winter in greenland

Chapter 72 About Marriage

The winter patrol is about to start. Even if August is reluctant to give up, he can only go back to the Port Ferringer base to arrange related matters. Mia has also returned to Belfast. Dan finally took the time to get Nina from Murphy. I took it.

It was a sunny weekend, Dan just rang the doorbell and the door lock turned open with a click. Nina threw herself on Dan directly from the entrance, and hugged his thigh tightly: "Dan!"

Murphy came out of the room with a smile when he heard the movement: "Come in and sit down."

Nina took his hand straight into the living room, and said in a serious manner: "Let me introduce you, they are all my new friends!"

Dan looked a little surprised at the various dolls and dolls covering the sofa, and turned to Murphy: "These..."

Murphy shrugged: "I gave it to her. Every girl has a princess dream when she was a child."

Dan was a little apologetic: "I'm sorry, I should have picked her up earlier."

"It's okay, you came just in time, my vacation ends next week, and I don't have to worry about who will take care of her after I go to work. Would you like something to drink?"

"Aunt Murphy taught me how to make tea!" Nina interrupted.

Dan smiled and rubbed her hair: "Then I will trouble you."

Nina responded loudly, turned around and ran into the kitchen.

"She didn't give you any trouble, did she?" Dan said, sitting down on the sofa.

Murphy shook her head: "She's very good." While speaking, she saw the ring on Dan's hand and raised her eyebrows: "Congratulations."

Dan followed her gaze and lowered his head, his eyes became a little gentle: "Thank you."

"About Nina..." Murphy's tone became a little hesitant: "I didn't have time to ask you about the origin of this little girl before. I...uh, I checked something against her passport, maybe..."

Dan heard something else: "What's wrong?"

"If you don't mind... I want to ask, do you plan to adopt this child?" Murphy lowered his voice.

Dan slowly frowned: "I didn't think about it, I just promised one...promised her mother to take care of her for a while. Is there any problem with her certificate?"

"It's like this. I was worried about her visa time at first, so I asked a friend to check on the online system, but there is no birth record of this child in the system."

"No birth records?"

"No. My friend used some other methods, and finally found the child's parents, to be precise, the adoptive parents." Murphy stood up, walked to the side cabinet, and opened a locked one. Drawer, took out a file bag and handed it to Dan: "This is the information I found, you'd better look at it yourself."

As soon as Dan took it, Nina came out of the kitchen with a small tray: "I'm done!"

Murphy helped her put the tray on the coffee table: "Dan said today that he plans to take you to the park to play, how about we go change a dress first?"

The little girl opened her eyes wide: "Can I see the dolphins?"

Dan smiled and squeezed her face: "Of course."

Nina turned to Murphy: "That's great! I want to wear that blue dress!"

Murphy also smiled and took her hand: "Okay, let's go."

Dan didn't open the file bag until the senior and junior went upstairs to the bedroom. There were not many things in it. After a few glances, he understood why Murphy asked him that question.

According to the data, Nina is not the biological child of Martha and her first husband, but an abandoned baby they adopted in an orphanage in the suburbs of Reykjavik four years ago.When they adopted Nina, they had been married for 4 years and had no children of their own. After that, the family of three lived in harmony for 7 years, and Nina's adoptive father died in a car accident.Then Martha and her current husband reorganized the family.

From this point of view, Martha's eagerness when she left Reykjavik is well understood.

When Murphy led Nina downstairs, the stack of documents had already been put away by Dan. He stood at the foot of the stairs, raised his head when he heard their footsteps, showed a warm smile, and opened his hand to Nina: "Let me see, little princess."

Nina's hair was pulled into a shaggy ponytail and tied with a light blue ribbon.She stopped on the landing in the middle, picked up the corners of her skirt with both hands and spun around.

Dan clapped his hands: "It's so beautiful, I believe you will fascinate all the men in the aquarium today."

When he was about to leave, he turned his head and looked at Murphy with deep eyes: "About the question you asked me before, I think I have changed my mind now. Could you please ask your friend to check for me The procedures and information to be provided?"

Murphy nodded.

"Thank you," Dan finished, leading Nina down the stairs in front of the apartment.

The little girl was very reluctant to part with her, and she went all the way outside to the street, still turning her head and waving at Murphy.

