Neither of them were good with dates.
Deeks had been, once, able to remember off the top of his head exactly what date it was on any given day. But weeks undercover, when he barely knew whether it was day or night, days when he barely slept because there was just so much going on, months when he didn't take a single day off, all of that combined to make the date meaningless. The most he generally knew was whether it was a work day or not a work day, whether or not he could sleep in instead of having to be up at the crack of dawn to get into the office.
Kensi had never been good with them, had never been able to keep straight if it was a Wednesday or a Monday if it wasn't blaringly obvious on her clock. So, between the two of them, it was a miracle they didn't sleep through a work day.
Not that Eric or Nell ever would have let them, considering they always sent in little wake up texts whenever it seemed as if they were going to be late.
But while they noticed things that were big, like the summer waves falling away into the calm waters of winter and the need for sweaters and tea instead of tank tops and soda, the day to day changing of their lives were only marked by waking and sleeping and eating and the occasional hospital visit when necessary. The days themselves and the numbers given to them by society were mostly loss beyond what they needed for their paperwork, and they were almost never remembered after the papers were finished being filled out.
So, it honestly surprised both of them when they walked into work and found a small pile of gifts sitting on their desks.
"Just a couple of little anniversary gifts," G said with a nod as he passed, heading towards the gym. Sam followed after him, clasping them on the shoulders as he did. "No need to thank us. Just enjoy."
The two just stood there, staring at each other and the pile of wrapped things their friends had left them, both of them trying to race through the dates that had passed, only to end up both coming to the exact same conclusion- it had, in fact, been a year since they had gotten married.
And they began to laugh, the two of them struggling to stand as they leaned against each other and their desks. Pulling each other into a messy kiss, Kensi and Deeks couldn't stop laughing as they realized just what a year it's been.