[From Twilight] (Apparently I have quite a few in this episode planned out)

"You're not looking so hot." McGee pointed out.

"Well, at least it's an improvement." Tony muttered dryly.

"From what?"

"According to Gibbs, I look like crap." He informed McGee and closed his eyes tiredly.

"You know Claire's really been worried about you." McGee told him.

"Claire worries about everything." Tony pointed out.

"No I mean….really worried." McGee insisted. Tony opened his eyes and looked up at him with a bored expression. However, on the inside his interest was piqued.

"What's your point Probie?" Tony asked.

"Well I think that maybe…..you know." McGee suggested with a thoughtful glance at Tony. Tony chuckled.

"Me and Claire?" he laughed lightly.

"Will never happen." He insisted with a serious tone and closed his eyes again. Sure, it had crossed his mind once or twice over the years but it was never going to happen. Tony had accepted that a long time ago.

"Why not?" McGee asked curiously.

"She's too smart for that." Tony told him, fully believing what he was saying. Claire would never go for someone like him. McGee glanced around before standing up.

"You know what, you don't believe me? She's coming right now. Shhh." McGee told him, determined to make his point. Claire walked over to them, unaware of Tony behind the desk.

"Gibbs wants to know who made that 911 call this morning Tim." She told him and sat down at her desk. McGee nodded.

"On it." He told her. Claire looked up and glanced around noticing Tony's absence.

"Where's DiNozzo?" she asked.

"Um I think he's laying down somewhere." Tim told her, technically not lying.

"Oh good, he needs it." she mused, and went back to typing on her computer.

"You care a lot about him don't you Claire?" McGee asked. She looked up at him curiously, hiding her slight alarm. There's no way he could have found out about her feelings, Kate and Abby would never do that. However, her fears went away as she noticed him subtly pointing behind the desk. She got the message. Might as well have some fun with it.

"Uh well he's my teammate." She pointed out, playing along.

"Well I don't know, sometimes I think it might be more than that." McGee suggested. Claire huffed with a smile.

"Tony are you kidding?" she asked. Tony frowned a little. She didn't have to put it that way.

"Oh come on, you've never thought about it?" McGee persisted. Claire grinned. Well yes….but they didn't have to know that.

"Um…well I guess there are times when Tony can be, charming…." She started making her way over towards the desk. Tony's raised his brows in pleasant surprise as he listened to Claire.

"….warm, not completely obnoxious." She told McGee as she stopped in front of Tony's desk. McGee smiled a little as she began unscrewing the cap to her water bottle.

"Right, so what if he wasn't your teammate?" McGee continued.

"That's a tough one…..honestly?...I'd jump him in a second." She told him bluntly. Tony's eyes practically popped out of his head. Meanwhile McGee was desperately trying not to laugh, thinking she was 100% joking.

"Well I mean he's smart, brave…" Tony rolled onto his side to listen in better.

"…not to mention kinda hot." she continued. Tony smirked, he still had it.

"You know in a different world I could see myself marrying someone like him." She told McGee, who simply hummed. At this moment Claire leaned over and dumped her water bottle onto Tony's head. Tony jerked and yelped in surprise. Claire and McGee chuckled as they watched him get up to glare at her over his desk.

"Very funny." He glared. He swallowed back a hurt look as he realized she was just fabricating all of that stuff. She would never go after him, but it hurt that she got his hopes up for a moment whether she meant to or not. Claire shot him a smug smile.

"Hey, I thought I told you to lie down." Gibbs scolded Tony as he walked up to the bullpen. Hearing his voice, the other two quickly scattered.

"I was.." Tony told him. Gibbs wasn't convinced. Seeing his expression Tony stuttered and pointed at Claire accusingly but didn't say anything.

"I am." He relented and laid back down on the floor.

"Not here." Gibbs corrected as he walked away. Tony groaned and looked back over at Claire. She smiled sweetly at him, while he glared and grabbed his stuff. As he passed she waved at him, wiggling her fingers childishly. Tony returned the gesture in a sarcastic manner before growling at her as he followed Gibbs.