Hey guys!

Here is part two (final part) of 'Let It Snow'. I hope you guys enjoyed that first part. This one is a little fluffier, with EO having a deep chat about their relationship as they cuddle up in the cribs together.

So...enjoy it guys :) xoxo


Let It Snow

Part 02

It was dark outside, the snow was still falling, the temperatures had probably dropped into the teens now, and the power had really just gone out in the whole precinct.

Shit.

"What the fuck?" Olivia burst out as she sat up quickly. Elliot quickly switched off the movie and put the flight light on his phone before standing up, holding his hand out to Olivia as he did so. Olivia stood up and grabbed his hand, linking her fingers with his and holding onto his arm as they made their way out of the break room. The precinct was plunged into complete darkness apart from the light from Elliot's phone, giving the building a rather creepy feeling considering they were the only two there. They could hear the wind whistling from outside, and the frigid temperatures were already starting to set in even though the heat had only been out for a few minutes.

The buzzing of Elliot's phone caused them both to jump, and Elliot pulled her close to him as he looked at the screen; "It's Cragen, baby."

"I hope he has some good news." She mumbled against his shoulder, snuggling into him while he answered the call; "Stabler."

Olivia listened; their captain was asking if they were still at the precinct to which Elliot explained that they were and that the power had just gone out. Cragen explained that the snow had started to slack, and the road crews would be there within the next couple hours as they were starting to clear some roads as best they could with the cold temperatures. He told them to try their best to hold on and stay warm, and that he would check with them again in the next hour. Elliot thanked him for the update before hanging up, letting out a frustrated sigh as he held his girlfriend close to him. Olivia tilted her head up and pressed a kiss to his cheek;

"We'll be out soon, baby; it'll be okay."

"If we aren't frozen by then," he grumbled; "Okay, let's just go grab my hoodie to help you stay warm, then we'll go in the cribs and cuddle up to stay warm."

"Don't you need your hoodie?" She asked as they began walking towards the locker room.

"I'll be fine with my coat, it's okay; I just want you to be warm." He stroked her waist as they entered the dark room, then gave his phone to her while he rummaged through his locker. He whipped out his hoodie and helped her into it, then slammed the door shut before taking his phone again.

The pair then headed back out into the squad room so Olivia could grab her phone as well, then they pulled on their coats. They exchanged a glance, then made their way into the cribs and to the far corner where 'their bunk' was. Elliot pulled the covers back and allowed her to climb in first, then he climbed in with her and pulled the blankets over them. They snuggled into each other completely and shared a kiss, before Elliot then turned his phone light off, once again plunging them into darkness. They were silent as they clung to each other, the only sounds to be heard was that of their breathing as they lay there together, cuddling for warmth yet as a means to protect each other as that was natural for them.

"You know, under any other circumstances, this would be romantic." Elliot spoke after a little while. It had been about an hour since they'd come up, and she had actually almost nodded off as he held her in his arms. His hands had moved into her coat and under the hoodie, allowing him to trace patterns on the bare skin of her back which helped to calm her anxiety.

"It would be," she sighed as she snuggled into him even more, as best she could on the small bed; "Remember the last all night case we worked?"

"The one where we came in here and decided that this was our bunk?" he chuckled, reaching up to tuck a bit of her hair behind her ear. She nodded, an adorable giggle escaping her lips as she did so.

"Mhm…and we proved exactly why its our bunk when we were in here alone." She leaned in and pecked his lips, smiling as he squeezed her.

"Oh and what a great time that was," he hugged her into him some more as he turned a bit more serious; "You know Liv, sometimes I wonder what the hell you see in me. I'm not exactly easy to deal with sometimes, but you do and now here we are, two years later and still together."

"Actually if you think about it, we've been together twelve years, just actually involved for the last two," she joked, earning a laugh from him; "El, you aren't easy to deal with sometimes, but that's only made me love you more. Do you not realize that your stubborn asshole ways are exactly what attracted me to you?"

