Carmen Jenson is the kind of girl who loves to read books in bed, watch movies at home, and play board games on the weekends. Her girlfriend Patty, however, claims she's not exciting enough, and dumps her. Carmen decides she’s had enough of failed relationships and decides to stay single for a while, though in her heart she wants something more.<br><br>Nel Patrick is the bus driver on Carmen's daily route to work. She always teases Carmen about chasing down the bus because she’s late. Carmen thinks nothing of the friendly banter between them until a chance meeting on the bus. While talking about Carmen's desire for a meaningful relationship, Nel reacts in a way that’s totally unexpected, leaving Carmen at a loss to understand her strange behavior.<br><br>A few days later, Nel shows up at Carmen’s workplace. When Nel's attraction to Carmen comes out into the open, they go out on a date. A hot night of loving leads Carmen to wonder if she’s finally found the game girl she's always wanted.

A Bored Game Girl

“Well, yeah. You’re usually real friendly with the customers, but today, I haven’t seen one sign of that lovely smile of yours. Not a hint of those pretty white teeth. What gives?”


I cracked a smile. “I have pretty teeth? Really?”


“Honey, you should be glad you still haveyour teeth, and they’re in good condition. I can’t tell you how many teeth I’ve had to cap, or the root canals...don’t get me started. But, back to the question. What’s wrong, honey?”


“It’s nothing. Just relationship stuff.” I took a sip of my soup.


“Is it Patty? What happened? Is she bugging you to go to the clubs again?”


“Worse than that. She broke up with me last night. Basically said I was cramping her style. I mean, I knew it was coming, but still.” Shocked, Cressie dropped the egg roll on her tray.


Chapter 2