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Hermione Mills wrote: Sure but remember Cora and Rumpel's 2nd deal that she would help him get  HIS  child I highly dout* that he wanted to be her child's father.

Um, Rumplestiltskin was the one to suggest to alter their first deal to him fathering her first born child.

By the time of their deal in "In the Name of the Brother" it is very clear from there that they dont have any romantic feelings for each other.

However, what I don't get is your logic. How does their recent deal in 2x12 effect his previous feelings for Cora in "The Miller's Daughter?" It doesn't. Rumple did want to be with Cora, and was even willing to have a child with her. However, it was Cora who decided to end their relationship.

P.S. No, she didn't help Rumple. She manipulated him by using his love for Bae to get out of Storybrooke so she could find the dagger. Only in an ironic way she helped him find Bae.