A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband wasn't in bed. She goes down stairs and finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee. He appears deep in thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes another sip of coffee. What the matter dear, she whispers as she steps into the room. The husband looks up, Do you remember 20 years ago when we were dating and you were only 17? The wife is touched thinking he is so caring and sensitive, Yes I do she replied. The husband pauses, the words are not coming easily, Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car. Yes I remember, the wife replied. 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!
Joe