who framed me

Chapter Eight

I got off my knees and I started running towards Mathew as he is walking down the hall and he stopped outside the lift as the tears were steaming down my cheeks and I looked at him as I stopped.

"Can we give this one more chance......I want you just you at the end of the day it's always been you Mathew from the first day I met you too now. I don't want you to leave." I said as Mathew sighed deeply

"What do you want from me Amber...I give you your space at university at Oxford and now I don't know where your head is at." Mathew said as I took a deep breath and I held his hands.

"I've been trying to figure out who killed Elise Mathew." I said calmly as Mathew dropped his bags and he sighed deeply.

"I take it there is more right?" Mathew asked as I nodded my head and he sighed deeply and picked his bags up and we walked back into the room and he sat down on the bed with his bags behind his feet.

"So, tell me everything?" Mathew said as I took a deep breath and sat down beside him while still holding his hands.

"Well, when Elise was killed I was put into a police cell until Giles came and bailed me out with my mum's money and then from there I was searching for Elise killer and....." I hesitated. "I saw my dad for the first time today since I was 6 years old and I saw Catherine Elise's older sister in a run-down building and my dad and Elise were seeing each other behind my back and my dad came on this holiday to see Elise and also meet me." I said as Mathew eyes widen in shock.

"What your dad is here?" Mathew asked as I nodded my head and I rose up from the bed and walked over to the books and pulled the napkin from under the books and turned around.

"This is my dad's number Mat....He said if I wanted to meet up with him and get to know him then I should give him a ring." I said as I held on to the napkin "But I'm scared what if he hasn't changed Mat and I'm setting myself up for failure again." I said as I stared at the napkin.

"Amber I'm here you don't have to be scared anymore." Mathew said as he stood up and he walked over to me and he cupped my chin his left hand and he gave me a look that genuine and sincere.

I reached over for the phone and I dialled my dad's number, I waited patiently for him to answer, he answered the phone on the second ring and I sighed in relief.

"Hi, Its Amber....I was wondering would you like to meet up tomorrow and we get to know each other again as father and daughter." I said as I looked over at Mathew.

"I would like that Amber....Shall we say at 2 pm at the Eiffel tower." Richard said as I agree and I hang up the phone.

"I'm seeing him tomorrow at 2pm at the Eiffel tower Mat." I said as Mathew smiled widely and kissed my lips softly before pulling away.

"I'm proud of you Amber." Mathew said as I squeal and jump up and down like a little girl that I was feeling.

The next day two p.m. couldn't come quick enough. It was one p.m. and I must off changed my outfit so many times that I lost count and I was nervous yesterday I saw my dad for the first time and today I'm spending the day with him well not a whole day but some of the day with him.

I wonder what we will talk about, would we talk about stuff that has happened to me and him or stuff about what we are into. I felt like I was going on an adventure and my stomach is doing butterflies and cartwheels inside.

I looked at the clock and it was half 1 so I opened the door and made my way towards the lift of the hotel. I waited patiently for the lift doors to open and they opened and I stepped inside of them and I walked through hotel lobby looking at the people sitting down or some were stood at the bar talking and as I made my way towards the entrance of the hotel. I felt something weird hit me almost like a gush of air or something else.

I shook the feeling off as I walked over to the Eiffel tower and I saw my dad waiting there for me and I smiled widely as I wondered over to him and he smiled at me as he leaned into hug me and I hugged him back gently before pulling away from him.

"Hey." I said awkwardly I didn't know if I should call him dad yet or just call him Richard so many things came to me.

"Hey Amber. You look amazing." Richard said as he smiles at me.

"Thank you Rich---I mean dad." I said nervously laughing because I thought it's time to let the past be in the past.

"So, I thought we could see the Notre dome and that art place." My dad said as he laughs nervously also because he forgot the art gallery was called which made me laugh a bit.

"I would like that dad." I said as I smiled at a bit at him.

We walked to the art place and my dad had tickets already booked for us which was impressive and we sat down at the café near the art place and I ordered a hot chocolate.

"So, what did you study at university?" My dad asks as I sipped my hot chocolate a bit before answering him.

"Criminology." I said as my dad nodded his head in impressed

"That's a good career to go into. Would you be a detective or police officer. "my dad asks as I shrug my shoulders because I didn't know what I wanted to be.

"I don't know to be truthful." I said as my dad nodded his head

"So, what do you do dad." I asked my dad as he sipped his coffee.

"I'm a construction manager while I was in prison I got my GSCE's and then I was on a course for managing in construction while I was in in prison and I passed when I was let out of prison a company took a chance and hired me and I met your friend Elise in the building she was interning in." My dad said as I nodded my head impressed by how far he's come and he's got a job and he's a clean and sober.

"I'm also 16 years sober being in prison does make you wonder about life and the people you had and I know I wasn't a nice father or a husband to yourself or your mum but I'm changing for the better and I want you to be a part of my life." My dad said as I looked at him with a shocked look on my face as I sipped my drink.

After the conversation and just me and my dad talking about stuff. I saw a different side to him and he even walked back to my hotel which funny enough was the same hotel he's staying at also. How odd is that so we sat in the bar talking about stuff.