Chappers
06-07-2005, 02:40 PM
>>> A woman awoke during the night to find that her husband was not in
>>> their bed. She put on her robe and went downstairs to look for him. She
>>> found him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in
>>> front of him.
>>>
>>> He appeared to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She
>>> watched as he wiped a tear from his eye and took 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 solemnly. The wife
>>> is touched to tears thinking that her husband is so caring and
>>> sensitive.
>>>
>>> "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, and lowered
>>> 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."
>>> their bed. She put on her robe and went downstairs to look for him. She
>>> found him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in
>>> front of him.
>>>
>>> He appeared to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She
>>> watched as he wiped a tear from his eye and took 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 solemnly. The wife
>>> is touched to tears thinking that her husband is so caring and
>>> sensitive.
>>>
>>> "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, and lowered
>>> 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."