Point blank denying the fact that you're hitting on her when the thought hasn't even crossed her mind... if she hasn't assumed it already, she definately will after you say that. The whole "don't worry, I'm not hitting on you" thing just sets off alarm bells in her head and she'll know for a fact you're hitting on her because, if you weren't, you wouldn't exactly be concerned if she thought you were - would you?
However, that doesn't mean it won't work. It'll get her laughing, but the way you move forward afterwards is important. You can't just keep up the fluff talk and work your way to a close, cos you've just planted the idea in her head that you're gonna try to get her number or whatever. So the longer you leave it, the more it looks like you're trying to figure out how to broach the subject. Not good shit. So, personally, right after this I'd be like "yeah right, of
course I'm hitting on you... I mean, I've only got 5 days left!" or something to that effect. Little roleplay type things like this are quite fun, and she'll get a kick outta it.