Chapter 181: Bessie Arbour, 17, Judas Goat...

The radio interview regarding the Sexiest Mom in Town had the effect that Kate had planned on. It not only set the parameters for eligibility, it made more girls eager to participate. The money, sure. But the glowing terms Kate had used to describe the contestants — who didn’t want to be perceived as wholesome, but still sexy?

The term — naughty but nice — emerged, and was quickly accepted. It captured the spirit of the event. The costumes would be a little risqué, and the question-and-answer sessions would be of a sexual nature.

But these moms — these wholesome housewives — were, in fact, nice girls.

Naughty but nice.

And, Kate hadn’t dropped the term church-going into her interview by accident. Her wish was to have at least two or three religiously-devout women enter the contest. A skimpy costume. Sexy, personal questions. It could be the formula for something interesting.

Even with the pervasiveness of Internet porn, seeing live, ‘regular’ moms up there on a platform — well, Kate once again had the town’s attention.

She had hoped that at least 20 applicants would fill out the online questionnaire and send in an ‘enticing’ photograph of themselves. That first morning, 38 women ranging from 16 to 34-years-old entered the pageant. By the cutoff date on Friday, there were 55 contestants for the Sexiest Mom in Town.

Each and every girl was accepted.

The outfits they posed in ranged from short-shorts to one-piece bathing suits to bikinis to three girls who sported thongs.

Kate, being Kate, didn’t leave things to chance. Among the 55 girls she had a sleeper — a 17-year-old girl, the mother of two toddlers. Bessie Arbour had applied to become a Motel girl, but Kate had additional plans for her.

She told Bessie, “I will hire you, but not until after the beauty contest. You’re going to be my Judas goat. You’ll be a little wilder, a little naughtier. Your costumes will be a little skimpier.”

Bessie understood her mission, “You want me to encourage them other girls to loosen up.”

“That’s right — but by example. Don’t be pushy, don’t be too direct.”

Kate, being Kate, didn’t leave things to chance. She tasked one of her favorite dancers — Ms. ‘Harry’ Hebert, a teacher at John Lee — to select the student judging panel. The three boys and three girls that Harry chose would enter the picture when the field was narrowed down to the Final Five contestants.

Kate told Harry, “You know those kids — pick the liveliest ones, the gutsiest ones.”

“You got it.”

“And let me know who the leader is — I’ll have a private word with her.” ‘Her’ — both Kate and Harry assumed the leader would be a girl. At that age, they were simply more mature.

Kate, being Kate, didn’t leave things to chance. She personally drew up a list of questions for those little judges to ask the Final Five.

These were simply the usual precautions she had learned and honed during her 20 years of working with girls. But despite the SOP of the process, she had decided to take the campaign in a new direction.

Rather than manipulation, Kate would use sugar and spice. Rather than forcing the girls into uncomfortable situations, she would conduct a campaign of positive reinforcement. The carrot rather than the stick. A lot of carrots.

The 55 contestants had been notified of their acceptance. It was time to get things moving. The initial voting would be from the online viewers at the Miss-Kitty website.

Kate sent out the initial instructions to her 55 girls:

Post a bikini picture of yourself. Then, in 500 words or so, describe the last instance in which you provided oral pleasure to a guy. Who was he? Where? Did you swallow? Add any pertinent details to your essay.

Only four girls dropped out — the rest complied. Not one girl used the word ‘cock’ which Kate found interesting, but not surprising.

The top 30 vote-getters moved on to the next round.

Post a picture of yourself in the skimpiest thong you can find. (A visit to Wendy’s would be a good idea.) Then in 500 words or so, describe the most recent orgasm you’ve enjoyed. Who, where, how.