Love is Grand

PREFACE

Retired and independently wealthy, 60 year old Stan Berman discovered he had only 12-18 months to live due to a rare neurological syndrome that would sap his strength and motor skills, but the symptoms would not onset for at least a year. The widower's only family was his devoted son Patrick and grandson Michael.

A life-long cross dresser, Stan confided in his kin that he wanted to live as a woman for a year, and if they joined him, they would inherit the entire estate.

3 months later, "East Coast socialite" Sarah Berman moved to a luxury condo in Beverly Hills with her daughter Pamela and granddaughter Madeline.

"And in 18 months," Sarah thought to herself, "My doctors will realize that the diagnosis was wrong! It won't matter -- my girls and I will be too busy shopping, partying, and chasing men to care!"

EIGHTEEN MONTHS LATER...

Pamela seethed with rage at her former father's confession to cooking up the whole "I have a fatal illness -- let's all live as sexy women" story.

Madeline simply dabbed away her tears.

"How could Granddad -- or Grandma, since she's happy being a woman now -- do this to us? Why did she lie to us? Just so we could all share a makeup mirror?" Maddie sniffed.

"He -- she -- whatever did this out of pure selfishness," Pam tersely replied. "If he wants to wear panties and kiss men for the rest of his or her life, fine... but why pull us into it? I was born a male, just like you, and now... look at us! We sure don't look like men now!"

"No, Patrick, Michael, you look like the two most beautiful females I have ever had the pleasure to call my daughter and granddaughter," Sarah said calmly as she entered Pamela's bedroom.

"You have every right to be angry with my deception. I really have no excuse, but if I can have five minutes to explain, if you are unsatisfied with my story, I will pay whatever it costs to return you both to your male lives -- and no matter what, you will both inherit my estate, for I love you both very much," Sarah spoke softly, dabbing at her eyes as her feelings for her family warmed their hardened hearts ever so slightly.