Chapter 31. Personal "Research"

Bernard woke up that day with mixed feelings of apprehension and excitement.

"Today is D-day," he thought.

If he allowed himself to think more about it, he was sure that he would have talked himself out of the idea, and he could just envision how Tonia would make a mockery of him if he ever told her. His sister, who had always found great joy in telling him that he had more handsomeness than good sense, would certainly feel justified in her claim when she heard that he had actually coughed out a whopping sum of $30,000 just to be with a virgin!

"Damn, even I can't believe I was so daring!" He thought as he rolled over to check his bedside clock.

But then he had always been frugal with his money, and he has businesses here in the country and abroad. He had built houses for his parents and himself. He helped his sister with her startup business, which was thankfully doing well. He was not a partying man or one who womanized. Natalie had been his one weakness a