The Ice Cream Experiment

EAT ICE CREAM AND GET PAID

This was the seventh time in two days Lauren had seen that ad on Instagram. It sounded so stupid she had ignored it, but today while doom scrolling, she accidentally tapped the ad and was greeted with the following message,

Do you like ice cream? Do you like money? If your answer is yes, today is your lucky day! We're paying $$$ to people just like you! All you need to do is answer a few questions, eat a bowl of ice cream and come back the next day to fill out another questionnaire! No catch! If you bring a friend, we'll double the payout! If you refer a friend, we'll send you another payout! Find a time that works for you and apply today!

Lauren raised an eyebrow and giggled. Something written like that

had

to be a scam, but even if it was and she never got the money, it was a free bowl of ice cream. She clicked the

APPLY

button and it took her to a page that had an address in her city with a bunch of different available time slots. She saw there was an opening in a couple hours, so she clicked to reserve the time. She gave them her name and email. Immediately, her phone vibrated and an email arrived.

Thanks for signing up! This is the easiest money you'll ever make! Come, enjoy a bowl of ice cream from us. That's it! Remember, if you bring a friend, we'll double your money!

The email trailed off with information about where the company was located, a bunch of legal text and a link to an FAQ. She knew there had to be a catch, but, at the same time, she could use some extra money and she was hungry. She also knew her friend, Chris, would be up for it, which would double her payout. She sent him a quick text,

Want to head out for ice cream? It's from that ad on Insta that will pay us. I'm heading out for it in a bit over an hour if you want to come.

"YES!!" Chris shouted through the walls. Lauren and Chris lived in a side by side duplex and shared a wall. It was how the two met. They quickly became friends a few years ago when she moved in. The wall between their place was so thin they would shout things to each other on occasion.

lol great. I'll meet you outside in an hour.

Lauren got up, tossed her phone on the bed, stripped off her clothes and got into the shower. She stood under the showerhead and relaxed as the warmth enveloped her. She loved the feeling of hot water washing over her body. She thought about the upcoming ice cream thing and let her mind run away with wild scenarios. Maybe when her and Chris arrived there would be a gang who would steal all their money. Or maybe it was all for a reality show seeing who would click the world's stupidest ad. She shut off the water and went to dry her hair.

She stood in front of the mirror blow drying her hair before putting on any clothes. She thought to herself,

Damn, almost 40 and I still look good.

Lauren kept herself in shape by running three times a week. She was Asian with a slender build and small breasts. Growing up she heard constant, stupid jokes about being in the

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

. Their loss. Her tits were fantastic, even if they were smaller. She walked away from the mirror and put on a knee length, green and black summer dress. It had a V-neck to show what little bit of cleavage she had. She never wore a bra with this dress. She put her shoulder length black hair into a pony tail, slipped on her sandals and went outside to wait for Chris.

She didn't have to wait long for Chris to come out his side of the duplex and give her a wave. He was also in his late 30's with dark hair that he kept short. He hadn't bothered to shave, so he had some stubble on his face. He was wearing gray sweat pants with a tight black t-shirt. Chris didn't work out often, but he kept himself in shape with an active job, and the tight shirt didn't leave much to the imagination with the way it hugged his chest and arms.

"Thanks for the suggestion on trying this ice cream thing. I saw it too, but figured it was a scam. So I ignored it."

"Same, it was an accident that I clicked the ad in the first place. Probably is a scam, but hey, it'll be an adventure."

Chris laughed and asked, "You want to drive or me?"

"You can drive, I'm kind of tired."

"Tired and you can't reach the pedals without sitting on a dictionary, right?"

Lauren flipped him off and they walked to his car. They always teased each other, but it was in good fun. Chris usually made fun of her height, since she was barely five feet. She always teased back that he could claim he was six feet until he was blue in the face, but they both knew he was only five foot, eleven inches. She always joked that his secret was safe with her.

As they pulled out, Lauren asked, "How's Kristal doing?"

Chris smiled, "She's doing really well. She finally has some time off coming up, so she'll be here tomorrow."

