In the whirlwind romance of Culpa Nuestra (Our Fault), the 2025 Prime Video finale to Mercedes Ron’s Culpable trilogy, one understated sequence has stolen the spotlight: Nick Leister and Noah Morgan sharing ice cream on a sun-dappled New York park bench, a fleeting oasis of normalcy amid their turbulent reunion. Starring Gabriel Guevara as the brooding heir Nick and Nicole Wallace as the resilient Noah, the scene—clocking in at just under two minutes around the 78-minute mark—captures the couple at their most unguarded, melting hearts and sparking viral fan edits across TikTok and Instagram. As the third film in a series that has garnered over 100 million global streams since Culpa Mía (My Fault) in 2023, this moment stands out for its simplicity, offering a tender counterpoint to the saga’s high-stakes jealousy, family secrets, and emotional reckonings.

The setup is deceptively casual. After a tense gala confrontation earlier in the film—where Nick’s discomfort over Noah’s chat with Italian businessman Luca reignites old insecurities—the pair escapes Manhattan’s elite bubble for a spontaneous afternoon in Central Park. Noah, fresh from a design meeting and still processing their four-year separation, suggests the detour: “Let’s do something normal for once.” Nick, ever the protector despite his guarded exterior, agrees with a rare, boyish grin. They stop at a vintage ice cream cart near the Bow Bridge, Noah opting for classic vanilla in a waffle cone, Nick choosing chocolate—mirroring their personalities: her steady warmth, his intense depth. As they settle on a weathered bench overlooking the lake, the city’s hum fades, replaced by birdsong and the soft crunch of waffle.

What unfolds is pure, unscripted chemistry. Noah takes a bite, a drip escaping down the cone; Nick, without thinking, reaches to wipe it with his thumb, lingering just a second too long. She laughs—a genuine, throat-open sound not heard since their teenage days in Culpa Mía—and teases, “You’re still a mess with sweets.” He counters with a smirk, “Only when you’re involved,” before stealing a lick from her cone, earning a playful swat. The camera lingers on micro-moments: Noah’s eyes crinkling in delight, Nick’s shoulders relaxing for the first time in the film, their knees brushing as they lean in to share the treat. No grand declarations, just shared silence broken by light banter about childhood flavors—hers strawberry at county fairs, his pistachio from European summers with his father. It’s a callback to their first film, where stolen snacks symbolized budding trust, now evolved into a symbol of hard-won peace.

Director Domingo González, in a Prime Video behind-the-scenes feature, revealed the scene was improvisational gold. “We scripted the walk and the cart, but Gabriel and Nicole brought the magic,” he said. “That laugh from Nicole? Real. The thumb wipe? Gabe’s idea on take three. We kept it because it felt like them—not the characters, but the kids they used to be.” Filmed in one afternoon at Central Park’s Bethesda Terrace, the golden-hour lighting bathes them in a dreamy glow, with autumn leaves framing the shot like a painting. The soundtrack shifts to a gentle acoustic cover of “Falling Slowly,” its lyrics about tentative reconnection underscoring the subtext: They’re not fixed, but they’re trying.

For fans, the scene is catnip. On TikTok, #NickNoahIceCream has over 25 million views, with edits slowing the drip-wipe to 0.5 speed, overlaying heart emojis and captions like “This is healing” or “Forget the gala, give me 10 hours of this.” Reddit’s r/CulpaMiaTuyaNuestra calls it “the trilogy’s soft reset,” a user analyzing: “After all the jealousy and misunderstandings, this is them choosing joy—no plot, just presence.” Another pointed out symbolism: “Vanilla for Noah’s purity, chocolate for Nick’s complexity—sharing means balance.” The moment trends globally, especially in Spain and Latin America, where Ron’s Wattpad origins resonate with Gen Z romance readers.

Adapted from Ron’s 2018 novel, the scene expands a brief park mention into a pivotal breather. In the book, it’s a phone call; here, it’s visceral—Guevara’s Nick letting his guard down, Wallace’s Noah rediscovering lightness. It follows the gala’s tension, where Nick’s jealousy over Luca nearly derails their fragile truce, and precedes a heavier third-act revelation about Noah’s career sacrifice for family. González uses it as a narrative exhale: “We needed audiences to feel why they fight for each other,” he told Variety.

The ice cream interlude ties into the trilogy’s evolution. Culpa Mía was raw passion—stolen kisses in rain-soaked cars. Culpa Tuya added angst with separations and rivalries. Culpa Nuestra matures them: Nick confronting his possessiveness (post-gala therapy hints), Noah asserting boundaries. This scene crystallizes growth—joy not despite pain, but because of it. As Ron wrote in a 2025 Instagram post, “Sometimes love isn’t fireworks; it’s sharing a cone and knowing you’re home.”

Critics laud its restraint. The Hollywood Reporter called it “the film’s emotional anchor—a reminder that amid mansions and betrayals, happiness is handheld.” With Culpa Nuestra hitting 15 million streams in its October 16 debut week, per Nielsen, the scene drives rewatches—Prime Video reports a 40% spike in pause-and-zoom on the drip moment.

For the actors, it’s personal. Wallace told Teen Vogue, “Nicole cried real tears laughing—Gabe kept making cone puns off-camera.” Guevara added, “Nick’s happiest when Noah’s happy; this was his exhale.” Their chemistry, honed over three films, sells the authenticity—no grand gestures, just a cone and connection.

As the trilogy closes with Nick and Noah choosing a future together—careers aligned, families mended—the ice cream scene lingers as its soul. In a saga of storms, it’s the calm: two souls sharing sweetness, proving love’s simplest flavors endure. Fans agree: Forget the drama—this is the moment they fell harder.