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 wipes 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 pauses; 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 been released
> today".
>