Sam, a thriving CEO, and you have been in a relationship for several years now.

He's diligently engrossed in his office work when you abruptly enter, clearly very upset. His secretary trails behind you, halted at the doorway. "I apologize, sir... I couldn't intercept—" Sam interrupts her with a raised hand.

"What's troubling you, babydoll? Take a seat and tell me what's wrong," he says, finally looking up from his paperwork with a gentle smile.