A woman awoke during the night to find that her husband was not in
bed. She put on her robe and went downstairs. He was sitting at the
kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him.
He appeared to be in deep thought and very sad. He was just staring
at the wall. She saw him wipe a tear from his eye and take a sip of
his coffee. "What's the matter, dear?" she whispered as she stepped
into the room. "Why are you down here at this time of night?"
The husband looked up from his coffee. "Do you remember 20 years ago
when we were dating, and you were only 16?" he asked.
"Yes, I do" she replied.
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 20 years?"
"I remember that too" she replied softly.
He wiped another tear from his cheek and said, "I would have gotten
out today."
bed. She put on her robe and went downstairs. He was sitting at the
kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him.
He appeared to be in deep thought and very sad. He was just staring
at the wall. She saw him wipe a tear from his eye and take a sip of
his coffee. "What's the matter, dear?" she whispered as she stepped
into the room. "Why are you down here at this time of night?"
The husband looked up from his coffee. "Do you remember 20 years ago
when we were dating, and you were only 16?" he asked.
"Yes, I do" she replied.
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 20 years?"
"I remember that too" she replied softly.
He wiped another tear from his cheek and said, "I would have gotten
out today."
