I think he must have decided to stay in his home, no matter what happened.
She had decided to stay here in the city, after all.
In fact, I was to leave today, but decided to stay to meet you.
After the war, he decided to stay in the military.
He then decided to stay on for another six months.
Brown decided to stay with the series for a month.
She went to see her parents, and decided to stay for a few weeks.
She decided to stay on the ground for a while.
She called home every day for a month, but decided to stay.
A few of the women decided to stay in California instead.