Hey everyone!

Sooo...this is the first of my compilation of Holiday related one-shots/two-shots. I'm gonna try and get as many in as possible for this month, so please, bear with me here haha

This first one is the first part of a two-shot called 'Let It Snow'. It's set in season 12, and Elliot and Olivia are a couple. They are prepared to head off for a few days off together upstate, when the snowstorm decides to throw a wrench in their plans and trap them together, at the precinct.

Enjoy this first part guys!

xoxo

Let It Snow [ONESHOT]

Part 01

The time had reached 4:30, the grey skies were starting to darken, and the temperature was slowly dropping to the lower twenties, well below freezing. The 16th precinct of Manhattan was shutting down for the most part; most of the detectives and officers in the three units within the precinct had gone home. Yet in the Special Victims Unit, there were still a couple detectives who were racing to finish their work.

Elliot and Olivia were just a few more files away from being free for the next five days, during which they would be spending time upstate in the Stabler family cabin as part of an early Christmas celebration with the kids considering they'd be working on the actual holiday. The older kids had already gone ahead a couple days earlier and had already sent several pictures to their phones, showing how much fun they were having in the snow, especially little three-year-old Eli. The influx of cases that had been coming over the next few days had finally calmed down and the two detectives were desperately trying to finish their work, so they could get started on enjoying their days off. For Elliot and Olivia, they were especially excited to enjoy their days off and enjoy some down time together. It had been a busy couple of weeks with all the cases that seemed to roll in this time of year, and the two just wanted some time together without the work looming over them.

It was getting later in the evening, and they were the only two left in the squad room, apart from Captain Cragen, whom was still in his office. Munch and Fin had finished their work and left about an hour ago as their shift had ended, and now Elliot and Olivia were racing to finish their work as well.

Elliot looked up from his work, allowing for a moment to just look at the beautiful woman across from him. She was so engrossed in paperwork that she didn't even realize that he was staring at her. He took the moment to simply take in her appearance; her brunette locks were swept up into a messy yet stylish updo and was held together by a hair clip, and her naturally bronzed skin stood out perfectly against the light blue turtle neck sweater she was wearing which hugged her torso perfectly. He knew the tight black slacks hugged her hips perfectly, the black heeled boots gave her some extra height. She wore a bit of eye liner and some shimmering lip gloss and mascara. She wore the small diamond ring on her finger that she always wore – a gift from her late mother all those years earlier – and the pale pink nail polish contrasted perfectly against her skin. Her brown eyes shimmered in the dim lights of the squad room, allowing them to look like melted chocolate.

She looked so fucking beautiful, and he was so lucky. He had been able to call her his girlfriend for two years now, since about two weeks after his divorce had been finalized. His kids were fine with it straight away; in fact, they were the ones who were encouraging him to ask Olivia out as quickly as a day after the divorce was final simply because they loved Olivia and only wanted her to be with their father. The upcoming holiday would be the couple's second one together, and they were more than excited to spend it together, even if they had to work. The next few days would at least give them time to have an early holiday celebration, but either way, they were just glad to be spending it together.

"Elliot!"

He jumped slightly; the sound of her voice brought him back to the present and he now focused on the fact that she was looking over at him with a curious look on her face. His lips curled into a smile and he raised an eyebrow; "What?"

"I said your name three times," she giggled a bit as she slapped a few files onto his desk; "Sign these please?"

"I'm trying to finish my own paperwork," he gave her a look before smirking; "Besides, you told me my handwriting looks like Eli's scribbles, so I can't be forging your signature."

"Sign your name, you ass; I already signed mine." She leaned her elbows on her desk as she signed off on another file.

"How the hell are you almost finish before me when we had the same amount of work?"

"Because I didn't keep stopping to stare," she looked up with a smirk on her lips, "Finish your damn work so we can leave; I have plans."

"Oh, do you?" he chuckled as he focused his gaze back on the open file in front of him.

"I do," he listened as her voice dropped an octave to the flirty tone that she only took with him; "Involving you, a bed, and the lace and silk set I have on under these clothes."

She then let out a laugh when she watched him drop his pen and slowly lift his head to look at her, his blue eyes now having gone a shade darker as he stared at her. She tilted her head and fiddled with the collar of her sweater; "Hurry up and finish, Elliot; I would like to get out of here today."

"I would finish if I could get these rather distracting and unholy images of you out of my head," he playfully tossed a pen over at her; "Stop annoying me."

"It's my job to annoy you, honey." She replied before laughing as a paperclip came flying across at her.

