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 kitchen table with a hot 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. The wife is
> touched to tears thinking that her husband is so caring sensitive. "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?"
>
> "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 will 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."