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Show Coffee Drinkers Preferred Page 136 of 307 I hung back from Sariah's car so she would have no idea she was being followed. It was nice to have picked up the ball that Steve dropped. After a few turns Sariah and I went under the ornate, star topped arch that spans the main drag in Reno that reads, "RENO: The Biggest Little City In The World." The phone rang. "We'll try her again tomorrow. Have a fun day in Reno." Steve didn't sound angry or forlorn. For an alcoholic, I thought he handled disappointment well. "Can't fool around today. I'm working." I smiled. "You got her?" I gave him her make, model and license number. "Great. Stay with her. Keep me posted. I'll see what I can dig up with her car tag." There were not so many cars driving the boulevards of Reno that day. Following Sariah at an inconspicuous distance was not too terribly difficult. She drove surface streets to a small ranch style house in the Reno's 'western suburbs. The lawn had been xero-scaped with two cacti, a yucca and and a small grey bush that might one day become a tumbleweed if it grew up. She gave two hoots on her horn as she pulled into the driveway and I parked behind an SUV that camouflaged me completely. I crawled into the passenger seat and ducked down so I could watch her go into the house. |