Kristal was Chris's long time partner. Lauren didn't know exactly how long they had been together, but they had been dating ever since she knew him. She liked Kristal and the three of them had hung out on a couple occasions. Kristal had no reason to be jealous of Lauren. Lauren and Chris were strictly platonic. Clearly they were both attractive, but neither had any interest in changing the dynamic of their relationship. Besides, Chris was happy with Kristal and Lauren was enjoying the single life, even if it had been some time since her last boyfriend.

They made small talk about each other's week until they arrived at the location, which was a non-descript building that had no markings anywhere on it.

"Are you sure this is the place? Or have you taken me out here to murder me and steal my money?" Chris joked as they got out of the car.

Lauren rolled her eyes "Oh yeah, this was my goal all along. You figured me out! Befriend you years ago, buy ad space on Insta and lure you out to an empty parking lot. All to get your twenty dollars!" She opened her email to make sure she had the right address and sure enough, this was the place. "Come on, let's see if there is anyone in the building. Just so you know, if this is a scam, you're bringing us out for for ice cream on the way home because God damn it, I want ice cream now!"

"Yes Ma'am!" Chris held out his arms. "After you." He followed Lauren into the building. Inside, the building was immaculate. Beautiful hardwood floors with bright white paint on the walls and not a hint of dirt anywhere to be seen.

"I feel like I should take my shoes off so I don't track any dirt in here." Chris mentioned while they continued down the hallway and looked around.

"Tell me about it."

Finally, they rounded a corner and saw a man at a desk typing away. He was so focused on whatever he was typing that he didn't even notice the two of them walk up and he jumped. The sudden jump from the stranger made Lauren jump which made Chris jump. All three laughed.

"Oh my God! I'm so sorry about that! I didn't hear you two at all. My name is Dr. Chen. Usually we have a few more people here, but seeing that you're the last appointment of the day, every one else has gone home. You're Lauren I presume?" He reached out and shook Lauren's hand.

"Yes! The ad mentioned I could bring a friend for extra money, so I did! This is Chris."

The Doctor nodded, let go of Lauren's hand and shook Chris's hand. "Great! Pleasure to meet you two. You can both follow me and I'll explain everything on the way."

Lauren and Chris fell behind Dr. Chen and followed while he spoke. "Thank you so much for coming! I know what you're thinking, this is a scam, right?"

Lauren looked at Chris, raised her eyebrows, smirked and looked back at the Doctor. "Maybe just a little bit."

The Doctor nodded and continued to walk. "Can't say I blame you. I would probably think the same thing if I were you! Honestly, I can't reveal too much as it could taint the results or influence how you feel." The Doctor opened a door and had them take a seat. He pulled out some papers. "What I can say though is that this is pharmaceutical research. We're experimenting with a new drug, but truthfully the taste is awful. We mask the taste with ice cream, and people don't seem to notice."

Lauren looked over at Chris with a shocked look and back at the Doctor. "Wait, so this is what the ad was for? Becoming a medical guinea pig!? This is worse than a scam. This is..."

Before she could finish her sentence the Doctor placed a paper in front of each of them. "Before you leave, please, look at this. It's a quick survey, but if you'll look at the bottom of it, you can see what the pay is."

"Holy fuck." Chris grunted in disbelieve, looked at Lauren and whispered. "This is a lot of money. If you don't want to do it, fine, but I am."

Lauren sighed and looked anxiously at Chris and back to the Doctor. "Before I agree to this, what are the side effects? Anything serious?"

The Doctor let out a hearty laugh. "Nothing serious at all! For what it's worth, and this is the God's honest truth, everyone who has tried it has come back with a friend for the referral bonus and most have asked if it's possible to do it a second time and still get paid. The answer to that question, is of course! Each person is eligible for three visits."

"You don't have to convince me Doc. Tell me where to sign!" Chris started filling out the survey immediately.

Lauren had an uneasy feeling, but the Doctor seemed to be telling the truth and Chris was excited. She decided to go through with it. What's the worst that could happen? "Okay, I'll do it."

"Great! Chris has already started filling out the survey, so you should start too. No talking to each other during the survey please. I'll be sitting here to make sure, but we can't have you two influencing each other."

Lauren looked down and started filling out the survey. It started off simple enough. Age, weight, height. Lauren was about to comment on Chris not being six feet, but remembered they had to keep to themselves. She continued on. The rest of the survey was circling numbers 1 (low) to 5 (high) about your various moods and feelings for the past week. Hunger, thirst, happiness, sadness, anxiousness, etc. Lauren continued to circle numbers when she came across

Arousal

. She looked up at the Doctor.

