Are you sitting comfortably? Good. You won't be soon.
The night is dark, so very dark. And warm. You can taste thunder in the air, and lightning dances on the mountaintops.
The storm is not so far away. If you could just make it back home before it starts, and if the car hadn't stalled down the road, you might be there by now. Course if anyone would stop and give you a lift, you might be there by now.
But you haven't seen but one or two cars all night and they didn't even slow down. What do you expect! You're a big man, alone: On a long dark road.
You stop; sure you can hear something. Another car? No point turning round, They're not going to stop. You keep walking.
A red break light appears ahead of you, one single, bright, light shines in to the night beyond; A Motorcycle! You didn't even hear it, didn't feel it as it passed. Damn Japanese thing, they just get quieter: Still it has stopped. You walk up slowly; sure it's some joker pulling your leg, just as you are almost level with the rider they turn to you.
A warm, yet chilling wind cuts through you, and frees the moon from the ragged clouds that sought to tangle it in their embrace, it's soft light catches the milky skin of the riders chest, face, hands. Gleams off the leather of their jacket and trousers, loses it's self in the deep shadows that lie under the fullness of their breasts. A lightning flash catches in her eyes, her smile and sets her flaming hair on fire.
You stare, unable to believe what you are seeing, her jacket is open down to her navel.
"Do you want a lift" she asks. Her voice stirs you from your thoughts. "Only you looked like you did; If not, I'll be going." she turns away. "I thought you might want to get home before the storm! Sorry." she moves to go, when you realise that you haven't said a word.
"A lift would be great, I'm sorry! I just didn't think anybody would stop, thanks!"