Buttercup greeted Vince, the bus driver, as she stepped onto the Harbor City Transit bus and made her way to the back. She had too much on her mind and didn't feel like chitchatting with anyone. Vince seemed to sense her mood and, after the initial welcome, left her to her thoughts, which were a jumbled mess.
She appreciated Renny wanting to make sure everything was all right between them. While Rhychard was sweet, good looking, and a caring man, he wasn't in Buttercup's thoughts any more than as a friend. The truth was that after everything she had been through, Buttercup just didn't see herself as relationship material. Who would want to go out with an ex-hooker? There were just too many scars, too much baggage, for her to get involved with anyone. She would never be able to tell them a
