Ashlea smiled slightly, admitting what she had found. "Old photos... That is all I have noticed..." The pictures didn't bother her. She wondered if they should. She was worried he would be upset with her for finding these. Hoping he would understand why she had looked through the room before settling in.
"John..." She began before pausing a moment, trying to think how to word what she was wanting to say correctly. "There is nothing wrong with having a past. You shouldn't regret it." Pulling her horse to a halt she paused for another moment before continuing "You stepped down, tried to fix things..." She sighed, seeing him like this saddened her. "You both did. This was through no fault of either of you. It just wasn't meant to be at that time..." She knew her words were unlikely to be making things any better and because of this she fell silent.
She was a short distance behind Doc and her horse didn't want to be left behind. "Alright.... Come on then." she mumbled, too quiet for him to hear as the horse took a step forward. "There will be another chance for you... I don't doubt that for a second.... You are a good man - any woman would be lucky to have you."