Disclaimer: I own nothing, only love for One Tree Hill and all the characters involved. Especially NALEY.

PROLOGUE

Can you hear it? The moment when your life changes?

HALEY

All I could hear were the chants from the crowd. "Let's go girl," Chris Keller said to me and we walked on stage, me behind him. In the last few months I had done this a million times, the encore was the easy part.

"Hey guys! Thanks a lot for coming out tonight we had a great time. My name is Chris Keller and she's Haley James, this is our last song of the night."

The house lights turned up and I was aced with the crowd. I could see every single face and somehow I was still looking for him, for all of them. Lucas, Brooke, Peyton, and my Nathan. I knew I wouldn't se them smiling at me like they had that night at Tric and right there on stage my eyes welled up with tears. That was the moment I knew I needed my husband and friends more than I needed my music. That was the moment my life changed.

"This is my last show," I announced abruptly over the microphone. "And I'm so happy I get to spend it right here with you guys!"

Tears slowly spilled from my eyes as I turned to look at Chris. He walked to me nodding and pulled me into a hug.

"About time Hales…" he said into my ear and I chuckled through my tears.

"Let's do this."

The music I was so used to began to play and I knew my cue. Somehow, this time I enjoyed it more than any other.

Dancin' where the stars go blue

Dancin' where the evening fell

Dancin' in my wooden shoes

In a wedding gown

Dancin' out on 7th street

Dancin' through the underground

Dancin' little marionette

Are you happy now?

Where do you go when you're lonely

Where do you go when you're blue

Where do you go when you're lonely

I'll follow you

When the stars go blue