A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in 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 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 his coffee,"
Do you remember 20 years ago when we were dating, and you were only
16?" he asks
solemnly."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'll
send you to jail for 20years?" "I remember that too" she replied softly.
He wiped another tear from his cheek and said, "I would have gotten out
today".
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 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 his coffee,"
Do you remember 20 years ago when we were dating, and you were only
16?" he asks
solemnly."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'll
send you to jail for 20years?" "I remember that too" she replied softly.
He wiped another tear from his cheek and said, "I would have gotten out
today".