While he went back to working on his own paperwork, she took a moment herself to simply watch him for a bit. Elliot Stabler was all anger and yells at work when he needed to intimidate the scum of the Earth during interrogations, and with his six-foot tall frame and muscles from years in the Marines and on the police force, he could definitely be scary and a little intimidating. But behind closed doors – the side seen by his children and his girlfriend – there was this loving, kind soul with a touch as gentle as a butterfly and a bunch of much needed cuddles and kisses after long days. Olivia loved both sides of him; they were what made him Elliot – the man she had fallen in love with so long ago.

There were times where she couldn't believe that he was actually hers now; she had to actually pinch herself still and remind herself that it wasn't a dream and that it hadn't been a dream for two years now; they were actually a couple who had been living together uptown for a year and a half. She would never forget that day two years ago when he showed up at her old apartment door with Chinese food and beer, never forget how he confessed his feelings for her after they had their dinner, and never forget the feeling of his lips on hers for the first time. Everything was perfect in that moment, and in the last two years, their relationship had only continued to go from strength to strength. The kids loved their relationship as well and were all incredibly supportive, and even Kathy – his ex-wife and the mother of his children – was happy for them as well.

Everything was great, and for the first time in forever, she actually truly happy, and it was all thanks to the man sitting across from her.

She jumped when a paperclip hit the side of her in the forehead, bringing her from her thoughts. She blinked and focused, now realizing that he was staring at her with a smirk on his lips.

"Now who's staring?"

She simply laughed and tossed a pen at him before turning her attention to the last of her work.

An hour later, Cragen had gone and the two detectives had finally finished their paperwork. Elliot was taking their completed files into Cragen's office while Olivia shut down their computers. Maureen had called about twenty minutes earlier and told them to be careful as the snow was really starting to fall, to which Elliot and Olivia promised to be careful and told them that they would see them in a few hours. Olivia pulled on her coat and grabbed her bag and phone and phone charger, before looking up as Elliot made his way over. He pulled on his own coat and grabbed his keys and phone, before walking out of the squad room with her. Olivia slipped her arms around him while they waited for the elevator, and he draped an arm around her shoulders and hugged her into him.

"Five days off, just us…well the kids too, but we can have our fun too after they're asleep." He chuckled. She let out a laugh, stepping into the elevator with him once the doors slid open.

"I'm just excited to not have to think about work for the next few days." She spoke as she pressed the button for the first floor. Elliot pulled her in and pressed a sweet kiss onto her lips, squeezing her tightly while she laughed against him.

"Mm…what was that for?"

"Just because I love you," he pressed a kiss to her temple as well; "And I'm just really looking forward to these days off together."

"I am too, baby; we need it." She replied as she tucked some hair behind her ear. She kissed him again, before stepping out of the elevator along with him. They stopped in the lobby to pull on their beanies and scarves, before they then made their way to the door.

"Are we really the last ones here?" Elliot wondered as he looked around the lobby, noticing that the security guard at the front desk wasn't around either.

"I think everyone took the hint and got the hell out of here at a decent time," Olivia breathed out as she looked outside through the glass doors of the precinct; "Holy shit, it's really coming down out there now." A blanket of white snow was covering the streets and sidewalks and Elliot's SUV, and there seemed to be snow banked up to the bottom of the doors as well. She pushed on the door, only for her eyes to widen when the door wouldn't budge.

"Um...I think the door is stuck." She looked back at her boyfriend, a look of concern mixed with a bit of fear now being written all over her face. This wasn't good at all.

"Oh, hell no," Elliot moved around her and began pushing on the door, "I refuse to believe we're stuck in here…no." He pushed on the door again, groaning to himself when it wouldn't budge. He pushed a little harder again before hitting it; the sound his hand slapping against the metal of the door echoed throughout the empty lobby and caused Olivia to jump.

"Elliot, shit…" she ran her hand down her face, "Okay…okay…should we try the back door? This one isn't budging."

"Yeah, good idea baby, real good idea." He grabbed her hand and began tugging her down the hallways together, both of them practically running through the maze of hallways, past the janitor closets and file rooms and stock closets until they reached the doors to the back entrance of the precinct. Elliot dropped her hand and pushed the door, groaning to himself when that door wouldn't budge as well.

"You've got to be fucking kidding me?" He sighed before looking at his girlfriend, who looked like she was ready to punch something; "Emergency exits?"

