Anything with /'s inside quotes is being spoken in Czech.
Chapter 9
Radek leaned back in the jumper pilot seat, feeling the ship move around him in a way he couldn't describe – and didn't have to to anyone who could fly them. The sensation was like nothing he'd ever felt, and he grinned from ear to ear. It was only his weekly trip to the mainland, but Carson was stuck in Atlantis with an emergency, and John was riding shotgun, giving the other man pointers on the half-hour flight. "It's gonna be a sad day, Radek, when you can't do this anymore. You're a natural."
"Considering I am six months pregnant, natural is not a word I would apply to myself," Zelenka said with a little smile. The pregnancy was beginning to take it's toll at last, and Radek was having to work harder to maintain his normal calm. The last few nights, the baby was moving a lot, keeping him awake, making him more irritable than usual. However, having John beside him rather than Carson was doing wonders for the Czech's nerves at the moment.
"So, Radek, since we have a second alone, there's something I've been wanting to say ..." John's voice had that slow thoughtfulness he'd had when he had informed Radek that he knew of the pregnancy, so long ago now.
"Yes? I fear this now, as I have no advice to give in return – you already have Rodney."
"Yes, well that's actually some of what I wanted to talk about, in a very roundabout and actually totally unrelated way."
"Do not be confusing the pregnant man, Colonel."
"Are you and Elizabeth involved?"
"I do not wish to complicate Dr. Weir's life any more than it already is by her being in charge of Atlantis."
"Which I'm assuming is 'sneaky Czech scientist' for 'No.'"
"If you insist, Colonel," Radek replied with a serenity he didn't feel. Why had John chosen this line of questioning? Radek knew his feelings for Elizabeth had been growing the past few months. In light of his pregnancy and the problems it represented for him, he hadn't wanted to involve Elizabeth. Her life already had enough pitfalls without worrying about a pregnant boyfriend carrying another man's child.
"Sometimes, Radek, people want someone else to take care of, someone to take care of them. I'm not necessarily saying that you need taking care of and she doesn't, but you both kind of do in different ways. She's very alone, right now, and I think she could use some company. Something a little bit more than a friend for coffee in the morning. She wouldn't say anything, to anyone, but I don't think she'd say no if a certain someone offered to help her be not so lonely."
They had almost landed when Radek spoke at last. "I will think about it, Colonel. Thank you for the advice."