It may have been the alcohol but Sally found herself wanting to know more.
"You mean men would enjoy looking at this body? But I'm overweight. Just plain plump!" she said, unbelievingly.
"Nonsense." Ted replied. "You aren't overweight -- and you certainly aren't plain either."
Ted hoped he hadn't said too much. He did find Sally attractive but that wasn't why they were meeting for a drink after work. He knew she would prove extremely popular at his charity do -- if he could only persuade her to ditch the dowdy outfits and show off the body he was sure she was hiding under them.
"And these women ... these plump women. They don't perform sexual acts with the men? You know I am active in the church -- and I have never been with anyone other than my husband." she continued.
"They don't have intercourse, if that is what you mean." said Ted. "And masks, wigs and the like are provided to ensure no-one recognises you. There is a certain amount of touching but mainly the guys just like looking. And it is in a good cause. The community centre couldn't survive without our annual donation -- not that we give them all the details of how the money is raised, of course."
A part of Sally did get a little thrill out of imagining herself dressed in some naughty outfit, exciting those younger men who had made a donation to charity so they could see her. Sex with her husband happened less and less after they were first married. Sally was fine with that -- being a headmaster was a stressful job for him and she was sure that her putting on weight over the years hadn't helped. Perhaps she could pick up some tips from the other hostesses to get him interested again -- and it was charitable work, even if it happened to be a little unconventional. But then she shook her head. "No -- you're winding me up, aren't you? You probably get some skinny young girl to strip in front of them and I would be the comedy warm up act, overweight and making a fool of myself."
"I can assure you that the people who will be there on Friday aren't the slightest bit interested in young or skinny." Ted insisted. "They all have the same taste or they wouldn't come along and spend that much money, year after year. Do you realise we have a waiting list for this year's event? That's why we can't go ahead without filling all the hostess roles."
"And your wife is fine with this?" asked Sally, raising an eyebrow.
"If you mean with me taking you for a drink and trying to persuade you to wear sexy outfits for the benefit of paying customers, the answer is yes. And if you mean with her being the lead hostess ever since we started these events, the answer is still yes." Said Ted. "And before you say it -- yes, I know I'm a lucky man."
"Well, I suppose if you let her take part then it can't be that bad. Go on then, I'll give it a try. But don't blame me if those paying customers of yours take one look at me and demand a refund."
But Ted was confident there would be no refunds. He had a feeling his customers would be very happy indeed.
And that was how, later that night, Sally found herself in a village hall with half a dozen other plump and mature women, being allocated her outfits for the evening. Everyone else was holding the outfits up to their bodies and laughing. "Well, too late to back out now." She thought, and started trying on her allocated outfits.
Each hostess had half a dozen outfits, some smart and sexy and some quite kinky. The idea was to circulate throughout the room wearing one of the outfits and when Mike rang a bell, everyone disappeared behind the curtain and changed into the next outfit, the outfits getting gradually more erotic with each change of clothing. The gentlemen attending the event were allowed to ask the hostesses to pose in specific ways so they could get a good view of them. Anyone was allowed to touch the hostesses but only over the top of their clothes and only for up to 30 seconds at a time.
Some of the girls started straight away with a sexy schoolgirl or French Maid outfit but Sally looked for something a little less revealing for her first outfit.
The little black dress looked classy when she held it up but as soon as she tried it on, she realised how short it was. She had chosen seamed black stockings and suspenders rather than tights, as she didn't want to seem a fuddy-duddy -- but she knew she couldn't wear a dress this short with stockings as they would be completely on display.
She dropped the LBD and next chose quite a thick, woollen plaid skirt thinking it would be a bit more "normal" but again hadn't realised how short it was.
Just as she was about to choose a third outfit, she heard a big cheer from the hall and the curtain started opening. Mike's voice announced "Gentlemen -- our hostesses for the evening. If you like what you see then please give them a round of applause." And the hall erupted in a wave of applause, cheers and whistles.
Sally blushed under her mask as she noticed a few of the men ducking down to try to look up the hostesses' skirts -- including her own.
"Now ladies," continued Mike, "Please make your way into the hall and meet your audience."
With her heart in her mouth, Sally followed the other women and walked down the four steps and into the hall. Almost immediately, a tall chap, around 25 years of age, made a bee-line for Sally. She moved aside to let him pass and was astounded when he said "No -- it's you I was coming to see. You are new to this, aren't you? Could you just hold your skirt up at the front for me please?"
Sally blushed under her mask but she supposed she was getting off lightly really. She looked away -- she couldn't look him in the eye -- and slowly lifted the front of her skirt.
"Oh stockings! Lovely." the young man said. After moving closer and taking the time for a really good look he eventually stood up and said, "I'll be back for another look later." And with a pat of her bottom -- well, more of a fondle, really -- he was off.
The next few men to approach her all wanted her to lean forward and lift her skirt to show her stockings and panties from behind.