Chapter 9: Coffee Cravings, Not So Much

Rodney was standing in the room that he had Radek share. He's standing in front of the floor length mirror in their bedroom. Of course, there is an interesting story as to what it is doing there. Just before Rodney discovered that he was pregnant, he decided that his sex life with Radek needed some spicing up, he thought it would be hot to be able to watch himself get fucked. But that wasn't what he was using it for now. He had just gotten out of the shower, and he standing in just his towel, watching at his ballooning stomach. He placed a hand over his stomach as he felt a twinge of movement.

"Well, hello there." He gently rubbed his stomach, in a mock gesture that he had seen his sister do a thousand times when she had gotten pregnant. His belly was swollen and he could feel the fetus moving around. "Radek? It's moving." He tried not to sound too excited, he knew that all life in this galaxy was precious and he wasn't sure what he would do if something happened to the life that was growing inside him.

As Radek came out of the living room area, Rodney was scratching his head. Sometimes his brain managed to surprise even him. He hadn't even known that he had wanted children until just then. And the fact that this fetus was going to have two genius' for parents, well, they were just bound to be smart. Radek placed his hand on his lover's stomach as the fetus moved yet again. Radek said nothing but just smiled. It was a smile that Rodney had not seen often but it warmed him down to his toes.

He kissed Radek's hand as he gently removed it from his stomach. "I'm getting too cold to just be standing here in a towel."

The sound of Radek laughing was like music to Rodney's ears and it was a sound that he was determined to make the scientist make as often as possible. "Care to join me for a late lunch?"

"Of course. I have a feeling that the colonel and the major will be there as well."

After Rodney had dressed they made their way to the mess hall. Radek had walked Rodney over to the table and then went to get in line for their food. Rodney was seated comfortably between Sheppard and Lorne. He didn't know Cam very well but the way that Cam was looking at Evan so adoringly he doubted that they were exactly in any sort of hard ship.

Sheppard and Mitchell were comparing notes on their pregnant lovers when Radek had re approached the table, setting down a tray and a cup of coffee in front of Rodney. Rodney took one sip of the coffee and nearly spit it back into the cup, his face making a grimace of disgust over the offending liquid. Everyone that had been talking just stopped to stare at Rodney.

"Are you okay?" John asked.

Rodney looked into the cup suspiciously. "Trust the Pegasus galaxy to somehow manage to ruin coffee." Radek patted him on the shoulder sympathetically. He knew how much Rodney enjoyed his coffee.

Ronon looked up from his salad. "Maybe it's just a pregnancy thing." He took a bit and chewed while Rodney was looking miserable.

"It better be." He got up from the table having lost his appetite. Radek followed. Normally he would have insisted that Rodney eat something but there was no use trying to talk to him when he was in a mood like this. He knew that eventually his stomach would out win the situation, he just needed to be patient. He grabbed a couple of power bars just in case as they made their way down to the lab.