We exchanged numbers, it was just chit chat but Id be amazed for how long I was on the phone. Stewart is asked when his relationship with Helen became more than being just friends. Her and her friend were out, she was drinking whiskey, and I was at home. She came back home, she was tipsy and I was as well. We carried on emailing. At some point during the course of those emails the tone changed. It became flirty, no question about it. Then she I said youd better go to bed now, before I say something. That day/night we called Freaky Friday, because we really did click online. Although it was just emails things changed big time. Even then telephone contact was very small. During that week we were talking about where we lived, we sent photos of our houses. She attached a photo of one of the houses and said tomorrow night she would be on her own. On that photo she had an address. I saw this as a subtle invite, I drove up unannounced to her house and text her to say I was here. She rushed out to see me, she was only wearing pyjamas, she wasnt happy but she was. We both fell into each others arms, Stewart becomes tearful again. She asked me if I wanted to come in, I said yes.
During that week we were talking about where we lived, we sent photos of our houses. She attached a photo of one of the houses and said tomorrow night she would be on her own. On that photo she had an address. I saw this as a subtle invite, I drove up unannounced to her house and text her to say I was here. She rushed out to see me, she was only wearing pyjamas, she wasnt happy but she was. We both fell into each others arms, Stewart becomes tearful again. She asked me if I wanted to come in, I said yes.
Stewart stayed over at Helen Bailey's house
I stayed in the house that night. That night in the future we referred to as fruitcase friday because I was a nutter for driving up there, and she was a nutter for letting an unknown man in her house for the night.
It was almost a joke when I drove up to see her, it was just a friendship at that time. The day I next saw her was when I went to an Arsenal game with Oliver. Im a West Ham fan because my dad was, but my friend had tickets. She invited us to come for a meal. Him and Helen hit it off straight away. Helen was amazed how much Oliver ate. That was a nice friendly event.
After that me and Helen met up a few times, we went for walks in the heath in London with Boris. We then did go on a date. We met at the national portrait gallery, had lunch there, and went to the cinema. That was a romantic date for both of us. It ended quite well. After the cinema we took a taxi, but we passed so many places she knew with John and she became emotional. The taxi went by Kings Cross to drop me off and Helen went home by herself. I understood completely and was quite happy to leave.
After that we were phoning and chatting. We did go on more walks, I asked her if she wanted to come and see me and she said yes. This was a big thing for Helen because it meant leaving Boris, it was also the first time shed made any kind of journey outside London without John. We went for a drive. We went for a pub lunch in Grantchester and I took her round Cambridge. I walked her round the backs of the colleges, it was like Id arranged it for her. Kings College choir band was practising and so on. She had a lovely time.
Helen spent Christmas day with her brother John, and then Boxing Day she came to see us. She hated this drive but she still did it, looking back it was amazing, I know how difficult that would have been for Helen. It became apparent over the years that myself and John Sinfield were very different people, he was very sophisticated smooth and suave, I was not. Helen was very different to Diane. But either way we just really clicked.
Id fallen in love with her quite quickly, but she warned me once to never say the L word. About a week later I was hugging her and she replied instantly, I love you too. I said I wasnt supposed to say that was I? She said no, but its true, and I do love you too. I never stopped loving her.
Defence barrister Simon Russell Flint, told Stewart: Its going to be suggested later when I sit down, that you killed her. No way, Stewart replied. Thats the end of todays evidence.
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