Dan didn't have real estate in Copenhagen, so he booked a suite in a hotel near Murphy's house. Nina fell asleep in the room after a day of crazy fun in the aquarium and playground.Dan hurriedly took a shower, put on a bathrobe and sat on the balcony.

It was just after 9 o'clock. As the largest city in Northern Europe, Copenhagen was very lively at night.Downstairs, you can see passing vehicles and groups of tourists. The neon lights on the exterior walls of the building cast bright and dark shadows on his face.

There was a pack of cigarettes on the low table in front of him. He shook out one and played with it for a while, then took out the lighter and lit it.Seeing the red dot flickering behind the curling smoke, he turned the ring on his hand, took out his mobile phone and dialed August's number.

The other party seemed to be pinching and waiting for his call, and the "beep" sounded halfway through before answering.

"Back to the hotel?" August's voice was full of laziness.

The corners of Dan's lips curled up involuntarily: "Why, have you been waiting for my call?"

August's voice paused, and then reported a time: "8 minutes and 42 seconds."

Dan was startled: "What?"

"You're late." August's voice became a little low.

After Dan reacted, the smile on the corner of his mouth widened a bit, and he raised his wrist to look at his watch: "I didn't know that your Excellency, Major, was still counting the time."

Then his voice softened a bit: "Is the patrol time set?"

"Three weeks later, it will look like early October."

"Are you still leading the team this year?"

August's answer was a bit vague: "Maybe, not necessarily. Heath seems to be planning to propose to Murphy. If his proposal is successful... Well, I may be busy next time."

Dan raised his eyebrows: "Listen to you, do you think Professor Murphy will reject him?"

"That's impossible to say."

Dan heard the ridicule in his tone: "The base won't start a gamble on this matter, will it?"

"I don't know about that." August's tone was innocent.

Dan couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, let's get back to business, how are you getting along with that little thing?" August finally thought of Nina.

The only impression he had of Nina was the glimpse he had had when he reunited with Dan in the Old Port a few months ago. To be honest, he had forgotten what the little girl looked like and what her name was, but after hearing that Dan was entrusted to take care of her The little thing was really surprised for a while.

Dan looked at the room behind him, and said with a gentle tone that he didn't realize: "She fell asleep."

August heard the change in his tone, and said a little sourly: "So you should get along quite happily, right?"

Dan was helpless: "Are you jealous with a little girl who is less than 5 years old?"

There was a pause on the other side for a while——

"I haven't seen you for a week." August lowered his voice, sounding something else.

Dan only felt that a soft place on his heart seemed to be gently pinched: "I'll be back after finishing the business here."

August didn't answer.

During the silence, Dan recalled the conversation with Murphy during the day, looking at the cigarette butt between his fingers, his thoughts wandered for a while.

August was keenly aware of the abnormality of the silence: "What's wrong with you?"

Dan put the cigarette butt to his mouth and took a puff, then replied vaguely, "It's all right."

"Are you smoking?" August's voice became suspicious.

Dan: "..." He silently looked at the cigarette butt in his hand, and put it out in the ashtray beside him: "No."

There was a pause on the other side for a few seconds, and then there was a rustling sound, and August seemed to sigh: "Are you all right?"

Dan hesitated for a while, but decided to think about it again: "It's okay."

"Okay, Heath just sent me something to deal with, let's not talk about it, you go to bed early."

"OK, good night."

"Good night, I love you." August hung up the phone in a hurry after finishing speaking.

Dan stared at the phone screen for a long time, until the screen went completely black, he stood up from the chair, stretched himself, and went back to his room.

Nina woke up early the next morning. After playing with the doll in her room for a while, she felt a little hungry, so she couldn't help but slipped to the living room outside to look for something to eat.

The glass door to the balcony in the living room was ajar, the curtains were drawn, and the September light poured in. Dan's bedroom door was ajar, and there was no movement inside.

Even though the air conditioner was on, the floor was still a bit cold. With bare feet, she rummaged through the paper bag on the low table and found a bag of cereal.

She saw her take a bath when she was at Murphy's house. After thinking about it, she turned her head and started looking for a hot water bottle in the living room.

Dan has always been a light sleeper. After being awakened by the slight noise outside, he thought something had happened, and he turned over from the bed before he could put on his coat.

