You guys are so protective of them both! Come on! Just play along for now…xD

They're not who they are in the show just yet. And I know Rick isn't that kind of a jerk. Could you just be patient? ;P

And yes, she has got to be blond for the time being. I prefer her as a brunette, too.

Just because today is kind of Valentine's Day here I'm posting another chapter.

Enjoy! :D

In the corner table, Rick Castle sits and waits for his blind date. If he set himself up, is it really considered a blind date? Kate. It sounds like a brunette – which is a very dangerous kind of woman: they can break your heart into little pieces and step on them later. Oh, Kyra… But, if he gave her his number she's gotta be hot like-

The most beautiful woman he's ever seen just walks in.

-that. All the times he gave him number was for that only reason: she could make him squirm.

And she's walking to the bar. Should he go and try to get her number in less than 15 minutes? No. Too risky. But again, Kate sounded a bit nerdy. He might not get anything from her. 'Nonsense! She called me!' he thinks to himself.

His eyes keep leaving the door to look at her.

He's smitten. Just like that. Without even talking to her.

Yet.

To the untrained eye, she looks confident enough to make you beg. But for Rick Castle's eyes, she's nervous. Something tells him she doesn't do this very often. She's self-conscious about her hotness, which means she doesn't go out a lot because of a boyfriend or because she doesn't have anybody to tell her how beautiful she is.

She sends back a drink offered by some guy. What is it with this woman? He wants to show her how beautiful she is. And he still got 5 minutes to do so. Maybe Kate is gonna be late after all.

He approaches her from behind as she looks for someone – funny enough, it's right where he was sitting. Could she be his Kate? Nah. Too confident to be the girl on the phone.

"I would offer you a drink but I don't think you're that kind of woman" He seductively whispers to her ear, too close for his own good. Her little shudder takes her off balance a bit and he steadies her placing his hand on her hip and letting it go by the second she was all right.

Half lidded green eyes throw him a glance. She's smirking. Was she expecting him? Is she amused? "Too bad. I might have taken you up on that" she whispers.

So she's single. A grin forms on his lips. Great. "In that case, can I buy you a drink?" but she's already walking away.

His heart breaks a little bit. He wants to know more about her. Maybe start with her name. But she turns back to him. And she teases him. If she is flirting, he still has a shot. It would take him no effort at all to place a soft kiss on her lips as she whispers the "No", and he slightly bents forward catching himself before he does anything stupid.

But their lips touched, slightly. And he could tell she wasn't expecting it. He grins and lets himself get a bit bolder.

"Are you expecting someone?" He hopes to god she isn't because there's something about her he can't shake it off.

"Are you?" If she wants to know if he is free as a bird, that's gotta mean she's by herself tonight. Right?

He glances towards the door, than to the clock: 7:15. "Not at all"

Something changes. Does she look hurt? But why? What did he say? What did he do?

"Are you sure you're not expecting anyone? Someone this beautiful-" he can tell she isn't hearing a word he says "Can I keep you company? I hear that I'm an excellent-"

"Absolutely not" ok. What? Absolutely not waiting for a guy? That's gotta be it, he asked if she was sure, she said 'absolutely', which you only say when you're certain. So…

She looks like she's about to cry.

Oh! Maybe her boyfriend ditched her. He took a good look at her. Ok, maybe she ditched her boyfriend? She is heartbroken.

'Please don't cry' he kept repeating it in his mind as if she could read it. 'What should I do? Oh! I've got it!'

"A drink for the lady" and maybe a compliment? Yeah, that could distract her. "You have the most gorgeous eyes, did you know that?"

Taking him by surprise, she brushes their lips in a sweet way, as if she's kissing him goodbye. Tentatively he reached an arm around her, placing his hand on her small back. When she didn't fight it, he pulled her closer. Maybe a hug, right? A hug's nice when we're upset. Works for Alexis. And he deepens the kiss a little bit moving his lips against hers. And when he gets her a bit closer she tilts her head up, and begins to open her sparkly eyes. She looks so lonely, so fragile and so beautiful.

Her body stiffens and he's going to step back when her body melts into his embrace, taking him with her. And he should know better. But her lips move against his and it feels so good, so right. His heart was pounding on his ears and before he knew it, she's gently backing away.

She never said a word. Neither did him.

She turns to the bar and takes the drink he ordered just now. She looks at it, nurses it a little bit and as if she made up her mind or something, she turns to him just as he steps closer, and she bumps on his chest.

He can see someone else in her eyes, the woman he approached earlier, fearless, determined. And then he feels it. Her hands sneaking around his neck and tousling his hair. Her palm flat over his heart grabs his lapel and pulls him to her, capturing his lips in an obscenely good way.

And he responds to her kiss, without a word. Without asking the name of this mysterious woman.

Trick question: where do you think this is leading to? ;)