“Yes...” he said it a little bit dreamily, and then just about managed to get some sense about himself.
“The next is a canter. It’s not quite so bouncy, but you will have to move your hips to keep balanced. I will guide you,” he told her. Rather than give her the slightly more complicated command for a canter he did it for her- the wrong instruction could end quite badly at the higher speed.
He kept his arm around her as Annie went into the canter, and as she did so, Darcy started to move with her. With Ashley pressed so close it was very easy to direct the motion of her body to fall into sync with his.