"Here's your Snow White Vanilla in a cherry dipped Savior cone," Regina scooped up a generous portion of ice cream and handed it to Leroy who took the treat and scowled at the Mayor.
"You forgot my magic sprinkles," grumbled.
Regina maintained a false smile while scooping into the bin of multi colored sprinkles and flicking them over the top of his cone forcefully. She never blinked and he huffed and stalked out of Any Given Sundae.
Just as he was leaving, Henry and Emma waltzed in and greeted Regina behind the counter. "How's the grand re-opening going?"
"Busy, though I can't help but think the townspeople just like the idea of their Queen serving them frozen fat and sugar laden treats," Regina retied her apron and went about tidying up the counter.
"Yeah, but it's really noble of you to open the shop after the Snow Queen went apeshit and exploded herself," Emma said as she walked up to the counter and perused the different flavors.
"Yes, well, Granny's is no longer serving since she got into a disagreement over the price of cream with the only dairy supplier in town," Regina noted casually. "The people are used to local cream and I thought that's what I'd give them."
"Mom, I want a poison apple sundae with extra whipped Charming on top, please," Henry asked as Regina began to scoop up the ingredients.
"Of course, dear. And Emma what would you like?" Regina directed her attention to the Sheriff who was still reading over the selections. "Oh, we're all out of pumpkin spice, between the insipid princesses who love pumpkin spice anything, and the Peter, they cleared me out this morning."
"How about an apple cinnamon pie shake?" Emma asked in excitement, she was in desperate need of a cool treat, and a pie shake was just the ticket. It was literally a big slice of apple pie blended up with cinnamon ice cream.
"So since we own the shop now can I work here after school?" Henry took his sundae from Regina and immediately licked the spoon.
"Oh, Honey, I do fear your self-control is lacking a bit. I fear you'd eat more ice cream than you'd sell," Regina answered in dismay, ever thinking about Michelle Obama's message about the steady rise in child obesity.
Henry had the audacity to look offended for a brief moment than his expression smoothed over and he dug his spoon heartily into his sundae again. "You're probably right. If I had ice cream all the time it wouldn't seem like a treat anymore."
Regina and Emma both looked at their son with pride. He was becoming so self-aware. "What about you Regina, what's your favorite flavor?" Emma asked as Regina whipped up the pie shake in the blender. The pie and ice cream blending together in a sweet, cool beautiful mess.
When the blender stopped, Regina poured the now liquefied pie into a big old fashioned glass and handed it over to Emma. "Well, I haven't really tried any of them. It's not just Henry I'm worried about over indulging."
"Oh come on, seriously? You haven't even snuck a pinky full of Orange dragon dreamsicle?" Emma and Henry were both in shock at Regina's revelation.
"I'm not a big fan," Regina cast her eyes downwards and Emma detected the lie immediately.
"Come over to the table and at least watch us enjoy it then," Henry pleaded. His ice cream was melting faster than he could eat it, but he was certainly going to try.
"Once I get staff hired to take over, I won't be so hands on with the business," Regina said as she pulled off her red apron and walked around the counter to join Emma and Henry at a table.
Once she was seated, Emma noticed Regina blatantly staring at her as she shoveled the perfect pie shake into her mouth and licked the spoon. She smiled at Regina and dipped the spoon in, pulling out a big heap of warm pie along with the sweet cream. She shoved the spoon load toward Regina's mouth and motioned for her to part her lips and take it in.
"Share with me?" Emma swallowed as she watched Regina's hesitation give way. She leaned her head forward and wrapped her lips around the metal of the spoon taking the rather large offering of sweetness into her mouth.
Henry and Emma both watched Regina experience the flavor as she worked it around in her mouth and then swallow and let out a verifiable moan of enjoyment.
"See what you've been missing, Mom?" Henry was excited whenever Regina let loose and tried something new.
In Emma's mind she was echoing Henry's excitement for totally different reasons. She had the sudden urge to feed Regina every flavor and combination until they had worked through all of them, and then she'd start over. The way she had licked the spoon and worked her mouth around the dessert was positively pornographic.
Emma caught herself staring and realized she was still holding the empty spoon up at Regina. She quickly retracted her hand and refilled the spoon with an even bigger bite. She held it out and put it up to Regina's lips. They locked eyes: Regina's questioning and Emma's thrilled.
"Another?" Emma asked hopefully and was pleased when Regina once again licked the cream off Emma's spoon.