Steve Burton didn't answer, but let his gaze sweep slowly through the crowd, finally landing on his own mother.
When his mother looked at him, Steve quickly shifted his gaze to Charlotte Madris.
An innate intuition told him that his mother was already staring at him, so he kept his eyes firmly trained on Charlotte.
After about a minute, Steve pretended to notice someone watching him, his gaze shifting slightly, and upon seeing his mother staring at him, quickly averted his gaze from Charlotte, and then turned his head to Rusell Henris beside him and answered his earlier question, "Nothing."
As Steve spoke, he continued to keep an eye on his mother from the corner of his eye.
Mom seemed to have noticed his attention and moved her unwavering gaze from him but kept glancing at him from time to time.
Steve knew that his mother was closely watching him to see which woman he was most interested in.
