colbra
25th May 2004, 08:53 PM
A woman awakes during the night and her husband isn't in bed with her.
She 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 asks. "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.
"Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car
making love?"
"Yes, I remember," says the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him.
The husband continues, "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 replies softly.
He wipes another tear from his cheek and says, "I would have gotten out
today."
She 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 asks. "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.
"Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car
making love?"
"Yes, I remember," says the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him.
The husband continues, "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 replies softly.
He wipes another tear from his cheek and says, "I would have gotten out
today."