I saw my boss glance at me, and when he looked down at my palm, he smiled, but he was clearly trying to hold it back.

"What are you smiling about?" I asked.

"Nothing," he said and then smiled widely. I pulled my hand away from him, which made him look at me. I couldn’t help but stare at his smiling face.

I never thought I'd see my boss, who looked like he was born from a dragon, smiling. Before he met Samantha, he always looked grumpy and was always shouting. If an employee made even a small ...