I explained that Delilah was too drunk to remember me taking her from the bar - she thought we'd partied all night.

Her husband knew me and seemed unsure what to believe, but he politely showed me out. It looked like things would blow over.

We thought that was the end of it, but a month later, Delilah called to tell me she was pregnant.

"Whose is it? Duke's or your husband's?"

"My husband hasn't touched me all month - he's been weird since that story you told. It has to be Duke's."

"You haven't had sex with your husband at all?"

"We did before the party, but if I was gonna get pregnant from that, it would've happened already. It must be Duke's."

I felt my brain short-circuit.. "Seriously? You had an affair without protection?"

Delilah was nearly crying: "This was my first time! I may fool around, but I've never gone all the way before. Just touching and stuff! I can't believe I got pregnant my first time!"

I sighed heavily and told her I couldn't help this time.

Just as I was about to hang up, I heard Delilah's desperate voice.

"Will you at least come with me to get an abortion? Please? I'm scared to go alone."

I agreed to go the next day - this wasn't something to put off.

Her husband, a well-connected bald CEO, apparently had contacts everywhere - including at the hospital. One of them even followed his social media posts about their "perfect marriage."

"Oh, Ms. Xiao? Why are you heading that way? That's the abortion clinic - are you lost?"

Seeing Delilah freeze up, I quickly jumped in: "Oh yeah, we must have taken a wrong turn-"

But Delilah cut me off: "No, I'm here with my friend. We came here because I know someone who works here."