DiNozzo leans back lazily in his chair relishing the feel of no work…for the next few moments anyway. The familiar ding of the elevator brings him back into gear as he rushes to look like he was busy doing something. Claire smirks as she notices Tony jumping into action.
"Jumpy Tony?" he looks up at Claire who has a signature smirk on her face. Tony just scowls at the person he didn't need to impress.
"No! I just thought ….. I mean you know…"
"You thought I was Gibbs?" she interrupts already knowing the answer.
"Psshhh!...maybe" he reluctantly answers. He never was able to keep a secret from her. As he observes her walking over to her desk he decides to segway into another conversation that doesn't involve his lack of discipline.
"What is it with you and leather jackets? You literally wear them all the time." She laughs at his random change of topic.
"They're comfortable, and I don't wear them all the time" she told him, momentarily justifying her constant wear of the jackets.
"Well I beg to differ" As he makes his way over to her desk she watches him curiously.
"What are you doing?" she asks as she eyes him suspiciously.
"Just coming over to talk to my friend. I am allowed to do that right?" she continues to look at him trying to analyze what mischievous intentions he has.
"We were talking, but that still doesn't tell me why you walked over here." He continued walking towards her and the item he was intent on getting. As he made it to her desk he quickly swiped her phone that had been laying on top of her desk unattended. She lunged to try to take it back but he moved it out of her reach.
"Tony what are you doing?!" she frantically got up and chased after him. He just kept moving out of her reach while trying to read the text messages.
"So this mystery guy does have a name. Kyle." He said aloud reading the name at the top.
"Ok fine, you found out. Now give me back my phone and stay out of it." She told him sternly.
"Stay out of it? You make it sound as if I would meddle with your romantic affairs." He handed her back the phone and she quickly put it into her back pocket.
"Yes, because you do. Every single time I like a guy you keep coming in and running them off." She told him. Tony had always done that for as long as she knew him. She blamed him for the reason she was still single. At first she thought it was because he was jealous and liked her, but she quickly got rid of that idea. Tony would never be interested in someone like her, his constant string of girlfriends proved that point.
"Well that's because they were all jerks." Tony told her after a moment of thought. He didn't know why he did it, some of those guys were actually great people. Although he won't admit it out loud he just couldn't handle Claire being with anyone else. He knew he was being selfish but this was the only way he could keep her around. She would never date him, so this was the next best thing.