"We can try those too, but if these are frozen shut then do you really think those will open?" she raised an eyebrow, folding her arms across her chest.

"It's worth a shot; just humor me." He told her. Olivia rolled her eyes but followed him nonetheless, internally grumbling the entire time as she just couldn't believe this had happened.

The two went around to the emergency exits, hoping that they would open yet cursing when the doors wouldn't budge as they were frozen shut. The ray of hope that they had in getting out of here tonight was starting to grow dimmer and dimmer, leaving them both frustrated as they exchanged a glance and shook their heads in despair. Olivia uttered a curse and kicked the metal door, before folding her arms across her chest as she pouted profusely. Elliot sighed and slipped his arm around her waist, leading her back upstairs to the squad room. Olivia tossed her bag onto her desk and flicked on her desk lamp before looking at Elliot, whom had just picked up the receiver to his desk phone.

"Please tell me you're calling someone to see if they can get us out of here?" she wondered. He nodded, holding up his finger for her to wait as he spoke down the phone; "Cap, we got a problem."

Olivia dropped her hat and coat into the chair as she perched herself on the edge of her desk, while listening to Elliot as he spoke to their captain. She listened as he told the older man about their situation, and her eyes widened when Elliot's loud voice boomed through the squad room with a simple; "A few hours?!" which made her groan into her hand. He talked for a few more moments, then slammed the phone down and sighed.

"We should have left an hour ago, damn the paperwork." He muttered.

"Chief of D's would have ripped us a new one if that paperwork wasn't in on the morning we're due back, plus we would have thought about it the whole time we were gone," she pushed herself up from her desk and went around to him; "What did Cragen say, baby?"

"Said it could be a few hours before the road crews can get around here to clear the roads and the snow from outside the door, and that's if the snow stops anytime soon," he stood between her legs as she had perched herself on the edge of his desk, "Sorry baby, I feel like our vacation is ruined already."

"It's not ruined, honey; we'll get out of here soon and then we can get on the road in the morning, and we'll still have a few days," she stroked her hands up and down his arms to calm him down, "Look, go get us some snacks from the vending machine, and I'll put some coffee on while I call the kids; let's just make the most of this sucky situation."

Elliot let out a breath and cupped her face, stroking his thumbs over her cheeks before kissing her quickly; "What would I do without you?"

"Hit things and sulk," she teased; "Go on; let's just kill some time or whatever."

"Snickers bars and cheesy Doritos?" he asked as he whipped out his wallet.

"You know me so well." She smirked. He laughed and headed out of the squad room, while she sighed and pushed herself off of his desk. She dialed Maureen's number while she moved around the room, wedging the phone between her ear and shoulder as she grabbed the can of coffee from their little cabinet and flicked the switch for the coffee pot. Maureen picked up after a few rings, and Olivia explained the situation to her as she pottered around and put the coffee on. Maureen groaned at the information but promised to look after her siblings, then told Olivia that she loved them both and made her promise that they'd be careful. Olivia promised to do so, and after relaying that she loved them all, their call was over. She turned around, only to find Elliot coming back in with a hand full of snacks. He dropped the treats onto their desks, before coming over and wrapping his arms around her.

"Snickers bars and Doritos are on your desk," he tucked some hair behind her ear; "Are the kids okay?"

"They're fine, just normal sibling bickering; Maur said they were about to eat some pizza and said to be careful and they love us."

"Normal sibling bickering means they're all gonna be ready to strangle each other soon; we need to get out of here." Elliot grumbled. Olivia laughed, draping her arms around him and kissing his lips.

"Hopefully we'll be out soon," she turned around and leaned up a bit to kiss his lips; "Let's just chill and eat our snacks; at least we still have power."

"Thank God for that." Elliot replied, squeezing her again while she laughed to herself. Since she was stuck in this precinct until God knows when, she was glad that it was with the love of her life.

A couple of hours later, the two were in the little break room together, sprawled out across the sofa as they watched some random Christmas movie on Elliot's phone while Olivia's phone was charging on her desk. Olivia laid on her back with her head on Elliot's arm while he was wedged between her and the back of the sofa, holding his phone with one hand while his other arm was around her. They had eaten their snacks and drank a couple cups of coffee, and they'd really been having a nice time just relaxing.

Well, they were having a nice time until the lights suddenly blinked out, plunging them into darkness and silence as the dull hum from the building heating unit could no longer be heard.

Now this…this was officially the shittiest day they could have ever had.

Oooooh first part is done! Let me know what you guys think about this one! Until next time xoxo