Completing The List

2. Cut Down On The Fighting

     A wise person once said 'the reason why we fight i because we care'. It basically meant that if you didn't care, why would you bother to make the effort to have your words heard? So while there is such a thing as too much fighting, not fighting at all is just as bad if not worse because it meant no one cares anymore to make the effort to be heard and stand up for what they believed in. Lizzy and Hayden didn't mean to, but they quickly became the couple that fought often and rather bitterly. Lizzy was far from an expert when it came to dealing with relationships, and she was going all the way right off the bat as she got married to her first serious relationship and sharing a residence with someone. Hayden's Mom at first looked like she was going to blow a gasket when she first heard that they were moving in together, but the discovery of the ring and where it came from seemed to convince her this was the real thing and something that deserved her respect and support. But there was conflict from day one when Hayden moved into the new apartment. Lizzy had arrived first and was starting to decorate and get things settled in when Hayden arrived with a lot of guy stuff that seemed to clash with her own and was just flat out ugly. One thing that completely revolted her was the green chair. It was something that came right out of a bad seventies sitcom, and the color was pea green which made it the most revolting piece of furniture that she had ever laid eyes on. The problem however was that it was Hayden's chair. Not just any chair, 'the' chair that he would always sit in to watch football, baseball or whenever he wanted to settle down with a good book. No other chair could do, it was that one or nothing. Lizzy remembered the day he brought the hideous thing moved into the apartment. He was living at home with Mom & Dad before the big move, but she noticed as they were moving his stuff in but there was no furniture. She seemed a little more at ease when a dresser drawer came up, but a few moments later, two boys from the firehouse carried in the chair that would start the first big fight of their living together. Her mouth gaped with shock as they walked in carrying the pea green relic, and Hayden came right behind them and pointed to the living room.

     "Put my baby right over there guys," Hayden directed, ""Beside the big couch that's in front of the television."

     Lizzy walked over to Hayden and tried her best to saw something but couldn't. She was still shocked but finally said something when he asked if she was all right after noticing the look on her face. "What on earth is that hideous looking thing?"

     "That's my chair. The only chair I have ever used, and ever will use." Hayden said as he beamed in pride. "I've watched every Giants game in that chair. From when I was a wee little one on my Pa's lap, to the games I'll be watching this season on the fifty inch plasma television that I'm going to put up on the wall."

     "What television are you referring to?" Lizzy said, again shocked.

     "Well, I had some cash left over after tossing in my share of the rent. I thought it would be great to get something new for us both to share. I can watch my games, and you can watch your shows on it too."

     "But look at it?" Lizzy whined as she watched the firemen put the thing down in the living room. "It's green! It completely clashes with my white couch and love seat! It's easy to see these things are decades apart in age. They just don't look good together!"

     "I'm sorry, but it's my chair. It's the only thing I'm bringing here." Hayden said as he looked back at her. "If it goes, then so do I."

     Lizzy couldn't believe what she was hearing as she watched Hayden walk into the living room and adjust the chair so it had the perfect angle. As she watched him do that, one of his bud's from the fire house walked up to her.

     "Let it go Liz," Hayden suggested, "This thing is his most prized possession."

     "Are you serious?" Lizzy asked in disbelief.