I had a lot of trouble getting into this, and then staying into it. I just. .. didn't like it that much. The two stories--Cullen's and Benton's--came together nicely, but took entirely too long to get there. 
 Also, the dialogue tags: "he laughed" "I joked" "she joked back." SO MANY, and so often that they knocked me out of the story every time. 
 I really liked Noggin, so I had high hopes for this one, but. .. eh.