A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband is 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 cup of coffee in
front him. He appears deep in thought, just staring at the wall.
She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of
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, "Do you remember 20 years ago when we were
dating, and you were only 17?" he asks solemnly.
The wife is touched thinking her husband is so caring and
sensitive. "Yes, I do," she replies.
The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily. "Do you
remember when you father caught us in the back seat of my car?"
"Yes, I remember," says the wife, lowering herself into a chair
beside him.
The husband continues..."Do you remember when he shoved a
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 replies softly.
He wipes another tear from his cheek and says... "I would have
gotten out today..."