"Wow Liv, you have a way with words." He scoffed, raising an eyebrow even though she couldn't see him. She laughed again, sliding a hand up his arm to rest on the side of his face.

"Elliot, listen okay; my past boyfriends – yes this includes Andy and Kurt-"

"And Porter."

"Let that go please, he wasn't my boyfriend."

"Just a federal dick that thought it was okay to ask if you needed a lift home or if you wanted dinner."

Olivia rolled her eyes, playfully slapping his cheek; "And I think he got the answer to his questions when you shoved your tongue down my throat in front of him, so stop being a jealous asshole."

"I just can't stand the federal fuckwad," Elliot grumbled in a childish manner before continuing; "Anyway, sorry…please continue."

"Anyway, before I was rudely interrupted by your prickly ways," she poked his cheek;

"Seriously, there was just something about them – they couldn't bring out that drive and that fight inside of me like you can, and in the short time we were together, when we did fight, they'd concede to make me happy, and I just…I don't know, El; I never liked that; like fight with me and get your point across and then we'll find a common ground, you know. That's what you do to me…that's what you've done from the very beginning. I still remember some of our early cases together, still remember our first fight we had where we couldn't agree for shit, but we found a common ground. Seeing how strong you are standing up for yourself – even if you can be a stubborn fucker – is something that I find really attractive. I mean granted, we've had some shitty situations and we've said things to each other that hurt, but we worked it out eventually and always come back together and that's what I like about us. You're just…it's like you were made especially for me, no matter how you are; every single part of you was made for me, and I love it."

There was silence for a moment, then Olivia felt his lips land on hers. She moaned softly as he squeezed her before pulling away, both of them breathing heavily as their heads rest against one another.

"That was…wow baby…I love you," he whined, hugging her tightly; "I love you so much."

"I love you too, baby; my blue eyed knight in shining armor – even though the armor has a couple bullet wounds and knife cuts," she kissed him again before asking; "Now…as for me and you…yeah, I couldn't believe that night when you told me how you felt."

"How could you not have known?"

"I mean I always had my suspicions, but I guess I just thought it all went away after you went home to Kathy and stuff." she shrugged adorably, and Elliot kissed her forehead, stroking her back. He was silent for a moment, contemplating his words for a bit. Them talking was allowing them to forget about the situation they were stuck in, but it was also allowing room to talk about things they barely ever spoke about.

And he was about to bring up something that they literally pushed to the back of their minds.

"Gitano."

He felt her tense up at the name and he continued stroking her back to help calm her down; "Just listen to me, okay?" He felt her nod, and he pressed a kiss to her forehead.

"The hallway, outside the little girl's hospital room – Rebecca – that was her name, remember?"

She nodded again, and he continued;

"You know…in my own weird way, I was trying to tell you that I was in love with you, but I was scared?"

"That's partly why I ran; it was getting really complicated really fast," she cuddled into him some more, shuddering slightly from the cold and the intensity of the conversation they were having, "I can read you, Elliot; hence why I say I had my suspicions, but I guess it was just…we were so confused; we had fought earlier in the day and you were so cold to me, you questioned my abilities-"

"I'm forever sorry about that, you have to know that I never meant it."

"I know, baby; I know," she stroked his cheek; "But yeah…that happened, and then you expected me to risk your life and I couldn't do that, and then outside that room when we were talking; I knew…remember when you said that me and the job were all you had left, and you couldn't take it if you wrecked it?"

He nodded, so she continued; "Do you remember how you were already feeling about your marriage and your family?"

"Like I had wrecked it all."

"Exactly…so when you said that to me, part of me knew you were saying in some weird way that you loved me, but you were scared to act on it and to be honest, I was too; plus you were going through a lot and to be honest, we probably would have screwed it up because we're two stubborn peas in a pod."

Elliot nodded in understanding, before quietly speaking; "I just wish I hadn't driven you away…twice."

"That wasn't you, that was me being completely petrified because I knew if I stayed, we would act on things, and I would screw it up probably and lose you; I didn't wanna wreck things either." She told him.

