After my roomate told April that I was working late when I wasn't, the tension between the two grew.
So I came up with a quick story that my roomate needed to leave, the home owner's association found out I was subletting.
It wasn't a real loss anyway, during the time I had a roomate, I paid all but one $120 cable bill. So I told my roomate 10 days until she needs to move out, and that was that. 

Doug demanded the car back from April, she was having a hard time making the payments anyway.

Little did I know, his plans were as stupid as they get. He demanded the car back, she was making payments, but getting behind, so now he called the finance company and asked for a voluntary repo!

So now the car's gone, April needs transportation. I gave her my car I rode my motorcycle to work. On the way home, I had a minor malfunction, the bike wouldn't start. Most peole are not very inclined to give a motorcycle a jump start, so I called her.

She gives me a jump.

For shits and giggles, I figure there's no harm in looking for a used replacement vehicle. We find an older sedan the price is right. With no established work history, she doesn't stand a chance of getting credit. Since I don't have a down payment, I ask to finance the whole thing. The bank accepts it, $170 a month for two years, perfect.

Since it's now become quite clear to Doug that April's serious about leaving him, and making her life difficult by taking her hard earned paycheck from her Doug has put a new tactic in place. He's showing his true colors by keeping April from seeing her children.

I advised her to get a lawyer, which she did get a consultation.

It's been almost a week, she hasn't gone back to the lawyer.

She wants to pay off her credit cards with the loan I gave her. I say no, the money was to pay the lawyer to fight for visitation, use it for that. 

She's still sitting on the loan. Plus, she brought home a kitten from someone she knows. I don't mind. As long as the cat gets along with my dog, there'll be no problems. My dog does not chase cats.

But "he", she thought it was a she needs to be fixed. So does the cat my roomate gave me when she left, since she couldn't take her to the temporary home.

I don't want kittens, so off to the vet, snippity snippity. For both, it's a hundred bucks or so. I let April pay for it, because she's sitting on my loan of $2000 anyway.

I let her pay a few other bills, now she has about $1300 left. I'm hoping this prompts her to do something.

Finally she's going back to the lawyer. I recommended a lawyer that has done work for me, but specializes in family law. She wants my support, I have to go with her. I do.

The lawyer, a woman, asks tons of questions. She asks if April wants her to handle the divorce too. So now it's divorce and custody. $1000 retainer, and the wheels of the machine start turning.

It's way early in the morning, the phone rings.

It's Doug. He found out about the divorce reading the newspaper. He's pissed. I can understand. But you shouldn't be a prick to your wife and you are less likely to end up in this situation. 

Going through all this, April wanted to just get away from it all. It's been a while since I went on a vacation any way. So I schedule time off work, we take a drive to North Carolina.

Everything goes really well. I met her niece. She's very nice. We do touristy stuff, spend time on the beach. After several days, we head back. 

We're at the bar, listening to the band and drinking a few beers. She told me that she bounced a check, she didn't have the money, but wrote it anyway.

Nice. I ask her how much the fees are, I'll pay it. $200! Apearantly it happened a while ago and the fees have added up.