A/N: Thank you all so much for the reviews/alerts! I'm glad you like this story!

***To answer a question, NO, this will not be all in Eli's POV. It just worked out that way for the first chapter haha. In fact, I think it starts off with Clare's POV… Anyway, enjoy! (:

Chapter Two:

The Dot

Clare's POV

"Hey!" I said cheerfully to Eli as I sat down on the stool next to him.

"Hey," he replied, looking me over. I felt myself blush. "You look great," he complimented and I smiled.

"Thanks," I said, and looked away. Eli always made me nervous; I have this gigantic crush on him, but I know it would never happen. Stupid rules! "So, uh, how much work did you get done?" I asked, changing the subject.

He rolled his eyes. "Clare. We're at a club and you're asking me about work?"

"Well…yeah," I said and he smirked when I blushed again.

"I just filed some stuff and got everything ready for a new case we'll be starting in the morning," he explained.

"Do you know anything about it?" I asked.

He groaned. "Clare, we can talk about this tomorrow," he said and I frowned. "How about we talk about something else?" he added and I nodded.

"Okay!" I said a little too eagerly and he chuckled.

"Well, for starters…why in the hell is Alli wearing glitter?" he asked and grimaced. I laughed.

"She said it would "make her stand out when the light catches the glitter and makes her sparkle". She wanted me to wear some but I refused," I told him.

"Good choice," he said, smiling. Spinner came over to us then, handing me a martini.

"Uh, I didn't order this," I told him, and tried to give it back.

"I know. The guy over there in the grey shirt paid for it," Spinner explained and walked away.

I looked over to see a very cute guy, around my age, smiling at me. I smiled back and mouthed 'thanks', and he started to make his way over to me.

"Well, since it looks like you'd rather talk to someone else, I'll just go," Eli said, looking annoyed.

"What? I don't want to talk to someone else-" I started to say, but he cut me off.

"Whatever," he responded and stormed off.

The mystery guy that bought me my drink took his seat, introducing himself. "Hi, I'm Drew."

"Hi, I'm Clare. Thanks for the drink," I said and we shook hands.

"No problem. So, beautiful, do you have a boyfriend?" he asked, getting straight to the point.

"U-Uh, no, not really," I answered, involuntarily looking around for Eli. Our eyes met from across the room and he looked really mad.

Drew noticed this and also turned around to look at Eli. "Hmm. Let me guess. You like him but you're not sure if he likes you, and you're not looking for a relationship just in case he really does like you?" He guessed and I blushed.

"Is it that obvious?"

He laughed. "Yeah, it is. He looks super jealous right now."

"Really?"

Drew laughed again. "Really. He looks like he wants to rip my head off." I giggled. "Anyway, enjoy the drink. Good luck with him," he said, standing up.

"Wait! I wanna introduce you to my single friend; I think you'll really like her!" I told him, emphasizing the word 'single.'

"Alright, lead the way!" He said, and I grabbed his hand and took him to the dance floor. I snuck a look at Eli who was glaring at Drew and I bit back a smile.

It wasn't hard to find Alli; the glitter really did make her stand out. "ALLI! ALLI COME HERE!" I shouted, and she turned to look at us.

"WHAT?" She yelled, not hearing us over the music.

I sighed and grabbed her arm, taking the three of us off to the side, where it was quieter. "Alli, this is Drew. Drew, this is my best friend Alli."

"Hey," Alli said, biting her lip.

"Hey," Drew repeated, and asked if she wanted a drink. She said yes and the two of them went to the bar while I walked over to where Eli was sitting.

Eli's POV

I saw Clare strolling over to me, and I clenched my jaw. "Where's your date?" I asked when she sat next to me.

"Over there, with Alli. He's not my type," she answered, and I relaxed. The knot forming in my stomach due to jealousy finally went away as I nodded.

"Didn't seem like he was," I said and she looked at me.

"Why not?"

"Because…" I trailed off. Because he's not me, I thought in my head, but I didn't say that out loud. "Because….I don't know," I admitted.

She laughed softly.

"Anyway, do you wanna talk about the case?" I asked.

"But, Eli! We're at a club! Why would you want to talk about work?" She said, mocking me.

I laughed. "Okay, why don't we talk abou-" I was interrupted by my cell phone ringing. Annoyed, I answered. "Hello?"

"It's Adam. Chief MacDonald needs you and Clare to go to a crime scene immediately. It has to do with the new case."

I sighed. "Where is it?" I asked and he gave me the address. I looked at Clare. "Duty calls," I said and Clare nodded.

"Let me just go tell Alli I'm leaving, and we can ride together," she replied and told Alli what was going on. She returned a minute later, and we walked to my car. "Can we stop at the office so I can grab the case file? So I know what we're working with?" Clare asked me and I nodded.

When we entered our office, the agents working all stopped and stared at Clare.

"Damn, Edwards!" Jacob called out, causing Clare to blush and me to glare at him.

We picked up the file and were on our way when I heard Clare mutter "Oh my God."

"What?" I asked, looking at her.

"This is just…really creepy," she said.

"What is?" I asked, getting irritated. She just needed to tell me what was freaking her out so much!

Clare took a deep breath and shakily started talking.

A/N: I wonder what's so creepy…Hmm. Review please! (: