The guard led them to the jail cell holding the remaining five protesters.
Who were all topless.
Minkus and Topanga flushed but Edwin didn't even bat an eyelash.
"Where the fuck is your shirt?!" He nearly yelled.
The girls rolled their eyes.
One of them, a brunette with a pixie cut, snorted.
"Why does it matter to you Edwin? You don't even like boobs." She said.
"Just because you want to see a girl's boobs doesn't mean everyone does." He shot back.
"But you should be happy! All those tight ass republicans you like to screw will be pounding down your door tonight."
"Fuck you Lizzie. Now put your shirt on and come on. They aren't pressing chargers on you." Edwin said.
Lizzie pouted but pulled her sweatshirt on and walked out of the jail cell.
"Till next time ladies!"
"Bye Lizzie!"
Edwin dragged them to a nearby coffee shop.
"So who's this lady and why is she hanging out with Stuart 'God like' Minkus?" She asked.
"This is Topanga Matthews. She came here about Derek." Edwin said.
There was a flicker of pain that crossed the young woman's face.
"You know where he is?" She asked.
"He lives in New York. He's a lawyer there." Topanga said.
Lizzie laughed.
"I think you have the wrong Derek Venturi." She said.
"How many Derek Venturi's have little brother named Edwin who is god's gift to math?" Topanga asked.
Lizzie nodded.
"True."
"So what's Derek up to? Bet he's getting all the action now that he's a hotshot lawyer." Edwin said.
Topanga laughed.
"Um no. He's married. Has been for seven years now." She said.
Lizzie smirked at Eddie.
"See I told you! You've spent the last three years boning any guy who would bone you, trying to emulate your hotshot brother and he's had a wife!"
"And kid." Topanga added.
"And Kid!" Lizzie said triumphantly.
Edwin glowered at Lizzie.
The activist turned to Topanga.
"Has Derek ever mention someone named Casey McDonald?" She asked hopefully.
"She goes by Casey Venturi now."
Edwin's jaw dropped.
"Derek married Klutzilla?" He breathed, not even flinching when Lizzie punched him.
"Yes. They have a daughter named Maddie. She's six."
Edwin frowned.
"No wonder George and Nora cut them off." He said.
"Casey must have gotten pregnant her freshman year." Lizzie whispered.
Edwin groaned.
"I don't know which Nora would flip her shit over, the 'I had sex with my step-brother' thing or the 'I'm pregnant at eighteen' thing." He said.
"I don't think it's an either or situation Ed." Lizzie said.
He snorted.
"Your parents are that bad?" Topanga asked.
"They didn't used to be. George didn't really give a damn till he married Nora and Abby was never around." Edwin said.
Lizzie gripped the table.
"My father wasn't ever around either. Nora… She left me alone for the most part but she always pushed Casey to be absolutely perfect. After they disowned Casey she kind of put all her hopes and dreams on me and well… that didn't exactly work out." She said.
"Yeah. They weren't all that happy when they found me making out with Franklin Moore after graduation. They dragged us home and started in and Lizzie just kind of blurted out she was bi. They made us leave that night." Edwin explained.
"Jokes on them because we were planning on taking off that night anyways." Lizzie laughed.
Edwin looked sad.
"I only regret having to leave Marti." He said.
Lizzie took his hand.
"We'll find her after she turns eighteen and get her out." She swore.
Edwin nodded.
He looked at Topanga.
"So where do Casey and Derek live? We'd like to go see them." He asked.
Topanga smiled.
"Why don't you come to my café, Topanga's, tomorrow? I can arrange for them to meet you there." She offered.
Lizzie's eyes lit up.
"You own Topanga's? I love that place! I'm a vegan blogger and that place has some of the best vegan options in the city." She gushed.
Minkus burst out laughing but Topanga ignored him.
"Thank you! I was raised vegan and even though I don't practice anymore I don't want to isolate them." She said.
Edwin groaned.
"Can we stop talking about veganism? I literally hear about it all the time." He pleaded.
Lizzie rolled her eyes.
"So we'll meet at Topanga's around 4pm tomorrow?" Topanga said, wanting to avoid another fight.
"Sounds good."