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Courtney opened the door to her home, a nervous wreck. She'd had lunch with Brandy, who'd told her just how much Lake's family was looking forward to meeting her next weekend. Great! That was all she needed to hear. Lake had been the one to hold out the longest, preferring to seek out his own woman. What if, after meeting her, his family thought she hadn't been worth the hunt?

“Hello, sweetheart.”

She swirled around. “Lake!” Dropping the packages in her hand, she raced across the room, and he caught her into his arms. He had left a few days ago to attend a business meeting in Boston and she hadn't expected him back until tomorrow.

“I missed you,” he whispered close to her lips, and then he was devouring those lips in a kiss that sent sensations
sizzling all through Courtney. She had accepted a while ago that Lake had a scandalous way of kissing her. She liked it, and most of the time couldn't get enough of it. Like she could never get enough of him. He was everything she ever wanted. Everything she would ever need.

When he released her mouth moments later, they were both pulling in deep, heavy breaths. He looked at her. “Take off your clothes.”

She stared at him. “What?”

“I said take off your clothes.”

She blinked. “Now?”

He gave her one of his decadent smiles. “Yes, now. Right this minute.”

She could feel her nipples growing tight and sensitive against the fabric of her blouse. “You sure you want me to do this?”

“Positive.”

A long edgy silence encompassed them, and then she took a step back and pulled her blouse over her head and tossed it aside. Next came her skirt, and she saw that he was staring, not missing a thing, when her hand went to the zipper to ease it down.

She studied his expression, saw the hot look in his eyes. “You're enjoying this, aren't you?”

He didn't waste time mulling over a response. “Yes. More than you will ever know.”

She had an idea. Well, more than an idea when her gaze lowered from his face to his crotch. He was big and growing by the minute. The second. Leaps and bounds. “Am I going to get something for all my trouble in doing this?”

He gave a smooth chuckle. “Oh, yes, trust me. You're going to get something, all right.”

Her gaze moved back to his face. He didn't have a poker face. She knew exactly what he planned on giving her. “There,” she said, standing in front of him stark naked. And unashamedly so. Lake had taught her that when it came to them, nothing was too risque. He liked thinking out of the box. “It's your turn, Lake.”

He grinned and began unbuttoning his shirt. Then he was removing his shoes, socks, and his pants. Next were his boxers, leaving him naked. He met her gaze. “Happy now?”

“Are you?”

“I can show you better than I can tell you.” And then he was crossing the short distance that separated them. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her again, and she automatically became lost in the feel of his mouth on hers and what his mouth was doing. But she did feel the moment he caught her by the bottom and lifted her up and widened her legs open to wrap around him. But not before his manhood unerringly found what it wanted and he entered her. Just as smoothly. Just as quick. They were locked together. Body to body. Flesh to flesh.

He threw his head back, pulled in a deep breath, and she knew he had taken in her scent. There was no way he could have missed it. She was hot.

And then with them still locked together, she felt him walking her backward and she wondered where he was taking her. It didn't take long for her to find out. It was the nearest wall.

As soon as he planted her back against it, he lowered his head and went for her breasts. “You don't play fair,” she muttered right before she released a groan she couldn't hold back. With each pull of his mouth on her breast, she felt her inner muscles contracting, clamping fully around him, and when his tongue began tormenting her nipple, she gave in to the climax she couldn't hold back. The one he'd known would come.

And it seemed that's what he'd been waiting for. Her to come. He began thrusting in and out of her, stroking her deep, hard, and fast. She began crying out when another orgasm took over her mind the same way Lake had taken over her body. She could swear that she could actually feel her toes curl as he kept thrusting into her relentlessly. By the time she screamed out another orgasm, he was right there with her, going over the edge, storming the waves, drowning in pleasure.

“I love you.” He whispered the words hotly against her mouth.

“And I love you.” And she knew he was all the man she would ever want and need.

Later that night she went in search of her little black book. She found it in the bottom of her drawer buried beneath her panties. She opened it up and flipped to the next page, the one after Solomon Wise's name. She smiled when she saw Lake's name. It was there. So regardless, she would eventually have met him, but she was glad they'd met the way they had: on their own and without help from anyone.
She felt even more convinced that it was meant for them to be together.

She placed the book back in the drawer and crossed the room to slide back in bed with him. She felt contented when in sleep he instinctively pulled her closer into his arms. Smiling, she cuddled up close to him, thinking that she hadn't needed her little black book after all.

also by brenda jackson

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No More Playas
The Playa's Handbook
Unfinished Business
A Family Reunion
Ties That Bind
The Midnight Hour
The Savvy Sistahs

anthologies

The Best Man
Welcome to Leo's
Let's Get It On
An All Night Man
Mr. Satisfaction

her little black book discussion questions

1.
Do you feel that, in the beginning, Courtney should have been more supportive of her parents' decision to save their marriage?

2.
Knowing the animosity between his wife, ex-wife, and daughter, should Joe have brought Suzette to the wedding?

3.
When Harper Isaac was arrested, should Courtney have used her funds to pay for an attorney or to do whatever was needed to help get Harper out of the trouble he was in? What about her handling of the other two guys from her little black book? Were her expectations too high?

4.
Do you think that Ron really had any intentions of trying to save his marriage?

5.
Should Barbara have been so quick to trust her husband again, judging by what he did to her in the past?

6.
Could you understand Peggy's reluctance to date again, even when a nice guy like Willie Baker came along?

7.
How do you feel about Ron taking Ashira to Hawaii with him and Barbara? Should Barbara have suspected something?

8.
What did you think of Lake Masters's style of romancing Courtney? Did he move too fast? Too slow?

9.
Considering the men in her life, did you understand Courtney's reluctance to take Lake at face value?

10.
Knowing about Ron's health situation, should Barbara have stayed with him in the end? Was informing him of the divorce in the hospital a low blow?

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Jackson, Brenda (Brenda Streater)

Her little black book / Brenda Jackson.â1st ed.

p. cm.

ISBN-13: 978-0-312-35933-1

ISBN-10: 0-312-35933-0

1. African American womenâFiction. I. Title.

PS3560.A21165H47 2008
813'.54âdc22