Toll was Captain of the wrestling team in high school and did track and field along side of it. Lily was the best gymnast the school had seen in decades and also was in track and field. So needless to say they were voted cutest couple since Freshman year. He walked her to every one of her classes and carried her books for her. He would carry her things onto the bus then hop off to catch his own. This lasted up until he got his first car then he would drive her home. He drove over every single night so they could kiss each other goodnight.
Her mother was an alcoholic that didn't believe their relationship was going to last. Her mother kept saying that as soon as Lily gave herself to him, he would hit the ground running. It used to upset her to no end, but Toll would always ease her mind. At seventeen, recruiters for the Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force came calling to them. They passed their tests with flying colors
That was when they noticed Toll and Lily had certain special skills. They were wiped from the records. They were soldiers, but they didn't exist. They were apart of an elite task force that was called upon whenver they were needed. They had one rule and one rule only, no matter what, they had to go on missions together. The government agreed. Eighty-four successful missions later, Lily becomes pregnant with their first child. They were soon approached by a government spook that informed them the country no longer needed them.
They were at a loss. They couldn't go back to the real world because they didn't exist. They were ghosts amongst the crowds. Shadows in the night.
She had to have her child in their home because they couldn't go to a hospital because they couldn't give them any type of information like social security numbers. Their son, Daniel, was a very healthy baby, but there was just a slight problem, how could they possibly provide for their child with no kind of cash flow coming in? Toll and Lily became very desperate for money and turned to being guns for hire. They started off small at first and waited for word to get out about their services. Money was good for them. Any time they were running low, they would pick up a job that would keep their lights on for several more months.
During this time, they had two more children. Two girls, Susan and Daisy. Toll and Lily loved the fact that they were able to spend every moment with their children. Toll was a very wonderful father that adored his children. They always had something they were doing together; fishing, camping, hunting, working on the vehicles, anything they could possibly think of. Lily was the disciplanarian parent. She loved her children more than the universe, but she ws not afraid to put them back in line if they ever crossed it.
It wasn't until Lily became pregnant with their forth child that they were approached by the man that would change their life forever. Barney Ross. He had a team of guns for hire that he would call in for bigger jobs. Bigger jobs meant more money. Bigger jobs meant more danger. Barney talked about how he had heard of their previous missions and was interested in adding them to his team. He agreed to the arrangement that neither of them would go on the mission without the other so neither of them would be available until after the baby was born and ready to be left alone without Lily's nourishment. It shocked them that he agreed to it. They knew he was different from the rest of the people that had approached them about joining their teams. Barney was a good man.
Barney was even there for the birth of their fourth child, Perry. He had even brought them a care package for the baby and Lily both. Diapers, clothes, shoes, Lily's favorite food, cheese sticks. It was in those moments while Barney held their son and talked to him. He had even opened a college fund for all of the children so they could go to college when they were older. They were apart of The Expendables. There weren't sure where the future would lead them with this team, but they were more than prepared to see exactly what it was.