"Don't be thrown off or concerned about some of the words on there. We can't reveal what the experiment is actually about, so we put a wide range of words covering the entire spectrum of what it is to be human."

Lauren was concerned with what she had gotten herself into and continued for another few minutes until she finished. She looked over at Chris and he had already finished. He was staring off into space without a concern in the world.

"I'll take your paperwork! Now, for the reason you two are here. The ice cream! I'll be right back" Dr. Chen stood up from his chair and left the room.

"Are you getting a weird feeling from this entire thing?" Lauren asked.

"It's about as weird as I expected getting paid to eat ice cream would be." Chris flashed a large grin. "Seriously though, it's a bit odd, but what's the worst that could happen? If it was anything too nefarious, it could easily be tracked back to them since they're advertising online with all their own information."

"Yeah, I suppose...." Lauren said hesitantly and then jumped as Dr. Chen returned with a couple bowls of ice cream.

He set the bowls in front of them. "Vanilla. It's simple, but it's a classic. Enjoy!"

Chris finished after a few bites while Lauren stirred the ice cream around tentatively. It looked like vanilla ice cream. It smelled like vanilla ice cream. Hell, Chris ate it quickly as if it were vanilla ice cream.

Here goes nothing...

Lauren closed her eyes and finished the ice cream in a few bites.

"That's it!" Dr. Chen clapped his hands and stood up.

Puzzled, Lauren looked at Chris and back to Dr. Chen. "That's it? Really? What if we have a reaction or something?"

The Doctor let out another hard laugh. "Please, please, don't worry at all! As I mentioned, we've been doing this for some time and no one has ever complained or had issues."

"What about the pay? When do we get that?" Chris asked while Lauren rolled her eyes. Clearly Chris wasn't concerned.

"Of course! We have each of your information. So we'll send half the payment now and the other half will be paid tomorrow when you return to fill out the final questionnaire about how you were feeling through the night. Remember, bring a friend with you tomorrow and we'll double the pay! Anyway, that's it! You two can find your way back out I assume? See you tomorrow!"

Lauren and Chris made their way back to Chris's car and started the drive home.

After a few minutes, Lauren broke the silence. "What did you think? How you feeling?"

Chris was driving with his left hand on the wheel and shrugged. "Fine. It tasted decent. How about you? Feeling anything?"

"I think I feel fine? I feel like myself and don't notice anything..."

"Same. So no need to worry! Let's just think about what we'll spend that extra money on!"

"Yeah, I suppose you're right..."

Lauren tried to relax and looked out the passenger window staring at the passing landscape. Before she knew it, her eye lids had dropped a little bit and she was feeling incredibly relaxed. Chris was right, what was there to worry about? Everything would be fine. She looked over at him to ask how he was doing, but immediately got distracted by his forearm and how tight it looked while gripping the steering wheel. She had known that Chris was attractive, but had never thought of him sexually before. Currently though, she felt different and wanted to reach over and touch his forearms. Wanted to rub her hands up and down them and see if they were at strong as they looked. Her mind started to wonder what would happen next if she were to reach over and grab him. Her concentration broke when Chris spoke.

"Alright, maybe I am feeling something. It's not exactly the same, but I feel sort of...I don't know. Stoned might be the closest way to describe it?"

Lauren smiled and nodded. Her mind immediately went back to how good Chris was currently looking. In the back of her mind, she knew it was wrong. He was a friend. Also, he had a girlfriend! Still, it was taking every ounce of willpower to keep herself from reaching over to rub his forearms. She knew it had to be a side effect of the ice cream, but she didn't care at the moment. She closed her eyes and thought. How long had it been since she had sex? Since she had felt a cock? Had it really been over a year? Sure, she masturbated on occasion, but it wasn't the same. She wanted to feel the weight of a man on top of her. Take in his scent. Feel him sliding into her. She could tell her face was turning red. She could feel how soaked her underwear was. Every part of her wanted to be touched. She contemplated what would happen if she started masturbating right now in the car. Surely Chris had to be feeling as horny as she was. It was at this moment she decided that if Chris made a move on her, she would let him do whatever he wanted. Instead her thoughts were interrupted.

