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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!"