Chapter Twenty-One
‘Come on, my love. Just one more good push and this baby should be here!’ Charity’s mother encouraged. It was a bitterly cold day in late January.
Thankfully, because they were such good friends, the two sets of parents had held a meeting when they discovered that the young couple were now married, after each receiving letters from Luca.
And although it went against tradition, each set had agreed that they should be given a second chance and be accepted back into the fold.
As Luca would be running the circus one day it made sense for them to return there where they now had their own trailer.
Outside, Charity’s father and Luca’s parents were pacing the ground outside the couple’s home. They were anxiously waiting for the arrival of their first grandchild.
Charity’s Gypsy family was parked in the next field to the circus in Nuneaton.
Luca felt as if the baby was never going to come and couldn’t keep still. ‘Surely it should be here by now,’ he said to his father.
‘Babies have a habit of coming when they’re good and ready. But it shouldn’t be much longer now,’ his father soothed him.
Then suddenly the sound of a new-born baby’s cry rent the air and Luca stopped in his tracks.
Seconds later the trailer door burst open and Charity’s mother told him, ‘You have a fine healthy son, Luca. And he looks just like you. Would you like to come in and see him?’
As Luca moved towards the steps, Charity’s father sprinted away to tell the rest of the Gypsies the good news.
Back at the trailer, Luca approached the bed and gazed down at his wife and son in awe.
Charity looked worn out but she was glowing with happiness as the new father took the baby in his arms.
‘I thought we might call him Noah,’ she suggested.
‘Noah?’ He thought about it for a moment before nodding in agreement. ‘Yes, it’s a good name and it suits him. How are you, my love?’
‘I’m tired but I’ve never been so happy.’
The door burst open and both sets of parents pushed in, keen to glimpse their new grandson.
Once, Luca and Charity had feared they could never be together, but love is a funny thing and had overcome all the obstacles.
The union of the young couple from two different ways of life had brought about the blessing of a beautiful baby boy.
And now they all had the rest of their lives to look forward to.