She’s smiling down at the dish of ice cream as she drizzles some hot fudge, sprinkles nuts, and drops a cherry on top. Then, like we planned, she looks straight into the camera and makes a come-hither motion with her index finger. That’s my cue.
She steps out of frame while I walk over, plant my hands on either side of the sundae, and lean down so my face is hovering right over it. And then I look up at the camera, quirk my eyebrow, and wait a beat. Then I wink, lower down even closer, and lick the hot fudge.
The warm, rich flavor coats my tongue. I swallow and step back, wiping my mouth with the back of my hand. When I make eye contact with Becca, she’s beaming.
“Oh my god! Gage, that was incredible!”
I stop the video and walk back over to her to show her the footage. “That was pretty slick,” I say. “I’ll send it to your phone.”
A second later it’s on Becca’s phone. She pulls up TikTok, and together we pick out music to play over it.
“This one,” I say, choosing a remixed R&B slow jam.
Becca is nodding, biting her lip, and still smiling.
She uploads it to the Sweet Cheeks account, then turns to me. “What should the caption be?”
I’m about to offer a suggestion when she holds up a hand.
“Wait! I just thought of one.”
She quickly types, then shows it to me.
When your ice cream sundae is almost as yummy as @gagegrant #icecream #sweetcheeks #icecreamdaddy #meltinmymouth #yum #lick
My brow hits my hairline. “‘Ice cream daddy’? That’s an unexpectedly hot caption from a woman who was blushing at the ideas I brainstormed twenty minutes ago.”
She bites back a smile. “I guess I just needed to dive in.”
“I’m impressed. Especially with ‘ice cream daddy.’”
That blush I like so much appears once more on her cheeks. Still grinning, she shrugs. “I thought it would be fun.”
She uploads the video and looks back at me. She makes a shimmying movement with her arms. “Okay, I’m way too excited about this. I can’t wait to see the response.”
I grab my phone and post the video on my TikTok, but with a different caption.
Daddy wanted ice cream, so I hit up @sweetcheekscreamery and they knocked it out of the park
I show it to Becca, and she laughs. “We should eat that before it melts.” She nods over to the sundae.
We stand by the counter and dig in.
“Holy shit,” I say after a bite. “This is the best ice cream sundae I’ve ever had.”
Becca flashes a shy smile. “Really? You’re not just saying that?”
“Really. Seriously, Becca, this is incredible. How do you get your ice cream to taste so rich and flavorful?”
She tells me about a local organic dairy farm she sources her ingredients from and how she uses extra vanilla extract in every flavor.
“Not just vanilla ice cream flavors,” she says after swallowing a spoonful of ice cream. “Putting extra vanilla in every flavor we make takes it to the next level. It makes the flavor richer and fuller.”
I make an “mmm” sound as I help myself to a third heaping spoonful. “Damn. That must be it.”
“Well, that and we let the ice cream sundae sit for a bit so it gets a bit melty. That’s when it tastes the best, I think.”
“Really?”