"Nina? What are you doing?" He stood at the door of the bedroom, watching the little girl holding cereal in one hand and a kettle in the other, and the wires were dragging on the ground.

Nina was a little startled by his hasty voice, she took a step back, and said in a timid voice, "I...I'm hungry, sorry..."

Dan rubbed his hair, walked up to him and knelt down, pinched her face: "I should say sorry, I slept through it. Go brush your teeth and wash your face, I'll do it."

After the oatmeal was soaked, Nina changed out of her pajamas, washed up, and sat upright at the table. For the first time, Dan watched her make trouble——

The little girl obviously didn't have the ability to comb her own hair. At this moment, her long hair fell down the sides of her cheeks in a mess, and a few strands looked like they were in danger of drooping into her bowl.

"Nina, come here." He finally decided to speak.

Nina looked up at him, got up obediently and walked over.

Dan flicked her hair: "Did Aunt Murphy comb your hair for you before?"

Nina nodded: "Aunt Murphy can braid very beautiful hair!"

Dan thought for a second, then took the rubber band that she tied her hair with yesterday from the table next to her, and quickly helped her tie her hair into a bundle: "Let's have breakfast first, and I'll see if I can help you with your hair after I finish eating." alley."

"Okay!" The little girl ran back to her seat full of expectation.

After half an hour.

For the eighth time in frustration, Dan carefully unwrapped the rubber band from Nina's head, and sighed in distress.There is a video on the mobile phone next to him, in which a mother is braiding her daughter's hair, with subtitles and detailed step-by-step notes below.

Nina's hair is very thin and soft, but for some reason, it's not easy to handle when it's in his hands.

Nina was standing in front of Dan with her doll in her arms, concentrating on arranging her clothes, not paying any attention to what Dan had done to her hair.

He was thinking about whether to give up trying, when the doorbell of the guest room rang suddenly.

Thinking it was room service, he signaled Nina to stay where she was, and walked over to answer the door.

The moment the door opened, he was still playing with Nina's rubber band in his hand, thinking about the steps just now absently, so that when a shadow fell over his head, he didn't even know what happened.

It wasn't until he raised his head subconsciously and bumped into a piece of soft lips that his consciousness came back instantly: "August? Why are you here?"

The man in front of him was still carrying the windy chill of the early morning, and under the dark woolen overcoat was meticulous casual clothes.

Some reluctantly ended the kiss, and August showed a faint smile: "Good morning."

Dan still didn't come back to his senses: "Aren't you at the base?"

"Well, it's true that I'm at the base, but I heard you say you wanted to see me last night, so I came here early this morning." August's tone was taken for granted, and he walked into the room while talking.

"Last night? When did I..." Dan said subconsciously.

His voice stopped when he met August's eyes. After a while, he smiled softly: "Yes, I really miss you."

The man lowered his head and kissed the corner of his mouth in satisfaction: "Tell me, what happened?"

Just as he finished speaking, a curious voice came from behind: "Who are you?"

August turned to see a little girl in a ginger hoodie and light-colored jeans standing in the doorway of the living room, round blue eyes full of searching.

He raised his eyebrows: "You are Nina?"

Nina nodded, and stretched out her hand in a serious manner: "Hello."

August knelt down to be at eye level with her, and shook hands with her: "My name is August, and I'm Dan's partner."

"What is a partner?" Nina looked curious.

August opened his mouth, and suddenly found that he didn't know how to explain to a 5-year-old girl. After a pause, he decisively decided to change the subject: "What are you doing?"

Nina pulled her hair and looked at Dan behind him: "Dan is helping me braid my hair."

August raised his eyebrows, his eyes stopped on the little girl's messy long hair, and he turned to the person behind him. Just at this time, the mobile phone on the dining table automatically skipped to the next video after playing, a passionate female voice It was passed on: "Today I will show you a braid called 'fishbone braid'. It looks a little complicated, but as long as your fingers are dexterous..."

Dan rubbed his nose awkwardly, trying to explain, "Uh...that..."

The smile in August's eyes deepened. He took the rubber band from Dan and patted Nina on the shoulder: "Let me do it."

Five minutes later, Dan looked at August with wide eyes: "When did you..."

August smiled and made Nina turn around: "I helped Mia make up many times when I was a child." Then he turned to the little girl: "Go and see if you are satisfied?"

