KingFish
Nothing to see here
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 dining room table with a cup of coffee in front of him.
He appears deep in thought . . . just staring at the wall, his eyes welting.
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 to tears thinking that her husband is so caring and sensitive. "Yes, I do." she replies.
The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily , sobbing and sniffling ...
D... Do ... Do you remember whe ... when your mother caught us behind the couch making love?"
"Yes, . . . I remember." says the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him, whiping his tears from his cheek.
The husband continues . . . "Do you remember when she shoved a shotgun up my ass while doing you from behind and said, 'Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to jail for 20 years?"
"Yes" with tears of compassion now streaming from her eyes "I remember that too." she replies softly.
He wipes another tear from his cheek and says . . "I would have gotten out today."
She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him.
She finds him sitting at the dining room table with a cup of coffee in front of him.
He appears deep in thought . . . just staring at the wall, his eyes welting.
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 to tears thinking that her husband is so caring and sensitive. "Yes, I do." she replies.
The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily , sobbing and sniffling ...
D... Do ... Do you remember whe ... when your mother caught us behind the couch making love?"
"Yes, . . . I remember." says the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him, whiping his tears from his cheek.
The husband continues . . . "Do you remember when she shoved a shotgun up my ass while doing you from behind and said, 'Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to jail for 20 years?"
"Yes" with tears of compassion now streaming from her eyes "I remember that too." she replies softly.
He wipes another tear from his cheek and says . . "I would have gotten out today."
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I try to spread good cheer where I can. 
TIA