”
The phone changed hands.
“Hi Sarah, how's it going? Toby hasn't been too much trouble has he?”
“Well…” Sarah sounded a little out of breath, “I'll tell you what, that boy can eat! Did he not get fed at home or something? Cos I'm barely getting a break from cooking for him!”
“Oh really?” Lucy was almost embarrassed, “Well I don't want to put you out or anything! I could send you guys some snack or transfer you money for takeaway or something if you…”
Sarah laughed, “No don't worry about it! I was just a little, uh, surprised is all. Also I thought I should let you know in case you wanted me to limit the amount of junk food he has. It can't be a good habit for a boy that age.”
“Oh no! That's okay! He's been through a lot recently and I think he deserves a bit of a treat. If junk food takes his mind off what happened with me and Scott, then let him have all the junk food he wants.”
“Well okay!” Sarah almost dropped it but decided to make one more point, “I was just letting you know because, well, he's eating a lot of food. And I really do mean *a lot*. He's put on a bit of weight since he's been here, I don't want you to get a shock when you see him.”
Lucy smiled, “Oh don't worry Sarah! Let's deal with the situation at hand and let Toby have his fun. When things are settled then we'll get his eating habits back on track!”