Such a riveting tale

As a senior citizen was driving down the
A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband is
notin bed. She puts on her robe and 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 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 15?", he
asks solemnly.
Yes I do," she replies.
The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily. "Do
you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of
my car?"
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."