The Bite Cleaner

e Clinic

ay your name wa

end, " said the pepper gray-haire

se again. "No, I don't t

ing his memory. He looked at Maddy. "T

s your current address

, that is

ome numbers he thought was his Social Security

ry, ma'am." He looked throug

d. Shrugging, she entered the number. "Sir,

sn't even in the

s, and pressed the intercom

really special?"

ial c

r to me as special

he patient

to see you,

xit stage left. Than

ool and white pattern lines stood out, along with his overall ashen skin and sho

s he took his seat. "I'm he

ur insuran

life and

pressed the intercom button. "You kno

business in Oh-six

my records, " Montague replied. "I suppose I nee

've got a credit card or cash, but any rate, a routine physical

y credit cards have long since expired." He took

e print date read 1996. He looked at the other bill. The c

at me funny, but it's fine. We

otice that you seem aw

and asked the man, "So how lo

ize. Mostly Belize, for the past 25, 30 years. I

o it. Let's have a look, shall we?" ask

arly this man is not a poser or familiar posing for someone. I can't help

lean bill of h

Wars, " said Dr. Camacho. "I can't help you with the magic circuit

ing process. Do you have

k and pulled out a large leather

only wrote chapter 7: Shifter weaknesses." He then softly spun the book to its side. "Oh

r paperwork dilemma goes, I know someone you can tal

only in news snippets and whis

who handles cases like yours. Wou

nt access to my fortune,

ber your SSN, then yes she's

octor, go ahead and

4 hour re

00

a phone. He checked his smartphone. Tanya hadn't called in a few days and neither had the NSA contact. He did notice the

when Montague sat down in

ic americana feel. Don'

" said Reuben. "My night hours make it h

ht people. Much easier to s

n to America, and

oved here and that humans here were somewhat shifter friendly. T

't trifle with me' sat down next to Reuben. Reuben slid over to give her elbow room. "We keep me

aid, "Nothing of the sort.

er that the kind doctor wanted me to mee

Faviola, please. Wouldn't want

ly from Brazil?~" asked

. I even speak the

. It takes a sharp mind to

ould enjoy the compli

a looked at them and said, "I'm glad at least one of you long lived vampires

ve encountered others like me. I hope my concerns are not a b

ed Reuben, "why did you l

Oil shares and used that to retire to the jungles. I still kick myself f

assets you gave me by next week, " Fabiola explained. "Just stop by Reuben's c

of my long dead h

a compliment, right?" F

course!" Reube

health insurance company went out of busin

e, " replied Reuben. "Damnit Jim. I'm

ers Star Trek. I saw it on TV once at Hu

plied Faviola and Reu

surprised. But he's a bit

the tabloids,

la. "He wasn't on my l

biter magic did he get a

lasting companies, there are some always in demand ind

at I am a man of dignity. I am assuredly not one of those, " he said th

plained Fabiola. "I could move your assets into a

ar companies? After the aut

n the overpriced computer companies that are one 16 y

I forgot to lock the door properly and the vehicle took a sharp turn

your seatbelt,

ned Faviola. "Anyway, the breakfast has been fun, doctor, and Mr. Montag

"Be very careful in your de

friendly, " replied Montague. "Certainly more friend

f the National Security

in Guatemala, " Montague said as he finished his coffee, "the g

phrase 'deal with the devil

ne in his eyes. "My good doctor, I attended the

She will help you out, but as

et with a threat such a

am not a counterfeiter. She's the only human friendly

O

nity. The shifter conclave doesn't fund my clinic, so I t

se a '

equently has them take on dangerous assignm

forgetting. I was like that once,

ppened t

them. When you're immortal, the cost is time moves on without you." He stood up. "W

hen said "I will see about ma

sure how the medical board is gonna feel about a bite