"But it seems she's worried she wouldn't be good enough and I was thinking that if she did it for everyone, we could let her know just how great she does."

"What?!" Vanessa balked, turning to stare a hole into the side of his skull.

The proposal was greeted by a chorus of agreements and encouragements.

"No. No. I don't think so," she said, pulling her hand from Tom's and raising both to ward everyone off.

"Ken here is a regular at the local clubs," Bill announced. "He'd be a great judge."

"I knew he was the real pervert here." She pointed a finger at Ken and tried to scowl,...