Well...
Somehow, when I booked my travel last night, I ended up booking a 3:00 Bolt Bus from DC to NYC instead of the other way around. Of course, I didn't realize that until I called Bolt Bus at 3:30 asking about the status of the 3:00 bus, only to be told there was no 3:00 bus scheduled. Then when I checked my confirmation email... SPOO!! -And that the next available Bolt Bus would not be until 5:30.
Thankfully, there are a couple of bus lines that pick-up and drop-off on this same corner, so I was able to book myself on the DC2NY - going from NY to DC -bus at 4:30, which is where I'm posting this post from now.
*And since I had used Bolt Bus Rewards to book that original ticket, I'm not out any money either (even thought I did forfeit that awards trip). All's well that ends well, I guess.