A/N: Title Taken From Ray Lamontagne - Within You

Chapter Ten:
Within You

A Week Later.

"So I heard you and Chase come in last night," Brooke teased and sat at the kitchen table next to Lucas. Peyton looked up over the newspaper and Rachel hurried over with the breakfast plates.

"Yeah so," Lucas said pouring himself a glass of milk.

"And why isn't he still here?" Rachel asked.

"He's not like you," Lucas said jokingly.

"Well no one can be like me but I figured with the way you two have been all over each other something would have happened by now," Rachel smiled and took a bite of her food.

"Nathan comes home today," Lucas looked down to his food.

"Oh wow that's right," Peyton put down the paper and looked right at Lucas.

"What are you going to do?" Brooke put her hand on Lucas' arm.

"I don't know he called a week ago and I told him I was going on a date with Chase but I hung up on him," Lucas didn't move his gaze.

"You hung up on him?" Peyton looked at him wide eyed,

"After he said he loved me," Lucas looked up hurt and Peyton.

"He called you said he loved you and you hung up on him after you had been waiting for him to call you all week," Rachel said astonished.

"I didn't know what else to do I was happy he called but all the anger came back at the sound of this voice!" Lucas pushed his plate away from him.

"Trust me your going to forget about all of this soon," Brooke laughed.

"Brooke I really don't think-" Lucas started but hands covered his eyes.

"Guess who," Chase's voice whispered in his ear.

"Hey," Lucas smiled and Chase's hands disappeared. Chase sat down on the other side of Lucas.

"So I didn't have anything to do today so I came here to ask if you wanted to-" Chase started but stopped as he looked in the doorway. Lucas turned around to see Nathan standing there. Nathan's smile was fading away, as was Lucas'.

- - -

"So your dating him?" Nathan asked once they were up in their room.

"Kinda sort of," Lucas closed the door behind him.

"How can you sort of date someone?" Nathan put his bags down on the floor.

"We've just been hanging out a lot," Lucas sat on the bed.

"Oh I see," Nathan looked around the room.

"You said we were on break so don't go all you cheated on me and all that crap," Lucas started getting worried that Nathan was upset.

"I know," Nathan said casually and stood next to Lucas.

"What?" Lucas looked up at Nathan.

"Did you like do anything in the bed?" Nathan pointed to the bed and looked at Lucas.

"No," Lucas gave him a weird look.

"Okay," Nathan smiled and sat down. Lucas rolled his eyes.

"So your okay with this?" Lucas looked over to Nathan.

"Well its another obstacle in my way but I think I can jump it," Nathan smiled.

- - -

The next week was both fun but yet it wasn't. Nathan and Chase couldn't be in the same room together and if they were it seemed like they were going to kill each other. Separated was the way Lucas liked them. He realized he had two different kinds of relationships with the each of them. He had known Nathan for much longer so they had things to talk about along with the sex. With Chase all he really had was the sex and the present. They both could be romantic in there own way. It was a tough decision but Lucas knew he would have to chose Nathan or Chase someday. He also knew that day was coming soon. Sooner than he ever thought.

"That's it Lucas I was talking to Nathan and you need to chose," Chase came bursting into Lucas' bedroom. It had been Lucas and Nathan's but Nathan moved into a hotel for the time being. Nathan came walking in behind Chase.

"Wait you two were talking?" Lucas said sleepily sitting up in bed.

"More yelling than talking," Nathan commented standing on the right side of the bed.

"Its not my fault your so sensitive," Chase spat back from the left side.

"Oh fuck off," Nathan yelled .

"See there you go," Chase laughed.

"Both of you-," Lucas started.

"SHUT UP! HEY DON'T YELL AT HIM! SHUT UP!" Nathan and Chase yelled in unison. Lucas laughed from his position in the middle of the bed.

"Look at this Lucas naked in bed and two guys to either side fighting over him. Lucky man," Peyton laughed from the doorway. Rachel and Brooke were behind her.

"Can you please stay out of this?" Nathan said calmly looking toward the three.

"Hey we heard the yelling and wanted to make sure no one was killing anyone," Brooke laughed. The three of them walked on down the hallway, they could be heard laughing the whole way.

"Now boys first I need to get a shower and eat some breakfast then we will talk about his again," Lucas spoke in calm voice trying not to laugh. He did find the randomness of the whole situation very funny.

"Lucas come on you can't whore us around for ever," Chase sat down on the bed.

"Hey!" Lucas glared at Chase.

"He's right," Nathan said sitting on the other side of the bed.

"Thanks," Lucas glared at Nathan as well, "Do you hear that?"

"What?" Chase asked.

"I think I hear the theme from Grey's Anatomy," Lucas said sliding off the bed on Nathan's side.

"Grey's Anatomy doesn't' have a theme," Nathan pointed out looking confused.

"That wasn't the point he was making," Chase said. Lucas looked over and noticed they were now both sitting on the right side of the bed.

"I think we should be just be friends," Lucas blurted out. Both Chase and Nathan looked at him.

"Are you breaking up with me, I mean, us?" Nathan looked at him.

"I think its better if I do I mean its been fun with you two but I just can't chose right now," Lucas walked over to his closet and pulled out a t-shirt, he already had boxers on. He then walked out of the room leaving Chase and Nathan to themselves.

- - -

The rest of the day past by so slowly. He ended up in his room a lot playing the morning over and over in his mind. How in the world was he suppose to chose between the two of them? He loved Nathan and had a history with him. They had made it through so much together but then there was Chase. Chase made him feel superior, as where Nathan tended to take over in their relationship Chase stood back and let him lead and he kind of liked it. Lucas was laying on his bed with all these things going through his head he didn't even hear when Haley walked through the door.

"Hey," Haley spoke from the side of the bed and Lucas' eyes flew open, "Sorry didn't mean to scare you."

"Its ok I was hoping you be home today," Lucas sat up in bed.

"Yeah I've been working hard trying to regain trust," Haley sat down next to Lucas.

"I've been trying to figure how in the hell I have to hurt someone I love," Lucas laid back again.

"What do you mean?" Haley laid back next to him.

"Nathan or Chase they want me to chose," Lucas brought his hands up to his face.

"Oh yeah I forgot about that," Haley rolled her head to look at Lucas.

"How do I chose Hales?" Lucas rubbed his face then crossed his arms a crossed his chest.

"I don't know I would say follow your heart but it seems that won't help much," Haley laughed.

"Yeah a lot of help you are," Lucas nudged her with his elbow.

"Ok do it this way," Haley sat up and Lucas followed her.

"Yeah," Lucas looked at her waiting.

"Who do you want to see right now?" Haley asked grabbing his hands.

- - -

Five minutes later Lucas found himself outside his door. As soon as Haley asked him who he wanted to see he knew instantly that was the best idea. Who he wanted to see the most was the one he wanted to be with. Why hadn't he thought of that before. He walked up to the door and knocked. He waited a few second then thought maybe he wasn't home. Just as he turned the door opened.

"I love you," Lucas said even before the door was all the way open.