Hey guys, after a huge hiatus from writing I came here with this thing that popped into my head! An idea of what we can have in the first ep of the next season of SVU and OC. I hope you like it and before you ask, it's ONESHOT, there will be no continuation in this one.

If there's air in the lungs, there's still life to live

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"Now you know the price", that's how Bernie leaves Elliot, alone in his house shredded to pieces, with the combat cross in his hands. Sighing as if he understood what his mother meant between the lines, Elliot could only think of one person who could remind him that while there is air in his lungs, there is a life to live. She... Olivia, his daily longing for 10 years, his daily longing even today, even though she is now in the same country, in the same city as he is, because nothing would be able to make him stop missing having her around. Running his thumb through his upper lip, he picks up his cell and sends a message:

E: Hey partner... busy?

His heart accelerates when the three dots appear on the screen indicating that she is writing.

O: Arriving home now, I left Noah at his friend Jack's house! El, I'm sorry I couldn't go to your ceremony, Noah had this super important rehearsal and the teacher was decisive in having the parents present.

E: Don't worry about it, you know it didn't even have to happen for me! Liv... can I go to see you?

O: hmm, of course... just give me an hour, I need a shower, okay? But you're bringing dinner.

E: yes, captain!

An hour later, Elliot is knocking on Olivia's door with bags of Chinese in his hands. When she opens the door, she is dressed in a cream-colored sweater, pajama pants that appear to be soft and with her hair pulled in a messy bun, and for him, she couldn't look prettier. Something about Olivia in her casual element did things with him, and today? He could barely disguise the desire in his eyes.

"Elliot? Are you going to look me in the eye or are my clothes more interesting?"

Elliot releases a dull laugh and turns his eyes to hers.

"I... hm, my friend Olivia, I can be happy to look at both of them."

This is new, not the flirtation, but the free flirtation, without guilt, without obstacles, without a ring on his finger, without a 'marriage for comfort' screaming. It's just them, free, finally.

She opens the door more for him to enter, he dumps the bags on the kitchen counter and turns to her.

"El, are you... are you okay?"

"The only part of my father... The only part I thought I could be proud of, hold on to me.. was... it was a lie! And then, there I am... Receiving the same Combat Cross. I... hmmm, Frank threw himself in front of a train, left a wife and a newborn son behind so he wouldn't have to live in prison and in return I won this thing!"

She approaches him, puts one hand on each of his arms with the intention of making him pay attention.

"Elliot, you're a good man, you're a good cop! You have been a great son judging by the things Bernie is happy to say about you, you are a good father! You were my best partner, and even with an hiatus of 10 years away, even if I try, there is no one that I trust more with my back. This Cross? It doesn't even say half of how good you are. This is politics of the department. The Brotherhood? Frank? They looked for this fate El, it's all on their own!

She moves her hands that, until then were in his arms, and takes them to both sides of his face, Elliot releases a slight sigh leaning into her touch.

"Liv... I... I'm sorry for everything! I don't even know what I…"

She interrupts his speech, running her thumb through his lips.

"We have a lot to say El... So much happened while you were away. But you know... I'm so tired, I had an appointment with my therapist, you would give one of your arrogant smiles if you heard what he said."

Elliot arches his eyebrows in curiosity

"What did he say?"

Olivia closes her eyes, as if to organize her thoughts and build her courage. She rests her hands on his chest, grounding herself.

"Well, first he said I deserve happiness."

"He's right!"

"Then he said that you and I needed to see if there is anything here or else, we need to move on…"

This catches Elliot's attention and he puts his hands on her waist.

"Livie, do you want to move on?"

She locks her eyes with his and it only takes a few seconds for both to realize the position they are in, it's intimate and seems... It seems right.

"No El... I... I want you to kiss me."

"Olivia…"

He smiles, that arrogant smile she had mentioned before, but now, there's something else... His eyes are full of love, devotion, worship and she can't help but biting her lower lip with the image of an Elliot Stabler wanting her.

"Liv, there's no way back after that, I'm not willing to go back."

"We don't need to!"

And that's all he needed to hear, he moves his hands from her waist and puts one on her cheek while the other rests on the curve of her neck, they look at each other in understanding that after that? Everything would change, finally, they would be beyond Stabler and Benson, they would be Elliot and Olivia. When their lips meet it's like a melody never played before, everything between them moves in perfect harmony, their lips, their hands that explore each other and it's like music in their ears and both were the composers.

Later that night, they would say aloud to each other: "I love you."

I hope you enjoyed! Now my writing method has changed, I will write several things in ONESHOT formats and release them here for you! To stay on top of some ideas or receive spoilers from some writing, follow me on twitter: aloveforbensler