Who Says Men Dont Remember Anniversary?

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 sittingat the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee. 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 twenty years ago

when we were dating, and you were only 16?' he asks solemnly.

'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 twenty years?'

'I remember that, too' she replied softly.

He wiped another tear from his cheek and said,

'I would have been out of jail today and a free man!'