When Mrs. Jameson arrived back at the hospital, she saw Jamie talking to his friends. Although she could tell that it was painful for him to talk, Jamie was more animated than she could ever remember him being. He had a huge smile on his face as his friends talked to him. When she heard the girlish giggle escape from Jamie's lips, she knew that this child truly was her daughter.

When she saw her mother walk into her hospital room, Jamie's smile became even wider, if that was even possible.

"Mom!", she shouted in a hoarse voice. Mrs. Jameson could see the pain in her daughter's eyes after she talked but was happy that her child was so glad to see her. Despite her injuries, Jamie was still the happiest she had seen her since she was a little boy... er, girl?

At that thought, Mrs. Jameson thought back to Jamie's childhood. She remembered Jamie dressing in her sister, Amy's clothes. That was the last time she saw Jamie this happy. A tear trickled down her cheek as she thought how horrible it must have been to Jamie when she was punished for wearing girls' clothes. She now knew that Jamie was her daughter, and such a punishment felt absurd to her now. She was going to have to make it up to her. Nothing meant more to her than the happiness of her children, so she vowed that she would do anything in her power to make sure that Jamie retained that gorgeous smile she had at that moment.

Jamie's smile faded a bit, though, when she saw her mother crying. "Are you OK, mom?"

Mrs. Jameson knew that Jamie always put others ahead of herself, but now was Jamie's time to be in the spotlight. She grinned at her daughter and told her that she was just glad to see how happy she was.

"When you get out of the hospital, we're going shopping for a whole new wardrobe for you. Your old clothes hardly seem appropriate for a girl of your age to wear."

Jamie's grin returned, and her friends all let out a collective squeal. Karen smiled at her friend and told her "this is going to be so much fun. I can't wait to help you on your path to girlhood."

Susan grabbed Jamie's hand softly and told her friend "you think you felt like a real girl earlier, but you haven't felt anything yet. Just wait until we're done with you. You'll feel like a princess."

Jamie smiled at that. However, at that point, she realized that her dad didn't come into her room with her mom. She felt a pit in her stomach as she thought about what her dad would think about their girlish shopping spree. He definitely would be livid to know that his mom was getting thier 'son' a girl's wardrobe.

Jamie looked over at her mom. "Mom, where's dad?"

Mrs. Jameson swallowed hard, as she was dreading this conversation. She wanted to be as diplomatic as possible since she knew that Jamie really worked hard to try to please her father. She wanted Jamie to be herself and feared that she would retreat back into her shell and try to be the boy that she now knew that she wasn't.

"He's at your gran's. He's having a hard time dealing with this, but he really does love you. And your gran does too. She loves you and Amy more than anything else in the universe. I'm sure that she'll help turn your dad around."

Mrs. Jameson loved her mother-in-law almost as much as her own mother. She was a sweet lady who cared about the welfare of others over herself. Jamie got a lot of her personality from her gran. Jamie also loved her gran at least as much as her gran loved her. Since she had gotten older, the love only got stronger. Jamie's gran used to be a cook for Good Housekeeping, so she was always making delicious meals for the family. Jamie always rode her bike to her gran's house, keeping her company and learning new recipes.

Her mother-in-law might be part of the older generation, but Mrs. Jameson was sure that she would care about Jamie's happiness more than anything else. She might not be happy about Jamie wanting to be a girl at first, but once she saw how happy Jamie was, and how naturally girlish she acted around her friends, Mrs. Jameson was sure that her mother-in-law would come around to the fact that she now had two granddaughters to spoil.

Jamie wasn't sure about what her mother had told her, but she did love her gran and she knew that her gran loved her. She thought about how understanding her mom was and figured that her gran would be understanding as well. She knew that their bond was close, and hoped that now that she was allowed to be the girl she had always been, her bond with her gran would only get stronger.

She also knew that her dad loved his mom. If her gran really did end up supporting her desire to live as a girl, she knew that her gran could bring his dad around too. If anyone could show her dad the light, it would be her gran. She was so kind that she had more than enough light to get her dad to understand and would still have plenty of light to spare.