A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in
> their bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him.
> She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in
> front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the
> wall. She watches as he wiped a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee.
> "What's the matter, dear?", she whispers as she steps into the room, "Why are you down here at this time of night?".
>
> The husband looks up from is coffee, "Do you remember 20 years ago when we were dating, and you were only 16?" he asks solemnly.
>
> The wife is touched to tears thinking that her husband is so caring
> sensitive. "Yes I do" she replies.
>
> The husband paused. The words were not coming easily. "Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car making love?"
>
> "Yes, I remember" said the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him.
>
> The husband continued.. "Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face and said, 'Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to jail for 20 years?'"
>
> "I remember that too" she replied softly.
>
> He wiped another tear from his cheek and said......"I would have gotten out today."
> their bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him.
> She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in
> front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the
> wall. She watches as he wiped a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee.
> "What's the matter, dear?", she whispers as she steps into the room, "Why are you down here at this time of night?".
>
> The husband looks up from is coffee, "Do you remember 20 years ago when we were dating, and you were only 16?" he asks solemnly.
>
> The wife is touched to tears thinking that her husband is so caring
> sensitive. "Yes I do" she replies.
>
> The husband paused. The words were not coming easily. "Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car making love?"
>
> "Yes, I remember" said the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him.
>
> The husband continued.. "Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face and said, 'Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to jail for 20 years?'"
>
> "I remember that too" she replied softly.
>
> He wiped another tear from his cheek and said......"I would have gotten out today."
