Jason woke from a fitful sleep.
He lay on his bed, mesmerized by the slowly rotating motion of the ceiling fan, it's gentle breeze just managing to take the edge off the stifling heat.
He got out of bed and walked to kitchen to get a drink.
He opened the fridge door and stood, naked, in front of the cool air.
After pouring himself a drink of water, he opened the sliding doors which led into the carport.
Jason loved warm mornings. There was something about the stillness of a summer morning than touched his inner being.
He stepped outside. It was cooler than inside but not by much.
The gate which fenced off the carport from the street was made up of vertical steel rods, about 20 centimeters apart. Anyone driving by would have had a good view of his naked body. But it was just gone 5 o'clock and the streets were deserted.
He raised his arms in surrender to the sensual feeling of being naked outside. He ran his hands over his chest and down his front, then around his buttocks.
It felt so good.
Jason lived three houses up from a corner.
He saw the lights of the car turn into his street.
He walked casually back into his carport area; slow enough to be "accidentally" seen if the driver happened to be looking in the right direction.
Jason liked being naked, and the risk of being seen by a passing motorist only heightened his excitement.
After the car had passed he walked back to the gate, willing another car to come around the corner.
He waited for five minutes before giving up.
He walked back to the sliding door and was about to go in when he glanced over at his bike leaning against a wall. He went over and touched the seat.
Bike riding was one of Jason's favorite things. This could explain why he had never gone for his driver's license and probably never would.
He stroked the seat.
Freedom.
It was time to ride.
He went back inside and, after having a bite to eat, put on a pair of shorts, socks and shoes, and shoved an old t-shirt in his backpack.
Jason had a number of favorite riding routes which usually took him to one beach or another.
He lived less than a kilometer from the town's major bike track which followed the coast.
The track was well used but probably not at 5 in the morning.
Jason was soon on his way. It wasn't long before he was on the coast track enjoying the experience of freedom which the bike always gave to him.