The little girl ran into the bathroom impatiently, and half a minute later rushed into August's arms like a shell: "It's so beautiful, it's so beautiful, it's so beautiful!"

August caught her, pinched her face, then looked up at Dan: "So what happened yesterday?"

Dan looked at Nina, hesitant: "Nina, August and I have something to talk about, can you go to the balcony or go back to the room... er... hold a tea party for your 'friends' or something of?"

Nina was sensible and didn't ask why, she nodded and took a few dolls from the sofa and ran to the balcony.

Dan looked at her back, and a flash of complicated emotions flashed in his eyes for a moment.

"Is it related to this little thing?"

Dan sighed, "Yes."

……

"She reminds you of when you were a child." With an affirmative tone, August held Dan's hand.

Dan showed a mocking smile: "At first, I wondered why her mother handed her over to a stranger without hesitation, and it all makes sense now."

August thought for a while, then looked at Dan: "Do you want to adopt her?"

Although it was a question sentence, his tone was eight or nine points determined.

Dan hesitated: "I... her nationality is not in Denmark, and the lady is not in Iceland now. It will be very troublesome to go through the procedures, and I'm not sure if her custody rights will be given up there..."

August shook his head, looked directly into Dan's eyes, and said in a low voice with a demagogic force, "Don't think so much, just answer me, whether you want to or not."

Dan felt that he seemed to be caught in those gray-blue eyes, and nodded after a few seconds of silence: "I think."

August smiled, pinched his chin and kissed him: "That's fine. Leave the other things to me."

August hired a lawyer specializing in the relevant field to represent him in all matters.

Nina expressed her willingness almost immediately when Dan asked her, and the communication with her adoptive mother was unexpectedly smooth, and the basic procedures were almost completed in late September, during which Dan flew several times to Lake Javik.Finally, after confirming the details and preparing to submit the application documents to the city hall, August made a special trip from the base to Copenhagen.

"...that's all the documents. After you confirm that there is no problem, you can sign them." The lawyer pushed the documents in Dan's direction.

When Dan looked at the document, he thought for a while and added: "Although there is no problem with this submission, if the two of you can provide an additional marriage certificate from the city hall, the approval process should be faster."

Dan was stunned: "Marriage certificate?"

The lawyer nodded: "Of course this is just a suggestion of mine, you two can consider it."

Dan looked at August subconsciously. The other party obviously didn't expect this situation. After coughing, he said to the lawyer: "We will consider it."

"Okay, you can take these documents back to read. I will confirm the day after tomorrow. If there are no problems, I will submit them to the city hall." The lawyer said and stood up.

When he got back to the hotel that evening, Dan had been a little absent-minded.After taking a shower, August walked around the room without finding anyone, and finally found Dan on the balcony.

"Do you want to take a shower?" He pointed in the direction of the bathroom.

Dan was half hidden in the dark, and he seemed to be fiddling with something in his hands. Hearing this, he looked at August, his face flickered, and then he stood up.

August was stunned: "What's wrong?"

Dan stopped in front of him, seemed to think for a few seconds, and suddenly knelt down on one knee without warning.

August's heart stopped beating, as if in anticipation, and then began to pound his chest frantically.

The young man in front of him raised his head, the light cast a soft light on his face, and his eyes were bent into a beautiful arc.

"Although I have already put on the ring...but after thinking about it, I decided to do it my way again."

August involuntarily held his breath——

"Major August Field, are you willing to accept this ring and become my partner from now on, no matter life, old age, sickness or death, poverty or wealth, will you stay with each other all your life and be loyal to each other?"

In his outstretched palm lies a ring made of hair. It can be seen that the braider has clumsily tied a knot in the hair, but the small brown circle still looks like it is about to fall apart. danger.

August's fingers trembled slightly. He picked up the ring from Dan's palm and was about to put it on his own finger, but Dan stopped him, still frowning: "Why, don't say 'yes' ?"

August's voice was almost choked: "You know, I am willing, I have always been willing."

The smile on Dan's face widened a bit, he took the ring from August's hand, slowly put it on August's right ring finger, and then put a kiss on the back of his hand: "Now, you It's completely mine. May I ask Major Field, are you ready to submit the application at the city hall tomorrow?"

August didn't answer, replaced by an almost fiery kiss.

While pressing the person on the balcony sofa, he did not forget to raise his hand and pull the curtains in the room.

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