Claire and Danny first met in Making Out is Hard to Do when Gia, Claire's daughter and Stephanie's best friend, hosts a make-out party at her and Claire's apartment. Danny, who has laryngitis, can barely communicate with Claire after Stephanie and Gia go into D.J.'s bedroom. Tired of this, Claire gives him a spoonful of medicine, and when Danny asks her what was in it, as he is able to speak after gulping it down, Claire replies that it is a family secret. The two are clearly attracted to one another by this point.