YOU SAID:
I walked to the store and decided to pet the cat twice
INTO JAPANESE
私は店に歩いて行き、猫を二度撫でることにしました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I walked to the store and decided to stroke the cat twice
INTO JAPANESE
私は店に歩いて行き、猫を二度撫でることにしました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I walked to the store and decided to stroke the cat twice
That didn't even make that much sense in English.