[ WP ] Write an innocent story that becomes morbid in the last sentence .

He loved her, and because of that he would always bring her things she liked. Though her tastes varied depending on her mood, he seemed to always know what to bring her to make her smile. She loved him too. Their gift giving was reciprocal, although lately she had been unable to venture beyond her bed to find things of value. 
 
 She was sick, but he did n't care. Just seeing her smile delighted him to no end. She often wondered where she would be without him, whether or not she could find the desire to continue living. And whenever her spirits were down, almost as if he could sense it, he would show up, gift in hand. 
 
 Today was an especially bad day. She woke up and found herself unable to move anything other than her head. The sickness was taking over her entire body. Soon she would be completely paralyzed. Soon she would only be able to move her eyes. And soon she would die. A single tear jumped over the edge of her eye lid and slid down her cheek. 
 
 `` Do n't cry my love, I have a gift for you.'' He walked slowly to her bedside, holding a small golden box. `` Here, I'll just open it for you.'' He placed two fingers and a thumb on the box's lid and pulled it off. Inside was a stone, smooth and speckled. 
 
 `` What is this?'' she asked, weakly. 
 
 `` Another symbol of my love for you. Did you know that when penguins find their soul mate, they give them a stone? Some stories say they spend days searching the shore line for the perfect one. Well my dear, I do n't know if it's the prettiest rock in the world but I searched far and wide to find it and to give it to the prettiest girl in the world.'' He bent down and kissed her forehead. 
 
 `` Oh darling, you mean the world to me,'' she coughed, `` but I'm afraid I have nothing to give you in return today. I am unable to walk.'' 
 
 He placed both of his hands into hers and squeezed. He felt nothing back. `` But you do have something to give.'' His eyes went up and down her body. 
 
 She shook her head `` You know we ca n't. You know what would happen.'' 
 
 He did know. He knew the mating rituals of their species very well. He had seen first hand how the females would get worked into a frenzy, and how they became incredibly powerful once fertilization was complete. He had heard stories about how his own mother had ripped his father's head clean off after breeding. But he knew that was n't going to happen to him. 
 
 `` You do n't have to worry my love. Everything will be fine. I have another gift for you. You see, you're not really sick at all. I've been slowly poisoning you for months. And now, now that you ca n't move, we do n't have anything to fear. We can finally be together!'' 
 
 Her eyes widened in disbelief and horror. `` You... you what? I ca n't be... be... believe. Yo... You....pois... posioned.'' Her words were slurred and sloppy as the poison continued its work and left her completely paralyzed. 
 
 `` You do n't have to thank me my love.'' 
 
 He smiled and removed the blanket from the bed.