"You would have never wrecked things; you were always fighting to stick together."

"When the boundary line was set at partnership, babe; you know I sucked at relationships at the time."

"What changed your mind this time then?"

"Chinese food and beer," they laughed at her joke, then she gripped onto him some more as she shuddered; "No…I just, it was the look in your eyes; you were looking at me with this look that I hadn't seen even when you were in the good days of your marriage to Kathy, and besides, I trust you with my life, so I just…I guess I just decided that maybe I could take the leap with you and see what happens."

"Are you glad you took it?" he asked, leaning closer to her again to the point where his breath was ghosting across her face. She nodded, lightly stroking his cheek with her fingers as she whispered;

"So glad."

The two then leaned in and shared a sweet kiss yet again; he slipped his arms around her more and held her while her arm wound around his neck. Their kiss spoke volumes and held years of what ifs and almosts and maybes; it was one of those kisses that felt like the first one all over again, one that made them fall even harder and deeper than they had already fallen. Olivia wasn't scared anymore – she hadn't been scared for a couple years now – and as for Elliot, he was now more than convinced that he had gotten things right this time. They loved each other, they needed each other, they were meshed together, bound by one heart and one soul.

They were everything when they were together.

There was suddenly a click sound and a brightness that could be seen from behind their eyelids, causing them to pull apart and open their eyes properly. Olivia smiled at the sight of the blue eyes she loved so much and reached up and stroked his cheek.

"Nice to see you for the first time in like an hour." She smirked. He let out a laugh and kissed her again, resting his head against hers.

"It's nice to see you too, with those beautiful brown eyes." he tapped her nose before slipping off of the bed. He held out his hand and helped her up, before leading her out of the cribs towards the middle of the squad room. They shed their coats and scarves as the heat kicked in again, then Elliot whipped out his phone to give their captain a call. He talked for a few moments while keeping his arm around Olivia as she perched herself onto her desk. She listened intently as she could hear their captain talking on the other end, and she perked up a bit more when he said that the road crews were nearing the precinct and that they would be out within the hour. Elliot thanked him and promised that he and Olivia were alright, before hanging up the phone and looking at her again.

"Well, we should be out within the next half an hour, or hour tops," he slipped his arms around her more, smiling at her; "No one else I'd rather be trapped in the precinct with though, obviously."

"Ditto, back at you baby." She smirked, snuggling into him for a hug as he squeezed her, running his hands up and down her back. She was the key to his heart; bright brown eyes that kept him grounded, a soul connected to his, with kisses that set his soul on fire. She was everything.

He had definitely gotten it right this time, he felt it in his own soul. She had always been the one for him.

Half an hour later, Cragen called again to let them know that the streets and steps outside the precinct were all clear as he had been notified. Olivia and Elliot grabbed their things and flicked off the lights before leaving together, both of them dramatically inhaling as soon as they stepped outside and felt the cold air filter into their lungs. They made their way over to the car lot and slipped into Elliot's SUV, both of them feeling extremely happy to be out of the building and finally free to start their few days off.

"Right now, I think we both need to just go home and take a hot shower or something and get into bed." Olivia spoke, rubbing her hands together as they sat in the vehicle for a bit, waiting for it to heat up properly.

"I agree, and we can get on the road early in the morning and get to the cabin at a decent time," Elliot reached over and took her hand, linking his gloved fingers through hers; "You know, I'm really excited to be spending the holidays with you – again; wouldn't want it any other way, because I love you."

Olivia looked over, smiling at him. Her holidays had only gotten brighter with him and his kids around, and she wanted them to always be like that, for the rest of her life…if possible, of course. There were no other people she'd rather spend the holiday time with than the five angels and their father, her blue eyed Christmas miracle.

She leaned over and pressed a sweet kiss onto his lips before nuzzling her nose against his as she whispered;

"I love you…so much more."


I hope you guys enjoyed this second part to the cute little two-shot. Do you want smut or fluff in the next one shot? Let me know! Until next time xoxo ;)