"Well, we're home. I'm not feeling like myself, so I'm going to go lie down..." Chris quickly got out of the car.

She opened her eyes and looked at him, but he was already closing the door. Before he turned around, she swore she could see that he had an erection in his sweatpants. Unfortunately, he was opening the door into his half of the duplex before she could even react. She felt light headed as soon as she stood up, but she didn't stop to catch herself. She quickly made her way inside, then into her bedroom and grabbed her small bullet vibrator.

She had barely entered her bedroom before her underwear was off and thrown on the ground. She let her hair down, got on her back, spread her legs, reached under her dress and immediately pressed the vibrator against her clit. Typically, even on the lowest setting, the vibrator was too powerful to place directly on her clit. She would usually warm up a bit by teasing herself and lightly moving it around her pussy outside of the underwear. Today was different. She had never been this horny and needed release. She knew if she could give herself an orgasm, her horniness would subside as it always did. She turned the vibrator to its highest setting and let out a moan. She thought of how thin the wall between her and Chris's room was. So thin that she had heard Chris fucking Kristal on occasion. She didn't know if Chris was in his room right now, but the thought of him in there and hearing her moaning turned her on even more. She moaned louder. She could feel the buildup to an orgasm coming quickly. Before she knew it, her legs slammed shut and an orgasm radiated through her body. Her pussy was pulsating with each wave of pleasure coursing through her. Her moans were so loud, that she knew Chris had to hear her, even if he wasn't in his bedroom, but that only made her orgasm stronger. After a few seconds the feeling of the vibrator was too strong. She tossed it on her side table and lie on her back covered in sweat.

Lauren stared at the ceiling while she tried to catch her breath. She had no energy to move. She heard her phone vibrate in the pocket of her dress, but couldn't bring herself to even grab it to see who was messaging her. She closed her eyes and realized she was still horny. She could feel her heart beat throbbing between her legs reminding her how empty she currently was. She needed to be filled and her fingers wouldn't suffice. She knew at this moment the only thing that could possibly alleviate her emptiness was a hard cock. She started to think of all the men in her life that she could text, but they were all married or too far away. She pulled out her phone and noticed a message from Chris.

How u feeling?

Was he feeling the same way? Was this a hint? It had to be a hint, right? Surely he heard her moaning only minutes ago. If Chris were feeling the same, he could be here within seconds fucking her. The thought had her heart race even faster. She knew she had to play her cards right though. If she was reading the situation wrong, their friendship would be destroyed. Not to mention whatever drama would come between her and Kristal. Worst of all, she wouldn't be penetrated tonight. She decided to play it coy.

I don't know. What about you? How are you feeling? What are you thinking? I'm not really feeling like myself...

The ball was in his court. If he mentioned anything about being horny, she would invite him over. They could figure out when, if and/or how to tell Kristal later. There was only one thing on her mind right now. Her phone lit up with a new message from Chris.

lol same

What is wrong with this guy!? Lauren wanted to scream. Instead, she decided she would try one more time and be so direct that she could attempt to play it off as a joke later if it didn't work.

Really, I just want a hard dick in me...

As soon as she pressed send, her nerves kicked into overdrive. Thankfully, she wasn't anxious for long as the response was immediate.

Want me to come over?

Yes

Lauren stood up, petted her dress down and kicked her underwear under the bed. It didn't take long for Chris to knock on her door. She walked over and let him in.

Chris entered. "Hey, are you sure you're..."

Lauren didn't care what he had to say. She put her arms around his neck, jumped up and wrapped her legs around his waist. Apparently Chris didn't care what he had to say either because he immediately grabbed her ass to hold her up and kissed her. Their tongues were in each other's mouths pushing and dancing around each other immediately.

Chris carried her to her bed, placed her on her back, took off his shirt and grabbed her hips. He kept his hands outside the dress and slid them up to her breasts. He remained standing up at the end of the bed. Lauren pulled the top of her dress down, revealing her tits. She put her hands on his forearms and rubbed them. They were even stronger than she had imagined. She stopped rubbing, grabbed them and pulled herself up to grab his hard cock through his sweat pants.