"We think it's gonna be bigger than American Idol." The man grinned at him proudly after his little presentation about his show. "So what do you think, Rick?"

"Well, I love it!" Rick Castle announces excitedly. "It's so brilliant on so many levels. I don't even know where to start."

"Well good for you because some of the people we approached have had a little problem with the term has been."

Rick laughed. "Not me. I don't share that. I am a happy has been. Really. It's a very clear statement: I live in the past. Everything good I did was long ago so don't expect anything new or exciting from me now. It really takes the pressure off."

"Especially on a first date." He adds winking at the guy's assistant.

Damn, he really needs to start remembering the names of the people he meet with. What if he had to sue?

"Good for you." The man says as he takes his seat. "So, we already taped several shows and we're going to start airing them this week."

The man chatters on, mentioning out names of the other performers that's gonna be on the show.

Pfft. If those are his competitors, they could just give him the trophy already.

"So, how many songs will I get to perform?" Rick asks, displaying his boyish charms.

"I'd like to do two. One ballad and one more up-tempo number where I get to... shake it a bit." He emphasizes the last part with a wiggle in his seat that was meant to be attractive. Although, the look on the man's face across him says otherwise.

"I cannot promise any of the acts that there will be singing." The man explains.

Rick's brow furrowed. "I'm sorry. I'm confused. What will we be doing then?"

"Boxing."

Rick Castle winced as he follows the sidewalk on the way to his apartment. He didn't really expect the show to be about boxing.

True, his career isn't as huge as it was in the 80's but he doesn't think he's gonna be able to stoop down to boxing with some fellow forgotten pop artist from their time to get people's attention. He likes his pretty face too much.

He might be open minded but he's not that open minded. Paula is so gonna pay for not telling him.

He enters his apartment only to find Paula making coffee in his kitchen.

"Oh, my manager." He greets sarcastically as he gets through his door.

"Listen, listen." Paula calls out following him into his office. "I had no idea they were gonna do boxing. No one said a word to me. I swear."

"No, it's okay." He replies, beelining into his kitchen as Paula trails behind. "I can totally beat them all out. We did a tour with some of them back in '89 and we beat them severely. They cried like little girls."

"Alright, it's my fault and I hate myself for it" Paula starts. "But I am not upset. Do you know why?."

Rick glanced up from his fridge. "You've been to my liquor?"

Paula glared at that.

"Because of her." She continued, producing a copy of The Rolling Stone tucked below her arm.

"Cora Corman. Biggest star in the world. Bigger than Britney and Christina put together. And.. Guess who she loves." She asks waving the magazine in her hands.

"Her country?" Rick guesses.

"You. She's a huge Pop fan and she wants to meet you, Richard." Paula exclaims excitedly.

Rick opens his mouth to say something when he was interrupted by a knock on the door. He held up a hand to his manager before moving to see who's outside.

"Hey." He greets before even registering the sight before him. A beautiful young woman stood hesistantly by his door. Oh, what has he done right to deserve this?

"May I help you?" He asks after a moment.

"Oh, I thought Jane told you. I'm gonna have to do your plants for a couple of days. She already told Eduardo below so he let me up. I'm sorry if I'm bothering you. It's the only time I'm available today." The woman babbled and he can't help but laugh.

"Okay, come in."

"I'm Kate by the way." The woman introduced before getting in.

"And, oh, you don't have to worry about me being some criminal or something. I'm a cop." She adds with a wink, making his eyes widen and jaw drop.

Did she just say cop? That is so hot.

She turns to glare at him.

He just said that aloud didn't he?

Rick just shrugged sheepishly and she made her way to his couch to place her stuffs, completely ignoring him.

Maybe this day is not that bad after all.

Kate Beckett grunts as she climbs up Rick Castle's apartment building. Her friend Jane had to fly to Texas with her family because her aunt is very ill. She had known Jane for years ever since she moved to her current apartment. She knew how hard she works and when Jane asked her to proxy for her for a few days, Kate couldn't help but agree. Even if it means she has to sacrifice some time from her own job.

Doing plants aren't really what she's been trained to do but she can manage for a while. Not too long though or friendship be damned she might start shooting her friend's clients.

Eduardo, the doorman, was so gracious about letting her in when she told him about Jane. Her friend already gave him a heads up and that made it easier for Kate.

Kate looked at the address in her hand. Okay, this is it. She took a deep breath and raised her fist to knock.

She hears voices from the people inside before the door opened.

"Hey," The man greets and she just stared at him.

He looks really familiar but she can't quite place where she has seen him before.

"May I help you?" He asks before she manages to form a reply.

She explains to him this new arrangement and he lets her in his loft without any qualms. Hmm, he's a vulnerable target. Her cop instincts kick in. He may have a doorman but he shouldn't be letting people in this easily into his home. Especially since he clearly has money to burn.

"And, oh, you don't have to worry about me being some criminal or something. I'm a cop." She says, hinting him about it. He just looked at her with an expression a little close to awe and she can't help but wink at him.

She is stood in his foyer examining the details of his home when she heard him say, "That is so hot."

She gave him a glare. She came here to water his plants and not to earn a come-on from him. He just gave her a shrug.

Kate ignored him and placed her things in his couch before turning back to with a clap of her hand. "So, where can I find your plant stuffs?"

A/N: I am really nervous and hesitant about this but please tell me what you think :))