What do I have to do to make you wash your hands of me?There’s nothing you could do. I will never wash my hands of you.Nathan McCann thought he didn’t want a family. But when he finds an abandoned newborn in the woods, he feels an inexplicable bond with the boy and starts to make plans to raise the child as his own — until the baby’s grandmother steps forward to claim him. Nathan makes a request of her, though: to one day bring the boy to meet his rescuer.Fifteen years later, the widowered Nathan gets his wish when the boy and his grandmother show up on his doorstep. Named Nat and now an angry teenager with a criminal record, the boy is once again in need of rescuing. Nathan takes Nat in, swearing to never abandon him. Nathan believes that with love and patience anyone can change. And he just might be right.From the author of Pay It Forward comes a poignant tale of love, pain, and trusting people to stay by your side in a world where leaving is easy.