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    Immediately after Stan left, Rick went to his computer and started the search. The fact that she was leaving Casa Diablo at such short notice puzzled him.
    He knew Bill Janson, the apartment manager there. Occasionally they played a round of golf together, and they were on friendly terms. Many times in the past Rick had placed wealthy clients in the complex thanks to Bill, who’d let him know when an apartment became vacant.
    In the meantime Rick continued his search, but nothing came up on the computer that fitted her requirements. Stan would get the same results so there was no point in him trying. On the other hand, Stan might be able to find something through his personal contacts.
    An hour later, Stan came in with a wry grin on his face. He was soaking wet, his trench coat dripping into small puddles on the tiled entrance floor.
    â€œGreat day, if you happen to be a
duck
,” he said jokingly. “I can’t see anybody looking for a place to buy on a day like this. I bet the malls are full and I bet Helen is out there with the best of them, spending money we don’t have,” he wisecracked.
    Although Stan was less dynamic than Rick, he was always in a positive frame of mind and had a wonderful sense of humor. Rick explained to him that he had already completed a search for Sara and had come up with a big blank.
    â€œQuite frankly, I think we’re looking for a needle in a haystack. We could find her a motel room while we’re looking, but it depends on how long she would need it, how much she can afford and what kind of Christmas she wants stuck in a motel room,” Stan said with a chuckle. “It’s only a couple of weeks or so away. That reminds me. I have to shop for a present for Helen. Any ideas, Rick?”
    â€œYou’ve got to be joking, Stan. How can you expect a single guy like me to come up with an answer to a question like that? I don’t have a clue. My problem is deciding what to get Sara for a present.”
    â€œYou haven’t known her that long, and besides, you always change women after a week or two, although I must say she’s lasted longer than most of the others. Nearly a record, I think,” he said with a smile.
    â€œI don’t know, Stan. She’s a good looker, but there’s something about her that’s kind of cold, odd and remote. Yet on some occasions she’s very happy and talkative. We have a friendly, no strings attached relationship and that’s all. I can’t even get to first base. There’s something there thatI can’t put my finger on. I can’t figure this one out. To be quite honest, she’s got me stumped for the first time in my life.”
    â€œYour problem is that your relationships have been with mindless bimbos, and this is a woman with some smarts and a mind of her own. You’re not used to this situation, Ricky old pal. Go back to the girls you’re more comfortable with.”
    â€œOkay, Stan, I get your point. Just lay off the bimbo stuff, will you? I think I’ll stick with this one for a while. Changing the subject, do you know if there are any vacancies coming up at the Casa Diablo complex in San Ramon? I’m showing some clients property this week, and I might need somewhere to put them up for a few months during their search for a suitable house.”
    â€œI hope they’ve got plenty of cash. Those places don’t come cheap. As far as I know, they’ve got a full house. Why don’t you give Bill a call? He knows exactly what’s going on over there, although I doubt if anyone is moving out over the Christmas and New Year period.”
    Rick thought about it for a moment and decided it would keep for a couple of days. In the meantime, he had to sell the Porsche because his financial position was looking more precarious than he at first thought, and it required some immediate action before the whole roof caved in on him.
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