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I don't think so. Thinking more and more about that scene, I believe that Will is using Belle because he knows she's very knowledgeable about things and if she's not, she can research them, plus at Gold's shop she has access to all sorts of magical objects. I think he's trying to find a way back to Wonderland and Ana, so he's pretending to be interested in Belle to gain access to a way to do that without drawing too much attention to himself.